Champion Kenny Roberts

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Kenny Roberts is arguably the greatest all-round motorcycle racer the world has ever seen. This DVD traces a career which saw Roberts take the American No.1 rider title two years in a row in 1973 and 1974 by winning a variety of events which made up a cross section of the sport in all its forms.
Awesome skills honed on the 100mph ovals of dirt track racing and in Formula 750 were then brilliantly applied to the 500cc World Championship, where Roberts stunned the sport by taking victory in his first season, 1978. Incredibly, he secured the World Championship again in 1979 and 1980, earning millions of fans and the well-deserved title King Kenny.
After proving himself a champion on all kinds of track, Roberts turned to the business side of racing, rapidly becoming one of the worlds most successful motorcycle team owners.
Alongside awesome racing footage from throughout a remarkable career, including unforgettable clashes with fellow legends like Barry Sheene, Eddie Lawson and Freddie Spencer, we hear from Roberts protégées Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski.
This detailed profile includes action-packed highlights of a remarkable career which had one common theme - winning!
Bonus Features:
Marlboro Team Roberts 1990 Season Action-packed highlights charting the teams victorious debut year, as Wayne Rainey dominated the 500cc World Championship and John Kocinski secure the 250cc World Championship in a nail-biting finale
Marlboro Team Roberts 1991 Season The dramatic story of the gripping championship battle as Wayne Rainey roared to another title, and John Kocinski graduated to 500cc Grand Prix racing We're on INSTAGRAM: bit.ly/2evtvsg
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@brandonsayer7631 Жыл бұрын

Imagine trying to run and bump with a broken back and ruptured spleen with oil on your gloves from a bad clutch seal and you still win a world championship. King Kenny indeed

@mrserious55 Жыл бұрын

no one will ever beat kenny.......he was the greatest

@tomwilliams4885 5 жыл бұрын

The best rider of the 20th Century. No one can even imagine how fast he was because only he could do it. He showed the world how an American flat track style of sliding the wheels around worked on road racing tracks. It freaked out the European riders when he went over there and smoked them several times. They thought he was nuts, and maybe he was but he was the right kind of nut for this game.

@huxleykylo5711 2 жыл бұрын

I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know a trick to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost my account password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me.

@garrettluis3960 2 жыл бұрын

@Huxley Kylo instablaster ;)

@frozenice61 2 жыл бұрын

he is your favorite,mine was barry sheene but ago,rossi mike halewood ,doohan,foggerty,rainy,lawson,and many orhers could hold claim to the greatest,i guess its all about there being legends a plenty

@stevenmeyer9674 Жыл бұрын

@@frozenice61 The thing that sets kenny apart from the other great riders you listed was that he also excelled on dirt. Despite having to constantly ride under performing Yamahas against the Triumphs and Harleys of the day, he won and was head and shoulders better then the rest of the American dirt track riders.

@gtestastretta1 6 ай бұрын

Maybe the best American rider, but not necessarily the best rider.

@KO-pk7df Жыл бұрын

Back then he had to ride on three different motorcycle types to win the #1 Plate. In fact, AMA Grand National Championship consisted of 5 different racing disciplines: mile ovals, half miles, short tracks, TTs and road races.

@markjonas7720 2 ай бұрын

The very best guy for that era of GP racing. Always will be the king!!! Thanks for the great racing kenny.

@JohnCunningham-sy5ug 6 ай бұрын

The Yammahauler!! Kenny is a legend. Thanks for the video 😊

@carusmike 4 жыл бұрын

KR was my hero before he ever came racing in Europe. I remember going to the Transatlantic Trophy and one year at Mallory Park it snowed on Easter Sunday. I always supported the Americans (that is very rare in my life). It was brilliant. As always the Brits were hoping for rain on the basis that the Americans never road raced in the wet. Big Lol, they we going round and the snow started, The Brits were coming into the pits with both legs down. The Americans however just seemed to go into dirt track mode. Seeing Kenny sideways around the long Gerards bend was absolutely superb.

