I’ve watched this race live can confirm it is wild!

the race with the highest odds.....extremely exciting

If you win, you go down in history as one of the best bikers of all time. If you don't win but still finish, there's not exactly a participation award, so better luck next year. If you fail, you literally die. Yeah, anyone that is crazy enough to do this is an absolute legend. There aren't many other sporting events with the same risks that people come back to year after year. It's truly a race of it's own.

I used to watch the TV highlights in the evening (no TV licence now). At the end of each Tour de France stage they would show you who won the yellow, green etc. jerseys. At the end of the TT highlights, that day's deaths seemed to pop up in the same routine way. There's a list of deaths on a Wikipedia page. It's quite chilling to read it.

As somebody who has knows a little bit about this, yes.

I think modern rally is crazier than group B. The cars are faster these days because of the tech and you can still stand on the edge and spectate. Ofc the crowds don't show up any more but we still have a lot of spectators on corners. I have been to the TT a few times it's much wilder than rally because of the top speeds

The road races in Ireland are even faster. The TT is the most technical race though.

@@liam4686 Agreed, the level of crazyness of the IoM TT is of the charts. You need to be a special kind of crazy to compete in this race! A average of 1 -2 deaths every year. Deadliest race known to man... more than 4 times the deaths of all F1 grand prix ever combined. In One race.... only held once per year.... That's bonkers!!

​@@azynkronnah the racing in ireland is slower then this

I don't know if you've seen WRC.... They go even faster than group B 😂

Nice.

yeah I think Valentine said he will not race TT as he has no balls to do it. This explains a bit :)

He did a 'demo lap' riding with THE Master, Agostini...... There is a story that in the tent pre, someone asked who had the most titles in it, literally everyone pointed at Rossi, he was pointing at Agostini.....

No one like the Morecambe Missile !

These guys are Aliens ,they can't be from Earth intense concentration for the entire race and the vision is impaired as you tilt ,Courage or madness?

I bet some of those guys deep down want to die out there. Like not suicidal but wouldn't mind going out with that glory.

@@CrossWindsPat Me on my Snowmobile going 160km/h swerving between trees. lol

This, or Macau street circuit?

Errr.... It's NOT a 'race'. It's a 'time trial'

@@forandonbehalfof4753 Technically correct. Still awesome.

My bike has a top speed of 280kmh Around ( 175mph ) and 17,000rpm on the tacho, I have only done 155mph in the same situation as you which is 250km. I have a 2002 ZZR600R with bigger valves and gear than the other models of the same So 200 MPH is insane and I won't be doing that speed any time soon if ever at all LOL My little 600 Red Lines at 14,000rpm so it gets to insane speeds at pull your face off fast, You must have a great bike 😃

@@MrMambott it was a Triumph 900 with "special" engine work done by HRC's superbike engine builder and it was, frankly, insane. The fact I lived in the country at the time was the only thing that made it ridable, because it has a powerband like a 1970s 2 stroke motorcross bike. nothing...nothing..waiting then insanity descended like a blanket of near-death. if it hit that power band (6000 rpm) in any gear it would just spin the rear tire almost randomly (120mph in 4th gear and sideways with the back tire smoking, as an example). I had to sell it when I Went back to the city because it was purely unridable in traffic.

"pluck the leaves from his visor" - that's why few like being fastest in practice, because the first in the race is known as 'the road-sweeper' for kindly clearing the racing line for everyone behind.

He's not doing wheelies, he's going that fast he's literally flying off the humps on the road.

no you havent

Yeah -- you look at WRC drivers and they have at least some rollcage and structure around them and they have a co-pilot barking the track. TT riders are 100% memory with almost literal zero margin for error

From what I´ve heard in interviews with the riders, none of them can remember the whole course, they pay special attention to the tricky parts.

That's what separates you from the slow riders. In order to be fast, you MUST know every inch of the track, study all it's nuances and undulations, cambers, bumps, humps etc. This will enable precise throttle control and positioning of the bike. I'm always staggered at how good these guys are. They all deserve the medal of bravery, not matter what the stopwatch says.

@@tonymontana897 No, you don´t! nobody knows every inch of that track, and it´s pretty much impossible to do so! Just watch a few interviews with the winners, preferrably last years winners in front of a new race. They will tell you how hard it is, and why.

