Manxman Nathan Harrison will return to Manxman in 2025 as part of the Supersports class and new team.
The H&H Motorcycle Team is run by Harrison’s father and is run with the support of Honda Racing UK, where Harrison was riding road racing as an official satellite team in 2023 and 2024.
Harrison was forced to miss the 2023 TT after a crash in the Northwest issue of Issue 200, and although he couldn’t head to last year’s edition, he still scored a personal best lap with a 7th place in the senior TT.
The 2025 TT will see Harrison again with the Superstock-Spec CBR1000RR-R in all four 1,000cc races, but has returned to the CBR600RR for the first time since 2022 and chose to stick to last year’s Superstock bikes alone.
“Running the official Honda Racing UK team over the last two years has been an incredible experience and I have no denying that I wanted better results, but I’ve learned a lot,” Harrison said.
“I am particularly pleased to be able to maintain Honda’s support through my relationship with Harv (Havier Beltran, Honda Racing UK team manager) who has supported me a lot and continues to do so.
“The supply of Superstock bikes is a big boost and I still chat with everyone regularly. I’m on another team in 2025, but they advise me if I ask and help. The riders are perfect for confidence.
“We look forward to running our own team led by our father Dean, who brought in additional team members with a lot of TT-specific knowledge and experience.
“My injury last year meant I wasn’t ready for the TT and was far from the fit, so I finished 7th in the senior TT and the new PB was a lot of fun.
“My TT career is still in its early stages and I’m years ahead of me, but I know what I can do in my head. I’m not going to reach the level of Hickey, Michael, or Davy this year, but the goal is to bridge the gap with the next group.”
Harrison added that his goal this year is competitive with the likes of John McGuinness and James Hillier.
“John (McGuinness), James (Hilier), Jamie (collision) and others are my next benchmark, so we’ll see what we can do,” he said.
“I look forward to getting back to 600cc and getting all the important laps, but 1000cc racing is something I enjoy most. As superbikes are better than me right now, it makes sense to stick to a superstock bike.