Full Factory - Between The Hedges | S2 E6

“Here at the TT, you can turn up as a privateer and compete.”
In Episode 6 we dissect the variety of teams and competitors, and follow their journeys and ambitions to make it to the top. We dive into Honda Racing’s rich TT history and presence as the only true ‘Full Factory’ team in the paddock. The riders and experts also consider the other frontrunners in the game and discuss what you might require from your team to be competitive at the Isle of Man TT.
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[@kgsxr7s085]

I was always a huge Michael dunlop fan but man more and more things i learn about this guy how could anybody ever say he is not the king in every single aspect of the tt.. literally every aspect.. talent..rider.. records..mechanics.. team owner

[@matts6551]

Peter Hickman may be currently the fastest around the track, but king of the mountain has always been determined by who has the most wins and unfortunately who is still alive to defend its honor. For years John McGuiness has been celebrated as king of the mountain, but that title belongs to Michael Dunlop now. I hope this year he can add two more wins and become the undisputed king of the mountain, surpassing his Uncle. What a legacy!!!

[@labinott]

That’s right! He’s not king because he’s GOD of bikes! He has also what nobody else has on TT’ ! It’s his blood of “dynasty of Dunlops”

[@killiandonovan6200]

Next week a whole episode for Bruce ... Class

[@gw4717]

Dean it's his year he will make that honda rrrrrr scream 😱 around the tt he will be on this year

[@sooyster4033]

I was going to comment, "so what we've learned through this series is that Michael Dunlop is currently the greatest road racer of all time."

[@simisanoo5382]

Amazing content. 35 years old and never understood bikes, NW200, TT etc.... Shows like this educate and now I'm on a CB650r. Life has totally changed for the better.

[@oldgolfpunk]

I hope in years to come Michael Dunlop and Carl Cox become one of the life long legendary teams to rival the other amazing people an teams involved. And a great thanks to all privately entered riders that keep TT going .. Much respect guys.

[@James.._]

Massive respect to all the riders and teams involved, love this sport.

[@andrewbozhozr]

I've always loved privater, working class heroes, on a slower bikes, racing their hearts out, living the dream. True TT spirit.

[@melvincannell9449]

All of these riders are mega stars to me and they deserve more recognition than they get to ride a bike that hard around there takes skill and courage absolutely unbelievable blows me away WOW❤

[@oldgolfpunk]

I just said pretty much the same buddy. Honour and respect is simply not enough thanks to give them.

[@ManxAndy]

Ohh I love Wednesday nights……this is the best biking Vlog on the internet….so much history emotion & passion…what’s not to like about TT….👍🇮🇲👌🔥❤️ ps….Honda to me, will always be Joey Dunlop…Yer Maun.#3

[@charliewolf1163]

Legends! From the team sponsors to the riders! I’ve ridden my whole life and know the amazing amount of talent it takes read and ride the track as you all do!!! Talented fearless riders with top notch sportsmanship. God bless everything about the TT. What a magical, mystical place!

[@88pedro888]

I reckon the MD Factory in a shed outside Ballymoney isn’t too bad.

[@pvsfam8633]

The Best

[@user-xo1cd2by1u]

Absolutely

[@minisla]

Remember the likes of Joey on the Honda. Always dreamed of owning something he rode .... Iconic pairing

[@Crimepaysaskapolitician]

R.I.P. Joey

[@vrossi2596]

Liked before watching Thanks tt channel.

[@charliewatson7069]

I could watch this all day thanks tt

[@jerseypaul7323]

This is a great series, well done to all involved 👏🏻

[@PaulGill-fq8dn]

I'm from Douglas Isle of man and not 2 bad on a bike, but these ladies and gentlemen r something else special I don't have words 4 what they are doing ❤❤❤good luck this year, think Michael Dunlop this year best of luck and if you have never been before take deap breaths and your mind will be blown ENJOY ❤❤❤

[@PaulGill-fq8dn]

Cheers 🍻 for your thumbs 👍 👌 hope your OK and enjoying Easter 🐣 😀 Paul

[@thesighbored]

Better than Netflix.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Much better than wokeflix or amawoke anyday

[@paulgill7660]

As a MANXMAN that was brilliant again, lm away at work but im coming back home for the TT this year and I am already buzzing, you can't beat the smell of castrol R ha!!i think Michael Dunlop this year, stay safe everyone ❤❤❤

[@boojeout]

What an excellent show. This series is quality

[@davidmccormick4735]

Dean on a Honda :)

[@kirthooper4625]

Damn this series is good

[@nickpappas4133]

Another great video, can’t wait until the next one.

