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Maybe the Evo class is the future for WSB?
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/05/2011 14:45:12
Niall Mackenzie ponders...
Did we see the future of World Superbike racing last weekend at the BSB event?Possibly, but only if everyone is on Evo spec machines in 2012. By setting the 2nd fastest lap in race one and running second for a while in race two, the brilliant Alex Lowes proved that with a good gr...
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Suzuka Eight Hour capers
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/09/2011 17:04:28
Niall Mackenzie recalls some Suzuka tales
on the grid next to the Woolongong wonder. Before the race, Gardner told me to take my time on the opening laps as it would be a long day and very hot so I needed to pace myself. Naive Niall stupidly agreed only to see Gardner and the front runners take off
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Behind the scenes in Qatar
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/03/2011 14:16:09
Snippets from the Moto GP season opener
Just because you have the name Jorge Lorenzo on your screen and you've won a world championship doesn't mean you'll get an easy time at scrutineering. In Qatar the technical inspection staff made the factory Yamaha mechanics remove bodywork and unbolt some electrical components i...
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Buying countless tatty bikes. And that Marquez fella
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/05/2013 11:20:08
Mackenzie's got a terrible disease
A South African friend of mine called Trevor Binder told me last weekend I’m quite obviously in the advanced stages of a terrible disease.He recognises the affliction because he admits to suffering from the same condition for many years and so far hasn’t found a cure. He says he...
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Having a blast on the KTM Duke 125
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2011 07:05:14
How to be a teenager at fifty
With young Taylor finally lifting my riding ban from his 125 Duke last week (I snapped the gear lever off in a failed garden stunt), I’ve been clocking up a few miles on what surely is the ‘must have’ learner bike of 2011.Last week I hopped aboard for a jaunt into the heart of Le...
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Remember push starts?
By Niall Mackenzie on 18/11/2011 12:30:10
The best techniques explained-Japanese style.
Alongside the most stunning collection of race and road bikes at their Motegi museum, next to some race bikes, Honda also has a step by step guide on most aspects of riding. I photographed the wonderful text on push starting but I also have lots of equally hilarious instructions ...
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The most beautiful race bike ever?
By Niall Mackenzie on 06/10/2011 12:55:49
Sinichi Itoh's RC212V
It was good to see my old HRC team mate Shinichi Itoh making his final Moto GP appearance last weekend at Motegi. At 44 he was a bit off the pace compared to his younger team mates, but that didn't matter as it was a joy just to see him circulating on what I reckon is most stunni...
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Mackenzie and Hislop complete with hair
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/11/2011 09:11:12
The early rivalry kicked off at Knockhill in 1988
This video of the Knockhill end of season Jock Taylor meeting in 1988 makes me smile. Even although I had the dream ticket of riding for HRC in the 500cc World Championship I never stopped wanting to come back to the homeland and race my old mates.Brian Morrison started racing on...
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Xaus tests Moto2 Bimota
By Niall Mackenzie on 22/12/2011 19:33:23
Conventional for Bimota but still stunning and I want one for Christmas
the festive excess before the next year of Mackenzie biking madness kicks off. Testing bikes and track day instruction brings in a few quid that soon gets blown on taking my boys racing, and that's the way I like it!
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Pit Biking; good clean fun for all the family
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/02/2012 09:15:34
The Mackenzie family is hooked
If you haven’t tried Pit Biking yet, you’re missing out on some incredible fun, and it won’t break the bank. The majority of pit bikes are of Chinese origin and I guess, are best described as modern day monkey bikes. Yes Chinese, and I’ve witnessed them being thrashed round all d...
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