I have seen the works Hondas , MVs , remember Agos last year here in 72 when he beat fellow works MV pilot Pagani by 8 mins , real close racing . The only way anyone else could beat Hailwood or Ago was if they broke down , none of the other riders where anywhere near them maybe Read , but there was nothing like the strenght in depth of the entry now , sure there where a lot of works teams & bikes & some fantastic sounding & looking machines , but in many cases thats all they where .
The machines that are used now are all factory enetered with equal chances of winning , there are at least eight riders who could win possibly even more , that has never been the case in any era & i agree with David this years entry is possibly the best in the history of the TT races , the best i have ever seen anyway .