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  1. 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.

  2. 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...

  3. Kenny Roberts Inducted to the Motorcycle Museum's Hall of Fame 1998 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.

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  4. Apr 19, 2019 · By Eric Johnson | April 19, 2019 7:43 AM ET. Paid for by: 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 ...

  5. Apr 12, 2024 · 141K subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago. This is the amazing story of how Yamaha claimed World Championship glory for four years in a row, with action-packed archive race footage,...

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  7. Jan 1, 2024 · 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 ...

  8. 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.

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