Manx Grand Prix MGP 2015 Mini-twin onboard lap Suzuki SV650 Isle of Man TT Mountain course supertwin

22:47.182 @ 99.349mph - 1st lap of MGP supertwins race 2015.
Minitwin/stocktwin spec, Racetech gold fork emulators and Maxton springs (0.85), Maxton shock, dynoed at 72hp... Used 16-45 gearing as recommended, and I didn't want to mess around with it as I was a newcomer and just trying to learn the track, and had no pit crew to advise on that kind of thing. It was really struggling to pull 6th anywhere other than downhill though…should have changed it!
The throttle trace is the top left figure (range of 56 to 213 for some reason) so you can see where I bottled the fast bits! Temperature below, gear position in the centre.
Lacking a bit of corner speed, but hopefully that will come with time as I get more familiar with the track, any comments and advice welcome please!
My advice for any prospective newcomers going on a Minitwin that might watch this would be to try 16-46, or even 15-43/44. Don't be afraid to use different settings, I wish I had! Also, make sure you aren't trying anything new over there - I used a set of tyres I had never tried before, and they had a dramatic effect on the bikes handling. I would have known this if I'd used them on the short circuits…

[@klausheisler3701]

Dude! You’re living the dream!! Thank for the ride!

[@TommyAlks]

Great footage mate good stuff

[@flatoutintop23]

Thanks :-)

[@gregtaylor6146]

Fabulous footage Sir, many thanks for taking us all along for the ride.

[@flatoutintop23]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! A nice steady pace to see whats what! (thats my excuse for being slow and I'm sticking to it! lol!)

[@jeffstratton8838]

I want to go do this really bad, I have looked into it in the past and way too much money for all expenses from USA,but this class Amy easier to get into?

[@flatoutintop23]

@@jeffstratton8838 it’s been several years since I was there, and I can’t imagine the selection criteria has gotten any easier, but the lightweight/twin class is a brilliant way to learn the course! I went on a stock twin, which was maybe a little under-powered for many points in the course as you’re flat out for ages which is pretty hard on the engine, but the advantage was that the terminal speeds were a lot more manageable for finding you way around. A supertwin is what most people run, but it’s a lot more expensive and reliability depends on the tune of it. If you can get an entry, go for it! Oldest and most prestigious track in the world, racing on it is like nothing else! 😍