Isle of Man TT races

Love watching it — wish we didn't have to pay to see the whole event here in the States.

They're unbelievable, right? No sense of danger at all!!

Totally insane. It's one of the oldest motorsport events and reportedly averages around two fatalities a year.

Yep, every year someone dies... Even Rossi commented that those riders are unbelievable!

They really are the best of the best.

Absolutely!

They're absolutely insane. I'd love to see it live.

I used to ride — my last bike was a Suzuki Bandit 1200, mostly standard with a jet kit, headers and pipe, around 130hp and it felt massive. What those riders do is absolutely mind-blowing. Even spectators get killed at that race.

Yeah, totally hardcore. It's easier for you, but for me the trip would cost about 3k just to get there.

We're nothing compared to them. Even Rossi told a reporter he'd still skip the race even if offered ten million — lol!

Three grand is out of my price range. Guess it's TV for me... lol! My last bike was a souped-up sporty — pull the front up in 4th and keep going. Never really hit the top end on her.

I hear you, it's expensive. Nice — you're good at wheelies. I can't hold them long; I'm heavy and my bike is heavy, so I only manage them in 2nd or 3rd and I'm rubbish at it.

Those who ride it are total psychopaths with no fear, but insane talent. I've watched it on TV for years and sit on the sofa terrified, flinching the whole time. They're inches from disaster — 180mph into a brick wall or lamp post. I knew someone watching when that British rider crashed years back and hit a lamp post — his head rolled down the road still in the helmet. Can't imagine a bigger adrenaline rush, but with your life gone in a second there's no way I'd do it — next level stuff.

Like you said, they're crazy with zero sense of danger. The weird thing is they do it for the adrenaline — the trophy or money means little compared to the risk. That rider doing wheelies at 150mph with the sun in his face, barely seeing — he even said so later in the video's comments and was laughing about it.

All the road races have a similar feel. It's massive in the UK and Ireland. For the Isle of Man you need to book accommodation a year ahead. Nothing beats a bunch of litre bikes blasting past a couple of feet away at 100+ mph — it's wild.