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First Ride: 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 17:01:39
Yamaha's project leader for the new R1 was a chap called Yoshikazu Koike, and his brief was just two words: "jinba atai." Confused?
/harmony' ideal.Click to continue the Yamaha YZF-R1 review
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First Ride: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Niall Mackenzie on 28/09/2007 15:17:05
First out of the blocks for 2007 and hoping to stay there, Yamaha's new R1 looks the goods. But is it? Who better to say than Niall Mackenzie, ex-GP god turned mortal.
. To go with this, the valve lift has been increased with narrower valve angles plus a smoother piston crown shape.Click here to read the Yamaha YZF-R1 review verdict.
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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
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2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 launch report videos
By Niall Mackenzie on 18/01/2009 12:56:23
Niall Mackenzie reports back from the launch of the all-new 2009 Yamaha R1 at Eastern Creek, Australia
I'VE just ridden the all-new 2009 R1 at the Eastern Creek circuit in Australia, and what can I tell you? It's an awesome machine. Please check out the videos below for more insight.It seems like we've been waiting forever for the 2009 Yamaha R1
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First Ride: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Niall Mackenzie on 02/04/2008 11:15:27
First out of the blocks for 2007 and hoping to stay there, Yamaha's new R1 looks the goods. But is it? Who better to say than Niall Mackenzie, ex-GP god turned mortal.
Yamaha's target for the fifth generation R1 was simple - to put it back on top as the best superbike on the road. But equally as important was for it to be the best on the track. To achieve these targets a performance increase was necessary
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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.
, created the YZF-R1 SP homologation special, which in fact featured little more than a few bling-bling suspension bolt-ons.For 2007 the brash paint scheme and red seat of the original 1998 bike is back, sporting variable intake trumpets and, for the first
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Niall's Spin: 2006 Yamaha R1 review
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/10/2010 12:54:16
Niall takes the 2006 Yamaha YZF-R1 for a spin and delivers his review
Click to read: 2006 Yamaha R1 owners reviews, 2006 Yamaha R1 specs and to see the 2006 Yamaha R1 image gallery.THE R1 OOZES more class and style than any of the competition and on the road at least matches the opposition for performance and handling
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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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Niall Mackenzie Column - Dec 2008
By Niall Mackenzie on 13/12/2008 10:18:51
Seeing the 2009 Yamaha R1 brings up thoughts of styling uncertainty and memories of 'big bang' GP bikes for Niall Mackenzie
I have to confess, when I first saw the press pictures of the 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 I was hugely disappointed. The new model image I had been building in my head was of a smaller, sharper machine with no underseat pipes or bug-eyed headlights. I truly
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First Ride: 2002 Honda CBR954RR Fireblade
By Niall Mackenzie on 29/03/2008 14:40:18
There are certain things you remember in life. Where you were when Kennedy was shot (I was on the potty), your first sexual experience (no comment) or when you rode your first Blade.
the FireBlade was the machine that others had to beat and nothing could come close to touching it until the Yamaha YZF-R1 came out in 1998.Now, I know the FireBlade has gone through many changes over the intervening years, but personally, I don't really
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