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AMA: Hodgson takes pole at Daytona
On 07/03/2008 in Motorcycle news : Racing news
Lancashire ace becomes first Britain to take top spot since 1974
Daytona 200 winner, and five-time Daytona 200 champion Miguel Duhamel.Duhamel was looking to join Kenny Roberts as the only rider to have won four straight Daytona 200 By Honda poles.“It went really well,” Duhamel said. “Next time we go testing, I
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Bad Boy No.1: Marco Lucchinelli
On 03/12/2010 in Features
The coke snorting champ: The story of Crazy Horse, the original Grand Prix rock star
and nine fastest laps, and scored a total of nine podiums. Riding a factory Suzuki RG500 he took the 1981 world championship ahead of the likes of Kenny Roberts, Barry Sheene and Randy Mamola.After his GP career was over, Lucchinelli won the 1987 Daytona
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Barry Sheene season on ESPN Classic Sky Channel 442 10pm Tonight
On 07/01/2007 in forum
. The following year he retained the title by winning six roundsIn 1978 (2nd) and 1979 (3rd) he experienced some great races with Kenny Roberts, who won the titles both years. Sheene then raced with a Yamaha, sponsored by Akai but found that the privateer bike
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Lowes wins Race of the Year
On 27/06/2011 in Motorcycle news : Racing news
Sam Lowes wins Mallory Park race on a Honda CBR600RR against 1,000cc rivals
in the World Supersport Championship, this is something to build on."The next major race at Mallory Park is the VMCC Festival of 1000 bikes headed by King Kenny Roberts, who is making his first appearance on a race bike in the UK since 1984. For a chance
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Was Barry Sheene really a good rider?
On 11/07/2010 in forum
electronics like launch limiters and traction control systems ...and up against Kenny Roberts to. Wingnut wroteThe man was two time world champ! Not only that, but he did it on eeeeeevil two stroke hard man machines, long before all these pussy boy electronics
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Freddie Spencer: the greatest of all time?
On 20/07/2007 in Features
Visordown looks back at America's finest
. It was to be the young American's first taste of European competition and he didn't disappoint, winning the first two legs with unbelievable ease on his beastly Yamaha TZ750 two-stroke, showing the way home to Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts - who, unlike Spencer, were
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20 Greatest Bike Races - Ever
On 25/04/2012 in forum
. sheene v roberts. nuff said. Daytona 200 a few years back. Miguel DuHamel rode and won back to back races with a busted leg. Had to be lifted on and off the bike after each race. Dunno what year it was (1979 or 1980?), but the race I always remember had
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Kenny Roberts
On 27/04/2002 in Interviews
King Kenny Roberts in his own words. During a flying visit to his race factory in Banbury, TWO caught up with Kenny Roberts Snr to find out how he has remained one of the most famous and respected personalities in GP racing.
If there is another person in the world with a wider-reaching influence on motorcycle racing, with greater durability, or more immaculate racing credentials that Kenny Roberts, I'd like to meet him.I met King Kenny for this interview and only
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Top 10 best production motorcycle paintjobs
On 04/04/2013 in Motorcycle Top 10s
This list is the product of many a heated debate but we're still not sure it's perfect. Nevermind, here are our best road-bike paintjobs. You're guaranteed to disagree.
to Kenny Roberts we wanted them in yellow, not red.Surprisingly few of the firm’s production bikes have actually sported that classic scheme, though, so the RD400 – circa 1977, right in Kenny’s heyday – does the job nicely.9: Yamaha TDR250IN the eye
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Achingly beautiful bikes
On 31/07/2006 in forum
appreciate it if you didn't catch it first time round... www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=257096&highlight=kenny+roberts McSatan wroteIf you do not find the sight and sounds of an old bevel ducati or tuned egli vincent on open pipes soul stirring
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