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Niall Mackenzie Column - Nov 2006
By niall mackenzie on 01/11/2006 19:00:29
What's the spark that ignites brand loyalty, wonders Niall Mackenzie. Is it the look, the ride, the reputation? If you could bottle it, you could sell it
Bless...and he's got hairDON'T KNOW ABOUT you but I find many of my friends and colleagues in the motorcycle world tend to have a favourite manufacturer and stay faithful to them throughout their bike buying life. This probably happens for one of three reasons. It was the very fi...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - May 2007
By niall mackenzie on 01/05/2007 19:06:53
With each new year we're greeted by ever-faster, ever-lighter and ever-cleverer sportsbikes. So what's happened to the lap times, asks a bemused Niall Mackenzie
Motocross, WSB, MotoGP and of course the jewel in Donington's annual crown of world-class events, the Day of Champions Niall Mackenzie ride-in on 21 June! I've had so many happy memories at Donington in the last two decades so, like the dedicated staff, I
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Aug 2006
By Visordown News on 01/08/2006 16:17:43
Lifting the lid on bribery, corruption and good old-fashioned sponging off someone else, Mackenzie recalls the free-for-all fun to be had at the launch of a new bike
Niall always went to bed early on a launchMY FIRST NEW bike launch experience took place in the winter of 1997, while I was still riding for Yamaha in BSB. The model to be unveiled at the Cartagena circuit was the ground-breaking original R1, so I
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Nov 2008
By Niall Mackenzie on 12/11/2008 17:23:56
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned super-fast roadtester Niall Mackenzie ponders the worth of the motorway smurf
I wonder if any of you have experienced a strange phenomenon that seems to be sweeping the country? I had actually heard of this via the ramblings of the fascinating Mr.Clarkson (unlike a lot of bikers I don’t mind the chap as anyone who punches Piers Morgan gets my vote).I was r...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jan 09
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/01/2009 16:52:20
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned super-fast roadtester Niall Mackenzie is back on the top step of the podium at the tender age of 47
won the ‘Niall Mackenzie’ trophy, which I happily passed on to second placed man and worthy front-runner Lewis Farrow.Many thanks to everyone who helped me that weekend, get well soon Kenny Edwards and don’t worry Andrew Pitt, I think your job is still
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Dec 2008
By Niall Mackenzie on 13/12/2008 10:18:51
Seeing the 2009 Yamaha R1 brings up thoughts of styling uncertainty and memories of 'big bang' GP bikes for Niall Mackenzie
I have to confess, when I first saw the press pictures of the 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 I was hugely disappointed. The new model image I had been building in my head was of a smaller, sharper machine with no underseat pipes or bug-eyed headlights. I truly believed we would get a combina...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Mar 2009
By Niall Mackenzie on 13/03/2009 10:26:35
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned superfast roadtester Niall Mackenzie meets a very nice man... and Gordon F!@KING Ramsay!
In these days of incessantly getting ripped off and pathetic customer service I have a happy tale to report. Fearful of breaking down then getting stranded in the middle of nowhere on some freezing winter’s night, for many years, I have faithfully renewed my RAC ‘get you home’ me...
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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
on the road but I have to disagree. If just riding alone isn't entertaining enough (it is for me, I often write this column in my head on a long ride) then there's always the old iPod, onboard computer or the latest sat nav device. Lately, to amuse myself, I
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jan 10
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/01/2010 10:23:03
Niall Mackenzie is a 500cc Grand Prix God. Let us not forget or overlook his profound magnificence. He and Whitham also run the meanest chat show at the bike show.
months later his MotoGP dream would be over and he’d be swapping jobs with Ben Spies. I only hope Aprilia attend the show this year. The RSV4 is so beautiful, just looking at one in the flesh brightens up my day.One thing is sure and that is Mackenzie
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Apr 2008
By Niall Mackenzie on 12/04/2008 11:38:23
Niall installs some Victorian parenting principles into the mini-Mackenzies in order to teach them the value of ratty old motorcycles. Poor little nippers, all they wanted was a hoop and stick to play with
For the past two months there has been an unusual air of anticipation and excitement down at the old Mackenzie ranch. You see it was mid December when Cantlie laid down the challenge for five of us to find a dirt cheap bike for this month’s Great
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