The Isle Of Men: The World's Deadliest Motorcycle Race Reaction - THESE GUYS ARE INSANE!

[@bleaman33]

The prize is only around $30k. This race isn’t about the money though it’s to see who the best rider is and to have that title. And the race brings in the yearly income for Isle of Man. Due to how small the island is the 2 weeks that the races are on brings millions into the island and keeps local businesses in business

[@judgedino]

Absolutely! Skills....prestigious! Not money!

[@georgebarnes8163]

Several races, several prizes, the Island does not use dollars

[@richt71]

My friend Mark raced the TT until he made a fatal mistake. He left a young family behind. He lived for this race. RIP Mingle

[@bobbyquinting3918]

The race is named after it's location: Isle of Man ----Not MEN

[@daveofyorkshire301]

The “Man” in the Isle of Man refers to the Lord of Mann. Lord of Mann was the feudal lord of the island, with powers granted by the English crown.

[@markysumm72]

I think it was wordplay, meaning it takes real MEN to have the balls to race there. Or it might just be a typo.

[@Mardenski100]

It’s totally a play on words

[@dennisshaper4744]

Play on wrong

[@HSV185iHolden]

If you would pay attention, the program they are watching is called "The Isle of Men".

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Everybody sees frailty from that highspeed crash, but I see the enormously adaptable and resilient human body. He came back from that, that's something...

[@canonndaleguy3658]

Lost a relative here in the Combinations Ian Bell of Bedlington Northumberland UK, he loved what he did, RIP mate.

[@terrywright7470]

This clip brought back some fantastic memories for me, the most iconic was my visit to see the TT in 1957. Douglas (IOM) is less than 100 miles from my home, and even the journey to the Island was filled with excitement. Little did any of us know that TT History would be made that year, Bob McIntyre achieved what no one thought was possible way back then, It was the first ever 100mph lap. The crowds went crazy. The dance at The Villa Marina Ballroom was indescribable that year. Thank you for showing the excitement, the drama and the sheer speed for we aficionado`s to remember once again.

[@joaofigueiredo823]

Connor Cummings is a local Isle of Man rider still competing to this day. I live in the Isle and actually have met him a couple of times at one of his properties (I'm a scaffolder) . You should consider coming to the Isle for the TT someday, you won't regret it.

[@mattsrcandstuff6982]

I want to see the island and people one day. Looks like a brilliant place!!

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

lucky guy, its a beautiful island & I always wanted to go there! Been watching the TT race since the 70s! I also have built scaffolds, home construction, bricklaying, painting, roofing & landscaping for 40 years

[@aidancrowley9452]

Connor was back racing in less than a year ! Still racing today ! This riders are a different breed . He is a local rider from the island .

[@mikes747]

Bike racers are just a different breed!

[@coreyir4039]

Michael dunlops story is amazing it starts with a tragedy he lost his father during practice for the north west 200 they were declared unfit to race the event a few days later they pushed the bikes on to the grid forcing the organizers to let them go Michael won the event his first ever international win and now is king of the mountain with the most tt wins surpassing the record held by the late uncle Joey Dunlop

[@rg20322]

Before I even review this, I've watched videos about this race, and it is awesome and terrifying at the same time. So fast and so many have been very injured and worse of course. However, they keep coming to show their skills and I admire that.

[@WillGiven-g6j]

Your next reaction should be Behind The Visor with Davey Todd. It's on KZbin and is hands down the best onboard video recorded at IoM. The camera isn't a GoPro strapped on a chin or to a bike. It's inside the helmet right beside his left eye. He gives it full beans most of the lap and is mind boggling.

[@AWKnuden]

There is no price in winning this race. It's all about "Who's the best"

[@davebcf1231]

It's true that they aren't doing it for the money, but it's not true that there is no prize money. There is, but it's not a ton and is split between the races throughout the week.

[@aidancrowley9452]

The senior race pays about 25 k .Nothing compared to the Moto GP riders .

[@Ytfrot]

Also getting name there attracts sponsors for future racing

[@davewilliams4304]

Riders don't die every year !!

[@michaelcooper1925]

There is one very exciting horserace in England at Aintree Racecourse once a year, its called The Grand National. Just to finnish this race, you should get a medal!!!

