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658. Kenneth Leroy Roberts (born December 31, 1951) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. [1] [2] He was also a two-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship.
Kenneth Leroy Roberts Jr. (born July 25, 1973, in Mountain View, California) is an American former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who won the 2000 FIM Road Racing World Championship, after finishing runner-up in 1999.
Sep 15, 2011 · Kenny Roberts? Racer Turned Duffer. By Patrick Bodden, Photography by Andrea Wilson. September 15, 2011. If you ask Kenny Roberts, Sr.—America’s first and arguably most influential roadracing...
Apr 19, 2019 · Straight out of Modesto, California, Kenny Roberts simply is the greatest motorcycle racer the nation of the United States of America has ever produced. A two-time American Motorcyclist Association Grad National Champion, in 1978 Roberts took it upon himself to make a run at America’s first 500cc Grand Prix World Championship as a full-on rookie.
Apr 12, 2024 · This is the amazing story of how Yamaha claimed World Championship glory for four years in a row, with action-packed archive race footage, behind-the-scenes access and contributions from the ...
First American to win a World 500 Grand Prix title Three time Daytona 200 winner. Kenny Roberts will certainly go down in history as one of the all-time racing greats in motorcycling -- not just in America, but the world over.
Oct 7, 2011 · As champion, ambassador, pioneer, trend-setter and Yamaha legend, Kenny Roberts is still one of the company's most famous road-racing sons.
