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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.
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...
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. [1] Roberts Jr. is an 8-time Premier Class race winner.
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 ...
Roberts' son Kenny Jnr won the 500cc World title in 2000, as the pair became the first father and son World Champion duo in MotoGP, whilst Kenny Jnr’s brother Kurtis has won domestic titles...
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.
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.
Aug 9, 2019 · Kenny Roberts won the 1978, ’79, and ’80 500cc Grand Prix World Championships, establishing America as the preeminent GP superpower for a decade and a half.
Aug 8, 2022 · World 500cc Champion Kenny Roberts and his great friend journalist Barry Coleman wanted to wait another year before the announcement in the Silverstone paddock two days before the 1979 British...
Kenny Roberts is recognized as one of the all time greats of motorcycle road racing. His mystique is not only of a winning record, which includes three back-to-back 500cc World Championships and two American Motorcycle Association Grand National Championships in the United States, but also the manner and style in which he earned his impressive ...
