My 1st TT visit was in 1962. I was 17y.o. I am now 76y.o. I'll never forget Gary Hocking and Mike Hailwood coming down Bray Hill on 500cc MV Augusta bikes. The Sound, Speed and smell of Castrol R oil was incredible. 😆
I was there in 61 when Hailwood won on a Norton beating Hocking. I just missed my hero John Surtees who had moved to 4 wheels after MV wouldn't let him race both 2 and 4! He should have been knighted.
My work in the IOM gave me an opportunity to travel the TT circuit everyday for years and I knew every twist and turn of the road. My Rickman Bonneville had a top speed of around 130mph. and yet the best lap speed that I could manage was less than the TT winner in 1929 with worse tyres, suspension, and road surface. Those men were really MEN.
Between the gravel roads bad suspension heat emanating from the engine n poor quality seats n brakes I salute these men who took racing to the next level! God bless whoever kept these footage preserved! ❤️🤘
Wow! What an awesome vid. 1. Great overview of circuit. 2. Love the crowds of fans 3. Riders with no safety gear. 4. Primitive bikes with no brakes, balance or power! 5 Closing shot of Boy Scouts? in back of winner with awe on their faces. Priceless! Thanks so much for sharing 😀
My mate raced a Manx in the IOM TT in the 1950s. The first time he rode there he achieved an 84 MPH lap. But he said if you keep going there you get faster. - That was the good news.
Anyone finds this fascinating or loves the era and the TT races, i suggest you watch a movie called "No Limits" set in 35 i think, george formby, motorbikes were averaging 81mph around the course at that time, and the movie reflects on how dangerous the course is, and people with no fear or any nerve won
Brilliant video wow a real step back in time and some good viewing. Riding by the seat of your pants! Total Respect from Biking Adventures and Routes Northern Ireland BARBI
Used to know a venerable gent who rode for Norton between WW1 and WW2. His name was Reg Barber( not sure about that spelling) and his pal Jimmy Simpson lived close by. He had quite a collection of vintage bikes and would ride them locally around Polperro, until in his late 70s. Is it possible to put names to the numbers on the bikes, after all these years? Are there any records anywhere? Great video.
The max speed will be around 135kmh 85miles or litle more My BSA from 1929 had a top speed of 80miles but it is a standard motorcycle street version. And nothing prepares you for it a rigid frame with tires 3.00-19 in size at this speed it is a different dimension. the hole thing plays in a very different dimension. in a way, it's easy to handle. because the machines are light 130 kilos or 65 pounds and if you haven't set foot in it yet it is very difficult to understand how it feels these single 500cc engins are not the tuk tuk tuk pop pop pop type oldtimers that you imagine from old films short time top 6000rpm and 30-35hp was real in 1929 ua-cam.com/video/qhXWYh3fqUM/v-deo.html
This would be a Sunbeam Model 90 ohv 500 twin port. It was called the 90 because it reputedly did 90mph. I would expect a works bike probably did. I can't make out the gear change on this one but it was likely a hand change on the tank, although foot changes were just about making an appearance. It may have also only had three gears, no real suspension, just springs at the front and on the saddle. And definitely nothing you would think of as brakes. I have a 1931 Model 9 (the street version) which might do 80mph and if you apply both brakes you can knock 15 mph off before too long.
@@A101B202D303 Norton brought out a race-ready version of their 500cc overhead cam bike in 1932. This bike, the International was reckoned to be good for 29.5bhp and 90mph. Norton and private entrants won a lot of races riding this machine.
With the tyres as they were, the brakes as they were, the track as it was, the power as it was, the lack of springing and so on, these men were just as accomplished; as the riders of today.The bikes of those days would feel very difficult for us to master; in these days.I first raced in the I.O.M. in 1963 so I go part-way back to those heroes.It was never easy, and it never will be.
Mmm, a '70s four stroke Jap bike. Not many left. I had a GS 450s in the '80s. Marvellous flexible engine, flexible frame. Mine used to weave badly at 80mph.
My 1st TT visit was in 1962. I was 17y.o. I am now 76y.o. I'll never forget Gary Hocking and Mike Hailwood coming down Bray Hill on 500cc MV Augusta bikes. The Sound, Speed and smell of Castrol R oil was incredible. 😆
Awe that must've been a wonderful sight and sound
I was there in 61 when Hailwood won on a Norton beating Hocking. I just missed my hero John Surtees who had moved to 4 wheels after MV wouldn't let him race both 2 and 4! He should have been knighted.
My work in the IOM gave me an opportunity to travel the TT circuit everyday for years and I knew every twist and turn of the road. My Rickman Bonneville had a top speed of around 130mph. and yet the best lap speed that I could manage was less than the TT winner in 1929 with worse tyres, suspension, and road surface. Those men were really MEN.
They were also very talented riders.
Me putting the volume to max before realising it's a silent film
I'm deaf anyway
Between the gravel roads bad suspension heat emanating from the engine n poor quality seats n brakes I salute these men who took racing to the next level!
God bless whoever kept these footage preserved! ❤️🤘
Great Men and machines, thank You!
Wow! What an awesome vid.
1. Great overview of circuit.
2. Love the crowds of fans
3. Riders with no safety gear.
4. Primitive bikes with no brakes, balance or power!
5 Closing shot of Boy Scouts? in back of winner with awe on their faces. Priceless!
Thanks so much for sharing 😀
Still faster than I want to go almost 90 years later.
