Kenny Roberts
Kenny Roberts
Kenneth Leroy Robertsis 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. He was also a two-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. Roberts is one of only four riders in American Motorcyclist Associationracing history to win the AMA Grand Slam, representing Grand National wins at a mile, half-mile, short-track, TT Steeplechase and road race events...
ProfessionMotorcycle Racer
Date of Birth31 December 1951
bit continue dry shape today wet
I think today in the wet or dry we were competitive for the first day and we will try to continue it through the weekend. I think we are in a little bit better shape here than we were in Japan, just with the characteristics of the circuit,
bike effect failure guys hard head hit initially looking mechanical seem thrown
I initially thought there was a mechanical failure or something to that effect but the guys are looking over the bike now and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong. I had hit my head pretty hard when I got thrown down.
effect failure initially mechanical straight
I thought initially there would have been a mechanical failure or something to that effect because I've never high-sided going 200k's at the end of the straight like that before.
everybody invite taste
We'd just like to invite everybody to come out and get a taste of what it used to be like,