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Retirement is rife but thankfully not for Vale
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/11/2012 14:50:39
Lots of great riders are calling it a day, but not Rossi
The racing season may be over but the winter nights will surely fly by as we watch reviews, debate events of 2012 racing and relish the excitement that lays ahead in 2013.Unfortunately retirement seems to be popular right now so with major names
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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 - Jul 2006
By niall mackenzie on 01/07/2006 15:58:05
Yamaha's M1, Rossi's successor and Mr BSB - John Reynolds
in 2006 I was relieved when he announced his retirement shortly after his Brands Hatch practice crash. During 2005 JR occasionally enquired about life after racing so I felt deep down he was ready to quit. When we raced together we were never great friends
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Advanced Riding Course: Coming Back
By Niall Mackenzie on 04/04/2010 11:38:47
How do you get back to full confidence and speed when you’ve crashed? Niall shows you how
, and that was when I had a brain fade at a very wet Honda launch in Portugal. Since retiring I take pride in only ever riding to 90% of my ability limit, so although I wasn’t pottering round I was still surprised when I slid into the gravel. It was a warm day, I
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Motorcycle Track Guide: Donington Park
By Niall Mackenzie on 06/07/2011 11:30:27
Learn the flow of Donington Park from a man who has a podium there at GP level, Niall Mackenzie
to my first professional contract. Through the eighties and nineties I managed a fair few 250cc, 350cc and Superbike victories before retiring there in the autumn of 2000. I had a bitter sweet victory beating my great mate Whitham to take my first BSB
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Sep 2007
By niall mackenzie on 01/09/2007 19:30:08
Lewis Hamilton is leading the way for Britain in Formula One and that's good for us all, says Niall. But every sport needs its heroes and villains, and where are the characters in F1?
There are no Rossi-types in F1, says NiallIt's fantastic to see Lewis Hamilton chewing up the best racers the world has to offer in Formula One. Anything to make that sport more interesting, and put a Briton in the limelight, can only be good for us
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Sep 10
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/08/2010 13:25:26
As Visordown (the magazine) is now only www, this grizzled old boy must face a new digital future on the world wide web. This online-distributed column was a Niall Mackenzie production
I officially retired from racing, T.W.O. boss at that time Grant Leonard rang me up with what sounded like an offer of work. I had no idea what was involved, but as soon as he mentioned the magic word remuneration, I became his slave. At the mag
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Living with a 2003 KTM 450 EXC
By Niall Mackenzie on 12/06/2003 14:52:06
Our Niall gets down and dirty with the KTM 450 EXC
was doing full tank stints on his Honda, which involves some serious fitness. Oh, how it's nice to be retired and lazy.I mentioned in my last EXC report that I was going to gear down five teeth by fitting a 50-tooth rear sprocket. This done I then changed
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Mackenzie vs Mamola: the interview
By Niall Mackenzie on 09/09/2010 16:34:14
Niall Mackenzie speaks with Randy Mamola, one of the greatest and wildest riders to never win a 500GP championship
an ad campaign in USA which had an English bull terrier with a black eye called Spuds Mackenzie. He cracked me up. He got all the girls and even skateboarded. He's retired now in an old dogs' home for has-beens. What are you up to Niall?You've been four
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