The Norton-Rudge battle continued in 1932, but, once again, it was Norton who emerged on top, leaving Rudge empty-handed after their unexpected defeat in the Lightweight class. The 1932 Isle of Man T...

The full potential of Rudge’s four-valves-per-cylinder design was slow to emerge, but in 1928 Graham Walker’s works 500 became the first motorcycle to win a road race - the Ulster Grand Prix - at an a...

Interest in the races was intense, with the entry of 153 machines including 22 different makes. Eight foreign factories entered, but Britain still ruled the roost, albeit for the time being. The 1931...

The TT was now gaining great international media attention: for the first time the BBC broadcast part of a race (the Senior), and entries were received from 19 countries, no doubt attracted by the new...

I continue a series of posts about the history of TT races, unfortunately this time I couldn't find many photos, but enjoy what you guys have! thank you to everyone who reads, well, let's start! ?Sen...

The iconic Isle of Man TT Races have been decimated by the Coronavirus pandemic, having been cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, but far from complaining about the situation the organisers have used the...

‘CG 1150’ has been widely accepted since the mid-1930s as the machine ridden to victory in the 1928 Lightweight TT by Frank Longman. The OK’s history between 1928 and the early 1930s is not known but...

A tragic accident in 1927 led to changes in the practice regulations. Practice took place on open roads, allowing residents to go about their daily business, and riders were left to take their own pr...

The 1927 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw more changes occur with a fatal accident during practice to Archie Birkin, a brother to Tim Birkin of the Bentley Boys fame. The corner in Kirk Michael where th...

Further changes occurred in the 1926 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy with the scrapping of the Ultra-Lightweight TT Races from the lack of entries and Side-Car TT, because the manufacturers still unhappy a...

The 1925 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second and final year of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175 cc capacity. Handley in the Ultra-Lightweight race, for which there were only s...

In 1924 the ACU introduced the of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175 cc capacity that was run only twice, in 1924 and 1925. This was the second year of the Sidecar race that would also...

The 1923 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the introduction of the first Sidecar TT race over 3 laps and proved an instant hit with enthusiasts. Sidecars were a popular mode of transport and the factori...

The 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy introduced a new race, within a race, for 250 cc motorcycles called the Lightweight TT, to be run concurrently with the already-established Junior 350 cc that took...

The 1921 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Junior 350 cc race took place on Tuesday 14 June and the Senior 500 cc was on Thursday 16 June. In this year AJS redeemed themselves by completing a hat trick, tak...

The ACU had insisted on a minimum of 30 entries for each race before agreeing to a resumption of the TT in 1920, and decided to introduce a new Lightweight class for 250 cc machines, which would be in...

The 1914 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the last held before the outbreak of the First World War and remembered as the event in which the big thumping singles fought back in their constant battle with...

The TT had survived its first crisis, and any doubts about the future were firmly dispelled a year later when 147 riders entered the 1913 event....

The 1912 Isle of Man TT races were again held over the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened to boycott the 1912...

1911 Indian TT Team - Moorhouse, Alexander, Franklin, De Rosier, Godfrey, W.H. Weels manager Indian London branch, and MRS. Wells....

The Indian v-twin shower here is an exact replica of the one ridden by Oliver Godfrey to win the Isle of Man TT in 1911, the first occasion that the 37¾-mile Mountain Circuit had been used. It was con...

The 1911 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races took place for the first time over the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The whole organisation of the races was given over to the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU), which...

The regulations changed once again for the 1910 race, which was held at the end of May....

If you’ve read through 1909 you’ll know what happened before and during the TT; here are some gems that appeared in the weeks following the big day. First past the post is this interview with Harry Co...

Just two years after the first TT, the regulations for the 1909 event, held in September once more, showed drastic changes to keep in line with the mood of the day. The ACU decided to introduce engin...

I already wrote about the 1908 race, but I found some interesting info, these were adventurous times. “THE MOTOR CYCLE TT RACE, 1908. To private owners: Now that you are considering the question of...

The second Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race was held on September 22, 1908 alongside the RAC Tourist Trophy car race on September 24 at the St John's Short Course, Isle of Man. It was not on...

On a dry but cold day back in May 1907, twenty-five competitors gathered at Tynwald Hill for the first race in the ‘International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy’...

The TT Races have a rich and tantalising history with early riding titans carving the way for modern day legends like Ian Hutchinson and John McGuinness. They are shaped by stories, lore and Yamahas....