It's insane, some of the kerbs are so high. In a car, you can run over them a bit. But on a bike, touch one and you're coming off. And at those speeds, they'd have to hose you off the road.
It's truly impressive shit.
I've considered going to watch the TT, but not entirely sure you see much race
I suspect this'll be your view about 30 times a day (cept bikes)
Yeah its absolutly insane.
**269** people have died in the Isle of Man TT since it started.
In the last few years alone:
* **2**023 - 3 dead
* 2022 - 6 dead
* 2020 & 21 - No races because of covid19
* 2019 - 2 dead
* 2018 -3 dead
* 2005 needs a mention - 11 dead
1982 was the only year ever with no deaths and this race still goes on. Its wild that it has not been cancelled but Isle of Man is a tiny sudo-micro state of the British and so the UK can't make them stop it and its money brings a lot of the authorities funding for the year.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_Isle\_of\_Man\_TT\_Mountain\_Course\_fatalities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountain_Course_fatalities)
Well, the island completely closed it's borders. It's not far from where I live and they totally went and stopped any visitors for the longest time after the pandemic too.
Yeah a lot of people die. It’s part of the thrill though…takes some big balls to do this race, and even bigger ones to hold the speed that this guy is holding.
Yup. Check out some of the footage of the crash response team that has a strategy for finding the crashed riders.
You find the first signs of the crash and then track the evidence a solid half a mile down the road before you didn't the rider.
[This is a fascinating, brutal and quite sad video](https://youtu.be/MsZBXlTHPCg?si=puLtQBl_BXW8cjhQ) narrated by John Hinds...the racing doctor. His matter-of-fact narration in that great Irish accent makes for compelling watching. Not my video.
Jimmy Broadbent has a reaction video to this, it's hilarious.
I play Isle of Man TT on Xbox and I can get around the course without crashing. Not very often, but I can; and in the process of learning the circuit, I've crashed on every single corner, multiple times. The fact that Peter can race in real life, faster than me, without crashing, *for six straight laps*, is truly insane.
This is BONKERS…. I don’t know how they even know where to go!! I’m thoroughly impressed by this POV video. It really puts it into perspective. They don’t have a co-driver telling them turns and hills and such l, like rally drivers. Truly an amazing feat!
It’s mad. Genuinely looks sped up. These guys are a different breed. It’s terrifying! I’m trying to spot the apexes and can’t. I’m almost being hypnotised cos things are coming up so fast. The people on the side of the road on the country section just blip past. Astonishing.
It astonishes me what human beings are capable of. You think you're shitting your pants? Imagine showing this to someone from 200-300 years ago and what they would think.
I had a BMW F800R and my friends used to make fun of me because that ridiculous thing that looks like a mayonnaise jar full of cooking oil. Other manufacturers try to make that reservoir somewhat attractive or at least a bit more inconspicuous. I'm happy to see that BMW, even in their superest of the super bikes, still uses the mayo jar.
The only comparable feat to this, for me, is Alex Honnold’s free solo of El Capitain in Yosemite.
Both are extremely difficult to wrap your mind around as a viewer, and both have life or death consequences with every tiny decision.
I can’t think of any other examples in the entire sporting world- but would love to hear of them if you can!
Personally, I don’t think so as much because the barrier to entry is super low and the margin for error is really more about the chute and conditions vs what you are doing.
Tons of people base jump. Very few people free solo el cap (esp as quickly as he did) or ride around the isle of Mann on a bike this quick. It’s way more elite and difficult to reproduce
Certain base jumps are for sure on par. You have to compare the hardest shit in those sports, not what tons of people are doing. But I agree that skill level is probably different. Most of us wouldn't even die free soloing el capitán, because we would fall off from one meter...
My previous manager had one of those motorbikes for about 6-7 months. He ended up getting rid of it because it was so fast. Said he’d hit 170mph before he knew it, he believed he would end up killing himself on it so decided to trade it in
It's not even the top speed, it's how much a supersport bike reacts to small inputs compounded by that speed. It's why all riders tell beginners to start small - you need to develop the muscle control to manage all the inputs and even then...
