McGuinness' Top 5 Isle of Man TT corners

23-times-a-TT race winner, John McGuinness, isn't called 'King of the Mountain' for nothing. The 'Morecambe Missile' took us on a lap of the Isle of Man's famous Mountain Course to show us which the most important parts of the circuit are for a decent lap time.
All aboard the Honda Fireblades and off around the 37.73-mile TT course we went.
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[@lewislong7749]

He’s a good guy and talks a lot of sense. I live on the Isle of Man so I’ve seen a bit of the TT. A few years ago it was a rainy day for the super bike or senior race. Some of the riders wanted to go racing in the rain but John didn’t. When asked by the media he said “You get some bold riders, you get some old riders. But you don’t get many old bold riders”. Quality!

[@isaacj8751]

I'm a base jumper and that's a common saying in the community too, very true

[@vicinvesta8349]

How does it feel to live on the Isle of Man ?

[@veedee4860]

I’ve heard that quote about fighter pilots.

[@ianmangham4570]

@@veedee4860 The origin of the saying

[@angrygnome4779]

So did he end up racing that day?

[@eddiejones4001]

I like that John talks about how scary parts of the track are! Not many riders speak of fear

[@lb0178]

yeah but hes like yeah this is scary but im like every other bike rider too many loose screws

[@Sugarkraft]

I love listening to him talk about the technicalities and his perspective. He’s a juggernaut with super human senses! 👍👍

[@tonypuglia3483]

Saw him in a interview once talking about how he could smell the wet

[@nickwachter1883]

Nothing better than hearing the voice of the humble master

[@bezz-ut2iw]

Meet John twice at oulton park , what a nice guy and my little boys idols him and he was a bit star struck when he meet him, legend in his own right, ride safe

[@chrismoody1342]

As an America watching from of all places, Wichita Ks; I really admire this man. I know most the names of the top tier riders, somehow I find him the one who I would most likely want to be around. Always cheerful and amazingly humble. I would feel totally comfortable sitting with him over a nice dinner. I feel like I could converse with him for hours and never be made to feel out of place. I’m sure he and I could share plenty of stories about motocross. It was a huge passion of mine for a good number of years. Now days I ride a sportbike at the crazy age of 63.

[@davefloyd9443]

He's been quoted as saying he learned his approach to the TT from Joey when he was his teammate at Vimto Honda. (When Joey won his third triple aged 49) Joey followed the old endurance racing adage of 'win at the slowest possible speed'

[@Rockinsoul1214]

Good to hear from a guy from Kansas. I’m from Kansas too.

[@tomwhitten7336]

great guy john,straight talker...none of the modern media trained spiel.could listen to him all day.

[@BennyH11]

Love the way he describes the handling of the bike and how it feels underneath him on the differwnt sections.

[@seancaceres4003]

Glad you're alive John.

[@paulbeades6681]

Sean Caceres LOL. True!

[@davexjs5889]

John McGuinness's a legend could listen to him all day long.

[@raphaelaugusto7663]

kinda hard to understand his accent tho.

[@dahlmas]

@@raphaelaugusto7663 go trough some vids with Guy Martin and see what u think about John afterwords :D 👍

[@garrywhitelaw8723]

At the end of his career he needs an Astrix beside his record due to covid I reckon.

[@jasonhutt9117]

@@dahlmas haha was thinking the same Guy Martin is super honest though great bloke as well

[@PascalGruselle]

Very nice moment to share about TT roadtrack with mister TT himself, as always humble, kind & friendly John Mc Guinness! Wish him all the best and a fully recovery after serious injuries he sustained at late NW200.

[@damoncosta1239]

Hu 77.

[@ud19sch16]

God bless John...i got a Autograph from him at 6.6.2013 in his book and shake his hand...then he won the Senior TT 2013...great man...all the best for John from Udo

[@wkf57]

How many people get asked by John McGuinness to take the Fireblades out for a spin? Great rider and great man.

[@Slash1066]

What an experience to take a ride with John, truly bucket list material

[@kevinjohnson7891]

Very cool too hear this from the MAN himself... McPint is such a laid back gentleman and the skills of a motorcycle Road Racer GOD..he is very humble and I would love to have 10 minutes of his time.. Thanks for this Bennetts Bike

[@TheIceBoy122]

Met John once at Knockhill for the BSB and he couldn’t have been a more down to earth, genuinely nice bloke!

