sticky Wrote:Keith, you have my sympathy.... after riding a Morini 350 Sport with an unbaffled RMS race pipe on it for twenty-odd years, my hearing's a bit knackered too...

Sticky/Keith,
On reflection when I posted this article I should have made reference to the unbaffled bikes on the Island, when asking for TT sounds.
Your posts reminded me of what a huge difference there is between with and without baffled silencers.

I may have mentioned it before but on a still day (is it my imagination about those still days with the Tar melting in the heat and pre race warnings for the riders) no matter where you was on the course you could here those unbaffled bikes for miles and miles. The excitement they generated while awaiting the first man round was fantastic.
Some times even the TT regular spectators just stood and looked at each other with mouths wide open "speechless".

Changing topic slightly, when looking at the Bungalow photograph, just look at all the TT fans and the thing is, the vast majority were not motorcyclists. It just demonstrates what a unique event the TT is and was.