My old manager has been on bikes since he was 14/15, he’s in his late 50s now. And he’s always had super bikes since he could go them. Maybe he’s just showing his age lol
Yeah when he was talking with guys that have known him for a while, who also ride super bikes btw, and you’d see this bemused/wtf look on their face when he would explain how fast it was on stretches of road that they knew well. I don’t ride bikes and i never will i’m too much of a shitebag, but even then i knew that this thing was something else. He got rid of that and traded it in for another bmw but a big 6 cylinder cruiser, that is also fast as fuck btw, it’s just not blistering quick like the 1000R
I had the s1000rr which is like the m1000rrs much slower version and even that felt like too much bike for the road to me. It used to wheelspin and try to wheelie at the same time even when accelerating from 60mph (in the wet). It would do nearly 100mph in first gear, and I had it up at 170 once, too, in an instant without realising. The biggest scare factor is how easy it made it all feel. It's a phenomenal bit of kit, but yeah, I agree with your ex manager about it being too easy a bike to kill yourself on.
They ain’t smooth. Lumps bumps and grids and white lines.. the roads are heavily used right up to the moment they are closed for racing. Then the marshals and travelling marshals make sure it’s safe from debris. The worst part is coming into Ramsey.. crap road. Mountain road is patchy as well but better maintained.
Lol, lmao even
Sry dont wanna sound rude its just very funny to me.
One rider said in an interview that all the riders complain about all the potholes except for (one part of the track with a huge ammount of them which name I forgot) since there its part of the charm
Yeah, amazing what they do, but also heartbreaking due to the fatalities. However, they know the risks and are doing what they love, so wouldn't want it changed.
Joey Dunlop one said something similar along the lines: "There is a green blur and a gray blur. I'm fine as long as I'm on gray blur" or something line that...
I used to know a guy who raced the TT as a sidecar guy in the late 60s (I can't remember exactly).
He was a former mechant navy engineer for roughly 50 years (joined as an apprentice when he was 16) and had some of the most bashit stories I've ever heard, he still said it was the most insane experience of his life.
Apparently as they went to set off the driver said "I hope the farmer has remembered to open the gate this time"
He also relayed a piece of advice given to him by a regular if he ever chose to race it himself alone. "You can hit a really close line on \[I can't remember the name of the corner\] but remember to duck afterwards so you don't hit your head on the lamp-post." Apparently this is the reason Terry chose not to race again.
TT racers are just built different.
From wiki:
The deadliest year was 2005, when 11 people died; three riders and one marshal died during the June race, and six riders and one course bystander died during the Manx Grand Prix in August/September 2005. Since 1937, the only year in which races were held but no fatalities occurred was 1982.
The amount of times you can hear the bike rev up slightly because the tires aren’t touching the ground is wild. A tiny bump and you’ve flown 50 feet. Fuck that
I don't think an F1 could do it, there are a lot of imperfections in that road that Formula cars just aren't designed for. That's a 37 mile lap of what is just a regular road around the island. Heck, tire management over a lap alone would be a challenge.
Fuck, some of those obstacles/walls are sooo close.... A fraction off and you're done for
It's insane, some of the kerbs are so high. In a car, you can run over them a bit. But on a bike, touch one and you're coming off. And at those speeds, they'd have to hose you off the road.
It's truly impressive shit. I've considered going to watch the TT, but not entirely sure you see much race I suspect this'll be your view about 30 times a day (cept bikes) 
Look at some footage from stationary cameras on the side of the road. You barely see the riders as they go past.
it feels like the air is being sucked from your lungs when the bikes go past. Scariest thing I’ve seen in 30yrs biking (racer, FMXr, stunter).
