Michael Dunlop causes a stir in testing with his intriguing choice of machinery

Michael Dunlop spotted testing new machinಞery ahead of 2025 Isle of Man TT

Michael Dunlop
Michael Dunlop

Michael Dunlop may be poise꧒d for a sඣignificant change for the 2025 road racing season.

The Isle of Man TT record-breaker lཧooks set for a big shift in his m𝔍achinery.

Dunlop tested a BMW M1000RR at the Kirkistown circuit ඣin Ir🅠eland this week, according to the .

It appears to be a major insight into Dunlop’s plans for theಞ TT and other big road racing events.

Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, Davey Todd on same machinery?

Should Dunꦇlop utilise a BMW at the 2025 Isle of Man TT, he will be jumping onto the same machinery as two key rivals.

Peter Hickman and Davey Todd have already confirmed their plan🎃s to race BMWs.

Hickman, the 14-time TT race winner, and Todd, who won last year’s S🙈enior TT, h🤪ave set up their own team together backed by BMW.

What other bikes will Michael Dunlop use in 2025?

Dunlop has also tested a Ducati Panigale V2 Supersport this year. He raced this bike for the first time aꦛt the Daytona 200 recently.

Dunlop raced a Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblaꦦde over the past two seasons at the TT.

Michael Dunlop’s BMW history

Dunlop’s plan to race with a BMW in the Endurance World Championship this year was already known. Next 🧔month, he will race in the&nbs✨p;Le Mans 24 Hours.

But, Dunlop does have history with BMW.

In 20🐻14, he won the Senior TT on a Hawk Racing BMW. It was♍ the German manufacturer’s first win at the TT in 75 years.

In 2016, Dunlop broke the sub-17 second lap barrier for the first 🥃time on a BMW S1000RR. He won the Superbike TT and Senior TT.

He won the 2018 Superbike TT on a BMW, and won 🦋the Open and ‘Race of Legends’ 🌠Superbike races at Armoy in 2021 on a BMW.

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