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Mackenzie on acquiring throttle control
By Niall Mackenzie on 09/11/2010 15:45:28
Riding god, Niall Mackenzie, imparts his wisdom on mastering the twist of the wrist
stay in a higher gear - you can open the throttle with more confidence and safety, though obviously you're not going to be as fast.I grew up with two-strokes. Riders brought up them gain good throttle control because there's not as direct a connection
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jun 2006
By niall mackenzie on 01/06/2006 15:45:49
Niall finds out traction control has nothing to do with the hospital
occasion less power would be welcome. Road tyres generally take at least five miles to get up to working temperature so why not have a safety mode where a certain distance has to be covered before max power kicks in? I know for a fact this would work
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First Ride: 2006 Honda Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 22:47:05
It wasn't broken but Honda fixed it anyway. Niall plays 'spot the difference' with a freshly honed 2006 Fireblade
thrash in safety without the fear of spilling Werther's Originals all over the road.So why fix it if it's not broken? Honda says Fireblade owners complained of a lack of midrange grunt, losing out to the competition accelerating from 70mph and above
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Mackenzie's fast road riding tips
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/11/2010 11:07:57
Niall Mackenzie gives his advice on how to get the most out of riding on the roads
Unless I'm on really wide, open roads I short-shift most of the time on a 1000cc bike. The huge amount of torque available means acceleration is still brisk, and power delivery is much smoother to use and safer at low rpm. R1s are amazing; you can
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First Ride: 2006 BMW K1200GT
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 23:26:18
The new K1200GT adds a dash of touring elan to the existing K1200S, allowing you to cross continents with Teutonic efficiency and comfort
and sizes.Where this bike is less able is on twisty roads that require lots of on/off throttle riding. While the mid-range response is fine, there is always a flat spot before the engine picks up, no matter how smoothly you try to accelerate from a closed
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jan 2007
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/01/2007 19:08:31
The voices are telling Niall to look for adventure, but is the great outdoors really all it's cracked up to be? More importantly, is this the first sign of a mid-life crisis for our Spuds?
mate. Robert's ultimate dream is to ride from London through the length of Africa, with the highlight being trundling into his hometown of Johannesburg 9500 miles later. A good part of their journey will be off road, which is fine but carries the risk
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Yamaha Pro Am madness, the best one make championship ever?
By Niall Mackenzie on 18/12/2010 10:57:40
I’m biased of course, but the best one make road race championship has to be the Yamaha RD 350LC Pro Am series. Back in the days when manufacturers had spare cash (1980 to be precise), Mitsui Yamaha organised this televised championship at major
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One Track Mind: Aprilia RSV-R Factory vs Ducati 999 vs MV Agusta F41000R
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/12/2006 17:03:20
Sometimes you've just got to kick back and let rip. Niall Mackenzie blows away the cobwebs at Oulton Park with a fiery threesome of desirable Italian exotica; Aprilia RSV-R Factory, Ducati 999, MV Agusta F4 1000R
Niall Mackenzie is a legend round these parts. He's a legend because of what he achieved n the 80s and 90s, at home and abroad, in GP and superbike racing. And we like to think he's still got his hand in today, thrashing about testing bikes for us
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Road Test: RSV-R Factory v. 999S v. F4 1000R
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/05/2008 13:10:44
Sometimes you've just got to kick back and let rip. Niall Mackenzie blows away the cobwebs at Oulton Park with a fiery threesome of desirable Italian exotica.
Niall Mackenzie is a legend round these parts. He's a legend because of what he achieved n the 80s and 90s, at home and abroad, in GP and superbike racing. And we like to think he's still got his hand in today, thrashing about testing bikes for us
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Master Overtaking on the Track
By Niall Mackenzie & James Whitham on 22/11/2010 11:50:28
Former top level racers, Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham both supervise their own track days. They know everything about overtaking on track...
The racing overtake"Racing is all about overtaking. And while overtaking on the road is about accelerating, on the track it's more often about braking," says Niall Mackenzie.We've looked at overtaking on the road, with safety top of the agenda
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