[@jonny1943]

What a frekking great guy, so humble, and so badass.

[@jonny1943]

"it takes AGES to get back to full speed" >

[@convex7456]

Absolute respect. So badass

[@kobayashimaru8114]

Sick. I love watching John being interviewed because he's always so into it and genuine. It doesn't look like it's a chore to him. And he gives great insights.

[@aruntomar7131]

Morecambe Missile... Such a lovable bloke.. it's totally unimaginable to me how he's such a down to earth person. God bless him. A real gentleman. Love from Arun Tomar ... India

[@GMANS_BIKES_CARS]

Great insight into course, John is a great guy and just hope the new Fireblade performs as it should, best of luck to him 👍🏍💨🏆

[@dano4004]

I cant believe it..

[@eberbacher007]

if they still did the 125cc TT (a shame that they got rid of it, especially now where it could be a great proving ground and advertising for Asian companies where 125 and 250cc bike make up the majority of bikes) he could ride those because his leg should be could enough for that by then. But on the big bikes, no chance,

[@dr.johnh.watson2444]

giving small Asian companies the ability to compete in any class is not in favour of the main sponsors Honda and Yamaha.

[@patkawasaki]

eberbacher007 mcguinness is too big for a 600, never mind a 125cc bike.

[@spaceexplorer6636]

Great champ and down to earth. No sugar coat or ego going on.

[@l.astrand]

Very nice and positive way to talk about a racer and the TT! Great video!

[@nexusinyou]

Love that Man. So much skill and insight in this video.

[@ditzydoo4378]

Outstanding video from the "Man" himself John McGuiness. It's vids like this that make the TT an even more enjoyable experience.

[@kawi704racing]

He is an absolute legend. I would love to meet him.

[@KevinJohnson-jc9ju]

" Your absolutely flat out, you see a blind corner ahead, you see the Apex, you throw your bike into it" I cant imagine what these ROAD Racers feel at top speeds BLIND corners and just throwing you and the bike into it and its a hit or miss that alone makes these guys push the SKILL level to the HEAVENS . All the best to these Road Racers !

[@lr937]

JM a freaking legend, would be so cool to meet this block someday... gotta put that on my bucket list

[@GT380man]

John explains things so well. Love listening to his take on these sections.

[@bennettsbikesocial]

He's a pleasure to learn from, right?! Glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Michael

[@dfw_motorrad1329]

To be able to go for a ride on the island with the King of the Mountain himself would be an absolute dream come true.

[@lifestylechoicespatscully3284]

The bloke’s a legend.. superb video!

[@JohnCarter-eg4ws]

I don’t think Mr.McGuinness even knows how special he is to so many people.He is a super human and so nice,he waved at me once (or probably someone behind me..lol) I felt ten feet tall all day.I almost wish he would retire on top,because it would kill me if something happened to him,I probably shouldn’t say that,so I won’t.I do pray for him to be safe,all of them as far as that goes.God bless all of them🙏🏻

[@A-FrameWedge]

You can see he has a healthy amount of fear in the TT course, which is needed to survive it.

[@kirkdunn1379]

fear is a good thing.....it breeds respect, lose that and lose your life

[@allanhughes7859]

John is another Joey in a different format. These chaps are all brave or have a screw missing one or the other but eitherway we mere mortals must and i mean must respect them. I just love them because they remind me of my youth when a few mates would meet up in a shed drink smoke talk bikes where the smooth urchents went clubing it and got the girls we just lost out but did we ?? I think not we had a bloody great time inosent and humble all the way.. Stay safe John and when its time to stop just do it don't worry fella we will still remember you as a racer and still love ya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrisreaney1980]

When I look at John McGuinness I always think of Angus Young. Must be the face you get when you become the master of what you do!

[@garyrobertshaw2202]

Absolutely brilliant listening to him. No massive ego he respects the superbike and the risky road race of iom tt. Total respect for that man. Brave as a lion

[@PIP013]

Good luck this year to you and your team mate,

[@jasonhutt9117]

Seen this a few times never gets old

[@vigneshwaran7437]

Very nice to hear from the champ😆

[@peterkoning21]

It looks even more scary close up when they are standing there !! What a man !!!