I went on a Bike Sure course and the copper running it told me off for going too slow.
My mate raced a Manx in the IOM TT in the 1950s. The first time he rode there he achieved an 84 MPH lap. But he said if you keep going there you get faster. - That was the good news.
The numbers of deaths in this era mirror the number in any era. These men were immensely skilled and courageous, they just had lesser eqipment.
It’s so cool how little the road has changed, yet technology rocks on!
Priceless video... absolutely stunning...back then when racing was kind of "death" sports that requires atmost skills and guts
Don't forget that luck
And massive brass balls
Thrilling!! Don't you love it!
Anyone finds this fascinating or loves the era and the TT races, i suggest you watch a movie called "No Limits" set in 35 i think, george formby, motorbikes were averaging 81mph around the course at that time, and the movie reflects on how dangerous the course is, and people with no fear or any nerve won
72 mph average is incredibly impressive.
Brilliant video wow a real step back in time and some good viewing. Riding by the seat of your pants! Total Respect from Biking Adventures and Routes Northern Ireland BARBI
Wonderful video!
im here, after 90 years
Hey Old Timer. :)
Always fascinating to see the Island as my Mum would’ve seen it as a young girl.
Great footage
Amazing!
Thanks !
History repeats itself haters won't
Excellent......
Brill! Thanks
amazing
Old is gold
A blistering 70 miles per hour, smoking a pipe & hav'n a "spot of tea", whilst driving...OMG such hero's back in the day!!"
Someone needs to add some color to this footage. The Glenn Crutchrie Road looks mostly the same.
maidem in Dunlop.1929 incrible..😎
2021 you still alive
Nice
Is this course used today with the same layout?
nice trip down memory lane, love the way the spectators are sitting on the wall legs dangling, bit different now.
Is it? People still sit on the walls and banks 2ft from the passing bikes.
Go to Street View compare the images actually. Creg-Ny_Baa and Governor's Bridge are also!
That speed tho
Used to know a venerable gent who rode for Norton between WW1 and WW2. His name was Reg Barber( not sure about that spelling) and his pal Jimmy Simpson lived close by. He had quite a collection of vintage bikes and would ride them locally around Polperro, until in his late 70s. Is it possible to put names to the numbers on the bikes, after all these years? Are there any records anywhere?
Great video.
hello there
are you a veteran yourself
One question please, What was the CC back then in 1929 and top speed?
Top class was 500cc, I can't find a top speed but the average speed of the winner was slightly over 75mph.
The max speed will be around 135kmh 85miles or litle more
My BSA from 1929 had a top speed of 80miles but it is a standard motorcycle street version.
And nothing prepares you for it a rigid frame with tires 3.00-19 in size at this speed it is a different dimension. the hole thing plays in a very different dimension.
in a way, it's easy to handle.
because the machines are light 130 kilos or 65 pounds
and if you haven't set foot in it yet it is very difficult to understand how it feels
these single 500cc engins are not the tuk tuk tuk pop pop pop type oldtimers that you imagine from old films
short time top 6000rpm and 30-35hp was real in 1929
ua-cam.com/video/qhXWYh3fqUM/v-deo.html
@Video Buff 135kilo also 170 pfund
This would be a Sunbeam Model 90 ohv 500 twin port. It was called the 90 because it reputedly did 90mph. I would expect a works bike probably did. I can't make out the gear change on this one but it was likely a hand change on the tank, although foot changes were just about making an appearance. It may have also only had three gears, no real suspension, just springs at the front and on the saddle. And definitely nothing you would think of as brakes. I have a 1931 Model 9 (the street version) which might do 80mph and if you apply both brakes you can knock 15 mph off before too long.
@@A101B202D303 Norton brought out a race-ready version of their 500cc overhead cam bike in 1932. This bike, the International was reckoned to be good for 29.5bhp and 90mph. Norton and private entrants won a lot of races riding this machine.
Bloody hell! One bloke was smoking a pipe! I thought I was the only one who did that on a bike.
If I had a dollar for every hat worn in the crowd that day !
looking at those speeds i could have been in with a chance.
With the tyres as they were, the brakes as they were, the track as it was, the power as it was, the lack of springing and so on, these men were just as accomplished; as the riders of today.The bikes of those days would feel very difficult for us to master; in these days.I first raced in the I.O.M. in 1963 so I go part-way back to those heroes.It was never easy, and it never will be.
It's all relative. Pointless saying you could have done that back then in 1929 as you stand here now in 2019.
No chance.
@@984francis yeeee of little faith
Where is some old time music ?
Might have chance of winning with my old Suzie gs425 ???!!!
Mmm, a '70s four stroke Jap bike. Not many left.
I had a GS 450s in the '80s. Marvellous flexible engine, flexible frame. Mine used to weave badly at 80mph.
I prefer the roar of the modern engines. Electric bikes are so 1920s.
Great footage. But those speeds are laughable today.
Death traps before the age of trauma hospitals.
I do not see any knee dragging???
Knee dragging?! They didn't even have suits for that then and probably didn't know it would help either.
Any sound LOL
They should have a horsepower restriction in modern times. Because as time progresses, bikes will only get faster and more dangerous
So? Isn't that the point? As tech progresses, the course stays the same which increases difficulty and skill.
Restrictions would be completely pointless it's about the best bike and the best Rider may the best team win
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Brilliantly ruining by insulting adverts.
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