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Kevin Schwantz racing again...
By Visordown News on 20/07/2011 10:04:44
...on a Manx Norton
1993 500GP champion and all-round Grand Prix superhero Kevin Schwantz will compete in a classic race aboard a McIntosh Manx Norton.Schwantz will line-up on the grid for the 7th Annual Barber Vintage Festival, riding the Manx Norton for the second
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Kevin Schwantz thrown out of COTA
By Visordown News on 21/03/2013 09:54:50
Legendary American racer given short shrift in Austin
FORMER world champion Kevin Schwantz claims he was forcibly removed from the Austin circuit during last week's private pre-season test.Schwantz has been involved in an acrimonious dispute with the organizers of the Circuit of the Americas (COTA
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Let's get Kevin Schwantz to Austin MotoGP
By Ben Cope on 19/04/2013 18:31:48
A little photoshop of how the scene might look
AMERICAN GP legend Kevin Schwantz is STILL banned from the Circuit of the Americas after falling out with the circuit owners and Dorna themselves.Kevin Schwantz posted this on his Facebook page today: "I just received word from my attorney, Austin
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Kevin Schwantz - motorcycle safety guru
By Visordown News on 07/05/2009 13:55:53
US Government use former 500cc champ to lecture servicemen on the dangers of riding bikes
THE US GOVERNMENT appear to be taking seriously the spiralling number of motorcycle-related deaths amongst American servicemen - using former 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz to speak at a host of road safety seminars.In his lectures, Schwantz
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Win Kevin Schwantz TT GSX-R1000
By Visordown News on 02/12/2009 09:41:41
Suzuki GB donate unique Schwantz supersports machine for BEN charity auction
SUZUKI GB have donated for auction a unique Suzuki GSX-R1000 built especially for 500GP legend Kevin Schwantz.The machine was constructed for the 1993 500GP champ when he visited the Isle of Man in 2007 for the TT centenary celebrations. The one
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When Mackenzie met Schwantz
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/08/2010 17:12:38
Niall Mackenzie interviews former team-mate and 1993 500 Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz
The first time I met Kevin Schwantz was at Misano in 1986. He was already on his way to becoming a superstar, with some amazing performances in the AMA series as well as showing us what he could do at the Transatlantic Match races that same year
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The importance of set-up for throttle control
By Kevin Schwantz on 09/09/2010 16:04:14
Kevin Schwantz on how important set-up is to throttle control, how it makes champions and what he learned on a dirt track
Throttle control comes from a properly set-up bike. The rider has to get the bike to handle as he wants it by feel. He needs to know when the bike will start to move around, when the tyre will reach the limit. Throttle control can be learned, but it must also come from your motor...
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Ring-a-ding-a-ding-ding goes Schwantz's RGV500
By Visordown News on 02/09/2009 09:30:16
Suzuki mechanics warm up Kevin Schwantz's 1993 Suzuki RGV500 before his demo laps at Indianapolis GP
LISTEN IN as veteran Suzuki GP mechanics warm-up Kevin Schwantz's title-winning RGV500, prior to his demonstration ride at Indianapolis Raceway last weekend.The former 500cc Champion lapped the Grand Prix circuit, while waving to the crowd. He even
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Rossi vs Stoner. Not a ‘real’ rivalry says Schwantz
By Visordown News on 22/06/2011 12:37:16
Kevin Schwantz compares the current MotoGP rivalry to his past with Wayne Rainey
AS rivalries go Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner is nothing in comparison to the career-long battle between Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey, in the opinion of the 1993 500GP champion.Alongside the championships won, the rivalry between Schwantz
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GP Allstars quiz Valentino Rossi
By Gordon Ritchie on 22/09/2010 10:56:45
In 2004 Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Freddie Spencer, champions all, grill Valentino Rossi on himself, his bike and his MotoGP opposition (such as it is)
of the sport's all-time greats - Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Freddie Spencer, the men he hero-worshipped as a kid - he positively rubbed his hands at the prospect of answering them.Kevin Schwantz graduated from Superbikes with Suzuki in the 1980s and won
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