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Watch TT3D here
We've heard from some people that TT3D is the only movie to ever do the Isle of Man TT justice. Others, usually those actually connected to the racing, have described it as sensationalist, focusing on the danger, crashing, injury and death over the actual motorcycle riding and personalities. Never released in the US, we're unable to weigh in on that debate. But, in about an hour and forty-five min...
14 June 2012
John McGuinness rides Honda’s electric race bike
“The bike was, as you would expect from a company such as Mugen, a well-designed and well put together proper race bike,” stated 17 time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness shortly after his first ride aboard the Mugen Shinden. “As soon as I got underway it felt natural and I almost forgot it was fully electric while I was also learning the Twin Ring Motegi circuit for the first time.” ...
22 March 2012
CBR1000RR x RC30 = Hondagasm
Just when we’d forgotten how much we like the current Honda CBR1000RR, along comes this new World Endurance racer in RC30 colors. Beautiful. If it had the old yellow Honda wings on the tank I’d be unconscious on the floor right now. This bike will be raced by Honda’s new TT Legends team, which includes Isle of Man, well, legends like Steve Plater, John McGuinness, Keith Amor and Cameron ...
07 April 2011
This McGuinness Shoei is good for you
Despite winning 15 TT races over the last 12 years and becoming as much of a household name as any Isle of Man racer can expect to be, John McGuinness has never had his own replica helmet. Now, this replica of the Morecambe Missile’s Shoei X-Spirit II is going on sale in the UK. The X-Spirit II is the lighter, safer, ECE 22.05 version of the heavier, harder Shoei X-Twelve that’s passed off as...
04 March 2011