@ronaldrussell5481 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I got to see him race in person on the dirt at Santa Fe Park and Peoria in Illinois and at Daytona. Yes, he was one of a kind!

@brandonsayer7631 Жыл бұрын

That must have been amazing. I was born in 84 but grew up watching OnAnySunday pretty much every day of my childhood. Speedway is also awesome to watch. What do u think about that? Do u enjoy all that the flat oval has to offer? Looking forward to your opinion! Have a happy holiday season and if you are a veteran my hat is off to you sir or mam. Thank you for your service.

@TheTradesmanLU2001 13 жыл бұрын

Roberts was awesome. Wish he could find his way back into MotoGP. He ran some great teams after he retired from racing.

@pabloperez4063 6 жыл бұрын

he must be almost 70, Scotty...it is too late. But for sure, he has not taken motoracing out of his head

@philipbooth7779 Жыл бұрын

He would still be champion he was the best.

@philipbooth7779 Жыл бұрын

@@pabloperez4063 I know it's too late for him to come back but it would be nice if he was still racing. Anytime he raced against Sheene I always wanted Robert's to win, He never let me down. Sheene was good but he wasn,t great as Roberts was . It was a joy to watch him race. I don't watch Moto GP. I have no time for it.

@mrserious55 6 жыл бұрын

one of the best ever

@kelliebrooks9094 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks that was a nice compilation...i was just typing a shout out to the kids how are they both doing kurtis an kenny jr...an my illustriatrous phone alerted me to the relationship i have with my dad is the same...he 84 now an i had 12 years of him being calm in my life...hes still sponky but he dont go WWF on the rest of the family any more....peace to all....

@jerrygardner6563 4 жыл бұрын

Nice , it makes me feel good to be from Modesto, I was lucky to have king Ken , show me how to flattrack, and to have a great friend like Indo.thanks for just about everything else , God bless you all, Lodi motorcycle club.😀

@jamesanderson7526 Жыл бұрын

Did you know Stan I have heard about you

@jamesanderson7526 Жыл бұрын

I am curious about pictures of the trio in one black and white with Kenny Robert's Stan Anderson and Raymond Huff do you know where or if any other are available

@markmiddleton9860 2 жыл бұрын

THE...all time great 3 world championships on the trott then team manager with Eddie lawson &Wayne rainey ..winning multi world championships building his own bikes THE MAIN MAN always!!!!!! NO.1

@mototechsam3051 3 жыл бұрын

Kenny Roberts number one always

@SIGMAMAN69 14 жыл бұрын

Kenny Roberts is the Mario Andretti of motorcycle racing!

@stephenpaliotti2097 Жыл бұрын

Great Video Thanks for This… God Kenny Was Fassssssst.. Who Did You Use For the Soundtrack It Whispers the Vibe Perfectly

@EJ25RUN 15 жыл бұрын

Its a tradegy that so few people know about him in the USA.