[@georgebarnes8163]

Hopefully it will be banned soon

[@chefjfuzz]

I ride a little too fast sometimes. The fear facilitates hyperfocus.

[@markhodge7]

Adrenaline is more addicting than any drug. When you learn how to trigger it however, your life changes forever. Wanting your next hit can be dangerous.

[@malcolmsleight9334]

Connor's comment about the riders loving the race is spot on. I can't remember the name of the video, but there is a section about a woman from, I think Australia, who brings her kids to the race every year. She does it in remembrance of her husband, who was killed racing in the TT.

[@Mardenski100]

Conor is widely regarded as the best rider not to have won the TT

[@eddiec1961]

Good reaction and good perspective of the race

[@doobiedave9686]

You guys should check out the video of Cameron Donald's lap, he gives a great narrative on every section of the course as the video is playing. It's VERY informative. 🤙✌️

[@dublkrossr2059]

16,000 rpm sounds (in video) like 20,000 Hornets coming at you at 200mph. Amazing portrayal of humans and machines in a mad symphony

[@michaelwolters527]

It's kinda' nice to watch people that have little or no idea about riding fast. I appreciate your comments. I personally spent 6 weeks in ICU and almost 7 months in hospitals after a little get-off. Then 3 years of physio, and off work. Crashing bikes at speed, especially when you hit something solid like a tree, is not recommended.

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

the reason I gave up riding 40 years ago! Had a little '78 Honda 400 & an old man stopped suddenly in front of me as I was doing 50 & I ended up on the top of the car! Luckily I just had a dislocated collar bone & some bruises but I have never ridden a bike since then! Had a friend get killed in '86 on a Honda CB750-4 in 1988 & another on a Hyabusa doing 180 in 1998

[@IanDarley]

9:05 that man is Guy Martin, you should look him up, he's the modern day Fred Dibnah. He's a really likeable and interesting man that has a very interesting life and holds several world records. There are a ton of videos on here.

[@exhungarian]

The Lord of Mann (Manx: Çhiarn Vannin) is the lord proprietor and head of state of the Isle of Man, currently King Charles III. Before 1504, the title was King of Mann. Before 1504, the ruler of the Isle of Man was generally styled king of Mann.

[@noelryder8517]

For this year 2024 25,000 sterling for Senior TT Winner

[@NoneYaBidness762]

“Fire breathing monsters”. NHRA.

[@paulocarvalho6480]

I've seen Guy's lap with the chin camera and it's scary. That road looks so narrow at that speed. One needs to have guts of diamond grade to do it.

[@scottm7961]

Love the racing reaction videos. You should check out NHRA Fastest Accelerating Vehicles on the planet, or NHRA Fire Breathing Monsters

[@busher69]

At race time riders and drivers go into the zone. Their focus has to be seen to be appreciated. They're all different but when the helmet goes on, the outside world is nowhere to found in their heads. They get that blank look in the eyes, to look at them, they look like nobody's home. Check out winged and non- wing sprint cars. They are dirt cars that weight 1425 lbs. including the driver and have 950 HP. That's the equivalent weight and HP to a current F1 car. They are absolute monsters but in the hands of the best drivers they offer some of the best racing on the planet. When things go wrong, they really go wrong quick. When they're right it can be breath taking.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

As a former race, I can tell you that when you come off, the first thing you do is to push yourself away from the bike. That's why he came down a long way from the bike.😊

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Speaking of sponsorship, Ferrari, for many years, did not spend any money on advertising at all. They simply relied on their publicity from formula1 racing to sell their road cars. 😊

[@Midnightrider1963]

Watch Peter Hickmans on board fastest lap. It gives the riders perspective.

[@greatriffishere]

Great reaction as always. The risk isn't worth the reward in this race. The price for an extreme adrenaline rush and small cash prize could be death in this race. Makes no sense and these racers need to have a mental evaluation done.

