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Niall's Spin: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade review
By Niall Mackenzie on 17/09/2010 15:42:02
I believe you get back exactly what you put in with the latest Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
Electronic Steering Damper, which now has to work harder as the front gets lighter with the extra acceleration in the lower gears. The real test of any bike's stability for me is the Railway Bend section at Knockhill is a fast, undulating, fourth gear corner
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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
basis, but then not everyone has knees like mine.The day after our test was complete, I had to choose a bike for my Knockhill Riding School.I picked the 749 and it rocked.
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First Ride: 2001 BMW R1150RS
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 13:48:02
Spring 1993 and the most cutting-edge and outrageous looking teutonic two-wheeler was launched by BMW. The BMW R1100RS was one of the first of the new generation Boxers and was a bit of a departure for BM in its (then) 70-year history.
bigger screen. You don't get much of a re-style, but as this is my first real experience of riding a BMW I'm quite looking forward to it.The motor's a raspy-sounding twin with a real bit of character. It makes good power from 4,000rpm through to a shade
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