Which racing motorcycles or sidecar outfits have made the strongest
contributions to the Isle of Man TT over the last century? If you had to
choose twenty-five individual machines for a fantasy museum, which ones
would they be? Matthew Richardson has made his choices, and describes
each one in vivid detail in this perceptive and highly illustrated book.
He takes into account extraordinary achievements like lap records, race
victories, technical innovations and other milestones in TT and
motorcycle history. His selection highlights the engineering excellence
and feats of riding skill that have marked so many years of racing on
the Mountain Course. As well as examining the most significant machines,
he includes profiles of the exceptional men who built and rode them.
Modern bikes from BMW, Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha are featured alongside
the machines that dominated the early years of the TT such as Matchless,
Norton and Velocette. The riders who took them to victory include 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.