Double Manx Grand Prix winner Darryl Tweed says his racing career may be over.

The Ballymoney rider is continuing to recover from the injuries sustained at this year’s North West 200.

Tweed, who claimed an ultra-lightweight double at the 2018 MGP, crashed during Supersport qualifying, suffering a badly-fractured right leg and a shattered left shoulder.

Since then he has had multiple operations, the latest last month after an infection developed in the bone of his leg.

The operation went well, and he now has a temporary frame fitted while the doctors monitor the infection closely. Once they know how the infection is progressing, they will decide whether he can have another rod placed into his leg or if he will need a permanent four-ring cage.

Speaking to the Belfast News Letter Tweed, who competed at the TT in 2024 and 2025, said: ‘The motorbiking aspect looks grim at the moment to be honest.

‘I’m 36 now and you’re not going to go back a couple of years or a year off 40 and start to try and set the world on fire again.

‘There’s no point, it wouldn’t happen. I’ll maybe just go and ride my bikes with my mates and have a bit of craic.

‘It’s that far away down the line and at that stage in my life I don’t think there’d be any point.

‘It would take a couple of years to get back to being competitive again. It’s easy enough getting back on the bike but getting back to the guy you were is the difficult part.

‘It could be a lot worse and I’m happy enough that if that’s the way I have to finish, then that’s the way I have to finish.’

Aside from the issues with his leg, his shoulder is what could prevent him competing again.

He added: ‘I’ve lost quite a lot of mobility up around my shoulder and strength. It’s just as much as I can push it to see what comes back and what doesn’t – it’s uncertain.’