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Having a blast on the KTM Duke 125
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/09/2011 07:05:14
How to be a teenager at fifty
With young Taylor finally lifting my riding ban from his 125 Duke last week (I snapped the gear lever off in a failed garden stunt), I’ve been clocking up a few miles on what surely is the ‘must have’ learner bike of 2011.Last week I hopped aboard for a jaunt into the heart of Le...
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Anti clockwise Knockhill and riding in the North East with GP winners.
By Niall Mackenzie on 06/06/2012 12:52:41
Scotland has a new circuit!
of the benefactors so their ambassador Randy Mamola joined in on a Ducati Diavel accompanied by Bradley Smith on an Yamaha RD400 and a certain Taylor Mackenzie on a 1979 Suzuki X7. The sight and smell of dozens of Japanese classics brought back memories of days when
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My dream bike for 2013: The KTM 250GPR
By Niall Mackenzie on 26/10/2012 12:40:09
KTM's £45,000 GP replica
in and keeping her pinned to reach the 130mph + top speed.It’s probably unlikely myself or anyone else will show up with one of these on a track day soon but it is always nice to dream.
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A masterful display by Shakey and might we see MV Agusta at the TT next year?
By Niall Mackenzie on 16/10/2012 11:10:40
deserved to be the 2012 British Superbike Champion. Shane Byrne’s dominance over the Brands Hatch triple header on the PBM Kawasaki ZX10RR was a joy to watch as he dealt with speed and determination of Alex Lowes on his WFR Honda Fireblade and Josh Brookes
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No snow here folks!
By Niall Mackenzie on 31/12/2010 11:03:47
CBR 150/Cape Town/drink driving
An erratic work schedule combined with a full season of kids racing means, there aren’t many opportunities during the summer months for the Mackenzie family to grab a holiday. Instead, we tend to save our pennies and head off somewhere sunny
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Hopper,Cogger and Rossigate
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/04/2011 19:30:24
Snippets from Jerez
at Brands later this month.Spanish based Scot Kev Coghlan has been beavering away under the radar trying hard to get his FTR Moto 2 machine up to speed. His 8th place finish in the rain was a much needed boost for the Aeroport Castello team as they qualified
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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.
got flicked skywards on a regular basis. Top speeds were also nudging 200mph so fingers were normally covering clutches at circuits like Hockenheim, just in case the crew chief had made a mistake with the jetting. I didn’t suffer too many injuries
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Five minutes with Neil Hodgson
By Niall Mackenzie on 14/12/2011 20:36:36
Burnley's world champ has a new hobby - working.
Champion in Almeria so a few personal questions had to be asked.N.M. You seem to have a permanent grin on your face these days, any particular reason?N.H. To be honest Niall, I feel like I’m living the dream. My life is in a good place these days with a
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A postcard from Moto GP Jerez
By Niall Mackenzie on 04/05/2012 22:41:14
The postman is always late around these parts...
manufacturer race with only Honda and KTM capable of slogging it out for podium positions.Oral and Ioda appear to be a long way off with both speed and reliability but they have to be admired for attempting to take on the mighty HRC. The wealthy Mahindra team
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