 In 1959, Honda entered five motorcycles into the Isle of Man TT race, the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world.While always having powerful engines, it took until 1961 for Honda to tune their chassis well enough to allow Mike Hailwood to claim their first Grand Prix victories in the 125 and 250 cc classes.Hailwood would later pick up their first Senior TT wins in 1966 and 1967.