Kenny Roberts Articles
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The entire AMA Hall of Fame controversy in one place
As someone interested in motorcycles, you’ve probably heard of Kenny Roberts. Unless you’re a racing fanatic, you probably haven’t heard that, last week, the three-time 500cc World Champion resigned from the AMA Hall of Fame. Spurred by the retraction of Derek “Nobby” Clark’s (second from right) induction, Roberts wasn’t the first and likely won’t be the last to do so. There’s a...
16 July 2012
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Shit Kenny Roberts Says: hole in one
It seems ridiculous to compare riding a motorcycle through a corner to hitting a golf ball, right? Kenny Roberts doesn't think so. I've become fairly used to people who don't understand sport riding calling me an adrenaline junkie, but to me, riding a motorcycle fast is much more than just a cheap thrill. Still, even after explaining in detail what it's really like to drag a knee, most people ...
09 June 2011
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Shit Kenny Roberts Says: the corkscrew
We're kicking off this reoccurring mini-feature with Kenny's tip for riding the corkscrew successfully. Make sure you implement his advice next time you head out to Laguna Seca for a track day. We love Kenny Roberts. The man is a legend from when the racing world was dominated by fire-breathing 2-strokes and everyone dressed like Silverlake hipsters. Kenny's book, Techniques of Motor Cycle Road ...
16 May 2011
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They call him Fast Freddie
Freddie Spencer was so precociously gifted as a racer that by age 19 he had several film crews following his every move as he dominated the AMA's fledgling Superbike class. The combined footage is an incredible time capsule of American racing seen through the perspective of the mild-mannered Louisianan, crammed with interviews and fantastic battles with past giants like Wes Cooley and Eddie Lawson...
20 April 2011
King Kenny’s Bultaco on the block
Okay, the $2.8 mil for Kenny Roberts' California ranch, a.k.a. the "Hickman Haul-Ass Club," was just too deep a dig. But maybe you coulda stepped up to buy one of the King's better souvenirs, in this case a 1971 Bultaco Metralla Mk.2 presented to Roberts by old man Bulto himself and the Barcelona Bultaco Club back in 1994. Apparently the bike was brand-new and matching numbers, and had been pickle...
17 January 2011
The fabulous lifestyle of King Kenny Roberts
Kenny Roberts is selling his famous Modesto, California ranch, giving regular schmoes like you and me a rare look inside the training ground/private retreat to MotoGP gods like Wayne Rainey and Kenny Roberts Junior. Even Jorge Lorenzo has ridden the miles of dirt tracks and the oval at the ranch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lNle5FJAXE The Kenny Roberts Home is a 4,600 square foot custom log...
21 September 2010
Optical illusion makes 2011 Yamaha R1 Roberts replica good-looking
Double-dip recession got you down? Growing tired of new color schemes in place of new models? The 2011 Yamaha R1 Roberts Replica is here to fix that. Sure, it’s just a pretty face, but it’s a pretty face on a previously ungainly superbike. These colors even make those bug-eyed headlights/intakes look good, a feat of graphic redirection previously thought impossible. Update: Another high-res p...
03 September 2010
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Video: King Kenny returns to the Indy Mile
Kenny Roberts took his old TZ-750 for a spin on the Indy Mile -- the scene of his famous 1975 victory -- during this summer's Indianapolis GP. Considered unrideable by anyone but Roberts (and Ben Bostrom), this bike is powered by the 125bhp, 750cc two-stroke out of the Yamaha TZ-750 road racer. Like all trackers, it has no front brake, but unlike other machines, it can reach speeds of 150mph on Th...
17 December 2009
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Kenny Roberts' Team KR out for Moto2
Image: MotoGPInitially in the running for a return to Grand Prix racing via next year's Moto2 class, King Kenny's TeamKR is now officially out of contention. Whether that was voluntary due to a failure to secure financing or if the decision was made by FIM is still unknown. Team Pramac has also been withdrawn from the list. As of now there are 23 teams with 37 riders that have secured positions wi...
09 November 2009
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Rossi to race Rainey, Roberts, Lawson at Laguna MotoGP...on karts
Valentino Rossi will race Wayne Rainey, Kenny Roberts and Eddie Lawson at this year's US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. When we first heard that they'd be racing on karts and not MotoGP bikes we were pretty disappointed, but then we saw that they're 100bhp TZ250 race karts capable of lapping within two seconds of Casey Stoner's fastest lap there last year. >Rossi, Rainey and Lawson all have significan...
28 May 2009