Isle of Man 2014...... A real possibility for the fastest member...


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Anthony

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Isle of man 2014 May 26th - June 7th... talked with several agents, bookers today who went over several package options with me. I can either rent a bike or ship my bike there. Very expensive trip but am considering this as a real possibility. You can ride the 37.7 mile course whenever there is no race scheduled! This is a big motivating factor, no speed limit, ride your own ride... 200 MPH or 30MPH...

I am only going to live the one time so......

Anybody here ever been? Serious talk here... Thoughts?
 
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RoadTrip

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Now that would be a trip of a lifetime, would it tie into the race weekend as well? I would definitely try and get some track time on a similar bike before doing the TT trip, though.
 
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steve-a

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Anthony said:
Isle of man 2014 May 26th - June 7th... talked with several agents, bookers today who went over several package options with me. I can either rent a bike or ship my bike there. Very expensive trip but am considering this as a real possibility. You can ride the 37.7 mile course whenever there is no race scheduled! This is a big motivating factor, no speed limit, ride your own ride... 200 MPH or 30MPH...

I am only going to live the one time so......

Anybody here ever been? Serious talk here... Thoughts?
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You may be able to ride the whole course when there is no racing but speed limits apply in certain parts of the island (built up / residential). Also I believe that the mountain section is one way during race weeks.

Not been myself but it is on my list.
 
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Anthony

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steve-a said:
You may be able to ride the whole course when there is no racing but speed limits apply in certain parts of the island (built up / residential). Also I believe that the mountain section is one way during race weeks.

Not been myself but it is on my list.
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Your in the UK, you should make this trip! Instead of a "to-do" list it should be on the "DONE" list! :cool:
 
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applejax

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Anthony said:
Isle of man 2014 May 26th - June 7th... talked with several agents, bookers today who went over several package options with me. I can either rent a bike or ship my bike there. Very expensive trip but am considering this as a real possibility. You can ride the 37.7 mile course whenever there is no race scheduled! This is a big motivating factor, no speed limit, ride your own ride... 200 MPH or 30MPH...

I am only going to live the one time so......

Anybody here ever been? Serious talk here... Thoughts?
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Do it! Like you says, You only live once!
 
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abyss1406

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one of the many checks in my bucketlist to check off for sure
 
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Fenixgoon

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sweet mother of jesus i didn't know you could go there and ride it yourself. i thought it was just for the racers

added to the bucket list. out of curiosity, how much is the whole thing set to cost you? i need to start a fund for this :D

what kind of bikes can you rent? being on the west coast, it would not be easy to ship to the other side of the atlantic
 
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bloodypulp

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Man, to be rich and free. I wonder if make a wish works for us cancer survivors.

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urbanduckman

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I'll probably wait until I get proficient at riding over 100+ for long periods of time before attempting this... Would be cool to watch in person though
 
Bert-Aus

Bert-Aus

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Good Work Anthony!

If you want to make it cheaper for yourself,
look into buying a bike in the UK, ride it around for you time there
and then return it to the vendor (Bike Store) for them to re-sell.

Sounds strange but a work colleague of mine did that this year for the ManxGP on the island.
As you will only have the bike for a short time you can sell it for the price you bought it for.

It may sound a bit odd but by doing it that way you dont have to worry about going without your bike for a month or so either side of the trip (due to shipping times and sanitation clean etc)

Either way, good luck with it sure sounds great journey (No speed limits:eek::eek::D:D)
 
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JT

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Bert-Aus said:
Good Work Anthony!

If you want to make it cheaper for yourself,
look into buying a bike in the UK, ride it around for you time there
and then return it to the vendor (Bike Store) for them to re-sell.

Sounds strange but a work colleague of mine did that this year for the ManxGP on the island.
As you will only have the bike for a short time you can sell it for the price you bought it for.

It may sound a bit odd but by doing it that way you dont have to worry about going without your bike for a month or so either side of the trip (due to shipping times and sanitation clean etc)

Either way, good luck with it sure sounds great journey (No speed limits:eek::eek::D:D)
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No speed limits is pretty sweet! I can't imagine attempting to cross the street on foot lol


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nismos14

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Hope you make it, it would be cool to see the vids. Gonna ride the IoM 2 up? :D
 
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Anthony

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nismos14 said:
Hope you make it, it would be cool to see the vids. Gonna ride the IoM 2 up? :D
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Ha.... No, This is a me only trip...the wife can stay home for this one.........
 
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nismos14

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