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Tyre launch: Pirelli Diablo Rosso
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/02/2008 16:51:29
Pirelli’s new Diablo Rosso tyres caters specifically for riders of sportsbikes and street bikes
Pirelli Diablo Rosso Niall Mackenzie Catalunya, Spain 13 February 2008One hundred years ago Pirelli trounced the opposition by winning the 17,000km Peking to Paris rally, not a bad achievement considering it was their first entry into a major motor
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First Ride: 2006 BMW R1200S
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/09/2010 20:09:25
A sporty BMW to take on the likes of Ducati's 999 and even the mighty GSX-R1000? Niall is intrigued...
and the occasional track day. It seems BMW is sick of people comparing the R1100S with sports tourers and wants this new model to compete head-to-head with the sports bike competition.Trimming weight off the chassis, wheels and power train means the R1200S is now 13
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Niall's Spin: BMW R1200 ST
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 15:11:08
With a face that only a mother could love the BMW R1200ST held it's own in the sports tourer class, despite it's looks
well. BMW R1200 ST SpecifcationsEngine 1170cc, oil/air cooled boxer twinTop speed 125mphPower 110bhp @ 7,500rpmTorque 84.8 ft/lbs @ 6,000rpmBore x stroke 101 x 73mmFront suspension TeleleverRear suspension ParaleverFront brake Single 320mm disc Rear
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Longest Test: Yamaha YZF-R6
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/11/2009 10:37:09
Our undisputed king of the Supersport class for 2009, Niall Mackenzie explains why he wouldn’t swap the YZF-R6 for anything else...
pain in town and basic instrumentationReturn to the Longest Test2009 Yamaha YZF-R6 SpecificationsPrice: £7499Top speed: 165.53mphEngine: 599cc, 16-valves, liquid-cooled in-line fourBore & stroke: 67mm x 42.5mmCompression ratio: 13.1:1Power: 107.22bhp
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First Ride: Honda CBR600RR (2007)
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:42:59
Yamaha won the supersport 600 sales war in 2006, and Honda is out for revenge. They think the all-new CBR600RR is the tool for the job, and Niall Mackenzie reckons they might be right.
. The parallels continue...In 2006, for the first time in the 600RR's five-year history, Honda failed to top the European sales charts. Yamaha's new R6 did that, and if it hadn't been for a bizarre lack of concentration from Kevin Curtain at last round
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First Ride: 2004 Triumph Daytona 650
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2008 22:17:28
The Daytona 600 has always had the legs; it's one of the best-handling 600s around. With an extra 47cc - and a load more mid-range - the Daytona 650 might nearly be the perfect middleweight.
. The ZX-6R sold well, and as a road bike the extra mid-range was more than useful.For 2005 Triumph has taken note of this and followed suit with its new Daytona 650. Somewhat given away by the name the new bike is basically a Daytona 600 with a 3.1mm
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First Ride: 2005 KTM Super Duke Review
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2008 22:46:45
An Austrian brute pumped full of steroids is the only way to describe the first ever-pure streetbike from KTM. If Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bike he'd be the Super Duke...
temperature and a low fuel warning light. But fire it up and instead of the thud-thud of a single the 999cc 75-degree twin barks like a police dog at a peace march en route to making 120bhp. But, unlike the 950 Adventure motor, it has strong torque from 4000
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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.
to Donington Park to investigate.The limited edition 999R is the most powerful production bike ever to leave Bologna. Its claimed 150bhp is mainly due to the latest Testastretta engine being redesigned from the crankcases up.A more rigid crankshaft, new conrods
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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.
in the grand scheme of things this was only a small blip over an otherwise enjoyable lap.Continue the Yamaha R1 2007 vs. 2004 Test - 2/22004 Yamaha YZF-R1 SpecificationsTYPE - SUPERSPORTSPRICE NEW - £5000 (USED)ENGINE CAPACITY - 998ccPOWER - 153.5bhp@10,600rpm
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First Ride: 2007 Moto Guzzi 1200S review
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:06:38
A resurgent Moto Guzzi unveils another new model, and at a race track ferchrissakes. Mackenzie rides the new 1200 Sport.
ENGINE CAPACITY - 1151ccPOWER - 94bhp@7800rpmTORQUE - 74lb.ft@6000rpm WEIGHT - 229kg SEAT HEIGHT - 800mm FUEL CAPACITY - 23L TOP SPEED - N/A0-60 - n/aTANK RANGE - N/A
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