Hislop's 1992 Senior TT-winning Norton ridden

Join Bike magazine as we hop off the latest Norton V4SV and straight onto the legendary White Charger - the Norton rotary that Steve Hislop rode to victory in the epic 1992 Senior TT. Apologies for the iffy sound...
You can get more insight, facts and opinion - and lose yourself in the fabulous photography - by reading the full feature in the August 2024 issue of Bike, on sale 19th June.

[@bigal5895]

Epic..There is nothing, nothing that sounds better than a Norton Rotary on a race pipe..what a noise!!

[@fasthracing]

RIP Hizzy. Still remembered.

[@user-yammy-oap-67]

You are 1 very lucky man! Just love rotary engined Norton's

[@nickrider5220]

A special experience, special noise, smell, very different and a great machine ❤

[@paulholmes1682]

You are a very lucky man Mr Armitage👍

[@70sboy62]

I once spoke to John McGuinness about this bike and Hizzys historic win, John had also ridden the bike on a parade lap, John looked at me and said I don't know how he did it, them lap times in 92 on that bike is just incredible, and that's coming from a 23 times TT winner.

[@lezlee4706]

Good to see that you are still doing what you love Mike. As with any job, I'm sure there are some downsides (but not many). Epic test, good content, and well conveyed 👍 If you ever need to do a 90's sports bike test, I have one you might be interested in 😊 You know the bike, regards, Lez

[@kenkennedy5516]

Well said Sir…..words cant do it justice…..when ridden by The Man Hizzy……different class 🤯

[@cabovermike]

I listened to that race in 92 parked in a layby on the a55 north wales coast road, it was broadcast on am radio and i put my jump leads in my lorry onto my radio aerial and clipped them onto the armco barrier ! brilliant reception and what a race and piece of history it was,. Years later my mate and me went to a dealer near huddersfield to look at a second hand F1, i think it was £12 to £15k at the time (alot of money) anyway he bought it 1990 G reg i think, when he got it home i had a couple of rides on it and went well and handled brilliantly, he kept it for years,. probably made money on it when he finally sold it,.

[@luddite6239]

Lucky boy! Thanks for uploading this. I've just been reading the article about the Norton rotaries in your August edition, so to see and hear them again on screen is a real treat. I still remember watching the JPS Nortons doing demonstration laps in the company of a pair of, I think, Marlboro Yamaha 500s at Brands Hatch in (probably) 1990. The sheer speed and unique exhaust note was something to behold.

[@AdmV0rl0n]

I was watching on the course during that race. I think everything came together to win it. Luck, speed, handling (removing the front mudguard), the cooling and fueling made it to the end, and Hizzy. The owners of Norton at the time did not care for racing, or the bike, or the team. Its such a shame that was the case.

[@ManxAndy]

All I can say is….you jammy sod, what an absolute epic thing to have done….riding the “White Charger”…wonderful…👍👌🇮🇲😉⭐️🏆

[@johnalbone3372]

The problem with most of the bike press /magazines is they seem obsessed with bike racing or exotic and or expensive bikes I buy and read cover to cover Bike ,Ride ,MCN,Motorcycle Sport and Leisure every week /month and others occasionally but would really like to see more every day relevant articles and more about getting younger riders involved It's good to see Triumph enter the small bike sector and with the prices getting ever higher for bike kit and insurance not to mention the bikes themselves how are we going to get mire people into biking

[@mohammedosmankhan1837]

It sounds like a less raspy smoother version of a 2 stroke, love it.

[@jumpfortyfour9965]

my wife and I ware at that TT in 92 at bray hill [ wow what a race ]

[@fasthracing]

The White Charger

[@firestorm755]

You lucky boy.

[@martynhurst3609]

Stunning bike

[@paulricketts5537]

Legend bike once ridden by a legend racer

[@matthale9596]

What a noise and a special bike 👌

[@sr-vx1cg]

moto fantastica...altri tempi....

[@PLAYINGAROUND]

No. 19 for me, not the expensive handbag one with the performance of a 10 year old GSXR.

[@jamsstar2010]

Epic in Duckhams colours

[@marksimpson4258]

Brilliant bike.... But it looks so untidy with the silly NGK and 94 stickers on it! That's got to be sorted 👍

[@MichaelSmith-mc8bd]

They went amazingly well for a 600???? . 😊

[@Morris12211]

Who is your camera man 😅 as I got told in school , must try harder 😅

[@jumpfortyfour9965]

the v4 is a aprilla engine not a norton