Tourist Trophy: Michael Dunlop abandons the new R1 and finds BMW !

Besides the death of Franck Petricola, the beginnings of the Tourist Trophy 2015 were marked by the return of Michael Dunlop to the handlebars of an S 1000 RR! After leaving the official BMW team at the end of last season, Michael was scheduled to ride this year on the new 2015 R1 from the Milwaukee Yamaha team. .

Besides, the beginnings of the Tourist Trophy 2015 were marked by the return of Michael Dunlop to the handlebars of an S 1000 RR! After going at the end of last season, Michael was to roll this year on the new .

But from the first laps of the wheels, Joey Dunlop’s nephew announced that he would finally take his place on the S 1000 RR of the Buildbase BMW team for the Superbike (Saturday 6 June) and Senior TT (Friday 12 June) races. He will also drive his own MD Racing team’s BMW on Monday for the RL360 Superstock race, as well as his personal Honda MD Racing for both Supersport races..

“I thank Milwaukee Yamaha for welcoming me to their team and I am sincerely sorry for making this choice, but unfortunately I do not believe there is enough time left to be truly competitive and bring the bike to the level we we need to win races here, "said the 11-time TT winner from Northern Ireland.

In this video on the handlebars of his R1, Michael Dunlop seems to take the brakes a little earlier than expected and surprises Ian Hutchinson who arrives like a bullet behind…

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