TT Titans
eBook - ePub

TT Titans

The Twenty-Five Greatest Isle of Man Racing Machines

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

TT Titans

The Twenty-Five Greatest Isle of Man Racing Machines

About this book

A motorcycle enthusiast offers in-depth, fully illustrated profiles of the 25 greatest machines to race the Isle of Man TT.
 
Since it began in 1907, the Isle of Mann Tourist Trophy has gained a well-deserved reputation as the most challenging—and dangerous—motorcycle race in the world. In TT Titans, Matthew Richardson explores a fascinating question: which motorcycles or sidecar outfits have made the strongest contributions to the race over the last century? As Richardson makes his choices, he describes each one in vivid detail.
 
Richardson recounts extraordinary achievements like lap records, race victories, technical innovations and other milestones. Modern bikes from BMW, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha are featured alongside classic models from Matchless, Norton and Velocette. Richardson also includes profiles of the men who built and rode these exceptional machines—a list that includes many of the best-known names from every era of the sport, from Stanley Woods, Bob McIntyre and Mike Hailwood to Carl Fogarty, Joey Dunlop, Dave Molyneux and John McGuinness.

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Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Transport
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781526710215
eBook ISBN
9781526710239
Subtopic
British History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 1907 432cc Matchless (rider Charlie Collier)
  8. Chapter 2 1911 580cc Indian twin (rider Oliver Godfrey)
  9. Chapter 3 1923 500cc Douglas sidecar outfit (riders Freddie Dixon/Walter Denny)
  10. Chapter 4 1923 500cc Douglas (rider Tom Sheard)
  11. Chapter 5 1938 500cc Norton (rider Harold Daniell)
  12. Chapter 6 1939 350cc Velocette KTT (rider Stanley Woods)
  13. Chapter 7 1950 500cc Featherbed Norton (rider Geoff Duke)
  14. Chapter 8 1956 MV Agusta 500cc (rider John Surtees)
  15. Chapter 9 1957 500cc Gilera (rider Bob Mclntyre)
  16. Chapter 10 1961 125cc Honda (rider Mike Hailwood)
  17. Chapter 11 1973 500cc BMW sidecar outfit (riders Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt)
  18. Chapter 12 1975 750cc Triumph T150 ‘Slippery Sam’ (riders Ray Pickrell, Tony Jefferies, Mick Grant and Dave Croxford/Alex George)
  19. Chapter 13 1977 750cc Windle Yamaha sidecar outfit (riders George O’Dell/Kenny Arthur)
  20. Chapter 14 1978 Sports Motorcycles 900cc Ducati (rider Mike Hailwood)
  21. Chapter 15 1978 750cc Kawasaki (rider Mick Grant)
  22. Chapter 16 1979 500cc Suzuki RG 500 (rider Mike Hailwood)
  23. Chapter 17 1980 750cc Windle Yamaha sidecar outfit (riders Jock Taylor/Benga Johansson)
  24. Chapter 18 1992 Yamaha OWO1 750cc (rider Carl Fogarty)
  25. Chapter 19 2000 1000cc Honda SP1 (rider Joey Dunlop)
  26. Chapter 20 2002 Suzuki GSX R-1000 Superbike (rider David Jefferies)
  27. Chapter 21 2003 DMR 600cc sidecar outfit (riders Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle/Craig Hallam)
  28. Chapter 22 2007 Superstock Suzuki GSX R-1000 (rider Bruce Anstey)
  29. Chapter 23 2009 1000cc Honda (rider John McGuinness)
  30. Chapter 24 2010 Padgett’s 1000cc Honda (rider Ian Hutchinson)
  31. Chapter 25 2014 BMW S1000RR (rider Michael Dunlop)
  32. Epilogue
  33. Notes
  34. Bibliography