[@LDBHX]

Yes definitely ballistic 🔥 🔥🔥🤘🔥🔥

[@davidcruse6589]

I seen another one he explains what happened he hit a rd reflector they put in the middle of roads for night driving It was enough for the front wheel to slip on and rest is history Very few bikes and teams are sponsored most work to raise money with some small sponsorship from smaller companies Even their crews are volunteers generally family members in the industry running little bike shops One of the Aussie guys works as a plumber all year with friends and family they work on the bike all year for the race His mum said you can't buy a house like this He replied to his mum but you can't race a house He said that's when she gave up talking to him about it His wife races bikes she's their everytime organising him appointments Get things ready for race day The race isn't about the money it's prestige and self challenge Most look at if finished race regardless of position they've won Because can fight another day The Dunlop who won the race have lost multiple family members racing there and they've all won it many time's I think the Dunlap who won that race died a few years after from a accident The Aussie guy said in his interview he probably won't be racing much longer as its a numbers game The longer you do it the higher risk of something going wrong and only believed had a few more seasons before retirement and he got a second the year being interviewed

[@conorodowd-qh9bu]

I’ve ridden fast bikes for forty years . These fellas reach a zen like state of consciousness when riding the TT course. How else do they consistently hit the same patch of tarmac with millimetre accuracy over 6 laps of a 37 mile bumpy road course . I couldn’t do that at 30mph never mind 200mph!

[@mancbiker17]

I do find it slightly amusing how he says he doesn’t do superstition, but carefully avoids ever mentioning the word death or its variations. Not that I can blame him!

[@willmay1]

Michael Dunlop and Guy Martin have a video with a GoPro on the front of the bike, look it up!

[@toomasargel8503]

I like Your poster on table. = blue , bläck, withe re .... Estonian flag colors same order. Hi from Estonia !

[@ThursdayNext67]

It's not a traditional style race where everyone starts at the same time. It is a time trial where riders start at staggered intervals.

[@Cashcrop54]

If he hadn't gone like a rag doll and bounced over that stone wall the outcome could have been much worse. The fans who attend are in a precarious position as well. Between races civilians are able to ride the course with no speed limit. Would love to go sometime for the 2 week experience.

[@jeffwotherspoon3867]

The manufacturer sponsors racing not just for chance of winning but also and mainly for development of new technology for road car/truck/bike …., because let’s face it where else would get that kind of gruelling test, one race is equivalent to how many normal years of driving, the tech in your car today comes for many years of racing development

[@keithboyd9582]

Can you do a reaction to a race called The Pikes Peak Hill Climb? It's very similar to this but a lot more difficult.

[@nicksykes4575]

Get a grip mate, you cannot in all seriousness believe Pikes Peak is more difficult than the TT? If it was more difficult, a guy who'd never finished higher than second at the TT couldn't have turned up there with a bike he built in his shed, with carburation problems due to the high altitude, and win his class, against guys who'd been competing there for years.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

most dangerous race in NA if I remember right...

[@toomasargel8503]

Dunlop rider died years ago in Estonia , Tallinn, Pirita race

[@michaelgrimes994]

There's very little prize money for this race. They do not race for money. They race because they love it and they race to be the best. A lot of these bikes are hand built from the ground up, some by the Riders themselves. These are not normal racers! They do it for the Love of the freedom to go as fast as you can on normal roads.

[@grahamstubbs4962]

You can't be in all the interesting places around the circuit because it's a long old circuit and it's closed to traffic when a race is on. Pick an interesting place like Bray Hill, settle yourself in for a while. Go have a beer afterwards, you'll need it. 🙂

[@johnjervis1647]

Ladies are also racing at the same time. There is no distinction, everyone races under the same rules at the same time.

[@jeffrichards1537]

I would go fast but these guys are going was past fast. They aren't riding fast they're flying low..

[@nigelheathcote6084]

He hit the dry stone wall, wish it was just the grass slope.

[@fishtigua]

The guy with the crazy orange spiked hair was the late Keith Flint, singer of the hit tune 'Firestarter'. He loved the TT.

[@BunniMonster]

That is 100% not Keith Flint.

[@jean-rochdion4898]

​@@BunniMonster I know that Keith was a Ryder.... did a lot of racing (track) and he had a team for the TT. So if it's not him.... do you think it is a close one from him?

[@Zentron]

He was lucky, but it was from the high bounce, if he had been lower he could have been sliced into pieces from the barbed wire by the stone wall, or smashed into the stone wall itself.

