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Documentary about the Isle of Man TT from 1980
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 8:13 am
by Craig380
Interesting doc about the IoM TT from British TV in 1980:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZJKZaTW5o8
Check out Joey Dunlop's 'special' large-capacity fuel tank on his TZ
Re: Documentary about the Isle of Man TT from 1980
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:36 am
by titan performance
Nice find Craig.......
I went to an evening with Nick Jeffries and Ian Hutchinson on Friday, that was a most enjoyable night out. They are touring around, so go if you get a chance...
But even better than both of the above......I will be in the IOM myself in less than 4 weeks..can't bloody wait !
Re: Documentary about the Isle of Man TT from 1980
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 2:47 am
by Craig380
Hope you have a great trip and the weather is kind
I would love to have a lap round the course in race conditions (closed roads etc) on something like a modern 600. Just to see how far off a 100mph lap I'd be. Probably a V E R Y L O N G way off
Re: Documentary about the Isle of Man TT from 1980
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 5:11 am
by jabcb
Lap record for electric bikes is an average speed of 104.056 mph.
Outright record is an average speed of 131.578 mph.
http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/TT-Rec ... cords.aspx
T500 record is an average speed of 89.96 mph.
http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events ... ach_id=646
A few laps at race conditions would be fun. I've never done the ton so my laps would sloooow.
The Velocity channel in the US covers the TT. Have watched it the last few years.
Being a spectator at the TT is definitely on my bucket list.
Good luck at the race & have fun.
Re: Documentary about the Isle of Man TT from 1980
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 4:08 pm
by titan performance
It's a question that will never get answered, but every year we speculate as to what lap speeds we could do with a closed road. I think my best chance would be on my R1, as you need to go very fast where ever you can to keep the average up, and the big bike will get you to the big speeds on the fast sections. All that said, I think 100 is a great achievement to be honest........