Classic Bikes
Machines from the first half-century of the Tourist Trophy
Eight motorcycles from the TT's first fifty years, from the Indian twins that swept the first Senior race over the Mountain Course in 1911 to the Gilera four that set the first 100 mph lap in 1957. Each page has a short history of the machine and its races on the Island, with sources.
The rotating views are renders of 3D models built for Manx Road Racer, a game set on the Island's historic courses. They are reconstructions made from period photographs and drawings, not scans of surviving machines.
| Year | Machine | Island connection |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Indian TT twin | First three places in the first Senior TT over the Mountain Course |
| 1913 | Scott two-stroke twin | Tim Wood's Senior TT winner |
| 1913 | NUT V-twin | Hugh Mason's Junior TT winner |
| 1922 | Triumph Ricardo | Walter Brandish second in the Senior TT |
| 1929 | Velocette KTT | Production racer introduced the year Velocette won the Junior |
| 1939 | BMW Type 255 Kompressor | Georg Meier, first non-British winner of the Senior TT |
| 1957 | MV Agusta 500 Four | John Surtees, second in the Golden Jubilee Senior |
| 1957 | Gilera 500 Four | Bob McIntyre, first 100 mph lap of the Mountain Course |