I didn't mean it literally every inch. Of course nobody would know every inch. What I meant was that one would really need to have a clear understanding of the correct lines, etc etc. You know what I'm talking about. It's certainly not for the novice.

And Dean Harrison😉

@@wuffi1976dean was good, but those two were on different gravy this year. Especially Dunlop considering hickey is on some big money bikes and rides all year round on the same machinery

@@fuckin_fentoon6128 You are absolutely right. To be honest, I thought Michael Dunlop was driving over the limit. 🥳🥳💪

for sure mate, i wanted to see dunlop take over the titles but hicky was saving it to do the damage, makes for an exciting '24 if it is allowed to happen. its a shame that this is what it comes to when the riders and all involved know the consequences and also rewards but its always on the time belt to see how this insanely massive championship will continue.

@ccmxboy6 ah man, I hope they don't cancel it. It brings so much income to the Isle of Man, and I'm sure the lads love doing it every year even with how dangerous it is.

Not to discredit these dudes at all, they are insane and highly skilled, but the IOM isn't as physically demanding as it may seem. Most circuit racers say the IOM is "easier" physically than standard track racing, but massively, massively, more mentally demanding. Which is why you can often see guys at the IOM who are a little pudgy and not in great shape but absolutely rip on the course.

That's exactly what I was thinking while watching. To manipulate the bike at those speeds, deal with the braking and acceleration forces, recall memory of the course and still have the razor-sharp focus required to achieve this, all at the same time, totally astounds me.

@@Maverickib Idk if that's true, but logically thinking it does make sense. On a race track you can push harder, because if you make a mistake you don't die.

@@XtreeM_FaiL it's not about "pushing" harder. They are pushing the bike as hard as they can in the IOM. But the most exhausting part of riding a motorcycle hard is heavy braking and body position shifting constantly. The IOM doesn't have many hard braking points and due to its length and how they're on a road surface and not gonna hit track lean angles, they don't move around on the bike as much.

you are correct ..i have driven and ridden around the IOM track and it is actually a lot more bumpy and undulating than it looks on TV coverage ( on bike video is a better representation) ...it takes many many laps to learn it

Here before the "proof" and "picture or it didn't happen" NPCs find you

@@thesciencesphere4273rofl but then replies with most box response

That sick haha

in willoughby?

Proof? Pic or it didn’t happen

so true, me too - i am sweating and my heart rate is above 130bpm...

Not really, it just seems so unreal, I cant imagine actually driving like this is possible

I have a mate, who is definitely not this good, but as a bike rider, locally he's the only one I know who would have the ability to do this. I've been on the back when he's riding like this and it's like I'm not even there. It's scary, but, its not. You don't have enough time to be scared 😂

​@@boziewz6125 I'm sorry, but your buddy is irresponsible and careless riding like that with you as a pillion. I say that as someone who has been riding superbikes for over 20 years.

@einbertalstein1779 only recklessness was on my behalf, I was a willing participant and had every trust in his ability. Helmet on, brain out. We are all stupid from time to time, some of us have a little more leeway than others. Personally, I couldn't ride a bike like that, but, I still wanted to experience it, so I made the safest choice possible. My uncle used to wheels with me on the back at 130+mph. And that was when I was 14yo 🤣 But I've done far worse of my own valition

They're made of different stuff that's for sure.

Extremely brave guys, even braver than racing drivers..... Gods amongst men

"These people are not just racing drivers" That is correct. You don't "drive" a motorbike like you don't drive a bicycle. You RIDE a motorbike. These people are RIDERS!

both the same thing really.@@bongobob7079

​@@bongobob7079You drive a herd of cattle, but they can do it on horseback... and you ride on a horse. You drive home a point, but there are no wheels and no engine. In the UK, to ride a motorcycle, you need to have a provisional or full "Driving Licence" with the appropriate motorcycle categories indicated.

It's mad, but having an instinctual memory of the track is the only way to go fast, borderline the only way you'll survive a lap intact.

When you consider there are OVER 200 CORNERS on each lap it IS amazing they can remember them all! Not only that but they must know what TYPE of corner each one is! Tight, gradual, right, left, off camber, under trees (might be a damp spot? ETC, ETC!!!

