Honda’s tt racing machine

The TT started Honda’s obsession with motorsport, provoked the formation of HRC and generated some of the company’s finest motorcycles. Here’s how

For two weeks every year a windswept, rain-lashed but beautiful and magical island in the Irish Sea becomes the centre of the bike racing universe. Bike celebrates this year’s action and the people, bikes and stories that make it unlike anything else on Earth

Gone are the days when you could pitch up on a factory RVF and blow rivals away. Now it’s a lot more complicated

I’M LYING ON A MATTRESS IN ROS’S FRONT GARDEN, arms folded over her garden wall. Half a mile away the first bike leaves the line. Before it gets to us in about 13 seconds time it will already have had

Having a great bike is a good start. But at the TT, world-class mechanics, super-experienced managers and very deep pockets can make all the difference…

The Isle of Man paddock is awash with amazing people and overflows with stories. Bike takes a wander through the awnings to meet the heroes of the island