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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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Simon and Leo
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/08/2011 15:51:47
Crafar still enjoying Donington Park.
and Johor Bahru but with a long term plan to make it onto the World scene.And he didn’t take long as after riding for Honda in the UK in 1992 he moved to WSB in 1994 and enjoyed success with both the Honda and Kawasaki factory teams. His crowning glory (and
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Back in the day, the All Japan 500cc Championship at Tsukuba
By Niall Mackenzie on 24/06/2011 10:38:56
500 GP bikes may have been scary but I wouldn't have had it any other way.
in the rankings at one point before suffering three DNFs while battling for podium positions.Anyway, Honda used to wheel me out now and again to stop Yamaha dominating the national scene, so after qualifying on pole I dealt with Taira then took off
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Niall Mackenzie column - Feb 2006
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/02/2006 09:53:38
Niall celebrates 10 years of the British Superbike championship and looks at the champions it's produced
to the world scene or not. It has worked for riders of the right age and the right mentality in the past. He was the only rider with the BSB championship on his CV and, although he didn't come cheap, I'm sure he'll be a rostrum finisher from the first round
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Niall Mackenzie Column Feb 2005
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/02/2005 15:15:37
BSB's green movement
are at the only level British riders can get to in world racing in the current climate. But all these Aussie guys came here with nothing and just made it happen for themselves. So you can come from the UK scene to make it at full world level.The other problem
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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 - 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
of traffic, I finally arrived at the scene of the atrocious incident that had caused the M25 to be completely closed during the rush hour. And yes, it was the fabulous Highways Agency that had brought everything to a complete and utter grinding standstill
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jun 2009
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/06/2009 14:35:11
Niall salutes the hard-charging Noriyuki Haga, the perennial World Superbike bridesmaid who surely deserves to win the title in 2009. Ironically, a Yamaha may stand in his way
Time may be running out but there’s no doubt Noriyuki Haga deserves to win a World Superbike championship.The 1997 Japanese Superbike champion burst onto the world scene in 1998, winning three of the first four races. But ten years on a championship
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Aug 2009
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/08/2009 14:35:11
Niall puts his weight behind the Aprilia RSV4 Factory, but he’s not so sure about electric race bikes at the TT. Surely noise is a big slice of the appeal of racing?
the coming years.I have no allegiance to Aprilia, especially as I embarrassed myself in GPs for a season on an unreliable RS250. However I do like the people behind the scenes and the products they make. I hope this fresh start, fronted by the awesome RSV4
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Bloodlust - Honda NR750 vs. Ducati Desmosedici
By Niall Mackenzie and Jon Urry on 19/05/2009 15:30:27
Honda’s NR750 and Ducati’s Desmosedici are two of the most stunning bikes ever built. Each are worth £40,000 and both were developed from pure GP technology. There may be an incredible 16 years between them, but exclusivity this rare is timeless
, but the Ducati represents the most technically-advanced road bike ever built. It is the Honda NR750 of its day. - Niall MackenzieContinue the Honda NR750 versus Ducati Desmosedici road testMODEL SPECSDUCATI DESMOSEDICI RRPRICE: £40,000ENGINE: 989cc, liquid
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