Turn the speakers up and watch and listen to Danny Webb circulate the Isle of Man TT course at this year's Classic TT aboard his Team Classic Suzuki RG500!
Danny is only 29. The closest comparison I can think of for skill, courage, speed, noise,age and almost inhuman concentration is a battle of Britain Spitfire pilot. Exhilarating footage.
Best on-board I’ve ever seen. Felt like I was the rider. Often put this on my big TV to help me sleep, not because I find it boring, no, no, it puts me in my happy place and gives me the best dreams you could ever imagine 😀
Legends...if you've ever ridden the circuit at 'normal' speeds, you'll realize how amazing these racers are. The road surfaces are full of bumps, high winds and blinding sunlight round some of the bends...and that's on a dry day!
Have watched this lap many times and am still shocked at how fast a modern 250 is, the 250 that Ian is riding is a missile, and what a rider for Danny to follow :-)
Having been a national 600 racer, so many people don't study the lap times... then you realise that a pro rider on a smaller capacity machine would be in the top 50% of the next class... 250 vs 600 vs 750 vs 1000... Lap times put everything into context... very often the media for the TV coverage intentionally leave the full grid lap times out, so you cannot see that the top 600 riders are faster than the back of the superbike grid😮.
@@redchemicalsltd2324What a moron, they are the fastest in their class. Why are you shocked they are faster than the slowest racers in a higher class?😂 Get over yourself.
@@redchemicalsltd2324 Yup Corner speed and commitment. A smaller lighter bike accelerates faster, and less HP equals less tire spin and heat, which equals more grip. It's about putting the power down and being able to use it. Plus 250 two strokes at the peak of development were making serious useable power @ over 100hp in a 200lb bike.
Wow that was bloody exausting !! TT riders without doubt should all be put put on a pedestal this is not just skill its mental focus, physical stamina then add to that a large portion of balls of steel then you might be close to how good these riders are. Nice on board footage.
Very skillful rider, the way he uses all the track on exits in blind corners, the way he keeps as much momentum as possible. This is very enjoyable to watch!
Great ride by Danny, on board camera footage is just brilliant and Ian Lougher on the smaller two stroke was just as incredible as always, he certainly knows how to ride two strokes around here.
*Sorry to disappoint but Santa's not making anymore due to 'Global Warming' However there may be a few late 1988/89 Examples still around with 'one owner - Low Mileage' but expect to pay around £15k and have to accept 25mpg. My advice go for the Model C (Very Rare) but undoubtedly will appreciate, and had a performance roughly the same as Barry Sheen's Racer.*
@@lordbelvoir2543 *I only got around 10/12 mpg that when racing it, on a long run would get around 25-30 mpg with steady cruising. Been to Switzerland on it, and several times to Dutch TT at Assen. Note UK Gallons not smaller US*
Wow, amazing! Talk about concentration, excellent eyesight and balance, nerves of steel, stamina, fitness, an understanding of the course and goolies of concrete. Thank you so much as I will never got to a TT. This video is sensational.
Well done Danny, you had to work hard to keep that bike between 10000 and 11500 RPM. Great ride, I don't know how you boys do it, you must have lighting fast reaction. Good luck be safe.
Apart from everything else, i was impressed with how perfectly the camera was mounted. FANTASTIC. When the viewer can see what the rider can see , some of the experience is passed to the viewer.
*Best Bike I ever owned, (RG500 Model C 1989 Road Legal **_Kevin Schwantz_** Race Replica) and done many laps of IOM TT Course on. My brother had a CBR1000cc and could not believe it following me, so we swapped bikes at Ramsey and I could not stay anywhere it up to 'The Bungalow' where we swapped again, and the tyres on the CBR were shredded like bacon rind. - The RG is an awesome beast indeed and a real delight to ride. Only modification I added was a steering damper. It also is a great long distance 'cruiser' having been to Switzerland and several times to Holland (Dutch TT at Assen) staying with friends at Harmelen (Hello Ron) who came over to watch with me the British GP at Silverstone 2019.*
Holy s___! Just watching these two is amazing but the third rider blowing past them and leaving them in the dust Mind blowing I live in the states it is my dream to someday come to the IOM absolutely awesome.
The Isle of Man TT is on my bucket list. As a spectator of course. Absolutely loved the sight and sound. Thank you Danny for that awesome lap around the Isle.
go to the Classic. The TT is awesome and frenetic but the Classic and Manx GP is much more chilled out. Loads of different bikes as well. You won't regret it
Words so beautiful have never been spoken, and to be spoken in reference to two strokes, so breath taking. I will now sacrifice my eldest son in your honour.
