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Victory Isle of Man TT Podium Bike Stolen and Recovered

The Victory Isle of Man TT racer ridden by Lee Johnston to third place in the 2015 Zero TT was stolen from the Brammo Company headquarters on Friday. The bike was recovered on Sunday and two suspects were taken into custody.

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Victory Motorcycles and Brammo Engineering alerted media outlets on Friday evening that the historic Isle of Man TT racer piloted by Lee Johnston had been stolen overnight from Brammo Headquarters in Talent, OR. The specific time of night had yet to be determined and police were reviewing security footage for further information.

The Talent Police Department worked the case aggressively throughout the weekend and were able to get information on the bikes whereabouts by late Sunday afternoon. A warrant was served for a rental residence ending in the custody of two individuals. The main suspect, who has a long history of run-ins with law enforcement, told police he intended to disassemble the bike and sell the parts, though nobody has admitted actually breaking into the Brammo headquarters where the race bike was on display.

Johnston Lee
Johnston Lee

No current or former Brammo Inc. employees have been implicated in this case.

The fastest American motorcycle in the class, Johnston took the #3 all-electric racer to a top speed of over 145 miles per hour and an average lap speed of 111.062 miles per hour in the SES TT Zero class finishing in third place in the class.

“Everyone at Brammo are relieved to have bike #3 back in the stable and are extremely grateful to the City of Talent Police Department for working diligently to solve this case.  We’ll need some time to fully assess any damage done, but from initial inspection it appears mostly cosmetic and repairable. What a bizarre event this has been. Thank you to everyone that shared the story and participated indirectly in the recovery,” said Brian Wismann – Director of Product Development, Brammo Inc.

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