Vee Two Ducati IMOLA EVO - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Brook Henry and Andrew Cathcart of Vee Two Austrailia stop by the garage to show Jay their 1981 900SS that features their Vee Two Ritorno Twin engine that has an air-cooled SOHC desmodromic 90-degree V-twin four-stroke with two valves per cylinder and bevel-gear camshaft drive.
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Vee Two Ducati IMOLA EVO - Jay Leno's Garage
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I notice that Jay will plop his helmet down on the gas tank of any of his priceless motorcycles but he never does it to any other guys bike. a true gentleman gear head.
hubifornia great observation I noticed that detail as well. What a true gentleman he is.
Jay, please take no notice of the 2 wheel knockers. 2 wheels, 4 wheels, even 3, the joy we get watching you each week immersing yourself in mechanical nirvana is just fantastic. This week is a particularly good one, although watching from Australia I am a bit biased.
A 3wheeler (ATC) review and testride would be awesome! But I think he´s not the guy for dirt tracks.
The only 3 wheeler I know is a robin reliant..
google for Honda ATC, Yamaha Tri Z, Kawasaki KXT
These 3wheeler were quite popular in the USA. In the rest of the world (like for me; Germany) they quite rare!
Thanks.
Surely Jay has a Morgan tucked away somewhere in a corner of his garage. And a while back he did a test drive of a Campagna Motors T-REX from Canada.
as much as I love the idea behind ARCH motorcycles (the keanu reeves bike) I'd take this over the ARCH every day of the week. a bespoke motorcycle that replicates one of the coolest ducati's ever with better, safer materials and its less expensive? who wouldn't want this bike! thanks to jay and especially to Vee Two for keeping these wonderful, soulful bikes alive.
Eric Hakanson ARCH is out of reach $ for the working man. These are definitely plausible.
Robbie Vigil Alan Cathcart, the father of Andrew Cathcart (Jay mentioned it) is an awesome motorcycle journalist who did a terrific piece on this bike in the January '17 issue of Motorcycle Classics magazine. Highly recommended.
I'd have to agree with you. The ARCH is interesting but I'd much rather be riding this Vee Two.
Arch is a joke . An expensive joke . An extra 6 thou to say , Canoe Reeve MAY have looked at it !
Motorcycles are like music, there are a ton of different styles, one style is no better than the other, they are just different to suit different people's tastes.
the old rumble of this engine can only be truly appreciated when you're in person. The mics really don't pick up how these engines thunder down the road. Great Bike, great show. Well done Aussies
That’s gotta be but even so, listening to it over my BT speaker, well, this is the best sounding motorcycle engine i’ve ever heard. Just fantastic! Hmmm. Just now realizing this comment is 5yrs old. Where have I been?
These V2's are what a perfect motor cycle is! Perfect! I want one, too poor to own one, but glad they are being built. Thank you!
I can feel the love. I smiled for the entire 20 minutes.
It's the Desmodromic valve actuation that eliminates the valve float since it has no valve springs that actuate on the valve. The bevel drive is for cam timing accuracy.
And for the desmo. A pushrod won't do it.
I own the Ducati darmah. Desmodromic valve actuation used to be the thing but now we have engines that reliably rev. to 14k rpm with no issues. The bevel drive is a left over from aircraft engines. Highly complex to set up. Chains and belts do a better job only cheaper. The bevel twins almost put Ducati in bankruptcy due to high cost of manufacture. I love the bevel ducks but the new stuff is infinitely better.
This!
I was going to say the same exact thing.
I own several Desmodromic Dicatis, and changing belts every 2 years/12k miles gets old fast. This system has an advantage here.
@@frankbutaric3565they just sound so god damn cool, I love anything that sounds like it’s gonna throw it self apart at idle
The fifteen people that gave this video a thumbs down, obviously have never ridden a motorcycle. They do not know how to appreciate some one with passion about motorcycles like Jay. Keep them coming Jay!!!!!!
mario calito I agree with that. People are people.
They prolly thumbed it down because Jay 2:44 - 3:50 still doesn't understand how desmodromic valve mechanism works! Jay thinks it works by "bevels", but bevel gears are the gears shown used to merely right angle the drive shaft and camshaft... and is also used for non-desmo OHC Ducati engines... desmodromic works by rocker arms (not "gears" ) that both open and close the valves... relying on tiny valve springs to only hold the valves fully sealed closed...
