Thank you for watching our reaction to Peter Hickman's record-breaking lap at the Isle of Man TT, clocking in at an incredible 136.358mph! This lap not only set a new record but also showcased the sheer skill, precision, and bravery required to compete at such high speeds on one of the most challenging motorcycle race tracks in the world. Were you as amazed by Peter's performance as we were? If you enjoyed our reaction and want to see more incredible feats from the world of motorcycle racing, please give this video a thumbs up, subscribe to our channel, and share your thoughts in the comments below. Support Peter Hickman by Subscribing to his channel: www.youtube.com/@Hicky60 Support the Isle of Man TT Races by subscribing to their channel: www.youtube.com/@TTRacesOfficial Let’s keep the adrenaline and excitement flowing, friends!
G'day, each lap is over 60 miles long with over 300 corners. These bikes do stock about 170kmh first gear and governed at 320kmh. Race bikes are crazy quick. It's the oldest motorcycle race in the world and in over 100 years racing there's been 234 deaths. In recent year 1 rider died when crashing and 6 spectators were also killed from being hit by crash.
The course is 37 miles, 60km, your reactions were great, first reactions are always priceless! In answer to your question, 136mph is the average speed and the all time lap record, he was hitting just over 200 mph on the long straights, these guys are just a different breed!
I don't know what is more terrifying, this or Fred Dibnah in The 1980s climbing 300 feet ladders to a chimney, that he erected and then in the howling winds created a platform of planks and metal to stand on as he knocked all the bricks of this 300-foot chimney BY HAND with NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT at all. All the videos are on RUclips including the final one where he blows up the chimney. If you are afraid of heights then do not watch:)
Nice reaction. They are hitting 200+mph on the straights. 180+ on the shorter straights. Answering your other question. Yes the front wheel is lifting off the ground. Isle of man statistics show that the front wheel travels roughly 1 mile less than the rear wheel due to it being off of the ground.
I understand what youre trying to say but front wheel travelled the same distance if not the bike would be torn apart😅 it rotated the equivalent of a mile less
@@Querientje this was also including rear wheel spinning during acceleration and front wheel slowing down when in the air. I'll have to find the article that had the data but it was a proven data point.
One of the riders said that on one of the corners he always brushed the bush with his helmet! He walked past that corner one day and found out it wasn't a bush, it was ivy growing on a stone wall!!
No other race compares to the TT, its a different breed of biker that can even compete. Absolute respect to these riders and the teams who get the bike in perfect race form. Ringing the neck of a bike on a road race is the ultimate
Met Hicky at the London Bike show this year, proper nice chap, but to be fair, they're all pretty humble and don't show an ounce of ego... each and everyone are living legends - and the ones that have passed, may they all rest in peace
I found Guy Martin the same when I went to the TT in 2009. He is probably the unluckiest rider at the TT ever, but with the hardest set of gonads I've seen.
The craziest thing about this record lap is that it was done on the second fastest class of bike (Superstock) and not the fastest one (Superbike). Hicky is a living legend....
The fastest is the Pokerstars Senior TT there are the 260+ hp bikes which makes it evern crazier for Hickman since in the superstock TT bikes need to be left almost stock from factory. Hickman is the literal main character
@@greygreen5610Thought so too but Peter explained that sometimes they change one wheel only once during the 6 laps, must be the front one. I'm not sure if they do 4 2 or 3 3 laps. In the Supersport category I believe sometimes a wheel lasts the full 4 laps.
@@elonmusk9697 i 've been many times, it's nearly always the back wheel as thats what gives the grip, they always have to stop after 2 laps because of the speed they travel at they burn through a tank of fuel in that time, whilst getting filled up they more often then not put on a new back wheel
Hi nice Americans. Peter Hickman, lovely guy, met him last winter and Davey Todd who won this year. To answer a coupe of your questions, yes, plenty of wheelies, when you asked that was `Agos leap` and completely airborne over Ballaugh bridge. You asked about MPH, I think Peter was clocked at around 207mph down one of the straights. All the best from Yorkshire.
"One mistake here and it's half a day out with the undertaker". A quote from Fred Dibnah, an old time steeplejack, climbing old factory chimneys (also worth a reaction). Pretty much the same here. Those guys have some nerve.
Jenny Tinmouth is the first and only female to have raced in the British Superbike Championship, she is the female lap record holder at the Isle of Man TT at 119.945mph and is proud to hold two Guinness World Records for these achievements.
Valentino Rossi, one of the greatest Moto GP riders ever, refused to race at the TT and said: "It's wonderful but it's really scary. I wouldn't be able to race there, it's really too dangerous." This says it all!!
@@timrussell9869 are all those WCs in the premier division though? One thing that makes Rossi the GOAT is that he not only transcended eras, having come in while the 500 two strokes were still running; he changed teams, yet he was still successful. Granted, Jeremy Burgess went with him when he switched teams, but nevertheless, he was successful at multiple teams.
@@markymarknj Agostini won 8 titles at 500cc, the rest at 350cc. 122 GP wins in all. He also raced at IOM winning both junior and senior titles, 10 in all, with 13 podiums. I think that that beats Rossi, although Rossi was a fantastic racer, no doubt about that.
They're not only doing wheelies sometimes but also catching full air because of the speed and changes of elevation in the road which you can tell by the over revving when off the ground. Also 138mph is just the average speed, they'll top out at over 200mph.
craig...what's that? They'll top out at over 200? They? Only Peter reached exactly 200MPH on the BMW..Michael 198 max on the Honda...Dean 189 on the Kawasaki...timed...maybe that was last years numbers..but i doubt Michael or Dean reached 200 this year..or the newcomer winner of 2 races..Peter raised average speed to 137 something I believe...
Peter Hickman is the current greatest multi-discipline bike racer around, 13x TT race winner, 4x short circuit race winner and 4x Macau street circuit winner. Not many people have won all three and he's still winning.
You mentioned being a sidecar passenger watching this video. They have a class for sidecars for The Isle of Mann. You should check that video out. They are a different breed.
