TT Clip

[Bixxer Bob]

Only of passing interest to most, but I said a while ago I'd post a clip from my first visit to the TT in 2006.

Now I've worked out how to upload to You Tube and embed here, here it is.

It shows graphically that I love life more than being fast.  The fastest point is just after the start, going up hill after the tramlines.  It's a real horsepower / torque hill where I touched 145 mph before backing off, but it's over in a couple of seconds.  You'll also hear where I backed off a couple of times to let faster guys through.  Near the end, where the limit is 60mph, I risk a short burst to pass a garbage truck, only to see a policeman in the distance at the next bend.  He was interviewing a guy who passed me earlier.  They don't mind what you do in the no-limit areas, but are draconian if you break the limit in restricted areas (which is fair enough).

Was still fun though....

[NeilD]

looks like you had a decent run there..  8)  
camera set-up looks good - nice clear picture and the sound isnt drowned out by wind noise..

[Bixxer Bob]

Only my 2nd ever lap shot at about 7.30 am - following laps were slower or had more traffic, and the more you do the more you scare yourself.

It was videoed from my Blackbird; I have an external lense unit that plugs into the composite (yellow) socket of my video camera.  That is mounted using a couple of self-adhesive zip tie cable mounts under the nose tip of the fairing (so no speedo view).  I've tried a couple of vids in the past when I recorded my friend's wife's first ever ride on her bike without her knowing, then gave her the DVD for her birthday. I worked out that the best place for the mike is under the seat behind the engine.  That way you get mechanical and exhaust noise without a lot of wind noise.

Since I did this in 2006, they Isle of Man authorities decided, for safety, they would make the whole unrestricted speed limit mountain section - about 12 miles - one-way so that you can use the whole width of the road.  That way faster guys aren't taking risks with oncoming traffic to get past the slower ones.

There's been a lot of talk of introducing a speed limit, but islanders realise that without the chance to hav a bit of fun, most wouldn't come to see the racing and the Island makes most of it's income for the whole year from those two weeks.

[NeilD]

I've only been to 'The Island' once, for the Manx GP and really enjoyed it.. its an interesting place in its own right apart from the racing.. I remember winding the Guzzi up to 'the ton' at one point thinking I was doing well, till I considered that the racers would be doing nearly double that..  :shock:  :)