Probably Harley riders lol.
@@samueladams1775 My thought exactly. Amazing that some people can convince themselves that only one brand of bike has any merit whatsoever to the total lack of appreciation for anything concerning any other brand.
Back in 1977 when Cycle magazine tested the Ducati 750SS, they found an Italian fly on the tank stuck under the painting most probably caught during the spraying process. May be the fly in the fuel level stripe on this bike is a tribute to that :)
...Hello Miguel, It is actually a Red Back spider that is a deadly little spider native to Australia only. @1:13
@@1kallay thanks, i would have assumed it's a black widow..
@@duroxkilo Its in the same family, whereas the Black Widow has her RED stripe on her stomach our Redback has its red stripe on their back.
@@jamesmatheson5115 thank you
Simply beautiful! The Australian version of David Kay and his MV replicas... with the extra "resto-mod" flair.
A glimpse of their workshop, where these beauties are born, would have been great..
I was fortunate to own one of the first valve spring 750 GTs. It was rough and raggedy but it had a soul and a big heart. And I probably never should have sold it. What a machine! Paul, if you are reading this, let me have just one more ride.
It is a proud moment when individuals put so much effort into their dreams and have their work recognised. Jay is such a gracious host and so supportive of the motoring community. Good stuff USA from Australia.
I'm not even a bike guy and I wasn't going to watch this weeks programme, however the Aussie connection grabbed me and Jays enthusiasm and his enquiring about the different aspects of the bike was contagious. Moreover, you don't have to be a bike fan to know a great sounding engine when you hear one.
Do you know what? If you want a guaranteed smile every day, just pick any of Jay Leno's Garage vids. Each a little tonic for the soul.
Jesus, that exhaust note! Such a beautiful bike.
I've been rewatching old JLG videos, and I have to say, it's such an awesome channel. The variety of bikes and cars, new and vintage, low-buck and high end, stock, custom, racing, factory concepts, etc. And (not trying to sound like a suck-up, but...) I'm constantly impressed by how well Jay knows the technical aspects and history of the vehicles, his obvious, authentic passion, and his generosity in sharing his insane collection with the rest of us, and his genuine, down to earth approach
Personally, I love the vintage cars and bikes, and pretty much anything custom, but I;m pretty sure I've watched every video on the channel at least once by now, and loved them all.The passion for design and engineering, an the knowledge of history that Jay brings makes them all fascinating.
(/gushing fanboy-ism over)
Beautiful bike! The 900 air cooled Ducs are my favorites. Torque, sound, light weight. Sweet in the 3500-5500 rpm range, I used to ride mine on NH backroads, so nice to just use the torque for acceleration and braking, relaxed and quick enough.
currently I'm sitting in a residence 2min walk from the Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale. I'm Australian watching the legend Jay Leno test ride a Ducati replica hand made down under. Words can't describe how proud I am. Good on ya VeeTwo and long live the desmo! Hands down the best Jay Leno's Garage episode yet.
I love Hemmingway, he remembered to tell us how it felt; to fear or love or hate or taste. When I watch your love for all things mechanical and ridable, I too can feel the vibrations and 'taste' the ride. Thank you, J,
I really enjoy the motorcycle episodes, Jay talks to the camera like a buddy showing you cool toys in his garage. Very engaging.
One thing though, at the first when Jay is talking about the bevel drive, he confuses bevel cam drive with the advantages of a Desmo valve actuation. Not that I could do any better.
The videos are interesting, diverse and gets a normal schmuck to dreaming about cool vehicles.
Thanks for your comment. I was set to wondering what he was talking about when he described the bevel drive and then got on to valve float, which as you infer was solved by the desmodromic head. It directly pushed and pulled and valves to open and close.
Lorne Spry yes indeed, there are 2 cam lobes, one which opens it, and the other follows up to close to eliminate the valve bounce, a system that Ducati still use, Recently Claudio Domenicali the CEO was asked why they still use it as now days with improved designs and materials there are other solutions, he answered , yes that’s true but the desmodromic system is what we know best and it works! It does increase the maintenance cost though but thankfully on my Multistrada the Desmo service is only required every 30k Kim’s, just done the first one
Now *this* is what I want to see. Not like so many "custom" bike builders who just bolt together mail-ordered parts and send it off to a paint shop! It's amazing that they've obtained the rights and molds and are building improved replica engines.
when they started it up I got goosebumps all over, and the sound of the clutch, bellissimo, divino
I want one. That exhaust note.
