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Schwantz and Mackenzie on the Nurburgring box
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/12/2012 13:32:24
A 500GP bike never fails to stop me in my tracks and that’s exactly what happened when I spotted this Schwantz example from the early nineties, proudly displayed on the Arai stand at the recent Motorcyclelive show. On loan from Crescent Suzuki
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Schwantz at the TT: 'Absolutely no way!'
By Ben Cope on 06/06/2012 16:22:28
One parade lap of the TT and the GP legend comments..
Fresh from a parade lap of the TT, GP legend Kevin Schwantz spoke to Manx TT 365 Radio.A wide-eyed Schwantz said: "Absolutely no way would I ever consider coming to race here. To me it makes Grand Prix racing look easy. It was nice when Phillip Mc
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Suzuki GSX-R750 Lucky Strike & Relentless Replicas
By Visordown News on 27/08/2008 09:55:38
Stamford Superbikes have commissioned two special paint schemes for their new Suzuki GSX-R750s
.The Schwantz replica (£8799) GSX-R750 K8 mirrors the iconic Lucky Strike colour scheme the American used during his final season riding GP500 in 1995. The factory finish paintwork offered on the Stamford replica is flawless and wouldn't be complete without his
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Old boys and proper bikes at the Spa Classic 2012.
By Niall Mackenzie on 09/07/2012 13:18:33
was pretty useless in Belgium from that moment on. When I rode with Lucky Strike Suzuki at the final 500cc Grand Prix there in 1990 I was just glad to get through the weekend but that said, this time round I had a lot more fun.So my first run out was on Phil
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Goodwood Festival of Speed
By Tim Skilton on 18/06/2007 09:47:56
Bike presence gets stronger for 2007
. Also from the Grand Prix world, Festival goers will get a chance to see the Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki RG500 run for the first time in the UK, ridden by current BSB rider Sean Emmett who acted as a stand in for the injured Schwantz for two
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The Cigarette Papers: Grand Prix sponsorship
By Michael Scott on 08/07/2010 10:13:26
In the 1990s, cigarette sponsorship ran the world. Massive corporates, incredibly rich and powerful, went to war on the sidepanels and fairings of the fastest machines in the world. We remember a time when fag ash was king...
and Lucky Strike all tried to outdo and outspend the others. Off track, the hospitality suites burgeoned and the parties became more and more elaborate whenever there was anything to celebrate, and often when their wasn’t.Bikes painted as fag packets
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Sep 2008
By Niall Mackenzie on 12/09/2008 20:32:36
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned super-fast roadtester Niall Mackenzie remembers the intense pressure heaped on a rider at his home GP round.
always hoped I’d be wrong but I have to say from personal experience I suspected a podium place might not be that straightforward. Back in 1990 while riding for Lucky Strike Suzuki as team mate to Kevin Schwantz I came to my home race at Donington
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