[@krisa990]

With this kind of risk level, to die or being severely injured, by 1000s of possible events,some unforeseen, they basically put themselves,these riders,above the sadness, their families, their putting themselves above their families...and all their grieves,worries, possible sadness and concerns..like those that want to climb mount everest...they must have some level of death wish although they may not admit it outwardly,or to themselves..I think its egoistic,but I guess, they think differently..

[@Randomdude21-e]

You should watch isle of man - road warriors

[@omervandenbelt]

Have you ever watched a MotoGP race? If not, you should do it.

[@georgebarnes8163]

boring

[@johnfraser2201]

check out one of the greatest races of all TIME. sir Stirling moss in the milli Magilia italian road race sorry for the spelling this time and conditions of the public road race has never been eqeoled and never will. 24 houre race at night on old italian roads avrege speed was 90 miles per houre

[@boscobeans]

Less money than what goes into the bike.

[@corbelius6]

Paganini. totally encompasses the insanity.

[@individualmember]

Real fear is so unusual nowadays. We go about our everyday lives without ever having to give a thought to our safety. So we don’t get that frisson of surging hormones unless we actively take risks. I used to be a biker, but I lost the taste for it after a bad accident, I’ve since found other ways to satisfy my urge for the adrenaline/dopamine thing.

[@kissfan6321]

They say an AVERAGE of 135mph!! So sometimnes they are doind nearly 200mph on the straights!!

[@22seanmurphy]

It must be awful for the partner/wife and children the worry about it knowing that he might not make it.

[@warrenturner397]

You need to do some MotoGP!

[@georgebarnes8163]

boring

[@bundt_pie_chef]

Sam is holding her belly because she's pregnant. She has announced it on Instagram, Facebook, X, and she has been buying baby furniture on TikTok. Phil, your entire family already knows. Sorry I had to be the one to break the news to you. And relax... you're the father. Congrats!

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

[@willmay1]

It is Isle of Man

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Less passing away more getting killed

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

What about Phillamena?😊

[@michaelhollingworth1766]

Not much winnings they do it for the glory, believe it or not.

[@theostapel]

Isle of Man - maybe even Manx cats come from there ? At the people - called Manx or their language?

[@bretttodd6470]

The highest deaths per year are as follows 9 deaths happened in one year 8 deaths happened in one year 7 deaths happened in one year And 6 deaths happenend 8 times in different years. Of course 5 deaths per year happenend many times as did 4 and 3 etc.

[@johnpeacock7198]

There's not much prize money in the TT. Check the TT sidecar races, there's nothing like it

[@geoffpriestley7310]

Nearly killed a few sheep as well

[@JohnnyDrizzle]

It's the Isle of Man, not men

[@georgebarnes8163]

the video is called the Isle of Men

[@ESUSAMEX]

Or a Phyllis

[@stevenp2956]

Can i just make it clear. The Isle of Man TT is NOT a race. It is a time trial. if you want to see an actual race then you need to watch irish road warriors. That us a proper race.

[@michaelkrummel2071]

Back in the 1970s the best motorcycle racer was Kenny Roberts. He did flat track or dirt track racing and road racing. I think you're like this video of him racing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJfWmayupKlofpYsi=AxpYsCEUcV_OzneG

[@hilarymiseroy]

A high proportion of the fatalities happen in the Veterans Race when guys in their 40's and 50's forget their reactions are not as good as they used to be.

[@slithery9291]

There isn't any prize money.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Not true it's not a lot but there is a purse... I think it's a few thousand pounds...

[@georgebarnes8163]

£25,000 for the senior race winner

[@sjy3000]

So is Sam pregnant? With the holding the belly comment?

[@patrickcastermans9398]

Ze verdienen bijna niets

[@buzzbait2526]

Isle of Men?

[@jacquesdemolay2699]

did you mean the ISLE OF MAN ???

[@georgebarnes8163]

no, the title of the video is the Isle of Men

[@petermason3540]

Americans will never understand

[@gregorywright2798]

Isles of MAN not Men

[@georgebarnes8163]

try watching the video before commenting

[@rickwhite8793]

He hit a stone wall!!!

[@paulflux5892]

Isle of *Man* not 'Isle of Men' 😂 It's a shortening of the name of the Irish god of the sea, Manannan Mac Lir! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manann%C3%A1n_mac_Lir

[@georgebarnes8163]

watch video before typing