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It takes a certain mind to do what Isle of Man racers do.......they are freakin nuts! When spaced out telephone poles become a blurr, well your moving.
 

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ajs, I collect decals/stickers if you have access to those.

on another note, not iom type bikes, but what I got now... had 3 sportbikes, fastest I ever went was 170, 90 gsxr 1100.

those guys are getting air @ those speeds. that is road racing...

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This race is *f-wording intense to say the least! And correct me if Iam wrong but there is no speed limits there at all on the island.
 

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It takes a certain mind to do what Isle of Man racers do.......they are freakin nuts! When spaced out telephone poles become a blurr, well your moving.

Some of the videos on YouTube are breathtaking when you see them come over a crest on the back wheel bike twitching @ 170-180 mph insane
 

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ajs, I collect decals/stickers if you have access to those.

on another note, not iom type bikes, but what I got now... had 3 sportbikes, fastest I ever went was 170, 90 gsxr 1100.

those guys are getting air @ those speeds. that is road racing...

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Nice lot of bikes rocket that's a fair rates of knots 170
I seem to remember you saying you had a interest in the norton's they have a team entered again this year
 

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This race is *frenching intense to say the least! And correct me if Iam wrong but there is no speed limits there at all on the island.

You are right there is no national speed limit but some parts are limited to 40mph where it's safe and possible you can go 200mph you can start driving at 16yrs but there are safe driving laws , driving safely at speed isn't discouraged
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I cant sort out this link but this is a video of guy Martin and Robert Dunlop giving it hell on the TT it will show you what the roads are like

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Yup, one crazy race. Always wanted to have a run at that course.
I remember hearing a story where there was a pub or some such that would leave the front and back doors open to provide an over run path through the building on one of the more dicey corners.
 

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Nice lot of bikes rocket that's a fair rates of knots 170
I seem to remember you saying you had a interest in the norton's they have a team entered again this year

had 7 750 commandos, '69-'72 [2 combats] over quite a few of my younger years
 
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