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Mackenzie's Final Race
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 14:31:38
Niall Mackenzie reminisces about the final race of his 20-year career
's going to come back in line. In comparison, the Ducati I rode in my final season didn't feel so user-friendly.Continue Niall Mackenzie's final race
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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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Motorcycle Track Guide: Knockhill
By Niall Mackenzie on 22/07/2010 13:21:06
Rip around the bumps and undulations around Scotland's answer to Laguna Seca, Niall Mackenzie shows you how to get Knockhill right
this would never have happened had they not had Scotland’s only full time motorsport facility to hone their skills when they first started out.Racing at Laguna Seca in California and Sugo in Japan reminded me a lot of Knockhill but its mixture of quirky
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Osamu Goto, now and then.
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/03/2011 09:48:07
Happy days
Last weekend in Jerez was the last Moto 2 test session before all the bikes were crated up and sent to Qatar for the season opener on March 20th. This was the first 2011 Moto 2 test where we had a true picture of who was hot and who was not
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First Ride: 2001 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Naked review
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 12:35:00
In my youth there were few bikes that I really hankered for. One was the Suzuki GT750 Kettle - that was my dream bike - but one other was a close second...the Moto Guzzi Le Mans
Click to read: Moto Guzzi V11 owners reviews, Moto Guzzi V11 specs and to see the Moto Guzzi V11 image gallery.So here I am, after all these years, astride a Moto Guzzi for the first time. I'm a Guzzi virgin, so I hope she'll treat me gently
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First Ride: 2006 Triumph Daytona 675
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 21:12:48
It's the one we've all been waiting for. Niall Mackenzie finds out if Triumph's new 'Urban Sports' bike delivers on the hype
Click to read: Triumph Daytona 675 owners reviews, Triumph Daytona 675 specs and to see the Triumph Daytona 675 image gallery.I COUNT MYSELF very lucky. I have a MotoGP circuit on my doorstep and the Triumph factory is 20 minutes away so, in theory
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Graziano Rossi - The God's father
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/09/2010 09:52:37
While Valentino proves proves his class in MotoGP, Niall Mackenzie speaks to The Doctor's daddy, Graziano Rossi
that so I bought the Benelli. The Harley made 50bhp, but I had a brilliant mechanic who got the Benelli from 20 to 45bhp. My first race was at Vallelunga near Rome.Did you ever race four-strokes?Sure, but mostly in endurance. I raced Moto Guzzis and Hondas
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Niall's Spin: YZF1000R Thunderace
By Niall Mackenzie on 28/09/2010 14:54:40
Even though it never matched the best sports bikes of the day, there are plenty of good reasons why you should give it at least a test ride.
adjusting every 18,000 miles so and as there's 20 of 'em, so it's not quick or cheap. The EXUP valve mid-way down the exhaust should move smoothly as you rev the bike, not rattle or be seized solid. Front discs can warp, the clutch can give up the ghost
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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
and no worries with the forward facing speed cameras. My first five were in the bag before I even got to listing the fun factors.Don't know if it's just me but I get great pleasure when I scythe through a clogged M25, losing only minutes while the hapless
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First Ride: 2005 Suzuki RM-Z450
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2008 22:50:26
Niall travels to Holland to injure himself on purpose aboard Suzuki's new, and very grunty, four-stroke motocrosser.
accepted the invite.The 1.1-mile track had all the horrors of a GP motocross track including daunting double jumps, tabletops and the odd tricky whoop. After an impressive but demoralising demo by factory rider Kevin Strijbos, I spent my first 20-minute
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