| |
 |
Maybe the Evo class is the future for WSB?
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/05/2011 14:45:12
Niall Mackenzie ponders...
Fireblades that money can buy. Barring injuries, WFR will easily finish top three in the Evo championship and probably top twelve in the main series. I’m a big fan of this concept but unless everyone is on Evo bikes I can’t see the point.They deliver plenty
|
|
 |
2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 first ride review
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/05/2010 11:15:38
The look is similar, but Niall discovers that Suzuki’s supersport bike’s beauty is more than just skin deep
in an attempt to make this middleweight the best in class.Suzuki’s development concept of ‘top performer’ in each sports bike displacement segment continues with the latest GSX-R600. As always the focus has been on improved engine performance, handling
|
|
 |
Niall's Spin: Ducati ST4
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 14:27:07
With an engine donated from the exotic 916 how does Ducati's sport tourer compare with the rest of this tough market, Niall Mackenzie investigates...
solely to the ST2.Now, while the ST2 and ST4 look very similar the big difference is in the motor. Where the 2 struggles to pull the skin off a rice pudding thanks to its ancient wheezy old 900SS lump, the ST4 suddenly makes sense of the whole concept
|
|
 |
Niall's Spin - Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1992-93)
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 15:35:43
The creator of modern sportsbikes is now a reserved classic in the world of it's offspring, Niall Mackenzie takes a look at the orginal Honda Fireblade
power and 750cc handling for the first time thanks to Honda's mass-centralisation concept, and how it came with an unorthodox 16-inch front wheel which can make tyre choice an issue. But rather than do that, we'll credit you all with some intelligence
|
|
 |
Niall's Spin: Honda XL650V Transalp
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2010 14:47:11
It may look exciting and tough but turns out to be a complete softy in the end
't a bike to take on a track. Now some 19 years old in concept, the Transalp is the first Japanese big capacity multi-cylinder trail bike (it began as a 600 in '87 but grew to 650 in 2001) predating the Africa Twin and the Super Ténéré.In fact it's a
|
|
 |
Niall Mackenzie Column - Oct 2006
By niall mackenzie on 01/10/2006 16:34:49
"Get a life, get a bike," opines Niall Mackenzie, our columnist who writes his copy on his bike. We wish he'd write it on paper, it would make sending it to the office so much easier
why everyone doesn't want a bike. Mind you, some concepts I've always struggled to grasp, like football. Most top international players seem to be overpaid, pampered drama queens mincing around then falling over for no apparent reason. Was I the only
|
|
 |
Niall Mackenzie Column - Nov 09
By Niall Mackenzie on 27/11/2009 15:21:06
Niall mourns the loss of the 250GP class but looks forward to a new era of opportunity for British racers, voices his concerns over dwindling sponsorship and goes over the top...
will be replaced with Moto2 and the closest a Grand Prix class has come to being a one-make series. Dunlop tyres, 600cc Honda engines, no electronics but free chassis and suspension are the main ingredients of this new format. I have to say I like the concept
|
|
 |
First Ride: 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/11/2008 12:08:31
Honda doesn’t do quirky on its sportsbikes without a very good reason. Niall puts Honda's new superbike through its paces
the likes of traction control, variable intake systems and a choice of engine maps, but Honda has chosen to keep things simple by revisiting and improving on their original concept. Its main focus has been on weight loss, mass centralisation and cleaner
|
|
