John McGuinness has insisted that his speed warrants aไ Honda ride at the 202𒆙5 Isle of Man TT.

The lege𒁏ndary ra🐷cer will be returning for the 24th time to the TT, in his 35th year of racing.

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

Bu❀t McGuinness is now 52-years-old - although he still managed a P5 finish in last♈ year’s Senior TT.

“I don’t want to soun🀅d disrespectful to anybody else,” McGuinness told the .

“But if there ﷺwas some♋body potentially a lot faster than I was, then they’d 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 a💙way 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 ꦰbike, enjoy it, wherever y♔ou 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 Fireblade at the North Westඣ 200 and the TT this y𒆙ear.

Dean Harrison - who has won three times at the TT - is McGuiness’ Honda R🐟acing UK teammate.

“Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to see the brand right back at the shaꦉr📖p end, especially with Dean,” McGuinness said.

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