Paul Judd
that's why when Jay reved it up he just looked at the camera like........... do I even need to say more?...... you could just see it on his face. lol
I had In Ear headphones . Up to eleven ! Superb sounds !
I looked away for a second because I thought "Wow that sounds good, even through a laptop!" then looked back and saw Jay had the same facial expression.
Paul Judd I was good friends with a guy who owned a small motorcycle shop with his brother in Minnesota. Every spring they would get a shipment of new Ducatis in from Italy, not many, but I fell in love with the sound of the engine and the overall look of the bikes. One of the most beautiful motorcycles ever built.
A mate and I cycled around Tasmania, island south of Australia, in 1981. For four days we keep meeting up with a couple of couples on Ducati's ... comforting sound!
I love it how jay talks about cars and bikes with the same enthusiasm . Jay is like the David Attenborough of anything that has an engine and moves
only person who helps others to grow
Ah yes.Sports Motor Cycles Ltd. Kensal House, Liverpool Road, Manchester, 3. I spent many a happy hour drooling over the bikes. I bought my Laverda Alpino 500 S there in 1978. (I still have all my service receipts on original stationary if you're interested Jay, but I don't suppose you read the comments, or ARE interested. lol) Went to watch Mike at the TT the next year. Loved the Ducati. Love your channel.
When I was a kid the cool guy down the street had a Ducati. Hearing that sound brought back a very strong image from 40 years ago. That is a delicious sound.
This video just made my day. Such happiness watching this video today.
Down to earth and as real as a person can be. You gotta love this guy, thank you Jay for the best show anywhere.
PS, I'm a biker and I was drooling over this baby.
Man when you cracked the throttle in the garage it just growled like it was saying road time. Thanks Jay.
I'm so thankful I live in a country where I can watch more fortunate people enjoy their toys and live life to the fullest!
Stunning, absolutely stunning machine. Hope they pick up some sales from this.
Considering there are people who will spend that much and more on a watch getting a hand made motorcycle that's a hell of a lot more fun doesn't seem all that extravagant.
I'm a East Coast rider . I have my best riding brotherS move out West in 1999. I bring it up because we started doing week long rides out west. I've done at least 20,000 miles out West. Here's what I love about Jay. Every ride we ever did started at LAX and than through the canyons stopping at the world famous biker spot "the Rock Store. Two times I showed up, I met Jay Leno. I watched him on a Vincent that was leaking oil and wouldn't start. I watched him run and bump start a machine that wouldn't start. It did when he bump started it. No help no one pushing him. I saw Jay a second time,same location. This time on a jet engine bike! Ran on jet fuel and built in France people asked,how far can you go it? Jay says, depends of how fast you go! Jay is the real deal. No back up crew. No cameras, that man rides and lives the Motörhead dream. He's the real deal!
I had a 900SS and use to go to Brook at his workshop in Bayswater back in the early 90's. I bet Jay bought one.
I went there a few times. Also Herb Watsons in Vic park. There was a place in Beaufort St too.
I bet Jay's bought one of those engines after that ride, clearly he's in love with it.
Amazing piece of art! I love the old school bikes. Thanks for sharing it with us Jay : )
I love this kind of reportages/clips. Superbe bike and Jay knows how to show it of, especially when the engine is on a stand like that. I wish that Jay could do more pieces like this. Superb :)
Jays reaction says it all. This could possibly be his favorite bike on the show so far!
Excellent show. Admittedly, I'm Australian and a biker so I loved it. That green framed model was beautiful. More bike shows please.
Great episode. Jay's enthusiasm for bikes as well, is something I've always enjoyed and feel sets him apart. I still remember when a guest on the Tonight show was telling hi how a bike she was doing a shoot on or, something, fell over and got damaged. If I remember right, Jay said, "What? You didn't throw yourself under it? C'mon, flesh can be repaired." I knew then there was a guy of a like mind.
