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King Kenny rides the M1
By Visordown News on 22/07/2011 10:13:49
Kenny Roberts samples the Yamaha YZR-M1 round Laguna Seca
KING Kenny Roberts lapped Laguna Seca on the Yamaha M1 yesterday to warm-up for his 'exhitibition' laps around at the US GP this weekend.The triple 500GP champion was also reunited with his 1980 championship-winnering YZR500. Speaking on Moto
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Roberts: "Now you have Valentino to pick on"
By Visordown News on 04/09/2009 13:39:21
Kenny Roberts cracks a joke while explaining his love for the Yamaha TZ700 flattracker
Over 30 years on: Kenny Roberts and his animalistic 700cc two-stroke flattracker are reunited.
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1983 San Marino GP - Down to the Wire
By Michael Scott on 07/10/2010 10:08:42
The San Marino Grand Prix, 4 September 1983
After deposing Barry Sheene for three straight championships, Kenny Roberts stopped winning the 500GP title after 1980. He remained King Kenny nonetheless. In racing terms, his status equalled that of Valentino Rossi.In 1982, injury at the British
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Sights from Spa Bikers' Classics: Yamaha GP Museum
By Ben Cope on 08/07/2011 09:32:20
A super-strength hit of Yamaha's GP history. How many can you name?
Yamaha put on an amazing display of their GP bikes, past and present at the Bikers' Days Classics at Spa. So how many bikes can you name? Bonus points if you get the year and the rider.P.S if your name's Julian Ryder, Neil Spalding or Toby Moody
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Where Are They Now? Kevin Magee
By Gordon Ritchie on 05/01/2011 17:07:03
The brightest young Aussie prospect ever survived hideous injury to nurture the careers of others
Rainey in a factory Yamaha 500 team operated by Kenny Roberts.Nowadays 'Magoo', as he is affectionately known down under, is the expert TV commentator on Australian TV, a part-time magazine road tester, an instructor for an Aussie race school and trains
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'King' Kenny Roberts to ride at Mallory
By Visordown News on 13/01/2011 10:52:26
His first time on a UK racetrack infront of the public since 1983
TRIPLE 500GP World Champ King Kenny Roberts will be riding a works Yamaha OW60 in the Vintage Motorcycle Club's 'Past Masters' track event.The event, which takes place at Mallory Park on Sunday 10th July, will see Roberts join Agostini, Read
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King Kenny R1 raises £50k+ for charity
By Visordown News on 24/08/2011 11:08:52
Red and white R1 ridden in Laguna Seca demo laps auctioned by Kenny Roberts and Jay Leno
RIDDEN by Kenny Roberts at Laguna Seca in some demonstration laps, the red and white one-of-a-kind Yamaha YZF-R1 raised $87,000 (approx £52,000) for charity.Special guest auctioneers at the Mecum Motorcycle Auction were Kenny Roberts himself, along
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Kenny Roberts: TZ750 dirt tracker action
By mark forsyth on 26/11/2010 11:19:29
Rather him than us
Got to thank Mike from Gloucester for pingin' me a link to this great short film. It's nearly ruined by the cheesy guitar music but it's all saved by an in-line four-cylinder two-stroke on open expansion chambers and a fourth gear powerslide. Legendary bike. Legendary rider. It e...
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Could Team KR make a MotoGP return?
By Visordown News on 27/07/2011 10:37:07
King Kenny contemplates the return of his team but only if they could get financial backing
MAKING an appearance in the paddock for Yamaha’s 50th anniversary celebrations may have given Kenny Roberts a taster of what he is missing, as the 'King' would consider a return to MotoGP team ownership if a sufficient financial backing could
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Yamaha 350LC ProAm, Mallory Park 1981
By mark forsyth on 26/08/2010 14:10:53
Gloves off fisticuffs...
So Kenny Roberts Jnr think traction control is ruining racing?Having watched this 1981 ProAm race from Mallory Park, I'm forced to agree.Racing should be a spectacle. We all want to see bucking, weaving bikes on the very edge of control (and
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