Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 18) Isle of Man TT Races - The Greatest Road Racing On Earth: Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips, #18

By Backroad Bob and Robert H. Miller

Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 18) Isle of Man TT Races - The Greatest Road Racing On Earth

Isle Of Man TT Races:
These ten published magazine articles from the Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Adventures - GPs, MotoGPs, England, Ireland, & The Isle Of Man CD are about the greatest motorcycle racing event on the planet - the two-week long festival of speed known as the Isle of Man TT Races. You may have heard about the Isle of Man TT Races and you may know it's special, but what you don't know is that it won't last forever. Forces bigger than motorcycling are threatening this two-week festival of speed. The 150-mph run down bumpy and crowned Bray Hill, three feet in the air at Ballaugh Bridge, and flat out at nearly 200 mph through the mist and over the "damp bits" on Snafell Mountain are sights you can't see anywhere else in the world and they're all on the endangered list. Add the stunt rider shows, the drags, the Ramsey bike show, Mad Sunday, the crazy crowds, and the nightly smoky burn outs on Douglas' Queen's Promenade and you've got something that's not to be missed. If you want to know how to get there, where to stay when you get there, and what to see when you get there, then you'll want to have this CD before you get there.

Contents:
A Global Happening
American Sport Bikes In Europe
California Connection
Don't Call Them English
IOM - Must See & Must Do
Motorcycles, Whiskey, & Death
More Than Just Races
Ron Gray - 50 Years A TTer
Ten Tips For The Trip Of A Lifetime
The Isle Of Man TT Races

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Additional Titles by the Author
This ebook compilation is one part of a 15-part CD and ebook series that is Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips. The photo-filled versions and the full-content dual sporting CDs with roll charts and GPS coordinates are available only from Backroad Bob's website.

Backroad Bob's Motorcycle Road Trips eBook Compilations:
Accident-Free Riding (Vol. I&II)
American Motorcycle Museums & Collections (Vol I&II)
Dual Sporting PA and Beyond
Dual Sporters and Thumper Humpers (Vol I&II)
GPs and MotoGPs, England, Ireland & Isle of Man
Motorcycling Lifestyle & Humor
Motor Shows & Clubs (Vol. I&II)
Pennsylvania Motorcycle Meets (Vol. I&II)
Roads & Road Houses
Road Trips (Vol. I&II)
Road Trips (Vol. III&IV)
Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates

• Language: English
• Publisher: Backroad Bob
• Release date: Feb 25, 2011
• ISBN: 9781386624998

Backroad Bob

About the Author: Qualifications - Forty-five years and over 250,000 miles as a licensed motorcycle operator. Forty years and 190,000 accident-free road miles. Thirteen years and 45,000 miles dual sport riding. Four years motocross and road racing support in AMA and WERA competition. Forty years off-pavement riding. Completion of Motorcycle Safety Foundation Beginner and Advanced Rider Courses and Keith Code's Superbike School. A.A.S. - Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years professional mechanical experience. Road Riding - Thirty-seven of 48 contiguous states with extensive knowledge of the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southeastern states. Five Canadian provinces, Isle of Man, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Spain and Portugal. Dual Sport Riding - Mid-Atlantic States, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Tennessee. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Monongahela, Wayne and Allegheny National Forests. Ten Pennsylvania State Forests. Enduro Riding - ten years of East Coast Enduro Association competition. Leadership Positions: President (1995-2011) - Turbo Motorcycle International Owners Association (TMIOA), North Eastern Region Director (2000-2009), and Pennsylvania State Director (1994-2009) - Honda Sport Touring Association (HSTA). Dual Sport Route Coordinator - Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous 1996. Rally Coordinator - The Thumper Humper (THE) Rally 1998-2002, PA Adventure Rally 1994-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Dual Sport Ride 1995-2007, Pennsylvania 500 Road Ride 2005-2007, and Turbo Rally '95, 00, 10, and '11. Organizer - 2001 Honda Sport Touring Association Rendezvous - a 400+ participant 3-day international event. Contact the Author: [e-mail] ###

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Backroad Bob's | Isle of Man TT Races - | The Greatest Road Racing On Earth

Backroad Bob's

Isle of Man TT Races -

The Greatest Road Racing On Earth

by Robert H. Miller

Published by RHM Co. Intl

Second Edition

Copyright 2015 RHM Co. Intl.

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CONTENTS:

A GLOBAL HAPPENING

AMERICAN SPORT BIKES IN EUROPE

CALIFORNIA CONNECTION

DON’T CALL THEM ENGLISH

IOM - MUST SEE & MUST DO

MOTORCYCLES, WHISKEY, & DEATH

MORE THAN JUST RACES

RON GRAY – 50 YEARS A TTer

TEN TIPS FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME

THE IOM TT RACES

Foreword to Backroad Bob’s

Isle of Man TT Races

By 1990, I had ridden motorcycles through every state east of the Mississippi River, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and five Canadian provinces, but I wanted to do more. I wanted to explore the back roads across America, see the Isle of Man TT Races, examine everything that's foreign at a European Grand Prix, and experience the canopied forests, cascading streams, and towering mountains of Pennsylvania's state forests.

Over the past thirty-eight years I've done all this and taken thousands of photos of the places I've been and made millions of memories of the unforgettable people I've met. Along the way, I've recorded my experiences in hundreds of magazine articles, and traveled hundreds of thousands of miles by motorcycle in the pursuit of my dreams. If this sounds like something you'd like to do, then these articles are a valuable tool to assist you in fulfilling your dreams too.

The resulting articles have appeared in American Road Racing, Backroads, Blue Ribbon Coalition Magazine, CC Motorcycle News, Cycle News, Motorcyclist, PowerTech Quarterly, Rider, RoadBike, Sport Touring News, STAReview, Thumper News, Thunder Press, Turbo News, Trail Rider, Twistgrip, Winding Road Motorcycle Times, and the book Turbocharging, Supercharging, and Nitrous Oxide.

These articles are the fruits of a trial and error tree planted decades ago. The bad roads, the dead end trails, and the nasty places have been left out. What remains is a four-decade distillation of motorcycling in 38 American states, five Canadian provinces, five national forests, ten Pennsylvania state forests, and eight foreign countries. These articles contain valuable information that will save you time and money and enable you to efficiently plan your own adventures while avoiding the mistakes I've made. Let each article be a preview of your own adventures. - BRB

Acknowledgments

I’d like to thank everyone that ever rode with me, invited me on a ride, gave me an idea for a ride, helped me when I’ve been stranded alongside a road or trail, or struck up a conversation with me when I’ve been on the road or the trail. There are thousands of you, but the ones I remember the most are: Joe, Robert, Paul, Ron, Mr. Bill, Barry, Bob, Tom, Sydney, Stewart, Sam, Oop, Moose, Cong, Lucas, Rock, Randy, Mark, Gary, George, Allen, Steve, and Dad - great riders all. The editors that thought I had something to contribute deserve a tip of the hat too.

I’d also like to thank everyone that ever fought for this great country.