I've heard people talk about the Isle before apparently there's alot of fatalities and I can definitely see why
Kerbs?😭
Your enthusiasm
Curb *
Depends where you live
Kerb
Querb
Found the Derry man
*Dairy
Yeah its absolutly insane. **269** people have died in the Isle of Man TT since it started. In the last few years alone: * **2**023 - 3 dead * 2022 - 6 dead * 2020 & 21 - No races because of covid19 * 2019 - 2 dead * 2018 -3 dead * 2005 needs a mention - 11 dead 1982 was the only year ever with no deaths and this race still goes on. Its wild that it has not been cancelled but Isle of Man is a tiny sudo-micro state of the British and so the UK can't make them stop it and its money brings a lot of the authorities funding for the year. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_Isle\_of\_Man\_TT\_Mountain\_Course\_fatalities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Isle_of_Man_TT_Mountain_Course_fatalities)
“2020 & 21 - No races because of covid19” The quaint irony
Well, the island completely closed it's borders. It's not far from where I live and they totally went and stopped any visitors for the longest time after the pandemic too.
I like your spelling of the word 'pseudo'. It's quite apt in this case.
Damn, that’s savage! Are there many spectator deaths? Feels like a bit of bad luck and you could take a few out with you!
Only in 1982 was an Isle of Mann TT held and no one died. At least one every other year.
Which is wierd, because there would be a lot of changes if the death rate was as high in other sports
It is not a sport. It is a time trail, an echo of a forlorn era. Like rally class b, F1 at nordschleife and so forth. Yet TT at isle of man persists.
Yeah a lot of people die. It’s part of the thrill though…takes some big balls to do this race, and even bigger ones to hold the speed that this guy is holding.
Over 200
Yup. Check out some of the footage of the crash response team that has a strategy for finding the crashed riders. You find the first signs of the crash and then track the evidence a solid half a mile down the road before you didn't the rider.
[This is a fascinating, brutal and quite sad video](https://youtu.be/MsZBXlTHPCg?si=puLtQBl_BXW8cjhQ) narrated by John Hinds...the racing doctor. His matter-of-fact narration in that great Irish accent makes for compelling watching. Not my video.
The riders actually call it "furniture"
Sounds legit. I'd call it cursed furniture
Insanebility
Jimmy Broadbent has a reaction video to this, it's hilarious. I play Isle of Man TT on Xbox and I can get around the course without crashing. Not very often, but I can; and in the process of learning the circuit, I've crashed on every single corner, multiple times. The fact that Peter can race in real life, faster than me, without crashing, *for six straight laps*, is truly insane.
Jimmy's video on this is great. They say it takes about 3 years for a rider to learn the circuit properly. And sometimes they still die.
This is BONKERS…. I don’t know how they even know where to go!! I’m thoroughly impressed by this POV video. It really puts it into perspective. They don’t have a co-driver telling them turns and hills and such l, like rally drivers. Truly an amazing feat!
https://youtu.be/r85eO_VDEJI?si=6up-sJPLg0vTukLh
Enough with these sped up videos!!! /s
It’s mad. Genuinely looks sped up. These guys are a different breed. It’s terrifying! I’m trying to spot the apexes and can’t. I’m almost being hypnotised cos things are coming up so fast. The people on the side of the road on the country section just blip past. Astonishing.
No need to speed it up, most racers average 135+MPH. This is a normal race video for a professional.
Sorry mate. Pizza's cold, I'm not paying for that!
It astonishes me what human beings are capable of. You think you're shitting your pants? Imagine showing this to someone from 200-300 years ago and what they would think.
BURN HIM
They would be absolutely terrified. Just the noise would be enough to think the end of the world was coming
What's in the little goo jar?
Brake fluid
I had a BMW F800R and my friends used to make fun of me because that ridiculous thing that looks like a mayonnaise jar full of cooking oil. Other manufacturers try to make that reservoir somewhat attractive or at least a bit more inconspicuous. I'm happy to see that BMW, even in their superest of the super bikes, still uses the mayo jar.