[@1Ironhorse]

What a legend and so humble!

[@terra2805]

Can't wait for this years IOM TT!!!!

[@garycook9308]

Just top man nice guy a man with so much passion for what he is good at.... good luck hope you come back and on top were you should be .....

[@canyonkiller4431]

that sp2 compared to the sp2 is AMAZING. they did such a awsome job on the sp2

[@michaelwong5356]

If John McGuiness says to me "We got a couple Fireblades here. You reckon should we go for a spin?"..I would have died and gone to heaven.

[@biggedybiggedybong8032]

He's such a down to earth bloke.. top man!

[@garyfawcett1279]

Morecambe Missile is a proper legend on the Island, world champions in his home town withTyson up the road, both good men at the top of their games. See you John in June22, #GOAT imho👏🏼

[@igorbrezovic]

Living Legend! Every sport needs that kind of downtoearthness

[@rasmussrensen5165]

A true legend 🙏

[@Rj-tz5kb]

Mr Mcguinness, you are a BOSS

[@bluespig1]

I love that over 120,000 others find this as interesting as I do.

[@robtonge5516]

Great.Video 🏁

[@jon...6825]

top man. What a driver... Jon from Ireland Dublin...

[@pauloshea3741]

Living Legend.

[@ColinFlowers]

I'm going the TT for the very first time for practice week and I cannot wait! Anyone know if it's easy to find places to watch on bray hill? cheers

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Practice week will be easier than race week and your best bet is to get there in plenty of time and head towards the bottom of Bray Hill from the outside of the circuit. Anywhere from the bottom third down is ideal and there'll be signage and maybe some lovely locals who'll open their houses/gardens for you. Enjoy!

[@michael3487]

Bueno gracias por el video. Este señor es otra leyenda es verdad. Lo que a mi me gustaría es saber si es posible hacer un video en honor a todos los fallecidos en el TT. MUCHAS GRACIAS.

[@eddygarcia3954]

Amazing 🥰 As a speed demon I love the adrenaline 🥰

[@bruhbruh4871]

What is the song in the intro

[@waynechirawu1973]

Legend ...humble af

[@labinott]

John is what I call “a Perfect artist “ ! He has to make a perfection of his art in order to win! And he did it 24 times! What reflexes, what technique and what brain this man possess! When God made him he realllllllyyyy took his time I believe !

[@labinott]

Darren Murphy really?!

[@labinott]

Darren Murphy you just tried actually! If so I double dare you to try to be halfway of any of these drives as fast ! Your shit got dry into your asshole and thinking of yourself “no different” !? If you’re ordinary “no different” from those actually who achieved nothing then you’re good ! You no different !

[@lee4171]

Nicest bloke in racing.

[@jameshutchins3396]

The great! Thank you for the video

[@UniversalBikers16]

this is wicked, just got back from the ManxGP!

[@jhalleck]

Nice overview. Brings back my 2015 TT memories like it was yesterday along with the Subaru VIP hot lap I rode in on SR day! John is a great guy.

[@Cruelaid]

Just an awe inspiring guy.

[@davexjs5889]

John the LEGEND.

[@TheFireblade1000RR]

What a LEGEND

[@sensiblemark1974]

If he had fear for the TT he wouldn't do it! What he does have is a good knowledge and respect for it!!! That's y he is going to win this year's TT on the new fireblade what a pairing mcpint and a fireblade

[@andrewmathias1967]

John has always said that Joey Dunlap is his hero. And just like Joey John is humble generous and down-to-earth just a regular guy. The king is dead long live the king.

[@raphaelaugusto7663]

Much respect for him. Just completing the TT is scary enough, now imagine winning several times, DANG! R.I.P. those who died trying.

[@mwf117]

Probably the best rider on the planet at the moment

[@p_cronin0136]

Mad how he has 23 tt wins

[@travisutkin3728]

Respect-yes way!