[@2wheelsrbest327]

Clive summed it up " They're all heroes "

[@vtwin6683]

Again, simply outstanding 👏 👌

[@davidgerrard776]

Top show on You tube. I used to go see Carl Cox spin at raves. Love to support him now through racing.

[@jfoz7602]

This series is amazing 🔥 Thank you 🙏

[@mikefandango294]

That was brilliant!

[@Toaster783]

I would love to see dean win this year

[@DucatimoTV]

Bike season almost gonna start 👌Absolute dream to see this masters with my own eyes 👀

[@johneley5680]

Keep the TT going Guy's Please 😊

[@woodyr5gt113]

Oh these episodes make me happy ❤

[@tomnance218]

Correct Sir! Michael is THE MAN !

[@protopigeon]

Loving this series!

[@sonnyf1213]

luv these episodes

[@docholliday2364]

Inspirational.👍

[@garypotter1746]

Respect to Padgett racing. Clive will die at the TT. 🤘

[@dmitrypopov9197]

MD all day!

[@ewanburnett3956]

Can't wait to step foot on the island again this year 🎉❤❤❤

[@roberttaggart5757]

Fair play to Faye , she loves the bikes !

[@markjfox866]

All superstars.mega riders

[@seanc6754]

Motorcycle sales are going down bc instead of bikes costing 10k they are 20k now...

[@jamesmartin3004]

Should do a video on the privatisers

[@labinott]

Absolutely agree 💪🏼🙏🤝

[@howdoyoudo2927]

Heroes one and all

[@killiandonovan6200]

Next week..bruce anstey..class

[@justonsullivan3807]

My Favorite Race in the Whole Wide World. 🤘🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🤘

[@user-wb2ct8ci2l]

Bruce anstey…what a boy 🤌🏼

[@jesus2400]

Amazing history Honda is such a conservative manufacture.

[@user-vk3ny4fj9t]

The TT is always the winner!

[@user-mp5jp6th4c]

Go honda..🎉😊

[@teapotblack1688]

I think bike sales are down because everything's so stupidly unaffordable for the average man, we have family's and rent etc so spending around 20k on a bike is simply daft money.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Corporations and the corruption of politicians on “both “ so called sides are killing everything. Taxes are based on percentages of costs of goods and services so they automatically go up in number when costs go up. And the requirements placed on some are choking some industries like cars and motorcycles. Reminds me of 1971 in the US with the sudden epa mandates after 1970, the year with the most horsepower. 1970 Chevelle with 450 horsepower. Big insurance is the biggest in campaign contributions and lobby money and has been for decades. The epa might as well be working for them too

[@GT380man]

I agree. Later in life now, I can afford it. But what I want simply isn’t available: roads teeming with testosterone flooded lads, thrashing the pants of a standard, somewhat more affordable, 250cc bikes. When I started riding in the mid 1970s, you could hardly swing a cat without hitting a lad on a Honda / Yamaha / Suzuki / Kawasaki. Most of them already had their eyes on a 400 or even a bigger bike than that. The end of that happy era of true freedom was almost in sight and we didn’t know it. Thankfully. I am at my freest when I’m out on my bike, enjoying rural East Kent.

[@simonplouvier391]

Please had french translation for your french fan... just incredible

[@gzdcn]

18th viewer here. It is an honor.

[@grachoderunwiderstehlichen]

wise words "i feel comfortable...lucky to be in the top team..." 🤦 or is it more "in front of me nothing , empty roads..." ? " Sir's " 20.000 what currency ever ...is hard enough plus helmet...plus suits...plus boots...plus tires...etc. you all can be happy to enjoy way's with high-tech ! - good luck '24 ☘️

[@kerrydarensbourg5557]

Modern day, glad eater. But yet at you and of, the day best friends, Much respect?❤.

[@ivandunlopthemaninmountain4840]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paullovesey4863]

Out of curiosity, why doesn’t anyone run RSV4’s or V4 Panigale’s?