I read an interview with an engine builder for the sidecars. He explained they have to build engines specially to suit the race conditions. Which in this case, was wide open throttle at the start line, then only closing at the chequered flag 😆
As someone why had a go around the TT in the 80s on a 500cc two stroke all I can say is they are just beyond belief , I don’t know how they can memorise it .
I am jealous! To see it in person must be astounding. I'm in the US, there are very few circuits here where you can get that close to the course anymore.
I haven't been home in 12 years. Watching coverage this year made me so homesick it was super emotional. Don't realize what you had until it's gone.......goes without saying I want to ride a couple laps to boot.
One of the videos i have seen was of a lad who was sat on the grass verge and when a bike went past it blew his hat off! He then turned to his mate who had the camera and just smiled at him!
I love the way Mike spends the entire lap leaning with the bike. I ride motorbikes and I couldn't even comprehend riding this quickly. Every time you hear the revs blip the back wheel is leaving the ground or sliding. 136.358 is his average speed, most of the time is over 160mph
Peter is definitely the G O A T when it comes to the TT and should be celebrated among the greats in motorcycling, his knowledge of the TT track is amazing , 1000% concentration and don’t forget all that lost their lives in the pursuit of racing on the island. RIP
You think that's crazy? Mega understatement. I'm a biker, these guys are THE best. These are normal streets, you make a mistake at that speed you're as good as dead. Unreal skills and reactions.
@markymarknj - well, yes, clearly there are none of the features of an actual race track. And riders do die there every year. My point was that the IoM has the best-maintained "normal" streets of anywhere in the British Isles.
Yeah its really not all that different to mountain climbing. The amount of risk you decide to take on is upto you and many people push past their limit and die every year.
A couple of stories you may find amusing, Winner of the 1976 Senior TT, Tommy Herron, was booked for speeding the day after, breaking the 30mph limit in one of the towns, Douglas or Ramsey, when he came out of court, he was asked for a quote by Motor Cycle News, the big national weekly m/c newspaper. His quote was "it's a good job they didn't stop me the day before, I was doing 160 through there! Former winner Steve Plater retired in the 2010s and took a job as a commentator with Channel 4tv, He was walking the track with Craig Doyle, another Channel 4 commentator and non rider, Steve was pointing out road positioning and braking points to get a fast lap. They were walking towards a corner, and Steve was explaining how he used to brush his helmet on the hedge on the apex of the bend. They got to the bend, and all the colour drained from Steves face when he realised his hedge was actually an ivy covered stone wall.
@@heffatheanimal2200 I've seen several clips of Steve talking to Craig during the walk, but not seen that clip, if it is on film, I'd guess Steve asked them not to air it out of embarrassment.
Riders spend three years learning the track before they're allowed to race. They know this track inside out, and then it's just down to skill and judgement on the day. Peter Hickman recorded the highest average speed with this lap, at 135.452, but Michael Dunlop beat it in 2023 with 135.531. Racers sometimes top 200mph + at certain sections.
Brits and Irish are nuts when it comes to Rd racing, ( couple of Aussies and Kiwis too), its in the DNA, Stones the size of coconuts. Phenomenal, straights around 220mph on fastest laps.
Hero's to me, as a biker all my life, I've competed in various forms of motorcycle sports it just blows my mind those brave lads who race there it's such a fast track Hitting over 200 mph wow, hicky is the man there, he looks so smooth and fast May your guardian angel keep up with you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Amazing reaction by our American cousins thank you. I'm from the UK and watch this every year and these riders are on another level of not only riding motorcycles but reacting to the roads way before the bends come up at those speeds. They spend years learning the track but even then at 180-200mph who can deal with residential roads at that speed. Absolute legends all of them those still alive and rip those that lost their lives doing what they loved. Wish i could ride again and have a fraction of their skill that would be my life long wish .
The fastest lap ever, Pete Hickman is unbelievably talented. That was last year when the weather was fabulously hot for the whole 2 weeks of the event. Which there was more and more rubber laid down on the track and many were expecting super fast times. And let's not forget this was on a stock bike, he had problems with his superbike with his front pads with bounce back. Let's hope the weather is the same this year, not long to go now and we'll be there on the 27th May for 17 days. Superb reaction guys and great vlog 👏👏👏
i live in a town called morecambe and every year thousands of bikes come through town to get to heysham to get on the boat and its wild seeing all the bikes come down the promenade i love it.
Drove round the track in 1973, in a car, with my soon to be wife. Married 50 years together this November. Fantastic island with great scenery and lovely people.
Don't forget your watching 1 lap, the Senior TT race is 6X laps. Each lap is over 37 miles so the bikes need refueling twice. This average speed is reached by topping 211 mph in parts & each lap is roughly 17 minutes so the race is roughly an hour & a half. It's great & the riders are Special people as are the folk of the Isle of Man. Enjoy!!
8:06 That pub The Raven has a memorial plaque on the wall under those Metzeler crash pads to a bloke that hit the bridge slightly to fast got air born & couldn't turn. It was stomach churning watching that wall stop him.
With you guys talking about 'blinking' I did some maths...At his average speed of ~136mph (avg. human blink lasts 0.1 seconds) he covers roughly 20 feet "blind" as his eyes are closed. Even crazier, humans blink 15 to 20 times per minute. So let's say he only blinks 10 times per minute and his lap time was ~16min 36sec, his eyes were "closed" for about 3320 feet (or 0.63 miles) over the course of this lap, 20 feet at a time. At 16 blinks per minute it's a little over a mile 😂.
No run off, no room for error. Supreme knowledge of the track and his bike. These men are super human. Valentino Rossi said he could never do what they do. That says it all.
Try watching this on a tablet and turn the screen from left to right etc to match him leaning into the bends, it makes you realise how much they rely on muscle memory to negotiate the turns, by the time you have turned the tablet one way he is often already going the other way!
