isle of man...

AkatomboRR

AkatomboRR

"the first of his name"
I have a crazy dream about taking a trip there with my bike and ride my bike on the isle of man.. (not during the TT) how could I make this happen??
 
Goose916

Goose916

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Or, fly into heathrow, pick up bike in London from
http://www.raceways.net/index2.php

(saving you a lot of money vs. renting on the isle)
ride up through England taking in some sights,
Get on Ferry to Douglas from Liverpool (after a few pints of your favorite pull drafts)

Hang out for about 3 hours on the boat, likely freezing your ass off when going outside . . .
Get to Douglas and go for a ride.

Look for signs where there is no speed limit and open her up!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Roads_without_speed_limits

Be advised, many racers sneak onto the island to "practice". You may encounter them so hold your line and keep your eyes on your mirrors.
 
Goose916

Goose916

Well-known member
here is everyone's favorite sign

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OLeary

OLeary

Well-known member
Goose916 said:
Or, fly into heathrow, pick up bike in London from
http://www.raceways.net/index2.php

(saving you a lot of money vs. renting on the isle)
ride up through England taking in some sights,
Get on Ferry to Douglas from Liverpool (after a few pints of your favorite pull drafts)

Hang out for about 3 hours on the boat, likely freezing your ass off when going outside . . .
Get to Douglas and go for a ride.

Look for signs where there is no speed limit and open her up!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit#Roads_without_speed_limits

Be advised, many racers sneak onto the island to "practice". You may encounter them so hold your line and keep your eyes on your mirrors.
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Ooooooh man that is tempting
 
islemann

islemann

Re Tired Not Dead
Option B > Gather a huge pile of money, win enough regional races stateside that the IoMTT organizers invite you to race. Blow through another huge pile of money to actually get you, your bike and a hired crew to the event. Make a serious effort to not crash out during the first day of practice or you'll not qualify to qualify. Use another huge pile of money to replace the crashed bike and buy more Guinness for your hired crew. Qualify. Go to the drivers meeting only to learn that you didn't qualify for the class you thought you qualified for. Spend another ginormous pile of money and hit at least one of your credit cards limits to buy another other bike so that you'll have some remote chance of being competitive in the class you didn't plan on qualifying for. Race. Scare yourself a bazillion times or two. Smile and start planning on how you're going to get back to Douglas after collecting your binned bike from behind the pub.
 
Goose916

Goose916

Well-known member
islemann said:
Option B > Gather a huge pile of money, win enough regional races stateside that the IoMTT organizers invite you to race. Blow through another huge pile of money to actually get you, your bike and a hired crew to the event. Make a serious effort to not crash out during the first day of practice or you'll not qualify to qualify. Use another huge pile of money to replace the crashed bike and buy more Guinness for your hired crew. Qualify. Go to the drivers meeting only to learn that you didn't qualify for the class you thought you qualified for. Spend another ginormous pile of money and hit at least one of your credit cards limits to buy another other bike so that you'll have some remote chance of being competitive in the class you didn't plan on qualifying for. Race. Scare yourself a bazillion times or two. Smile and start planning on how you're going to get back to Douglas after collecting your binned bike from behind the pub.
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This!
 
firstbuell

firstbuell

GO! 04,16,23,31,64,69,95
renting a UK moto rather than an IoM-based bike means you're likely too late already for booking round-trip passage on the ferry

the choke point for TT planning is nearly always availability of a bike slot
 
alcoHK

alcoHK

Banned
firstbuell said:
renting a UK moto rather than an IoM-based bike means you're likely too late already for booking round-trip passage on the ferry

the choke point for TT planning is nearly always availability of a bike slot
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OP said not during the TT. TehTeh face
 
Gixxergirl1000

Gixxergirl1000

AFM #731
islemann said:
Option B > Gather a huge pile of money, win enough regional races stateside that the IoMTT organizers invite you to race. Blow through another huge pile of money to actually get you, your bike and a hired crew to the event. Make a serious effort to not crash out during the first day of practice or you'll not qualify to qualify. Use another huge pile of money to replace the crashed bike and buy more Guinness for your hired crew. Qualify. Go to the drivers meeting only to learn that you didn't qualify for the class you thought you qualified for. Spend another ginormous pile of money and hit at least one of your credit cards limits to buy another other bike so that you'll have some remote chance of being competitive in the class you didn't plan on qualifying for. Race. Scare yourself a bazillion times or two. Smile and start planning on how you're going to get back to Douglas after collecting your binned bike from behind the pub.
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See, and this is exactly what I would LOVE to do... but I started racing too late in life. I don't think I'll ever be fast enough to qualify. It would be the scariest thing I could ever do in my life... but if I had a chance to race the TT?? In a New York minute, Baby.
 
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