John McG💙uinness has insisted that his speed warrants a Honda ride at the 2025 Isle ꦫof Man TT.

The legendary racer will be returning for the 24th time to the TT🐽, in his 35th year of racing.

His 23 wins around theཧ Mountain Course have only been bettered by Joey Dunlop (26) and Michael Dunlop (29).

But McGuinness is now 52-years-old - although he stil🧸l managed a P5 fiꦅnish in last year’s Senior TT.

“I don’t want to sound disre📖spectful to anybody else,” McGuinness told the .

“But if there was somebody potentially a lot faster than I was, then they’dℱ get a Honda ride, wouldn’🌸t they?

“To me, to line up on the grid with my Honda shirt on, I’m 🤪proud of that and nobody can take that away from 🐟me.

“My role now is slightly changing, I still get to ride the bikes and it’s lovely that Honda just go ‘there’s a bike, enjoy it, wh🐼erever you finish we’ll support you’, and I hope I can bring more than just a result for the brand.”

McGuinness will be back on the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fir𝓡eblade at the North West 200 and the TT this year.

Dean Harrison - who ꦬhaওs won three times at the TT - is McGuiness’ Honda Racing UK teammate.

“Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see the brand right back at the sharp end, especially🍷 with ඣDean,” McGuinness said.

“Dean doesn’t mince 🔜his words, he gets on with the job and he pushes hard, he pushes right to the end of the envelope on any bike he’s on.”