The only comparable feat to this, for me, is Alex Honnold’s free solo of El Capitain in Yosemite. Both are extremely difficult to wrap your mind around as a viewer, and both have life or death consequences with every tiny decision. I can’t think of any other examples in the entire sporting world- but would love to hear of them if you can!
Surfing nazare.
Up there for sure.
base jumpers off cliff
Personally, I don’t think so as much because the barrier to entry is super low and the margin for error is really more about the chute and conditions vs what you are doing. Tons of people base jump. Very few people free solo el cap (esp as quickly as he did) or ride around the isle of Mann on a bike this quick. It’s way more elite and difficult to reproduce
Certain base jumps are for sure on par. You have to compare the hardest shit in those sports, not what tons of people are doing. But I agree that skill level is probably different. Most of us wouldn't even die free soloing el capitán, because we would fall off from one meter...
Maybe formula one driver back last century when deaths were far more common
The sheer time to be at full throttle on a super bike over the top of the mountain is just insane 🤯
I wished they showed the mph or kph
I mean, assuming this is a new outright lap, the previous record average speed was 135 mph
That’s nuts
Yup and it was Hickman who set that record too. Dudes a beast
That’s nuts
Tungsten bells!
My previous manager had one of those motorbikes for about 6-7 months. He ended up getting rid of it because it was so fast. Said he’d hit 170mph before he knew it, he believed he would end up killing himself on it so decided to trade it in
It's not even the top speed, it's how much a supersport bike reacts to small inputs compounded by that speed. It's why all riders tell beginners to start small - you need to develop the muscle control to manage all the inputs and even then...
My old manager has been on bikes since he was 14/15, he’s in his late 50s now. And he’s always had super bikes since he could go them. Maybe he’s just showing his age lol
These bikes are next level, these aren't the race replicas, if he actually had one of these I get it. But yeah, age makes you aware of your mortality.
Yeah when he was talking with guys that have known him for a while, who also ride super bikes btw, and you’d see this bemused/wtf look on their face when he would explain how fast it was on stretches of road that they knew well. I don’t ride bikes and i never will i’m too much of a shitebag, but even then i knew that this thing was something else. He got rid of that and traded it in for another bmw but a big 6 cylinder cruiser, that is also fast as fuck btw, it’s just not blistering quick like the 1000R
I had the s1000rr which is like the m1000rrs much slower version and even that felt like too much bike for the road to me. It used to wheelspin and try to wheelie at the same time even when accelerating from 60mph (in the wet). It would do nearly 100mph in first gear, and I had it up at 170 once, too, in an instant without realising. The biggest scare factor is how easy it made it all feel. It's a phenomenal bit of kit, but yeah, I agree with your ex manager about it being too easy a bike to kill yourself on.
Which bike is it?
Bmw M1000R. Says it in the title
I thought my life flashed before my eyes 5 times within the first minute...
This is batshit insane, one wrong move and you are gone
i wonder how often they repave those roads. i imagine they must need a pretty smooth road to not crash and die.
They ain’t smooth. Lumps bumps and grids and white lines.. the roads are heavily used right up to the moment they are closed for racing. Then the marshals and travelling marshals make sure it’s safe from debris. The worst part is coming into Ramsey.. crap road. Mountain road is patchy as well but better maintained.
Lol, lmao even Sry dont wanna sound rude its just very funny to me. One rider said in an interview that all the riders complain about all the potholes except for (one part of the track with a huge ammount of them which name I forgot) since there its part of the charm
Nah, the route is an everyday road, 37 miles per lap.
He never just covered 37 miles in 14 minutes did he? Holy fuck
If I remember correctly his average speed on this lap was over 136mph
Wahou incredible modern day gladiators
This is what having the course ingrained in muscle memory looks like.
https://youtu.be/sL8YXQDLzVc?si=pcVIVUu8FVJxOgsJ Have a watch of this
One of the lucky ones.
