James puts an iconic toy to the most ambitious test ever attempted. The challenge: to build a motorbike and side car entirely out of Meccano to take on the Isle of Man's legendary TT circuit. But designing a machine capable of carrying James and his passenger wine expert Oz Clarke around the daunting 37 mile course is not a task for the fainthearted. A mind-bending 15 000 pieces of Meccano must be assembled to create a full size road legal motorcycle that James hopes will be more than a match for the treacherous twists and turns steep climbs and dizzying descents... of the world's toughest race circuit. And if that isn't hard enough as in the real TT the bike must race against the clock. It's the ultimate test of man and machine. The challenge pushes this 100 year old toy and its riders to the absolute limits. Breakdowns crashes and unforgiving terrain vie with design genius good humour and sheer grit to produce a nail biting film which brings Meccano roaring back into the 21st century to inspire the inner child within us all. [show more]
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James May presents this special episode of the BBC television series in which he attempts to use Meccano to build a motorbike and side car capable of completing one lap of the Isle of Man's famous TT course.
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