A friend and I rebuilt a Manx Norton back in the early 80's we entered it into the Manx GP classic. we did this course and averaged 80 mp it was an experience not to be missed but I can't imagine what it must be like lapping at this speed. This guy's skill is awesome!!!! PS I'm a mechanic and not much of a biker
Having total confidence in your machinery and being able to find that super sweet line through those bends is key. Almost the faster you go the better they feel!!.
The front wheel would actually record fewer distance travelled than the rear at the end of a race if measured, a lot of the time it's hovering just up off the pavement. Whenever you see what you think of as "is that a little wheelie?" it's more often than not at least a foot or more off the ground. Anytime you hear a sudden little spike of higher tone in the motor RPM, that's both front and rear tires off the ground, or the rear tire spinning. Some of the wheelies are at over 160-170 mph.
So yes, the front wheel is off the ground alot simply trying to get the most power down they can... Also that camera was mounted on the bike not his helmet or anything soft, meaning when you see him go over the slick painted lines and stuff and the camera shifts left to right, that's hism trying to keep it going straight
When the bike leans into a curve, Mike leans the right way, into the curve, while Jess leans the other way so that the scene looks upright. Easy to guess who is the rider here.
Even for those of us who think we know our way around the 37.7 mile circuit, it gets kind of hypnotic watching this onboard footage. That's when we realise we don't know our way around. These guys (and girls) are truly at the top of any sport. What you don't really get from these films is just how narrow the road is in places and how many elevation changes, bumps, dips and camber changes there are. These are "normal" roads/streets which taken at "normal" speeds are just "normal". At these speeds they are just something else. This was a 136 mph average lap in the dry. Now imagine doing even a 125 mph average in the wet. The risk goes through the roof. Total respect to every single racer at the TT and Manx GP.
Heros just born , you can't create them ... they are still in their own real what they live for . Dont try to understand . They still Love what they're doing . Respect them , or dont watch . All of my Respect to their loved Family . I dont need it , But I respect it , Love never Die
I’ve mastered 3, maybe 4 trades to journeyman / craftsman level in my life. I’ve also ridden street and off-road MC’s for over 40 years and have enjoyed Isle of Man for 15+ years, but watching this rider view makes me realize that I’m merely a plodding artist in my work and a novice rider compared to these guys. My mind will simply not process information this fast! It’s Downright Amazeballs! JS
The guys and girls that race the TT at a competitive level are a different breed. You're either 110% committed when you get on that bike or there's a damn good chance you'll be joining the other 200 plus unlucky souls that the race has claimed.
The bravery, speed and skill just blows me away. But what I Really find hard is how they remember that course, with just so many bends and corners. Mind blowing.
I'm not a biker ..Been watching the TT races on the Tv for years .Im English ,it's still scary to watch ,Balls of steel and many a top biker have sadly lost their lives doing it 🤦♂🙏❤There's a clip of a little girl watching with her Dad for the first time ,no older than 6/7 ..Her face as they thunder past is priceless and worrying at the same time 🤦♂
Hickman is a beast at the TT. There is also another vid featuring him which includes about a dozen different on-board cameras, and as a rider myself I appreciate the views showing the throttle control, braking control and all the other amazing perspectives from the array of different cameras.
What must be understood is that this level of speed means settling into a hyper flow state due to the adrenalin rush and things actually slow down for the participants otherwise they couldn't cope with it. The adrenalin rush comes before the start of the race as the racers know what's about to unfold for them. I recall an interview with F1 driver Stirling Moss who retired due to an accident and the resulting brian damage he suffered. Not that he was left invalided but he could no longer reach the flow state needed to be successful, he said he no longer saw what to do before he had to do it but had to think what to do and the thought process wasn't quick enough to initiate the maneuver.
As an ex junior racer learning tracks are easy but Isle of Man is crazy because the track is literally the whole island 😂 you got to have at least a year just learning the track if you’re new and for most normal tracks in circuits etc takes you about a few days to learn
9:55 Definitely will look like that. There are points they are fixing on colliding with something, just to be in the right position when they get there. These man know every bump in the road and are fully committed. Love the TT.
I took my bike over to the Isle of Man a few years ago, it really is fantastic to ride the course, even at normal speeds. Outside the built up areas there are no speed limits. And yes, that 136mph was his AVERAGE speed for the entire 37+ mile lap. I have driven the Nurburgring as well, and that is a walk in the park in comparison at 'just' 12+ miles per lap.
Heros just born , you can't create them ... they are still in their own real what they live for . Dont try to understand . They still Love what they're doing . Respect them , or dont watch . All of my Respect to their loved Family . I dont need it , 😢 But I respect it , Love never Die
Hickman is a master at the sport . Anyone who can qualify to race in the TT is an amazing rider . I went in 2023 and it is mindblowin to see it for real . I also got to ride the mountain and it truly is beautiful .
When i used to race motocross in the open 500cc expert class our motos were almost always the last motos for the day .and seeing all of those shadows there made me remember just how much those shadows mess with your eyes and your mind when you're going balls to the wall ! But these guys are on a whole different planet speed wise
If you're starting to feel motion sickness from the constant left-right tilting of the camera, tilt your head to the opposite side of the camera angle in the turns. The idea is to keep your eyes parallel to the road at all times. Not only the motion sickness stops but you'll also enjoy the ride much more. Now go watch the video again and put this into practice. 🙂
The circuit is made of ordinary roads with lamp posts, letter boxes, walls and houses. A mistake at those speeds is often fatal. These riders must react amazingly quickly. It's racing but on another level.
Love the video reaction. I'm an English guy that's been to watch the Isle of Man TT and got a chance to ride on mad Sunday over the mountain section. I moved to California 25 years ago. If you want the best 'chill out and vibe route' in the US, we have it here starting in the Sacramento Valley and going over the Sierra Nevada and back. Rent a bike and I can tell you the route and the remote refueling spots. Just don't rent a Harley - it sucks to be stuck in the mountains will no cell phone and gas... :P If you're down for an epic 250+ mile ride that goes from 10ft above sea level to 8800ft and up and down a few times, let me know. Most of the roads are wide - wider than show in this video but some, over Ebbett's Pass, are super narrow. No middle lane dividers... But it's chill...
