A mate at work who was heavily into bikes went to the TT every year and suggested I come along. It was a great opportunity, however first problem was I didn't own a bike. I'd sold them all a few years previously. So I hired one, a VT500. Hardly my first choice as for a TT visit, or even a second or third, but it did the job. Seen here in Essex with mates bike - his Moto Guzzi was a more dignified ride than mine. We met up with a few others and set off up north to Liverpool.