Probably old news and discussed to death already but just saw this. Not only a too top racer but also a totally grounded genuine bloke. Unlike another racer who received an award in this list of honours.
I'm not really a fan of these stupid awards from the so called rulers in society as all you need is acknowledgement from your peers in whatever you do well in life,but if anybody deserves it then this rider does without question.
Motor Cycle News on Twitter: "ICYMI: @jm130tt has been awarded an MBE for his services to motorcycle racing. Get the full story here. https://t.co/83RvrZqzoN" / Twitter
I think he’s a bit of a dick tbf so couldn’t care less. Can’t argue with his achievements but his way of dealing with the Norton thing and some of his sexist remarks on Twitter recently have really put me off him.
His column in MCN is also rubbish. It reads like an 8 year old’s “What I did during the Xmas holidays” story. “First I watched some old racing videos. Then I polished my motorbike. Then I went and did some mountain biking. Then my mummy made me a nice tea, that was sausage and mash which is my favourite! Yummy. Then I had a nice sleep and dreamed that I was on a milk float doing 190mph down Bray Hill. It was ace. Bye”
I hope he retires from the IoM races other than the zero (its quite slow thankfully). I wish too see him get very old & his wisdom bestowed onto many future motorcycling generations. Top bloke'
I just read this on Wikipedia. “In May 2017 McGuinness suffered serious injuries during practice for the Superbike race at the North West 200 event in Northern Ireland, causing broken vertebrae, ribs and compound fractures to his right lower leg bones, requiring surgeons to remove 50 mm (2.0 in) and needing an external fixator cage to 'grow' new bone. McGuinness uses a spanner to regularly adjust the cage, creating a 1 millimetre gap across which the new bone growth occurs.[3][4]” I was aware of his accident but not the gruesome rehab. Perhaps MBE stands for “Massive Bollocked Englishman” as he must carry his testes around in a wheelbarrow
The day he had a general anasthetic to remove the external fixator cage, he travelled to Lincoln to do an evening chat show with Jim Whitham. Proper Hard man.