That’s gotta be one of the most impressive things I’ve seen a human do. How do his eyes even see what’s coming up ahead, he’s covering so much distance so quickly it’s unreal.
BTW - the circuit is 37 3/4 miles and the senior race is 6 laps - so over 220 miles for one race ...over 1200 corners and 220 mph over the mountain. i was there in 2014 - 2 riders died and 2 spectators (Germans) died . . Pretty much all the riders are Celt. English, Irish, scots, Welsh kiwis and aussies . . there's one US rider - Mark Miller who races in the lectric bike race (Xero) most races there are over 70 riders and its a time trial - 10 seconds between each rider.
the crazy part is not only the lunatic speeds but the LENGTH of the LAP . on teh NORTHLOOP you can actually try to memorize all turns . but the TT lap is more than double the length. thats very hard to memorize all turns cause they all look alike..
Let's not forget that that was an *average* speed of 136+ mph for over 16 minutes on a circuit with a lap length of nearly 38 miles. And 5 years earlier, he averaged nearly 132mph for 1 hrs 43 mins doing 6 laps.
Average speed 136.358mph on a road circuit 37 miles long . Speeds pn the straights in excess of 200mph ..Quite often both wheels come off the tarmac which slows the bike down because you you need both wheels on the road to maintain high speed .
Even as a local and having sat on the hedges and walls, this is a great video. I still can't believe how these riders do this and you understand how we wonder how the **** do they do this. Come and visit
Its crazy ! Saw a rider say somtimes visually theyre not sure what part they are on exactly but they know how the roads feel at certain points so keeps them right
Guys the fastest Race is actually the North west 200 in Northern Ireland. Greetings from the Emerald Isle 😀👍 do some more videos on Irish road Racing, you’ll be amazed. As we say over here in Ireland. ….keep er lit! 🔥🔥
I was by the Oulton Park hairpin last Sunday at BSB. Right in front of us Hickey rearranged the protective wall, got up, hitched a lift on the back of a pitbike and was racing shortly after. Bloody legend.
Great reaction lol just a hint ....dont look at the side look at the furthest spot in front you have to take the corner before you get there if you wait it's too late.... glad your enjoying
Hickman crashed in this years senior TT race I think it was just after the hotel at 9:18. picked himself up, picked his bike up and went to the nearby pub for a beer. ruclips.net/user/shortsa6fPzuxzNGU
Don't forget he averaged 136 over 20 odd miles, so the peak speed was getting up to 180 plus.....there are places on the course where riders "catch air" on both wheels...sometimes you can hear the engine pitch rise very briefly
Wheelies can happen because of acceleration and elevation change. Sometimes the bikes will take off and fly for a few dozen feet like at 2:55 and 8:22. Great reaction. There is a new clip of rider Davey Todd doing a lap with the camera in his helmet which gives a better impression of what the rider goes through whille wrestling the bike.
Thank you for watching our reaction to Peter Hickman's record-breaking lap at the Isle of Man TT, clocking in at an incredible 136.358mph!
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G'day, each lap is over 60 miles long with over 300 corners. These bikes do stock about 170kmh first gear and governed at 320kmh. Race bikes are crazy quick. It's the oldest motorcycle race in the world and in over 100 years racing there's been 234 deaths. In recent year 1 rider died when crashing and 6 spectators were also killed from being hit by crash.
The course is 37 miles, 60km, your reactions were great, first reactions are always priceless! In answer to your question, 136mph is the average speed and the all time lap record, he was hitting just over 200 mph on the long straights, these guys are just a different breed!
I don't know what is more terrifying, this or Fred Dibnah in The 1980s climbing 300 feet ladders to a chimney, that he erected and then in the howling winds created a platform of planks and metal to stand on as he knocked all the bricks of this 300-foot chimney BY HAND with NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT at all.
All the videos are on RUclips including the final one where he blows up the chimney. If you are afraid of heights then do not watch:)
You should check out peter hickman chin cam pov, also the side cars .. 😊
You also mentioned sidecar. You should check out sidecar racing at the tt races too
Nice reaction. They are hitting 200+mph on the straights. 180+ on the shorter straights. Answering your other question. Yes the front wheel is lifting off the ground. Isle of man statistics show that the front wheel travels roughly 1 mile less than the rear wheel due to it being off of the ground.
And even jumping in some places.
if u dont lift the front wheel on TT is death.... you better get used to it... hahahah
A mile less. Fek that's madc
I understand what youre trying to say but front wheel travelled the same distance if not the bike would be torn apart😅 it rotated the equivalent of a mile less
@@Querientje this was also including rear wheel spinning during acceleration and front wheel slowing down when in the air. I'll have to find the article that had the data but it was a proven data point.
Joey Dunlop, IoM legend
“There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one...”
RIP Joey
rest in peace. i wonder if the wall that he used to scrape his helmet off still has any yellow on it.
John McGuinness has a great record too. Joey was the first though. Lovely, lovely guy as well. RIP.
Absolute legend the whole family was and hope he is still burning rubber now smiles rip Joey
That's so great!!😂
Joey was my hero
One of the riders said that on one of the corners he always brushed the bush with his helmet! He walked past that corner one day and found out it wasn't a bush, it was ivy growing on a stone wall!!
Wouldn't surprise me if the rider was Guy Martin, he's the kind of TT rider that would do that.
@@PuzzoozooI’m pretty sure it was Steve Hislop that said that ? I did work for the tyre Co. beginning with Metz for many years ! 👍
@@oildrag I think it might have been Steve Plater?
@@mattmid7012 you are probably correct, it was a long time ago and I’m 70 now, so I so remember Steve 👍🇬🇧
@@mattmid7012yep I believe he didn’t figure it out till he started commentating there a while back ! 🏍️😎
No other race compares to the TT, its a different breed of biker that can even compete.
Absolute respect to these riders and the teams who get the bike in perfect race form.
Ringing the neck of a bike on a road race is the ultimate
Hicky is the nicest guy you'll ever meet, he really is a gentleman. Always got time for fans, always polite, a proper top guy.
