Suter MMX 500 to race 2016 Isle of Man TT
Rennie Scaysbrook | February 17, 2016
The delectable 576cc, V4, two-stoke Suter MMX 500 will be on the Glencrutchery Road start line for the Isle of Man Superbike and Senior TT events in 2016. Built in the style of the fire-breathing two-stroke Grand Prix racers made famous by Kenny Roberts, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz et al, the Suter MMX 500 will be one of the star attractions of this year’s TT festival, although no rider is yet confirmed for the hot seat.
“Suter has built up knowledge and understanding on the specifications in recent years, by constructing modules, complete motorcycles or as supplier to all Grand Prix classes,” said company president, Eskil Suter. “We have a phenomenally good power to weight ratio. She drives like a bicycle with rocket propulsion.
“In collaboration with a renowned university we have found solutions to the challenge of the emissions and got it under control,” Suter continued, “and that’s the reason why we want to go to the toughest road race in the world. For us this is the perfect testing ground. The Senior TT, over six laps of the 60km long Snaefell Mountain Course, is just something for the toughest guys among the racers. I’m known indeed to be quite fearless, but the TT is now something where I would definitively prefer another let go first as a rider.”
Suter is said to be in discussion with two previous TT winners for the job of riding the two-stroke beast at the Isle of Man, with an announcement expected soon.