John McGuinness 'so happy' to be reunited with leathers after they were stolen from TT fan zone

TT legend John McGuinness says he is 'so happy' to be reunited with his winning leathers, after the pair were stolen from the Isle of Man TT fan zone.

The leathers were discovered following a huge appeal on social media to have them returned.

Posting on Instagram, McGuinness said: "So happy to be reunited with these, so sentimental to me, massive massive thanks to Isle of Man Police and The Street Diner for pulling out all the stops to find these."

McGuinness first noticed the leathers were missing yesterday, saying he was 'absolutely devastated' after the pair of leathers were stolen from the Isle of Man TT fan zone.

The 'Morecambe Missile' posted on his Instagram account saying that his 2015 winning leathers, that were on display in the TT cafe, had been taken.

Posting on Instagram, he said: "Absolutely devastated that the pair of leathers I won my last TT in 2015 have been stolen out of the street diner in the fan zone, they mean so much to me".

McGuinness put the leathers on display inside the 'Official Pitstop Cafe', alongside his winning motorbike from his latest TT win.

The 2015 victory secured him his 23rd TT trophy at the Isle of Man's annual races.

He said he was 'gutted' to learn that the leathers had been taken from the fan zone.

Last night, fans flocked to social media to support McGuinness, demanding that the leathers should be returned to the TT rider.

Fellow competitor Peter Hickman posted on Facebook saying he had previously been in a similar situation, asking that anyone with information comes forward.

He said: 'Unbelievable! Anyone with any information please get in touch, I’ve had this happen to me before and it’s devastating, you have no idea how sentimental things like this are to riders!! Reward for information!'

McGuinness' wife Becky McGuinness also issued a plea on X, asking people to 'look out for these leathers'.

Thousands of fans descend on the Isle of Man for the annual TT races each year, with full free access to the paddock around the grandstand.

The event gives people unprecedented access to teams and riders, which is one of the main attractions to those who travel across the world to witness the races.

Racing continues today with the Superstock and Supertwin classes due to head out around the Mountain Course this afternoon.

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