Met Hicky at the London Bike show this year, proper nice chap, but to be fair, they're all pretty humble and don't show an ounce of ego... each and everyone are living legends - and the ones that have passed, may they all rest in peace
I found Guy Martin the same when I went to the TT in 2009. He is probably the unluckiest rider at the TT ever, but with the hardest set of gonads I've seen.
The craziest thing about this record lap is that it was done on the second fastest class of bike (Superstock) and not the fastest one (Superbike).
Hicky is a living legend....
The fastest is the Pokerstars Senior TT there are the 260+ hp bikes which makes it evern crazier for Hickman since in the superstock TT bikes need to be left almost stock from factory. Hickman is the literal main character
the fact that he broke the lack record on his third lap with a tire that had already been around the track twice: the confidence is unbelievable.
they pit stop after 2 laps so it would have been a new tyre
And it wasn’t a Superbike, it was a production bike.
@@greygreen5610Thought so too but Peter explained that sometimes they change one wheel only once during the 6 laps, must be the front one. I'm not sure if they do 4 2 or 3 3 laps. In the Supersport category I believe sometimes a wheel lasts the full 4 laps.
@@elonmusk9697 i 've been many times, it's nearly always the back wheel as thats what gives the grip, they always have to stop after 2 laps because of the speed they travel at they burn through a tank of fuel in that time, whilst getting filled up they more often then not put on a new back wheel
@@SvenTvikingYes, but a highly tuned and modified one.
Hi nice Americans. Peter Hickman, lovely guy, met him last winter and Davey Todd who won this year. To answer a coupe of your questions, yes, plenty of wheelies, when you asked that was `Agos leap` and completely airborne over Ballaugh bridge. You asked about MPH, I think Peter was clocked at around 207mph down one of the straights. All the best from Yorkshire.
"One mistake here and it's half a day out with the undertaker". A quote from Fred Dibnah, an old time steeplejack, climbing old factory chimneys (also worth a reaction). Pretty much the same here. Those guys have some nerve.
I prefer Fred's "you only fall of a big chimney once.."....
That’s definitely some videos worth reacting to
I agree,especially when he ladders a chimney.
Fred Dibnah!, what a man!🙌🙌
Jenny Tinmouth is the first and only female to have raced in the British Superbike Championship, she is the female lap record holder at the Isle of Man TT at 119.945mph and is proud to hold two Guinness World Records for these achievements.
Don't care
Why is her record so slow compared to guys? She will weigh less no?
@@Thatguy91919 To be fair the physical effort is probably much greater than you think. Kudos to her.
@@erdemir5641we don't care that you don't care 😏
@@SlavicStar14 It's kinda tedious though to have a bot repeat the same thing on various TT videos.
Valentino Rossi, one of the greatest Moto GP riders ever, refused to race at the TT and said: "It's wonderful but it's really scary. I wouldn't be able to race there, it's really too dangerous."
This says it all!!
If the GOAT says that, that says it all!
❤ Vale!!!
@@markymarknj Rossi isn't the GOAT. GP GOAT is Agostini. Rossi has 9 WCs, Agostini has 15.
@@timrussell9869 are all those WCs in the premier division though?
One thing that makes Rossi the GOAT is that he not only transcended eras, having come in while the 500 two strokes were still running; he changed teams, yet he was still successful. Granted, Jeremy Burgess went with him when he switched teams, but nevertheless, he was successful at multiple teams.
@@markymarknj Agostini won 8 titles at 500cc, the rest at 350cc. 122 GP wins in all. He also raced at IOM winning both junior and senior titles, 10 in all, with 13 podiums. I think that that beats Rossi, although Rossi was a fantastic racer, no doubt about that.
They're not only doing wheelies sometimes but also catching full air because of the speed and changes of elevation in the road which you can tell by the over revving when off the ground. Also 138mph is just the average speed, they'll top out at over 200mph.
craig...what's that? They'll top out at over 200? They? Only Peter reached exactly 200MPH on the BMW..Michael 198 max on the Honda...Dean 189 on the Kawasaki...timed...maybe that was last years numbers..but i doubt Michael or Dean reached 200 this year..or the newcomer winner of 2 races..Peter raised average speed to 137 something I believe...
Peter Hickman is the current greatest multi-discipline bike racer around, 13x TT race winner, 4x short circuit race winner and 4x Macau street circuit winner. Not many people have won all three and he's still winning.
He's awesome, but he's no Michael Dunlop
sorry but Robert dunlop owns hickman and now has 29 TT wins, what is it about you English and Robert the King of the mountain Dunlop
@@stacksflat7482 Surely you mean Michael Dunlop
@@jackosullivan6784 yes he’s the e greatest of all time
@@stacksflat7482 He's the GOAT but you got his name wrong?...... 🤔🤷🏻♀
You mentioned being a sidecar passenger watching this video. They have a class for sidecars for The Isle of Mann. You should check that video out. They are a different breed.
The sidecars are something else!
I read an interview with an engine builder for the sidecars. He explained they have to build engines specially to suit the race conditions. Which in this case, was wide open throttle at the start line, then only closing at the chequered flag 😆
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Lol!!...Your faces!!..Thank you guys for coming back to TT Isle of Man!!...These guys are incredible!!!
As someone why had a go around the TT in the 80s on a 500cc two stroke all I can say is they are just beyond belief , I don’t know how they can memorise it .
I live in the IOM. Another couple of weeks and the fun starts again!!
I am jealous! To see it in person must be astounding. I'm in the US, there are very few circuits here where you can get that close to the course anymore.
Horrible time of year
Same i live just about the library in ramsey Near the Bit where you go up to the garage
I haven't been home in 12 years. Watching coverage this year made me so homesick it was super emotional. Don't realize what you had until it's gone.......goes without saying I want to ride a couple laps to boot.
One of the videos i have seen was of a lad who was sat on the grass verge and when a bike went past it blew his hat off! He then turned to his mate who had the camera and just smiled at him!
