Bikes, helmets, trophies and assorted memorabilia, recalling the classic age of the TT races, right up to the modern day, many of which have not been viewed before, have gone on display in Douglas.

The exhibition, ’Racing Lines 2’, has opened at the Manx Museum gallery, in time for TT fortnight.

Created as a follow-on from last year’ Racing Lines’ displays, the collection features both classic and modern machines, including Guy Martin’s Hydrex Honda, ridden during his 2009 TT campaign, and a 500cc AJS R10 motorbike, ridden by Freddie Hicks in the 1931 TT races.

Both bikes are accompanied by photographs of the riders astride the bikes riding through iconic stretches of the course.

There is also an installation dedicated to the late legendary sidecar racer, four, four-time TT champion Jock Taylor.

The fairing of his winning Yamaha machine form his final TT race in 1982, on which he set a lap record of 108.29 mph, is displayed along with a set of his leathers, a souvenir T-shirt and a commemorative glass trophy.

Other items include a helmet worn by the racing legend Mike Hailwood during his final TT campaign in 1979, where he won his final senior TT on board a Suzuki, an iconic helmet, worn by Geoff Duke, emblazoned with a red Lancashire rose and pair of gloves worn by the rider Stanley Woods, modified to accommodate a missing finger in his left hand.

There is also the chance to try your hand at completing a lap of the course on the TT Playstation game.

The exhibition has been crated by Matthew Richardson, the social history curator at Manx National Heritage, who said that there are many more interesting and unusual artefacts for the TT enthusiast to see.

’In "Racing Lines 2" you can see some fantastic new exhibits, most of which have been acquired by Manx National Heritage in the 12 months since the original Racing Lines exhibition,’ said Matthew.

’These include the hip flask presented to Rem Fowler for his win at the 1907 TT, a copper kettle used by Dr Charles Pantin the course doctor at the TT in the 1920s, a set of leathers used by John McGuinness and the actual flag used by HRH Prince William to start the 2018 TT zero race.’

The film, ’The Throttle Works Both Ways’, made during the 1975 TT , and featuring the riders Mick Grant and Charlie Williams, is also showing as part of the exhibition.