[@GT380man]

I don’t know. I wonder if they’re such a specialist, high cost, rarified thing before you even consider modifications required to make it a machine well suited to the TT, that nobody goes down that route? And if there isn’t a whole ecosystem of modified parts, people with a whole bible of experience of road racing them, and mechanics & electronics folks that know every millimetre of them, you wouldn’t automatically think of starting from that base? This isn’t a sport of Uber wealthy people. Ok, that’s needed in the bonkers sponsors like Fay Ho and bonkers super fans like Carl Cox (does he also finance a team or perhaps attracts other sponsors? He’s incredibly well-connected, is Carl. He spins for the richest festival event in the world, Burning Man) . But the riders are carved from mostly working class people and families. They’ve never been scions of multimillionaires & billionaires, like F1 has become and, to be fair, it’s been a bit like that forever! Uber wealthy people with children, almost always boys, who want to go racing, pretty much never end up motorcycle road racing. That’s left for your tradesman entries, people who rode bikes on the road for the sheer joy of it, despite it being very dangerous. As many said in this doco, it is just possible to compete out of the back of a van and a tent, with nothing more than a couple of mates and a bike you paid for and maybe got a few hundred thousand in total sponsorship from a list of small sponsors. You’ll not win or even get on the podium, but if you outperform expectations, that’s as good as it gets. That cannot be done in any other motorsport with the global reputation the TT has. A non answer, but you will gather from my blather that I’m a massively respectful fan myself and a lifelong road rider (not racer). My opinion is probably way wide of the mark, too. But it’s worth what you paid for it :)

[@robertouthouse9763]

Is there a Ducati team just wondering

[@bob7923]

Gillette need to sponsor Todd

[@johndeere1951a]

Privateers are the salt of the sport. I worked for my mate Mike Baldwin in 500 GP 1985 season. Yes the FACTORY 4-cylinder Honda, Yamaha always had more top speed and faster lap times than the private 3-cylinders. But RAIN was an equalizer. That let top privateers finish on the podium. In 1978 Mr Baldwin beat everyone from California to Canada to Loudon, to Imola on his self tuned TZ750D. Privateers do raise to the top at times. 🏆✌️

[@ragereset2795]

Did Dean say "on the Red Bull" about his new bike?

[@brianreilly9614]

Any talk about what Michael dunlop done on Honda's

[@John_Wood_]

Who is Deano with this year?

[@lices]

Honda factory uk

[@GT380man]

@@licesI’m surprised that such a thing exists. Honda exclusively makes bikes in Japan. While they’ve been coming to TT since the 1950s, and old man Honda himself, the company founder, was a massive bike fan, it’s not the market for them that once it was. Honda Racing Centre (is that what HRC means?) is in Japan. Maybe Honda U.K., the local subsidiary, is assigned a budget to go racing in the country, doing all the work outwith direct HRC support? I think Japanese bike companies are having a persistently hard time of things in the modern era, because they simply no longer sell highly priced machines in the kinds of quantities that they did when I was a lad in the 1970s. A blend of steadily increasing legislation and also some substantial cultural factors have made the choice to get a bike as your first transport that of fewer & fewer people.

[@stevennewman8276]

How come Guy hasnt participated in these episodes? Wasnt asked or didnt want to?

[@ragereset2795]

He's not a TT rider. They haven't really had an episode with past legends, the focus is on introducing newcomers to the current sport.

[@gw4717]

You look at all the rider's and you can tell who have the dog in them the fight the balls of steel MD John dean hicky todd Jamie I don't see honda keeping Nathan I don't see the tt in him you have to have that tt blood in you for some reason I just don't see it in that guy I notice conner used to have it but it looks like he lost that look that fight in him in 2024 he used to have that drive but I Don't see that now

[@presstodelete1165]

Within the context the labal FACTORY carries little weight, People are more interested in the Rider, so why would a factory want to make that investment?

[@dogfish180]

It's a mega series, but please reduce the slow motion video. It's like it every time. Tell the editor "Less is More!" We want to see fast bikes, not snails

[@labinott]

Honestly I don’t know if I’m mistaken but I, for long time ago wanted Dean to change the team! And as for PH it’s great pilot nothing to take away, but I think it gives edge his team! And as far as Dunlop goes, he’s GOD of bike period 🤝🙏💪🏼🫶🇦🇱🇺🇸🇽🇰❤️👑