I love the way Mike spends the entire lap leaning with the bike. I ride motorbikes and I couldn't even comprehend riding this quickly. Every time you hear the revs blip the back wheel is leaving the ground or sliding. 136.358 is his average speed, most of the time is over 160mph
Peter is definitely the G O A T when it comes to the TT and should be celebrated among the greats in motorcycling, his knowledge of the TT track is amazing , 1000% concentration and don’t forget all that lost their lives in the pursuit of racing on the island. RIP
You think that's crazy? Mega understatement. I'm a biker, these guys are THE best. These are normal streets, you make a mistake at that speed you're as good as dead. Unreal skills and reactions.
Fortunately, "normal streets" on the IoM are a hundred times better than normal streets in the UK . . .
@@nigeldepledge3790 even so, there are no runoff areas, SAFER barriers, or anything else; you screw up on the IoM, you're dead!
@markymarknj - well, yes, clearly there are none of the features of an actual race track. And riders do die there every year. My point was that the IoM has the best-maintained "normal" streets of anywhere in the British Isles.
@nigeldepledge3790 tbf you're probably right, isn't a principality of sorts
@@nigeldepledge3790 got it. Thank you!
In Europe, if we die doing what we love, it is a source of pride and we know that our family will understand
Yeah its really not all that different to mountain climbing. The amount of risk you decide to take on is upto you and many people push past their limit and die every year.
A couple of stories you may find amusing, Winner of the 1976 Senior TT, Tommy Herron, was booked for speeding the day after, breaking the 30mph limit in one of the towns, Douglas or Ramsey, when he came out of court, he was asked for a quote by Motor Cycle News, the big national weekly m/c newspaper. His quote was "it's a good job they didn't stop me the day before, I was doing 160 through there! Former winner Steve Plater retired in the 2010s and took a job as a commentator with Channel 4tv, He was walking the track with Craig Doyle, another Channel 4 commentator and non rider, Steve was pointing out road positioning and braking points to get a fast lap. They were walking towards a corner, and Steve was explaining how he used to brush his helmet on the hedge on the apex of the bend. They got to the bend, and all the colour drained from Steves face when he realised his hedge was actually an ivy covered stone wall.
...ivy covered stone wall... that's quite an oopsie...
I've heard the Steve Plater story, but I've always wondered if it was caught on camera
@@heffatheanimal2200 I've seen several clips of Steve talking to Craig during the walk, but not seen that clip, if it is on film, I'd guess Steve asked them not to air it out of embarrassment.
Riders spend three years learning the track before they're allowed to race. They know this track inside out, and then it's just down to skill and judgement on the day. Peter Hickman recorded the highest average speed with this lap, at 135.452, but Michael Dunlop beat it in 2023 with 135.531. Racers sometimes top 200mph + at certain sections.
And testicle size! 👍
Brits and Irish are nuts when it comes to Rd racing, ( couple of Aussies and Kiwis too), its in the DNA, Stones the size of coconuts. Phenomenal, straights around 220mph on fastest laps.
Isle of Man riders have balls of steel. That's insane
Titanium
@@moltderenou Yeah...Gotta be lighter too!
Do you often think about other mens' testicles? What do you like most about them?
Hero's to me, as a biker all my life, I've competed in various forms of motorcycle sports it just blows my mind those brave lads who race there it's such a fast track
Hitting over 200 mph wow, hicky is the man there, he looks so smooth and fast
May your guardian angel keep up with you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Iv stood inches away from some of theses races, people doing 200+ MPH is something to behold and witness, it’s something you can’t explain.
Qualifying week starts 27th May with race week from 1st June . There is an official TT channel on RUclips if you want to keep up with the action this year ... 🙂 . Isle Of Man TT Races .... on RUclips.
Check the official website for the schedule ...
Amazing reaction by our American cousins thank you. I'm from the UK and watch this every year and these riders are on another level of not only riding motorcycles but reacting to the roads way before the bends come up at those speeds. They spend years learning the track but even then at 180-200mph who can deal with residential roads at that speed. Absolute legends all of them those still alive and rip those that lost their lives doing what they loved. Wish i could ride again and have a fraction of their skill that would be my life long wish .
Sounds so beautiful on the downshift
The fastest lap ever, Pete Hickman is unbelievably talented. That was last year when the weather was fabulously hot for the whole 2 weeks of the event. Which there was more and more rubber laid down on the track and many were expecting super fast times. And let's not forget this was on a stock bike, he had problems with his superbike with his front pads with bounce back. Let's hope the weather is the same this year, not long to go now and we'll be there on the 27th May for 17 days. Superb reaction guys and great vlog 👏👏👏
i live in a town called morecambe and every year thousands of bikes come through town to get to heysham to get on the boat and its wild seeing all the bikes come down the promenade i love it.
Home of the Morecambe Missile? John McGuinness? One of the most successful TT riders.
@@geoffmesser5091 And Eric Morecambe! ✊🏻🙂
Drove round the track in 1973, in a car, with my soon to be wife. Married 50 years together this November. Fantastic island with great scenery and lovely people.
Don't forget your watching 1 lap, the Senior TT race is 6X laps. Each lap is over 37 miles so the bikes need refueling twice. This average speed is reached by topping 211 mph in parts & each lap is roughly 17 minutes so the race is roughly an hour & a half. It's great & the riders are Special people as are the folk of the Isle of Man. Enjoy!!
Seriously, what a workout video. I've been clenching my cheeks together for the whole thing. BUNS OF STEEL workout!
You happened to mention side car racing. They do that at Isle of Man too. It’s crazier than the motorcycles.
Yes, we mentioned it because we have already reacted to it. Just a few weeks ago. I will try and link it when I can
8:06 That pub The Raven has a memorial plaque on the wall under those Metzeler crash pads to a bloke that hit the bridge slightly to fast got air born & couldn't turn. It was stomach churning watching that wall stop him.
These are suburban roads - drain-hole covers - solid walls - trees and curbs.
Kerbs
@@steddie4514no, it's a curb.