@pabloperez4063 6 жыл бұрын

it is unbeliavable...In Spain, even today he is considered a hero by many

@mtl-ss1538 3 жыл бұрын

Kiwi ace ;- Ivan Mauger - OBE & MBE. World Champion: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979 - R/Up 1971, 1973, 1974 New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year (Halberg Award) 1977 and 1979. Long Track World Champion 1971, 1972, 1976 R/Up 1974, 1975 World Pairs Champion 1969, 1970 R/Up 1971, 1972, 1978, 1981 Speedway World Team Cup Champion 1968, 1971, 1972, 1979 European Champion 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975 British Champion 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 www.nzonscreen.com/title/circuits-of-gold-1987. Speedway Champion got a gold-plated Jawa 500 bike, which was done for him by two American fans after winning his third consecutive title. New Zealand Champion 1974, 1981 New Zealand Long Track Champion 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. World long track speed record. His bike reached 144.666km/h 1986 Auckland NZ New Zealand South Island Champion 1977, 1981, 1983 Australasian Champion 1977, 1981 Australasian Grand Prix winner 1970, 1971, 1972 Sunday Times King of Claremont winner 1973, 1980, 1981, 1983 British-Nordic Champion 1968, 1971 British League Riders Champion 1971, 1973 Embassy Internationale Winner 1970, 1971, 1972 Northern Riders Champion 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980 Provincial League Riders Champion 1963, 1964 Lubos Tomicek Memorial Trophy Winner 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979 Silver Sash Match Race Champion 1968, 1969 Golden Helmet Match Race Champion 1970 Scottish Open Champion 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Scotianapolis Winner 1969, 1970 Welsh Open Champion 1964, 1973 Westernapolis Winner 1968, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 Leningrad Cup (USSR) Winner 1969 Lokeren Memorial Trophy Winner 1970 Golden Key of Bremen 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Australian Long Track Champion 1962 Victorian State Champion (Australia) 1962, 1963 Queensland State Champion (Australia) 1962 Western Australian State Champion 1973 Yorkshire Television Trophy 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980 Lada Indoor International 1979 British Long Track Champion 1980 World Champion of Champions Match Race Series 1989 South Australian 150 Jubilee Trophy 1986 www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ivan-mauger-speedway-champs-collection-to-be-auctioned-by-bonhams-20170915-gyihwt.htm

@jamieargent7139 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with Dad watching Him hes A Ledgend to me .

@philipbooth7779 Жыл бұрын

I am surprised to hear that we all love him in Europe.

@philipbooth7779 Жыл бұрын

@@jamieargent7139 he still is to me. I had two poster's on my bedroom wall in the 70,s. One was Kenny Roberts. Second one was Giacomo Agostini. Two of the very best.

@williamnovas9491 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@jamesanderson7526 Жыл бұрын

My Uncle and Grandma were very close to Kenny's family in the 60s did alot of California flattracking his name was Stan Anderson and her name was Barbara

@paulhall170 8 ай бұрын

"He'll take a couple of years to adapt to the European tracks", they said! Er, no, he went to all of those tracks and practiced both the 500 and a 250 so he could learn them quicker, and won three Titles in a row from the first year. And that's 'our' Kel Caruthers standing behind him at :18 seconds into the video...

@philipbooth7779 Жыл бұрын

I had this year's ago a friend borrowed it I never got it back, I never asked for it back I shouldn't have too. We are not friends anymore not because of the dvd. But he knows it's not his.

@dukevideo Жыл бұрын

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@charleshornbeak9078 3 жыл бұрын

Roberts on Nurburgring 👍🏁

@mrserious55 6 жыл бұрын

great vid

@zb2584 4 жыл бұрын

The GOAT

@EJ25RUN 12 жыл бұрын

I'm more interested in seeing a comment i wrote 3 years ago. Yep, 3 years later, feel the same way

@MultiBaseball247 7 жыл бұрын

I knew his Dad who gave me a pair of Kenny's ABC #2 leathers still have them with the sticker stuck on back I believe it's the pair he wore while riding 250

@randykiik3687 Жыл бұрын

King Kenny

@firescaping1018 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@matteoghisellinitrombetta5537 3 жыл бұрын

Bellissimo

@ovalspecial 15 жыл бұрын

!!! good!!

@mikeskidmore6754 3 жыл бұрын

Not only was Kenny a Great Rider but he had his own race Team and his own race bike the Proton .. it was a very cometative two stroke but new rules favored 4 strokes.. Kenyy also helped witht he development of the Lectron ?Carbuartor.. I recently read that a Man sold his Motorcycle Dealership to have money to support a young Roberts Dirt Track racing..

@ryanmartin742 10 жыл бұрын

Hi duke I'm just wanted to ask about this DVD what year it was made and does it have brief footage of the 1990 season at the end of the DVD ? thank you