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TT Centenary: Legends on Legends
By Visordown on 13/05/2007 12:00:17
Many of the TT's biggest names have been taken from us, either on the Island or by other means. So here, an appreciation of three TT legends by those who knew them the better than most
Mike The Bike by Phil Read"Mike was a great character and a great rider. Along with Ago he was one of the few guys I was happy to ride close to - he made his passes on ability alone. And he was great fun, an organiser of terrific parties, always with plenty of girls."My most e...
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Pictorial: Five moments from the 2012 TT
By Ben Cope on 26/06/2012 16:19:52
We asked photographer Dan Lo to capture five moments from the 2012 TT and talk about why he chose them and how they were taken
as was the case during the first Superstock practice session of 2012. Guy Martin's line through Guthries is ideal for this composition; just close enough to the wall but not so close that he gets lost in the shadows. 10mm, F/8, 1/1600sPodium | John McGuinness
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The most exotic Honda CBR954RR ever...
By Gus Scott on 15/09/2010 15:13:50
If you're totally serious about winning the hardest of the real road races - the notorious Macau GP and Isle of Man TT races - you need the evilest, fastest, trickest machinery available.
. Jim Moodie and Iain Duffus were signed to ride the highly tuned, all-new fuel-injected F1 Fireblades, whilst John McGuinness and the late, great Joey Dunlop would be piloting the works SP-1s. At the time, in the SP-1 Honda Britain/Vimto team, things were
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Mount Everest vs. The Isle of Man TT
By Ben Cope on 30/05/2012 15:24:00
A few thoughts for your consideration
record - which stands at 131.58mph - set by John McGuinness in 2009 on a Honda Fireblade. In 2009's Superbike TT, John McGuinness rode the 6 lap race in 1 hour, 46 minutes and seven seconds. His total distance? 226.38 miles at an average speed of 127
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Bad Boy No 8: Kim Ashkenazi
By Stuart Barker on 07/12/2010 15:31:13
Possession of Class A, B, and C drugs with intent to supply and child pornography charges halted the talented Ashkenazi's career
successful in British racing. In 2003, he finished 16th overall in the British Supersport Championship, one place higher than Jim Moodie and two places up on John McGuinness. The Australian won the Knockhill round of the championship but was later stripped
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Don't Look Back in Anger
By Bertie Simmonds on 14/08/2001 15:53:42
Four people who have had family members killed in racing, but have dealt with their loss and carried on in the sport that they love
class, with John McGuinness on their dad's bike and Jason Griffiths on a replica.Even their competitors, such as Honda UK's racing boss Bob McMillan, helped out by allowing McGuinness to ride for them - despite the fact that he would be up against Honda
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TT Century: 100 Years of the Tourist Trophy
By Stuart Barker on 13/05/2007 12:36:28
Begun as a harsh test of production machinery, the TT's 100 years of history are about more than mere motorcycles. The story is of the men who rode them, and the greatest racing tales ever told
races were born.The first Tourist Trophy race (so-called because the event was for ordinary road-going touring bikes rather than the 'freak' machines being raced on the continent) started at 10am on Tuesday, 28 May 1907 on the 15.8-mile St Johns course
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Motorcycle racers on Twitter
By Visordown on 14/11/2011 12:24:20
Do you like to follow people? Is finding out what someone had for breakfast in under 140 characters your thing? Step inside for our ultimate guide..
://twitter.com/DanKneenracingGary Johnson http://twitter.com/Gary_Johnson69Guy Martin http://twitter.com/guymartinracingIan Hutchinson http://twitter.com/tweethutchyJenny Tinmouth http://twitter.com/JennyTinmouthJohn McGuinness http://twitter.com/jm130ttKeith Amor http
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Living with a 2001 Honda CBR929RR Fireblade
By Bertie Simmonds on 26/04/2002 10:59:44
Former TWO magazine editor, Bertie Simmonds, talks about his experience of owning a Honda CBR929RR Fireblade
your right hand. It's up to you how hard you twist it, as to which side of the Blade's character you see.So far with more than 2,000 miles showing, I've left the mean side to others, as mad racer John McGuinness et al took my precious Blade to the Isle
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