With you guys talking about 'blinking' I did some maths...At his average speed of ~136mph (avg. human blink lasts 0.1 seconds) he covers roughly 20 feet "blind" as his eyes are closed. Even crazier, humans blink 15 to 20 times per minute. So let's say he only blinks 10 times per minute and his lap time was ~16min 36sec, his eyes were "closed" for about 3320 feet (or 0.63 miles) over the course of this lap, 20 feet at a time. At 16 blinks per minute it's a little over a mile 😂.
Luckily he knows the course, so instinctively knows where he can blink.
That was the fastest average speed lap ever recorded at that TT. Top speeds were routinely in excess of 200 mph.
No run off, no room for error. Supreme knowledge of the track and his bike. These men are super human. Valentino Rossi said he could never do what they do. That says it all.
The Greatest Show on Earth.
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Try watching this on a tablet and turn the screen from left to right etc to match him leaning into the bends, it makes you realise how much they rely on muscle memory to negotiate the turns, by the time you have turned the tablet one way he is often already going the other way!
A friend and I rebuilt a Manx Norton back in the early 80's we entered it into the Manx GP classic. we did this course and averaged 80 mp it was an experience not to be missed but I can't imagine what it must be like lapping at this speed.
This guy's skill is awesome!!!! PS I'm a mechanic and not much of a biker
Hurtling down roads at 150, 160, 170+mph that are normally 30, 40 mph. Outrunning the helicopters with camera crews!
Outstanding
Having total confidence in your machinery and being able to find that super sweet line through those bends is key.
Almost the faster you go the better they feel!!.
The front wheel would actually record fewer distance travelled than the rear at the end of a race if measured, a lot of the time it's hovering just up off the pavement. Whenever you see what you think of as "is that a little wheelie?" it's more often than not at least a foot or more off the ground. Anytime you hear a sudden little spike of higher tone in the motor RPM, that's both front and rear tires off the ground, or the rear tire spinning. Some of the wheelies are at over 160-170 mph.
So yes, the front wheel is off the ground alot simply trying to get the most power down they can... Also that camera was mounted on the bike not his helmet or anything soft, meaning when you see him go over the slick painted lines and stuff and the camera shifts left to right, that's hism trying to keep it going straight
I live at 3:04 I'll give you a wave next time. Mind you, it's one of the fastest parts of the track, so it'll be a blur.
Those gear changes ❤ Visualisation is incredible and necessary
When the bike leans into a curve, Mike leans the right way, into the curve, while Jess leans the other way so that the scene looks upright. Easy to guess who is the rider here.
Even for those of us who think we know our way around the 37.7 mile circuit, it gets kind of hypnotic watching this onboard footage. That's when we realise we don't know our way around. These guys (and girls) are truly at the top of any sport. What you don't really get from these films is just how narrow the road is in places and how many elevation changes, bumps, dips and camber changes there are. These are "normal" roads/streets which taken at "normal" speeds are just "normal". At these speeds they are just something else. This was a 136 mph average lap in the dry. Now imagine doing even a 125 mph average in the wet. The risk goes through the roof. Total respect to every single racer at the TT and Manx GP.
Heros just born , you can't create them ... they are still in their own real what they live for . Dont try to understand . They still Love what they're doing . Respect them , or dont watch . All of my Respect to their loved Family . I dont need it , But I respect it , Love never Die
I’ve mastered 3, maybe 4 trades to journeyman / craftsman level in my life. I’ve also ridden street and off-road MC’s for over 40 years and have enjoyed Isle of Man for 15+ years, but watching this rider view makes me realize that I’m merely a plodding artist in my work and a novice rider compared to these guys. My mind will simply not process information this fast! It’s Downright Amazeballs! JS
How are ANY of these riders alive? When I try to convince my brain that this is REAL it shuts down, goes Naaaah and gives me goosebumps.
The guys and girls that race the TT at a competitive level are a different breed. You're either 110% committed when you get on that bike or there's a damn good chance you'll be joining the other 200 plus unlucky souls that the race has claimed.
The bravery, speed and skill just blows me away. But what I Really find hard is how they remember that course, with just so many bends and corners. Mind blowing.
Before you ask, NO, the video has NOT been speeded up. This is for real.
I'm not a biker ..Been watching the TT races on the Tv for years .Im English ,it's still scary to watch ,Balls of steel and many a top biker have sadly lost their lives doing it 🤦♂🙏❤There's a clip of a little girl watching with her Dad for the first time ,no older than 6/7 ..Her face as they thunder past is priceless and worrying at the same time 🤦♂
Check out the 60 minutes show where they interview Peter Hickman, very cool guy. Some history of the Isle as well, very interesting.
Hickman is a beast at the TT. There is also another vid featuring him which includes about a dozen different on-board cameras, and as a rider myself I appreciate the views showing the throttle control, braking control and all the other amazing perspectives from the array of different cameras.
Sooo crazy, so fast. Hugs from Brazil. Likeeeeee, byeee.
What must be understood is that this level of speed means settling into a hyper flow state due to the adrenalin rush and things actually slow down for the participants otherwise they couldn't cope with it. The adrenalin rush comes before the start of the race as the racers know what's about to unfold for them.
I recall an interview with F1 driver Stirling Moss who retired due to an accident and the resulting brian damage he suffered. Not that he was left invalided but he could no longer reach the flow state needed to be successful, he said he no longer saw what to do before he had to do it but had to think what to do and the thought process wasn't quick enough to initiate the maneuver.
What’s amazing this is a public road, pot holes ect , walls/hedges/ manhole covers 👏
As an ex junior racer learning tracks are easy but Isle of Man is crazy because the track is literally the whole island 😂 you got to have at least a year just learning the track if you’re new and for most normal tracks in circuits etc takes you about a few days to learn
On the 1.5 mile Sulby Straight he's knocking on the door of 220 mph.
picked up a new GSXR-750 when I turned 55.....................makes ya feel young again
Are you still alive ?
