joulukuuta 1951 Modesto) on uransa lopettanut ratamoottoripyöräilijä.Hän voitti kolme maailmanmestaruutta 500-kuutioisten MM-sarjassa vuosina 1978, 1979 ja 1980.Robertsin poika Kenny Roberts Jr on myös ratamoottoripyöräilijä, joka on voittanut vuonna 2000 myös 500-kuutioisten maailmanmestaruuden. Bell Helmets has something to say about the helmet Kenny wears. ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. He … ( Log Out /  TrackBack URI. He took the championship again in 1974. ( Log Out /  There are 238 pages and 511 images in this edition. King Kenny: Restored 1984 Kenny Roberts Edition RZ350 Goes To Auction. 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 500cc Road Racing World Championship in 2000. In the annals of American motorcycle racers, Modesto, California’s Kenny Roberts is in a league of his own. 29, No. If you want the same helmet as number one – paint a Bell, Kenny Roberts carries the AMA’s coveted Number 1. When Roberts arrived on the Grand Prix scene, motorcycle racers were competing at venues like Imatra in Finland that featured railroad crossings and hay bales wrapped around telephone poles. Realizing that Roberts needed more help if his racing career was going to progress, Aksland introduced Roberts to airline pilot and amateur motorcycle racer Jim Doyle, who would become Roberts' personal manager. In fact, Kenny Roberts’ helmet is just like any other Bell Star… 1974 Kenny Roberts AMA #1 Bell Star Painted Motorcycle Helmets Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com Search our Magazine Back Issue Index for old Motorcycle Magazine Back Issues for sale. After the 2007 season, Roberts pulled out of MotoGP competition due to the lack of sponsorship. Email us at CoastRoadCommunications@gmail.com. They then turned to the American Yamaha importer's team, who agreed to make Roberts a factory sponsoredrider a… (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap), Kenny Roberts at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, Daytona 200 winners at www.motorsportsetc.com, American Motorcyclist, January 1975, Vol. 1, ISSN 0277-9358, The Bike That Wouldn't Die by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, 1994, American Motorcyclist, March 1979, Vol. ( Log Out /  Roberts won two AMA Grand National Championships in 1973 and 1974, three consecutive 500 cc World Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980 along with three victories at the Daytona 200. The Yamaha came that way from the factory’s racing department. He joins his father Kenny Roberts as the only father-son duo to have won 500cc World Championships.Roberts was inducted into the F.I.M. The helmet came painted just like any other Bell Star Helmet. 2, ISSN 0277-9358, American Motorcyclist, November 1978, Vol. In 1974, Kenny Roberts wins the AMA Grand National Championship on a Yamaha, for the second straight year. [2] He surprised many observers by winning the 500 cc crown in his first attempt, despite having no prior knowledge of the European circuits. Roberts is also remembered for being one of the first riders to take up the cause of rider safety. To search our full inventory of Vintage Motorcycle Advertisements, Articles, and Road Tests CLICK HERE. [2][5] He made up for his bike's lack of power with an almost fearless, determined riding style. Ironically, Roberts would have never competed in the world championships if Yamaha had had a bike able to compete against the Harley Davidson dirt track team. MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2017. [1][2] Roberts won two AMA Grand National Championships in 1973 and 1974, three consecutive 500 cc World Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980 along with three victories at the Daytona 200. Bell Helmets has something to say about the helmet Kenny wears. All text copyright © 2019 Vintage Motorcycle Review, a publication of Coast Road Communications. This fearless style was highlighted in 1975 when Roberts competed at the Indy Mile National aboard a dirt track motorcycle with a Yamaha TZ 750 two-stroke road racing engine wedged inside its frame. All text copyright © 2019 Vintage Motorcycle Review, a publication of Coast Road Communications. These techniques are used everywhere in the top levels of motorcycle road racing, though they are much less exaggerated with today's improvements in tire technology. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. RSS feed for comments on this post. [3][4] He is the father of the 2000 500cc World Champion, Kenny Roberts, Jr., the only father and son duo to have won the title. [1] Though the competing series failed to take off, it forced the FIM to take the riders seriously and make changes regarding their safety [13], After his racing career ended in 1983, Roberts turned to team management, guiding such riders as Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, Luca Cadalora and others to race wins. Roberts ventured to Europe in 1978 to compete in the World Championship Grand Prix series. In 1978, the factory Yamaha rider became the first American to ever win the prestigious Grand Prix Motorcycle Championship. He organized a rider's revolt and threatened to start a competing race series called the World Series to challenge the FIM's monopoly on championship caliber motorcycle races. [2] On a bike that was considered unrideable due to its excessive horsepower, Roberts came from behind on the two-stroke, and overtook the factory Harley-Davidson duo of Korky Keener and Jay Springsteen on the last lap for one of the most famous wins in American dirt track racing history.