Road test articles by niall mackenzie

Keywords:
Sort by:

1 to 10 of 156 results

Page:

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
+10
Last


	Road Test: GSX-R 750 vs. Crescent GSX-R 750 By Warren Pole, Niall Mackenzie on 20/04/2008 21:32:42 It's Suzuki against Suzuki as the standard GSX-R750 meets its Nemesis - the Crescent Suzuki BSB GSX-R750 Special. And boy is it special... miles from Donington, Niall Mac, the Crescent GSX-R and our photo shoot, and I was late already.A blurred glance at the stock GSX-R's speedo (I was shivering that much) showed I was doing 70mph. I needed to go faster, so I pushed up to a ton but all

	Road Test: Supersport Superstars By Jon Urry, Niall Mackenzie, James Whitham on 24/04/2008 18:56:19 How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start... Sitting in a Spanish bar following two days of testing the new breed of 600s on both the track and road, we still haven't come to a conclusion. There are two pressing questions. First, who is our favourite film star and secondly, which is the best

	Road Test: CBR954RR vs. ZX-9R v GSX-R1000 v YZF-R1 By John Cantlie, Warren Pole, Niall Mackenzie, Gus Scott on 21/04/2008 21:16:18 Another year, another choice selection of 1,000cc sportsbikes. But this year is a particularly good vintage as Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda try to close the gap on Suzuki's all conquering GSX-R1000 of 2001. - a class facility.With riding talent ranging from ex-GP god Niall Mackenzie and ex-production Champion Gus Scott, down to farty old wobblers like Wozza and myself, every aspect of every bike would get a proper look-in. Let's get it on!Click to read

	Road Test: Ducati 999R By Niall Mackenzie on 27/04/2008 21:56:57 The new 999R gets the trickest motor Ducati has ever made. It's also just like Neil's (Hodgson, that is) they say, so we sent our own Niall to ride it. modifications to standard machines, so Ducati pulled out all the stops to homologate a competitive bike for their Stateside campaign.Neil's US career is now off to a strong start, so with the road going version of his bike now available in the UK I paid a visit

	2009 Yamaha XJ6 and Diversion road test review By Niall Mackenzie on 31/03/2010 13:58:15 Niall Mackenzie goes walkabout with a pair of Yamaha’s budget bikes in the Australian outback. Disappointingly, Jenny Agutter is nowhere to be seen. Click to read: Yamaha XJ6 owners reviews, Yamaha XJ6 specs and to see the Yamaha XJ6 image gallery.Considering the state of the economy, Yamaha couldn’t have picked a more appropriate year to launch these two entry-level 600s. With my favourite of the two, the XJ6, costing just f...

	Road Test: Suzuki GSX-R1000K5 By Niall Mackenzie on 24/04/2008 21:05:24 Probably lighter, certainly faster, but is it any better? Definitely. Niall Mackenzie rides the new GSX-R1000 at Eastern Creek. There is one man who is going to be very happy with the changes to the GSX-R1000: John Reynolds. But while the current British Superbike Champion will undoubtedly be excited about the Suzuki's new look, extra horsepower and improved chassis, the one thing that will really bring a...

	Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01 The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain. ? Only one way to find out. Niall tests the 1098s against the 999s under the Spanish sun at Almeria Circuit.ENGINEDucati has made no secret of it: the 1098 was built to take on the GSX-Rs and R1s of this world, straight out of the box. The 999 had great

	Road Test: Tuono vs 749 Dark vs. 660SM vs Thruxton By Niall Mackenzie on 22/04/2008 21:17:41 Niall Mackenzie re-lives his youth and heads for Bonnie Scotland, with four very different bikes. it was time to revisit my youth (and my chip shop) on four quite different bikes to see which would work best on a variety of roads and in the fickle Scottish summer weather.KTMChosen because: Wet or dry this supermoto should provide thrills on the lunar

	Road Test: 2004 Yamaha R1 vs. 2007 Yamaha R1 By Niall Mackenzie on 26/05/2008 20:44:57 Yamaha's YZF-R1 goes head-to-head with itself in a bitter, old-versus-new family feud. Niall Mackenzie splits the difference in sunny southern Spain. be just as good. The discs are now 10mm smaller in diameter, thinner and squeezed by six pot calipers.Like the brakes on the new 1098 Ducati, it's the instant braking connection that's most noticeable from any other road bike to date. I found the best

	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