Guy Martin returning to Isle of Man
Will form a potent combination with 23-time TT winner John McGuinness, both aboard Honda's homologation special CBR1000RR SP2Honda has tempted Guy Martin back to the Isle of Man, with the popular rider to join John McGuinness in a two-pronged attacked on the 2017 event in the superbike classes.
The pair will ride Honda's all-new CBR1000RR SP2 Fireblade at not only the Isle of Man, but the North-West 200 as well.
Martin has stepped onto the TT podium 15 times, and will be chasing his elusive maiden TT win in 2017.
"[Honda team manager] Neil Tuxworth has been talking to me for a while about joining the team, but I had a lot of thinking to do before I committed and said yes," said Martin. "I spent a lot of time on my push bike to and from work, thinking about what to do. I didn’t want to grow old regretting not giving the Honda a go, and the more time passes since making the decision, the more time I’ve thought it is the right decision.
"Honda is a great team and the Fireblade has always been a weapon on the roads, so with the new bike, I‘m keen to give it a go. We’ve got a busy testing schedule coming up and I’ve put some other stuff off to make time. John [McGuinness] is the man, I’ve got massive respect for him and I’m looking forward to racing on the Fireblade against him."
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