Legendary Honda names and motorcycles set for 100th TT celebrations!

Great riders and legendary machines are all set for Honda’s celebrations of the 100 th Anniversary Isle of Man TT races this summer.

This year, the Isle of Man TT races celebrates its 100 th Birthday and to help mark the centenary as well as Honda’s 48 years of racing on the Island, Honda has put on a very impressive show of men and machines who have made the event so very special over the years.

A large number of Honda’s riders and machines will take part in both the Centenary Lap of Honour on Monday 4 th June and the Centenary Parade of Champions on Friday 8 th June. In addition, a number of machines from Honda’s racing history from the TT and World Championships will be on display in the Atrium at the Sefton Hotel in Douglas from 11am to 5pm on the 2 nd, 3 rd, 5 th, 6 th and 7 th June.

All machines are subject to confirmation and availability, but they currently include:

Centenary Lap of Honour – Monday 4th June at around 15:30hrs
Jim Redman Honda NR750
Tommy Robb Honda RC163
Luigi Taveri Honda RC145
Ralph Bryans Honda RVF-RC30
Stuart Graham Honda RC174
John McGuinness VTR1000SPW

Centenary Parade of Champions – Friday 8th June at around 13.45hrs

Jim Redman Honda NR750
Tommy Robb Honda RC163
Luigi Taveri Honda RC145
Ralph Bryans Honda RVF-RC30
Stuart Graham Honda RC174
Ron Haslam Honda VTR1000 SPW/SP-1
John McGuinness Honda RS250

Bikes for display in Atrium at the Sefton Hotel, Douglas

Honda RC145 *

Honda VTR1000SPW/SP1 Joey Dunlop’s 2000 TT F1 class winner *

Honda RVF-RC30 1990 Senior winning bike, ridden by Carl Fogarty

Honda RVF-RC45 World superbike

Honda Six RC174

Honda RVF-RC30 1993 Formula One winner, ridden by Nick Jefferies

Honda RC173 ridden by Mike Hailwood

Honda RVF-RC45 – Joey Dunlop’s 1995 Senior Race winning machine

Honda NR750

* The Honda Collection Hall Motorcycles, Motegi, Japan