3 times longer but takes half as long lmao

Äh…. sorry. Those Guys (the top drivers) known every meter of this course. Definitely ! If you are interested, there are lots of clips and docus bout this unique race at the internet. Very interesting and including all Facts ➡️ Wikipedia. Sorry for my imperfect English and greetings from Germany.

They know where the roads are damp ( in the shade ) and every man-hole cover

I think these riders make it obvious that not everyone has that instinct in the first place.

@@joelambert7128 My theory is that they are adrenaline junkies which overcomes the self-preservation instinct as long as their body can keep pumping adrenaline. It's like real-world version of Crank, except with less guns and sex and just biking.

A lot of it is a competitive desire to be the absolute fastest, combined with the incredible amount of training giving them mental ease at higher speeds and right on the limit of what the bike can do. In short. Spirit, confidence, and training are how they do it.

@@CalculatedRiskAK right, of course. How could I be so stupid. It’s obviously so simple anyone could do it. 🙄

@@xXZeroNotHeroXx Stop acting like riding a fast lap of the TT course is some unexplainable black magic. Just like in any highly dangerous sport, you build up over years to reach this level.

PS2 people are real.

That's probably the greatest compliment a Motorsports fan can give and i 100% agree with it

Wow now you've said it...can't unhear

some of the corners that they are taking they have to start leaning the bike and getting their line set long before the corner is visible. Sometimes you can see them straight-line some kinks to take a later corner.

racetracks lend themselves well to the "method of loci", one of the oldest documented memory techniques. I suspect that most of these drivers are reciting pace notes to themselves, with certain landmarks along the track reminding them of the next sequence of corners.

I think Hickman is one of the few who has raced the TT track so many times that he really does know it completely. It’s nearly the length of 2 nordschleifes, although less corners. Unbelievable he has this much confidence though.

​@@mclarensaleenf7 3 times the length, and way more corners on the Mountain Course. I know and ride on both, IRL of course ;)

@@tissuepaper9962 the human brain is a highly specialized pattern recognition machine. Using method of loci is not necessary when you can simply memorize the course over dozens of laps (going much slower than this of course). Mnemonic techniques are most useful when you need to retain the information after a single exposure. When you can repeat a task a thousand times, it's often less mentally taxing to just let the brain respond to the pattern of the course naturally. In sim racing endurance tracks, I never recite pace notes. It's just my brain seeing the shape of the curve/curb/breaking zone, and responding with the action I've taken there hundreds of times before. I suspect that's what most IRL racing drivers do as well.

The human eye has much better range between light and dark as well as depth. It looks awful in camera unfortunately.

As funny as that would be, I'mma be a wet blanket here and say thats not how bitrate works. Bitrate is what happens when you convert video to digital and particularly when its posted on a website. The bitrate is really bad because the bandwidth to have complex pixels like the trees passing by in this video is insane, so to cut that down most websites limit the bitrate. This makes scenes with complex small details that are moving look blocky. Its especially bad in this because not only has it been downsampled once with the original video, but it's then being streamed again, and then uploaded to youtube. You lose a lot of definition compressing multiple times. I'm sure it looks fine in the raw video format, probably blurry, even at the high framerate that go pros and the like capture in now adays.

He may not out bit rate the bitrate, but they leave the camera helicopter standing, it has to basically "cut the corners" when it's tracking riders...

May I ask what you do in the paddock?

@@karlmoody4891social media stuffs

i mean this is definitely on the next level. you can be "in the zone" but your actual riding ability will catch up to you sooner or later. for this guy it never did

just remember he will be back there next year. Peter is a god of speed to my way of thinking

I believe Guy Martin will eventually beat it

If you want more cool stuff I'd suggest taking a look at endurance racing as well if you haven't already. Lots of good drivers (and some who seem to have left their brains at home before the race😂), and crazy action for up to 24h straight. Especially if you look at tracks like the Nürburgring. These guys drive like it's a sprint race, and they do that for an entire day.

The true mark of a motorsports fan is the ability to recognize skill and appeal in several disciplines, even if they aren't quite your speed.

It’s crazy how big the world of motorsports is.

Take a peek at Erzbergrodeo, imo one of the most physically demanding things a human can do. Off road hare scramble for about 4 hours

F1 is a parade. I used to marshal it at Silverstone. It got really boring.

