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First Ride: Ducati SC1000
By Niall Mackenzie on 17/08/2008 20:50:48
Thirty-three years in the planning and Ducati's Sportclassics are finally here. But you'd better be quick if you want one.
significant was taking place. One Paul Smart was celebrating his 29th birthday by winning the most lucrative motorcycle race on the European calendar, the Imola 200.Paul was presented with a helmet full of money plus his race-winning 750 Ducati for his efforts
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Niall's Spin: Ducati ST3
By Niall Mackenzie on 07/10/2010 15:07:36
Niall looks back at Ducati's mellow and now defunct entry in to the world of sports tourers
Click to read: Ducati ST3 owners reviews, Ducati ST3 specs and to see the Ducati ST3 image gallery.Ducati's ST3 is, of course, an excellent sports tourer. Its punchy, pleasing, usable three-valve, V-twin motor cruises along comfortably between 140
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Ducati 1198 and 1198S review
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2010 11:29:09
Niall brushes elbows with Troy Bayliss at the launch of Ducati’s new big-bore superbike. It’s a monster machine that will put hairs on the inside of your eyelids, let alone your chest...
Click to read: Ducati 1198 owners reviews, Ducati 1198 specs and to see the Ducati 1198 image gallery.Ducati did a good job keeping this one quiet. Even when launch invitations are sent out without stating the model to be launched you can normally
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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...
Click to read: Ducati ST4 owners reviews, Ducati ST4 specs and to see the Ducati ST4 image gallery.Discovering they had a surplus of 916 motors on their hands as a hike in capacity loomed for that machine, Ducati's ever- economical and green
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Road Test: Ducati 999R
By Niall Mackenzie on 27/04/2008 21:56:57
The new 999R gets the trickest motor Ducati has ever made. It's also just like Neil's (Hodgson, that is) they say, so we sent our own Niall to ride it.
wouldn't give him the same chance that previous foreign championship raiders Corser and Mladin had enjoyed in the States.I needn't have worried as Ducati already had a new weapon in their armoury for Neil. American Superbike regulations allow very little
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Used Test: Ducati Desmosedici GP5
By Niall Mackenzie on 14/09/2010 16:46:14
Ducati have kept it simple, but the Desmosedici is on the cusp of greatness. Niall bagged a go
- the 42mm forks have carbonfibre outer tubes for added stiffness, surely a future 'must have' for the sportsbike aftermarket.Continue reading Niall's test of the 2006 Ducati Desmosedici 2/3
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Niall Mackenzie's Ducati 1198 launch report
By Niall Mackenzie on 18/11/2008 12:00:19
Read Niall's report on the new Ducati 1198S from Portimao circuit, Portugal
HELLO VISORDOWN readers, well I've just got off the new Ducati 1198S, 20 minutes ago, after my second session here at the Portimao circuit. The first thing I've got to say is that this is an impressive track that brings the best out of this new
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Niall's Spin: Ducati Monster S4R
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2010 12:22:21
The Ducati Monster maybe a absolute blast but takes a real man to tame this one...
Click to read: Ducati Monster S4R owners reviews, Ducati Monster S4R specs and to see the Ducati Monster S4R image gallery.MONSTER MONSTER! AN unfaired bike with a real 110 rear-wheel bhp is an absolute blast. The 996cc engine lays down plenty
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Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici
By Niall Mackenzie and Jon Urry on 19/05/2009 15:30:27
Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless
, but the Ducati represents the most technically-advanced road bike ever built. It is the Honda NR750 of its day. - Niall MackenzieContinue the Honda NR750 versus Ducati Desmosedici road testMODEL SPECSDUCATI DESMOSEDICI RRPRICE: £40,000ENGINE: 989cc, liquid
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Ducati 749 vs. Loch Lubnaig
By Niall Mackenzie on 04/11/2010 15:17:57
Highway to Heaven: Six bikes, six roads, six twats, six stories. His name is Niall Mackenzie. He was once very famous. He is now reduced to riding matt black bikes through the horizontal rain for a living. Photographs by Graeme Brown
Click to read: Ducati 749 owners reviews, Ducati 749 specs and to see the Ducati 749 image gallery.The first 30 miles of the A84/85 leads past Loch Lubnaig and Loch Earn to Crianlarich and it’s both busy and twisty. Caution is necessary
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