http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Honda-Day...3716106.jp

Oh, well, we've still got Yamsey.. and I hear rumours of a team day somewhere too... that would be good.

Last year I attended the Suzuki Sunday show at the Castletown Golf Club. I hope that's happening again because I enjoyed that more than the Honda day, I went to both albeit late on at Peel. JT was good though. alf

However Adrian Earnshaw confirmed on Manx Radio that Honda have not fallen out with the TT and there was no complaint from Honda about receiving a trophy with Yamaha on it.

Well thank the lord for that!

You think?......Oh and stop working nights, gives you far too much time to delete my posts........or was it helen? :wink:

What? A sweet little angel like Fitzy.. surely not.
I think if we have Yamsey, Suzuki day, some teams inviting us to meet them, all the various clubs eg Ducati Club, Vincent Club etc, and TTwebsite's early morning bus, we will probably not notice there isn't a Honda Day.
It will leave Peel clear for those of us who want an ice cream and can't stand crowds!
I went to Honda Day once and it was Hell... so many people funnelled into a tiny space.....aaaaaaaargh! :twisted:

I think Suzuki should jump in here.

Honda, God bless 'em, have cornered the TT for well over a decade now.

The Suzuki Village adjacent to the grandstand in the late 1990s was an excellent attraction. It must have cost them a bomb though when they offered anyone with a Suzuki a free service and oil change. They had bikes queuing and tented up overnight it was that popular.

Which brings me nicely onto my next point. What sort of person takes their pride and joy to the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races without it having had a very recent oil change and service??

I think the fact that so many Suzuki owners proved themselves to be such tight arses, that Suzuki must have seen a cross-section of their target market and said stuff it.

The only joy I got out of the scenario was the fact that such foolish people were without their bikes for a day or two

Are Ducati not celebrating an anniversary at this years IOM TT????? :oops:

Yes its 30 years since a Ducati finished a F1 race

?????????? 2004 F1 Geoff Sawyer , 49th on a 748 ducati!

You're talking to a Ducati man there, Baylon!

Yes Ive cheered every Ducati in every race since 1978 when I bought the wallet drainer that sits in the garage today. Its been like cheering on England in internationals since 1966, a hope against hope that the planets will align and a Ducati will make it past a couple of laps.

There's no chance of a Ducati win this year the regs have excluded them.

Mind you there not much hope for England winning anything either
:idea:

Rugby or football :wink:

You've been following the wrong Ducatis... have a look at the one Larry rides!

Ducati are celebrating their 50th TT anniversary in 2008. The first Ducati were ridden by Romolo Ferri (2nd) (pictured) Dave Chadwick (3rd), Sammy Miller (4th), Fron Puslow (8th) and Luigi Taveri who retired



Larry pictured on his favourite Ducati

Back to the subject, I went to the last 3 years of Honda day and if you'd seen one you'd seen them all. Quite poor I thought from such a big company especially the bikes they were showing nothing more than you could see at the back of the grandstand. I am not saying I am glad they are not there this year because they are a massive part of the TT's history but I won't miss the Honda day, more I will miss Honda's input, here's hoping they will soon return in force.

It would be nice to see something new on the Sunday in Peel. Time for a change?