Everything from his own personal toolbox to machines ridden by the great man in his final TT are included in the Joey Dunlop Exhibition.

The interesting array of memorabilia is open to the public each day free of charge until the end of race week at the Mercury Club, back-to-back with the winners’ enclosure alongside the TT Grandstand.

It was officially opened on the Wednesday of qualifying week when more than 100 riders, officials and guests, including the Lieutenant Governor and Lady Philippa, were in attendance.

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The 2000 F1 TT Honda SP1 replica, recently put together by Joey's nephew Michael Dunlop. He will ride it in a tribute lap next Friday (Photos: John Watterson) (John Watterso)

John McGuinness MBE, who for many years was the closest rival to Joey with regards to overall TT wins, said he was humbled and privileged to have been Joey’s team-mate in his final TT 25 years ago.

‘I can’t deny that I’ve found it quite emotional looking at some of the images and items in the exhibition. It’s amazing,’ said the 23-time winner who supplied a pair of his own leathers for the podium line-up from the 2000 Formula One race when he stood alongside his hero in third place, along with runner-up Michael Rutter.

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The leaderboards, winners' caps and laurel wreaths from Joey Dunlop's final three TT victories in 2000 (John Watterson)

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The leathers worn by Joey Dunlop, Michael Rutter and John McGuinness in the 2000 Formula One TT are on display at the exhibition (John Watterson)

Michael Dunlop MBE has recently built a replica of the Honda 1000cc SP1 that his late uncle rode to victory that day, and McGuinness has also supplied the fairing from the bike in Vimto colours that was used in the Senior race, Joey’s final TT, just four weeks before his untimely death in Estonia at the age of 48. Michael will ride the bike in a tribute lap next Friday.

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Joey won just about every TT trophy during his glittering career on the Mountain Course (John Watterson)

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Stephen Davison's shot of the Dunlop brothers and Denis McCullough (left) after the 2000 Ultra-Lightweight TT. One of many images at the exhibition (Stephen Davison)
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One of the 125cc Hondas Joey rode to success in the island (John Watterson)
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Bertie Payne's 250 Honda that Joey rode to success in the 2000 Lightweight.' He made the rest of us look very ordinary that day,' admitted John McGuinness (John Watterson)

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A line-up of bikes ridden by Joey Dunlop and some of his contemporaries (John Watterson)

Other riders present at the opening included contemporaries like Eddie Laycock, Ian Lougher and Dave Leach, along with Dean Harrison, Nathan Harrison and Horst Saiger from the modern era.

Peter Duke and the island’s former ‘Minister for Fun’, David Cretney, both paid tribute to one of the most successful and best loved road racers of all time.