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