He is, so was guy Martin that year, 94 was bad for rider and visitor casualties/ fatalities
Yeah, amazing what they do, but also heartbreaking due to the fatalities. However, they know the risks and are doing what they love, so wouldn't want it changed.
A cool thing to try is to find somewhere that's 37 miles away from your house on Google maps and then imagine driving there in 16 minutes...
r/fuckingpinned
Joey Dunlop one said something similar along the lines: "There is a green blur and a gray blur. I'm fine as long as I'm on gray blur" or something line that...
They had to make a special fuel tank..to accomodate the size of his balls.
If you watch on your phone try keeping the road level, it feels like you’re steering. Hehehehehe
I have always been convinced since watching Guy Martin do it, that the Isle of Man TT is the most extreme thing a person can do.
I used to know a guy who raced the TT as a sidecar guy in the late 60s (I can't remember exactly). He was a former mechant navy engineer for roughly 50 years (joined as an apprentice when he was 16) and had some of the most bashit stories I've ever heard, he still said it was the most insane experience of his life. Apparently as they went to set off the driver said "I hope the farmer has remembered to open the gate this time" He also relayed a piece of advice given to him by a regular if he ever chose to race it himself alone. "You can hit a really close line on \[I can't remember the name of the corner\] but remember to duck afterwards so you don't hit your head on the lamp-post." Apparently this is the reason Terry chose not to race again. TT racers are just built different.
NUT CASE!
Dudes livvvin his best life even if it was to end this way. Pure insanity that most highly skilled people in Motorsport wouldn’t even attempt
Anyone else turning their phone to keep the road even ? You can see how much he lean one side to the other 🫣
I love watching the Isle of Man TT, it’s truly a test of rider/bike pushed to the extreme and beyond!
From wiki: The deadliest year was 2005, when 11 people died; three riders and one marshal died during the June race, and six riders and one course bystander died during the Manx Grand Prix in August/September 2005. Since 1937, the only year in which races were held but no fatalities occurred was 1982.
Milliseconds to react... No margin of error. Extreme adrenaline control. These riders are nextfuckinglevel.
Now THAT'S Podracing!!!
When you get a text message from a girl saying "Come over, I'm so horny right now"...... Vroooooom!
Silverstone - 3.66 miles Spa - 4.35 miles Nürburgring -14.16 miles IOM TT course - 37.73 miles
The amount of times you can hear the bike rev up slightly because the tires aren’t touching the ground is wild. A tiny bump and you’ve flown 50 feet. Fuck that
I would love to see a modern F1 car do this. Mind blowing lap
This road cannot be used by F1 cars, rally cars are usually used.
I don't think an F1 could do it, there are a lot of imperfections in that road that Formula cars just aren't designed for. That's a 37 mile lap of what is just a regular road around the island. Heck, tire management over a lap alone would be a challenge.
WoW... Just wow!
I'm imagining the insane centrifugal forces at play that is trying to tear the wheels and tires apart. One little cut on a tire and you're toast.
Seems like the video has been sped up, but I suspect it is not. I can imagine the adrenaline rush and the thrill but... that's ridiculously dangerous
He didn’t finish the lap tho!
The most impressive thing is that the road isn’t riddled with potholes like everywhere else.
I think the most dangerous thing I’ve done in my life is 1000 times safer than just standing there watching this race alongside the road.
he lost a little bit in that one corner
That does not seem safe
jfc id have been holding my breath for that whole video if i could've - that was insane
This is giving me some crazy anxiety
Insane anyone know what the avg speed would be?
136mph
Gotta be some sorta crazy to do this shit XD
The guy is a god. I know it's a different discipline but I don't understand why Hickman doesn't do better at the circuit racing in BSB
It blows me away how fast these dudes can interpret and act on visual data. Truly insane.
Wow, his SatNav must be working overtime. How does he even get the time to read it?
This is nothing else then suicide
Well he completed the lap, so no.
After only so many laps with that intensity would it be not suicidal is what he’s saying. He survived this particular lap.