😢 as a rider this makes me sad

Sorry to hear that Brother. Wishing you the best.

Man, best wishes to you. Really sorry to hear about that. I hope somehow they will come up with a way to fix your legs for you. 👍❤️

exactly. some parts i jus couldnt see where it went and he went in with the throttle pinned. fucking insane man

The island is worth a visit any time. Beautiful place and friendly people. I can't wait to go back again next year.

Is suzuki allowed back on race?

these guys are addicted to danger

Still gutted Guy never won a tt

​@Tom-hp4bq don't be!, look at the field he was in amongst, Dunlops, prime McGuinness, Anstey, Hutchinson to name a few. , that top 10 was stacked with anyone who could have won on any given day

I seen that and it was that race that got me interested in the sport. I still have a few replays of that one stored in my head to this day. The finish was something else if I recall.

@@johnnysheridan Guy did very well at the UGP races which are real road races not a time trial.

Their awesome and totally Fearless

Did you go riding with the triumph in your pfp? (Im pretty sure its a triumph but please correct me if im wrong)

I dont own that bike any more. 😢 that is a street triple r with a completere daytona rear end. I rode it on a nina 1000sx.

@@offalyman1 ah man that sucks dude! Its awesome! But you definitely cant go wrong with a 1000sx so maybe its not too bad

@@maxboskeljon6440 yeah i miss that bike, but the SX is a great bike also, and i reached almost 160mph on the mountain before my nerves went. so fast enough for me,

@@offalyman1 160 in the mountains is crazy dude! I prob wouldnt reach 100 tbh

I think that was at the NW 200.They were blowing out when riders were using lower pressures than Dunlop specified. I read that none of the teams that stuck to minimum specified pressures had a problem there. I'm quite happy to be corrected on that last point if it turns out to be untrue. It's just what I read on a few sites back then.

@@7quicksilver77 I know they had thre pressure issues like you say, but I also think Dunlop changed something in their tyre like the binder for the rubber - caused massive delaminiations, at the NW, and down Sulby at the TT as well. I think Davey Todd was the only person to have a failure this year but dunlop lost their status as official roads tyre supplier to metzeler.

That was only one lap though - the race is over 6 laps!

Especially for the pillion who has no control except for shifting weight those guys are their own breed of mad lads!

@@zackcampbell1020 Any discussion of them has to use the word "clinging", lol. 160mph on a tea tray with a couple of vibrating grab handles... There's a multiview onboard with the Birchalls - just shake your head...

@@zackcampbell1020 Passenger has a lot more control than you'd think. I was a pro passenger for three seasons and a driver for 15.

@@moikethesquid so are you using the bars like a steering wheel on a car or do you just corner via weight transfer ? Really flabbergasts me how these things even work at those speeds. seems uncanny.

@@jakecole7447 ​ @jakecole7447 It's all body positioning. The passenger has a great deal of influence on traction control, oversteer/understeer, and chassis balance under hard braking. There is a lot more to it than just flopping side to side for corners. With a good passenger the vehicle feels planted braking into / hitting the apex / corner exit. No understeer and the only oversteer you'll get is when the passenger lets it slip enough to help tighten a line. My pro passenger on my Becker F1 rig could fly the chair wheel on tight left hand kinks with enough precision that I could clip the apexes on lefts with my front/rear tires while the chair wheel floated a couple inches off the ground, two feet past the rumble strip hovering over the grass, and I could trust him to do that every lap, which allowed me to straighten the corner out a little bit more and power through with that much more entry/exit speed, which was good for a couple tenths shaved off here and there, and that adds up lap after lap.

You may like "to think you're fast on a sport bike". A lot of riders and motorists think they're fast, safe and extremely talented. That doesn't automatically mean they are, nor that they have any great skill. Fast on the road? On track? In a straight line? Through a McDonalds drive through? Fast is easy. Not going too fast is the hard part.

I know his voice is instantly recognisable like Murray Walker

I didn't know these bikes had that kind of torque. Like how does this man transport them around?

The trick not many people know is that he's got nerves of alloy steel. Saves a bunch of weight, is more aerodynamically efficient, and fits in race gear better.

The bike had a custom seat to accommodate those bigass balls!