'Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Jayne and we extend our deepest sympathies to the entire family circle' - Mervyn Whyte, NW200 event director
'I didn't really know what I would do with Seeley if it came down to the last lap at the chicane but I was lucky because we had such a strong motor in the bike' - William Dunlop
'I'm like a lot of riders in that I wear my heart on my sleeve and when you lose a couple of mates and it's pretty raw, then you do tend to criticise in frustration' - Jeremy McWilliams
'We're delighted to have another of the leading BSB teams committing to the TT and shows the strength of the event' - Paul Phillips, TT Motorsport Manager
'I'm absolutely thrilled that we've been able to put together a sponsorship package with Bathams to give Michael the opportunity to compete at the NW200' - Nick Morgan
'Michael is the number one road racer around in our opinion and at just 23 years of age has the potential to dominate road racing for many years to come' - Jason McAdoo
"I have always been a keen supporter of this great road race and no doubt it will be incredibly nostalgic for me to return to the North West 200" - Carl Fogarty.
'Don't get me wrong this changes nothing for the TT, my team have three bikes ready to win it and I promised I would, I don't go back on that' - Ian Hutchinson on Twitter
'I won the final race but would have liked another, but like last year I've shown that consistency is the key to the overall victory here' - Jeremy McWilliams
'I did the first few rounds of the British championship last year and was lying third in the championship at one point, so hopefully I'll can get some strong results' - William Dunlop