[@rogue928]

it's taking it to the Edge jim and not falling off . you know its gonna hurt if you fall off , but what a total Rush when you Nail it ! there is no other feeling i can explain ! no drug or alcohol can do that for the ones that chase the extreme We all know the game :)

[@juliaset751]

I have always wondered what happens to the tear-offs. If they are left behind on the track what would happen when the guy behind you runs over it and loses grip?

[@bigbaux4721]

I imagine they only have time to let go of the bars and tear them off on the straights where grip is less crucial anyway.

[@Slash1066]

John said he pulls one off in the Ramsey hairpin, I imagine a Marshall grabs them between bikes

[@MJMS88]

This guy should be knighted and the TT course renamed in his name or at the very least part of the circuit named after him. An absolute LEGEND!!!

[@Justanothererror763]

He does have a corner it's just before Barregarrow

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Yeah I was just gonna ask john o if he has to keep a good strong muscle on the beast o know one thousand is super fast,but this kinda of answered the question for john but on average from the video and front fender camera u can the front dance a bit and that's the front I would think the back is working more times when u see the front dance,I was curious on whole 37 miles is it more of strong hold on bike I know thousand u said I harder to change direction,probably due to engine inertia,just wondering,this video kinda answered it ,and how old were u first time you raced at the TT,u have won 23 times....

[@thisuser5092]

What size guy is McGuinness? Is he well over 6 foot? 200+ lbs? Liked this interview. Thanks for posting

[@Stu-SB]

Like most people on TV/Film you think their bigger than they are, without looking it up he's around the 5'9 mark.... I've stood next to him at various shows, I just scrape 6ft so that'd be a good guess.

[@yorkshirepud6676]

A Legend!!

[@marianoschaller9066]

I would love to see Jonh on a motogp in a circuit. So diferents kind of riding and skils. I sure he did it, but i would like to see it. Not as a chalenge, just for the joy of maching him doing it.

[@word67]

That was the best. wow

[@Anonymous-or4ru]

That bloke looks really uncomfortable in his suit

[@paulbeades6681]

NudaRider Yeah... walks like he’s shit himself

[@1000archangels]

suits not made for walking. having said that, bit daft of the show producers to ask him to get in his racing gear for this without racing bike, makes the watcher feel like an idiot since it's only for show

[@bennettsbikesocial]

@@1000archangels the feature was filmed at the TT launch a few years back now. John had to bring his race leathers over for a separate media shoot :)

[@cjschmitt4882]

@@bennettsbikesocial doesn't make it a smart choice for this shoot...details, details, details!

[@user-yw2xx8jv3o]

Legend!

[@wendymcanena2421]

Any other circuits anywhere that are fast and flowing like this if you play the game for sure this circuit is awesome 😎😎😎 more like this should be made this is how circuit should be

[@osmarshall6734]

Paying close attention, it’s obvious he has every inch of the track memorized by heart....like he knows the exact number of up and down bumps the tires go through...awesome!

[@user-ge9sp7mz9g]

is it not possible to make the poles out of plastic????

[@chriskennard5920]

Super hero, super guy!

[@Larryman86]

I was surprised that no one recognized him and blew their horn. 😀

[@bennettsbikesocial]

There was plenty of that going on too - we obvioulsy only use the footage that we could!

[@pc5147]

thumbs up just for that smile!

[@shenanigansofmannanan]

Did he really ask ..."haven't we ridden enough for the day".....? No, the Sun's still up and the roads are clear.... there's still time....

[@michaelj.kastner5165]

Proof nothing handles like a CBR !!! FireBlade !!!! I swear my 2017-SP2 is hard wired to my brain!!

[@nickykelleher8547]

top notch

[@duncanferguson3448]

So talented, the real king of the mountain, good luck John, yer the man.

[@ivosantos2521]

thanks. beautifaul

[@markwilliamson6821]

Class.

[@bwghall1]

My Favorite! as Bruce would say. Yep John McGuinness Thanks John Briddy......

[@homefront3162]

See,s like a cool dude!

[@Burnersforvanlife]

Who was the penguin talking to John?

[@sen795]

he is my hero:))

[@forddriver8827]

You can even see the compression from the helo @1:58

[@joeeddy4426]

still dont understand how a riders sphincter doesent become permanently shut after a lap on here on a 1000cc bike