How One American Became The KING of Motorcycle Racing - (Kenny Roberts)

#KennyRoberts #MotoGP #GrandPrix #MotorcycleRacing #KingKenny --- In 1978, a dirt track kid from Modesto, California walked into Europe’s Grand Prix paddock with a single motorcycle and won the 500cc World Championship as a rookie. Kenny Roberts mocked Giacomo Agostini to the Italian press, broke his back and won a Grand Prix 74 days later, beat Barry Sheene by three-hundredths of a second, and led a rider rebellion that forced the FIM to change safety and pay forever. He lost a world title by just two points in his final season, built his own Grand Prix bike in an English workshop, and watched his son win the World Championship too. Here are the 12 pivotal moments that made King Kenny an American motorsport legend. --- RECOMMENDED READING & WATCHING: 🎬 Hear Roberts and Sheene tell the story in FASTER (2003): https://amzn.to/4hGxz6X 📖 Wayne Rainey: His Own Story by Michael Scott: https://amzn.to/3TFFjhC (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) --- #KennyRoberts #MotoGP #GrandPrix #MotorcycleRacing #KingKenny