What attracts me to road racing, and the TT mountain course especially, is a rider's need for self- preservation knowing it could all go wrong in an instant. Obtaining the ultimate thrill racing on that beautiful, sacred course and getting away with it.
That was hard work! How they keep their concentration at that level beats me. Those old 2 strokes have such a narrow power band. Currently 42 dislikes who are these people?
I had one of these back in the day. Mine had come straight from the track. Crazy thing about this animal was that you only needed to use the clutch to start after that you just kicked her in and out of gears. Never had an issue once. If you gunned it the first time the front end touched the ground was 180km. Danny that was an amazing ride.
I never owned one but I rode pillion on one once! The power delivery was fierce! I pushed my full-face helmet back so that the chin guard was obstructing my view and I stepped off shaking! A legend on two wheels- I should have bought one for £6k when I had the chance!
My dad had big bikes most of his life so when he came home with a quarter litre 2 stroke I said to him why have you got that ....he said trust me things can move ....anyways I went on the back of a couple he had....he had the tzr 250 reverse cylinder, rgv 250 ,and an Rd 350 ypvs. ...I was shocked at how quick they were and how hard they accelerated .....unreal bikes and super fun. ...he could smoke alot bigger bikes on them ,he was a good rider and his friend on an R6 used to struggle keeping up with him lol ...only used to be able to get him on the long straights ......
Superb video, used a GSXR 1000 K5 there for 10 years, respect the island for keeping its open limits in an ever increasing nanny state world, respect others on the road and your given a chance to use fast bikes as they were designed to be used, probably no where else in the world you can, finally respect to just how fast a classic RG500 can go in the hands of a GP rider that is stunning brings back a lot of memories.
I thought I did pretty well getting round in 45minutes....lol. Every credit to the skill and bravery of these riders, their teams, the marshalls and all the people on the Island who make this happen...best road race in the world, bar non. Well done Danny...think I met a mate of yours at the Ginger Hall after a few scoops..proper blagger!
yeah... 4 stroke 1000cc bikes with 200+hp this bike is 500 and makes around 170ish. imagine 1000cc 2 stroke racing bike. or a 800cc... it would make 300hp. ofc 4 strokes are gonna be faster.. but they are just not as fun as an 2 stroke... i would take some new 2stroke like Suter MMX 500 over any superbike in the world.... 570cc 195hp... and a 2 stroke sound and feeling.. an engine that i can take apart alone reasammble and fix myself.. with only a couple of tools.. cause thats what 2 strokes are all about. simple powerfull loud and fun
Best onboard ever! How these madman can do lap after lap at this pace astounds me... I like to think im fast on the roads (sorry officer) but this is on such a different level. They'd be lapping me before I'd arrived at Ballacrye!
Wonderful. My FAVORITE bike that I ever road. My friends bike had Jolly Moto pipes on it. I rebuilt the tip end for him after it seized due to gummed carbs. I instructed him when he bought it to COMPLETELY clean the carbs. He didn't and it leaned out and seized. So bore the cylinders and new pistons and rings. Then for doing that work I was given an opportunity to ride it. Loved the powerband The exhaust note The weight and balance Ahhhh the memories. It grabbed people's attention. It had mine.
A good raw ride there Danny. 12000 R.P.M.+ is more than I dared do on mine, & that was with the double power band, the early road going versions came with. You had a bit of competition in that race, I was starting to think it was mad Sunday!
@@laurencelagden one evening i remember we were riding to Towcester and over the brow of a hill was a traffic jam ...my mate hit the brakes so hard as we went down the side of the traffic I had to hold the starp and push on his head/ helmet to stop me going over the top.... I later got the rg250 mk2 and rd400f then went on to slabside GSXR's 30 odd years on thats what i have today lol.
I was just watching this thinking specially on the long flat out straights 'anyone else's left hand instinctively ready to grab the clutch?'. I miss my RG500 so much.
@@kwakhru435I think op meant 2 strokes would easily overheat(temperature gauge), which causes the engine to sieze and at that speed you would fly if you didn't pull the clutch in time.
One lapse of concentration, one fly speck of a mistake and your dead or crippled for life. Much respect going out to the guys and galls with guts to even attempt this insanity. Very scary!
