The most dangerous activity on the planet.

For the first motorcycle content, the 2009 Isle of Man Senior TT winner, Steve Plater.  Fascinating and terrifying at the same time, it shows the joy of twisting a throttle on a quick bike, especially when he hits 190 around the 2:15 mark.




For the uninitiated, The Isle of Man TT has been held since 1904, making it one of the oldest motorcycle races in the world.  It's held on a tiny tax haven island in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland.  The 37-mile race course is all public roads, winding through towns and tiny hamlets, over the 1,300 meter-high, wide-open "Mountain Course" (190mph part of the vid), then back down to sea level.  It took Plater 1 hour and 46 minutes do do the 6 laps (236 miles) at the pace in the video, a new race record.

Trees, fences, pubs, and stone walls are right up against the road.  Counting racers, spectators, and race officials The Mountain Course has claimed 241 lives.