I'm so thrilled to discover these last several video's how much Jay is a huge motorcycle rider/enthusiast! I thought he was a car guy and just bought and tooled around on vintage motorcycles for the love of history and the appreciation of their mechanical & historical appeal. However he is a big time motorcycle enthusiast from way back! Awesome Jay! I have a bug as well down to 13 vintage bikes including Ducati 900SS, Bultaco's Etc..
the way jay says "Oh my God!" is priceless.
Brook an Australian Legend, even 5 years after this vid - bike looks so so good. Having owned a 70's 860cc Ducati I can relate to the machine being as Jay described. Aaaweesome
Jay seems to be in love with this bike! He is thoroughly impressed!
Holy Crap... That looks just like my 1978 Ducati Desmo 900 SS..!!!
One of the best videos EVER! Pure mechanical pleasure!!!
I love the sound of that motor idling. Nice motorcycle
Probably my favourite bike of all times, and they make it better and even more beautiful !
Very tastefully done , imho .
It is really cool that old stuff can be new again.
67 and still riding his bikes .. what a dude!
Geeze Jay what a life you have ........ .. and by way of your show I get to experience what I will never have ... thank you .
The most impressive thing I recall of my ride on a 750 Ducati Sport back in the early '70s was how smooth it was. If they've gotten these to be that sweet, great job.
I am not one to enjoy the bike episodes, but when I saw the title I had to watch it. I love the sound of a ducati, any age including the bb's in a glass jar. For whatever reason ducati makes the proper sound for a bike. Enjoyed every second of it. Thank you Jay for sharing with us, you are right. Building an engine from scratch is equivalent to a guy giving birth. Sometimes the gestation of said baby takes years too and will make a guy queasy when he thinks about said engine. :)
It doesn`t take brains to give birth and gestation takes nine months.
Oh boy, what a sound. Rode Ducati GT in the 80's.
Great review Jay. Sounds as though you found love and I can't blame you. That is simply a beautiful machine.
Jay loves this bike - he couldn't say enough happy comments about the engine
I like the straight cut gear sound, it's like replacing your cars timing chain with a gear drive, obviously eliminates chain stretch but that sound it makes is REALLY why you do that !
P.S.- I've power watched this whole series of Bike shows and now like a junkie I find the need for more. Sadly, extensive are the many brands through the years there is only a finite number.
more bike shows
NO Bike shows!!!
@P Taushick..... piss off!
@ Taushick - Reported!!! ;-)
... and owner and spokesman. Double yawn.
Jay's show, Jay showcases what he loves. $59,000 US, Jay bought one for sure. At least Jay's smart enough to wear leathers even in the California heat. Too many morons are out to get road rash and they sometimes do.
That sounds mint
HEKTIC458 aus is in the buildin wit that canary vl turb! nice
Just beautiful! The looks AND the sounds! Modern Ducatis don't have the symphony of sounds like the vintage Ducatis do.
Outstanding video...thank you Jay and crew
you can see jay really enjoyed everything about this episode. I love passionate artisans
As an ex Ducati owner I drooled all the way through. Love this era of design.
This young fellow , Jay , as he likes to call himself , is witty . He should be on a talk show . He is good at this . I suspect he could become rather famous . ( Fingers crossed ! )
I do not really see this as an age knock- maybe he did it off camera to satiate the lawyers- but I couldn’t have helped myself but to have lit it up with a throttle roll.
I appreciate this channel so much
Thank you Jay
Saw Owen Coles race a Vee Two Alchemy around the streets in Collie, West Australia many years ago. Awesome machine.
Australia represent!
Brook Henry is a local legend, I used to have to stop myself from dropping in to his old shop every time I drove past it 'cause I knew sooner or later I was going to blow my savings on one of his worked over Ducati bikes, 30 years later I now wish I had.
Think I've met this bloke somewhere.
wonderful episode, thanks Jay ! Motorcycles, cars or trucks everything you do is interesting, but this one needs to be in my garage.
Beautiful bike! I love that companies are doing stuff like this
Awesome review! Had a conversation with an old friend about our bikes of yesteryear and told him, "If I could go back in time I'd have a ........" He looked at me confused and said, "You could spend less money on a new bike with more horsepower and better handling now..... why?" Nostalgia.
Awesome! So it took a kiwi, living most his life in Australia, to re invent the Italian super bike. Well done Brook Henry and VEE Two, thanks Jay for showing this .