@@davids.2317 put over 16000km's on it so far & am going across Canada with it again
Looks like you two could quallify for Guiness book of records saying "o my gosh"more time that others in first third of video...keep on the good work
9:55 Definitely will look like that. There are points they are fixing on colliding with something, just to be in the right position when they get there.
These man know every bump in the road and are fully committed. Love the TT.
I took my bike over to the Isle of Man a few years ago, it really is fantastic to ride the course, even at normal speeds. Outside the built up areas there are no speed limits. And yes, that 136mph was his AVERAGE speed for the entire 37+ mile lap. I have driven the Nurburgring as well, and that is a walk in the park in comparison at 'just' 12+ miles per lap.
Heros just born , you can't create them ... they are still in their own real what they live for . Dont try to understand . They still Love what they're doing . Respect them , or dont watch . All of my Respect to their loved Family . I dont need it , 😢 But I respect it , Love never Die
It's not a track, it's a country road that takes in some villages. Amazing!
Hickman is a master at the sport . Anyone who can qualify to race in the TT is an amazing rider . I went in 2023 and it is mindblowin to see it for real . I also got to ride the mountain and it truly is beautiful .
When i used to race motocross in the open 500cc expert class our motos were almost always the last motos for the day .and seeing all of those shadows there made me remember just how much those shadows mess with your eyes and your mind when you're going balls to the wall !
But these guys are on a whole different planet speed wise
If you're starting to feel motion sickness from the constant left-right tilting of the camera, tilt your head to the opposite side of the camera angle in the turns. The idea is to keep your eyes parallel to the road at all times. Not only the motion sickness stops but you'll also enjoy the ride much more. Now go watch the video again and put this into practice. 🙂
These men have balls of steel and don’t get the recognition they deserve should be getting the top money and way more money than the F1 Drivers get .
The circuit is made of ordinary roads with lamp posts, letter boxes, walls and houses. A mistake at those speeds is often fatal. These riders must react amazingly quickly. It's racing but on another level.
Love the video reaction.
I'm an English guy that's been to watch the Isle of Man TT and got a chance to ride on mad Sunday over the mountain section. I moved to California 25 years ago. If you want the best 'chill out and vibe route' in the US, we have it here starting in the Sacramento Valley and going over the Sierra Nevada and back. Rent a bike and I can tell you the route and the remote refueling spots. Just don't rent a Harley - it sucks to be stuck in the mountains will no cell phone and gas... :P If you're down for an epic 250+ mile ride that goes from 10ft above sea level to 8800ft and up and down a few times, let me know. Most of the roads are wide - wider than show in this video but some, over Ebbett's Pass, are super narrow. No middle lane dividers... But it's chill...
That’s gotta be one of the most impressive things I’ve seen a human do. How do his eyes even see what’s coming up ahead, he’s covering so much distance so quickly it’s unreal.
BTW - the circuit is 37 3/4 miles and the senior race is 6 laps - so over 220 miles for one race ...over 1200 corners and 220 mph over the mountain. i was there in 2014 - 2 riders died and 2 spectators (Germans) died . . Pretty much all the riders are Celt. English, Irish, scots, Welsh kiwis and aussies . . there's one US rider - Mark Miller who races in the lectric bike race (Xero) most races there are over 70 riders and its a time trial - 10 seconds between each rider.
That was insane.
The footage looks like it being played fast forward! Fair play to Peter Hickman.
the crazy part is not only the lunatic speeds but the LENGTH of the LAP . on teh NORTHLOOP you can actually try to memorize all turns . but the TT lap is more than double the length. thats very hard to memorize all turns cause they all look alike..
Full documentary
Closer to the edge well worth a watch
The "wheelie" is when the entire bike is airborne from a bump.
The wheelie they are mentioning is from the crazy power the bike makes.
My friend Andy soar died here in 2016 on his last lap of the senior race. He died doing what he loved and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Let's not forget that that was an *average* speed of 136+ mph for over 16 minutes on a circuit with a lap length of nearly 38 miles.
And 5 years earlier, he averaged nearly 132mph for 1 hrs 43 mins doing 6 laps.
Average speed 136.358mph on a road circuit 37 miles long . Speeds pn the straights in excess of 200mph ..Quite often both wheels come off the tarmac which slows the bike down because you you need both wheels on the road to maintain high speed .
Raced it in 2014 -2015
The hedgerows you see are Rock walls.
My RR-1100 runs on Aviation fuel
Even as a local and having sat on the hedges and walls, this is a great video. I still can't believe how these riders do this and you understand how we wonder how the **** do they do this. Come and visit
Its crazy ! Saw a rider say somtimes visually theyre not sure what part they are on exactly but they know how the roads feel at certain points so keeps them right
Guys the fastest Race is actually the North west 200 in Northern Ireland. Greetings from the Emerald Isle 😀👍 do some more videos on Irish road Racing, you’ll be amazed. As we say over here in Ireland. ….keep er lit! 🔥🔥
136mph is the average. The highest top speed he recorded was 210mph.
I was by the Oulton Park hairpin last Sunday at BSB. Right in front of us Hickey rearranged the protective wall, got up, hitched a lift on the back of a pitbike and was racing shortly after. Bloody legend.
Great reaction lol just a hint ....dont look at the side look at the furthest spot in front you have to take the corner before you get there if you wait it's too late.... glad your enjoying
Hickman crashed in this years senior TT race I think it was just after the hotel at 9:18. picked himself up, picked his bike up and went to the nearby pub for a beer. ruclips.net/user/shortsa6fPzuxzNGU
Don't forget he averaged 136 over 20 odd miles, so the peak speed was getting up to 180 plus.....there are places on the course where riders "catch air" on both wheels...sometimes you can hear the engine pitch rise very briefly
New drinking game...every time Mike says "Oh my gosh"....we take a slug....🤪
Wheelies can happen because of acceleration and elevation change. Sometimes the bikes will take off and fly for a few dozen feet like at 2:55 and 8:22. Great reaction. There is a new clip of rider Davey Todd doing a lap with the camera in his helmet which gives a better impression of what the rider goes through whille wrestling the bike.