Another Awesome Aussie doing magic ! Thanks Jay an excellent review !!
Wow, what a beautiful piece of engineering! Made all better by that sound!
More than any other bike so far in Leno's series this Vee Two has made me full of lust.
Jay - as always, great video. Like others, am real appreciative of your willingness to give your time up to share all of these wondrous vehicles from and at your shop. Great production values too. One point of discussion: you highlighted the bevel gear aspect of the valve gear train, which is definitely eye candy, but the real aspect of the gear train meant to deal with the valve spring metallurgy weaknesses of the time was the desmodromic technology. As you are no doubt aware, this involves mechanical valve closing via an additional set of cam followers. Slip of the tongue or intentional so as not to confuse the non cognoscenti with too much info? Again, thanks for the numerous awesome videos.
what an epic sound! best looking bike I've seen in a while.. going right in my fantasy garage!
What an amazing sounding bike, heck I want a recording of it... sounds great.
Wow!!!!! Fantastic!!! Way beyond what the normal motorcycle rider can imagine. A world class racing motorcycle taken to an un imaginable level from the original with absolutely no issues!!! Great Great video!! I felt like I was right there riding it as if I were you!!! What more can you say???
Never thought I'd see someone I know on here ! Brook is a West Aussie and knows a lot of the older trail and enduro guys I do.
I'm west Aussie too. I had a 650 Pantah.
Great to watch and so good to see some great Aussie ingenuity good work boys and thanks Jay for your genuine comments and enthusiasm on what is clearly a very good product
A beautiful beautiful bike. A classic look with a classic engine. Beautiful
Noticed the Australian guys were unsurprisingly hanging around the yellow Miura when Jay was out for a spin.
Thanks jay and very well done guys. Great work
Thanks Jay, great machine. Rare to see a bike better than factory.
What a fantastic vid / bike / people! Thanks a lot.
I've read about these guys. Awesome work and would love one of my own one day.
great to see a couple of us Aussies in Jays Garage ! :)
I owned a Ducati 900 Darmah. What a fun bike to ride on the highway. Like a train on rails. Not very good on sharp twisting roads. Later had the engine updated with racing cams and pistons. Memories
Every piece of machinery is his favorite that day . He's like a D.J. " This is one of my favorite bands " .
This is incredible, would love to own one of these one day as an end goal weekend bike, so beautifully unique and sounds awesome
What lovely work, great job.
The reason for the window on the rear cyl was a racing tool these engines use monograde oils and take longer to warm up , so when you start the bike the window fills up with oil once it reaches working temperature the oil drains away , now you can go racing !
I'm not a bike guy. Tried a friend's one was I was a teenager and after 100 yards I discovered fear produced an extreme laxative effect in me. #utterwimp. :D But I do love the look of them and all they represent. Mobile naked engineering with added noise. If I was to have one it would be like this, not one of modern design. Lovely bit of kit and good to see a small talented outfit making things like this.
MrGrentch You can have one now, as they now make adult diapers! 🏁
Honestly, if you were to buy one, you should try both modern and classic bikes. The raw performance of modern bikes, with traction control, ABS, quick shifters, etc can be as intoxicating as a classic bike. Plus all the variations of adv, sports bikes, modern classics, touring, etc are all wonderful in their own right.
Good one Mike, I'll give you a thumbs up for that. :)
Get back on and try riding again...
Sounds absolutely amazing! 🙂👏🏽
A beautiful recreation and improvement. I hope their business thrives.
I am absolutely staggard,
122 horse Power and 170kg that's better stats than a Yamaha FZ 09 (or MT 09)!
I really love these projects where "old" technology is brought back to life.
How can there possibly be 77 "thumbs down"! Granted, I'm a Ducati owner, but this is one of the best Ducati builds out there - hand crafted engine from the original drawings with new technology! Incredible! You know Jay ordered one right after the camera shut off....:)
Wow that noise was great. Makes my triumph sound like axx.
now that's a nice bike and no surprise its by an Australian ... jay I wish you could d a jays garage tour of Australia o see some of their old cars and bikes I think you will be shocked at how deep the history is and how good their cars can be... thx for posting this keep up the great work man
Love it. I've always had a soft spot for Ducati's