Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile

Speeddog

West Valley Flatlander
Flounder-Administrator
Post Whore

Offline

Posts: 14813

RIP Nicky

Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« on: December 17, 2009, 02:00:06 PM »

The Yamaha TZ750 &amp; King Kenny Roberts' Return to the Indy Mile


	Logged

- - - - - Valley Desmo Service - - - - -
Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

ducpainter

The Often Hated
Flounder-Administrator
Post Whore

Offline

Posts: 79030

DILLIGAF

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2009, 02:28:12 PM »

He's as bald as a stone... Grin

...and the King. waytogo


	Logged

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
perspective
is even more amazing than yours."
To realize the value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”

fastwin

Guest

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2009, 04:45:39 PM »

Absolutely f#@king awesome! I love KR Sr., he's a hero to me. bow down

I would have given anything to have been there and seen that but I couldn't. One of those things you don't do in life and live to regret it forever. I remember reading the Cycle News issue about that race. I waited forever for it to arrive in the mail. For those that haven't lived before the internet you have no idea how painful the wait was like to get bike racing news like that. I also remember the LONG wait to find out about Jim Pomeroy's first moto-x GP win for an American at the Spanish GP in 1973. The same was true regarding the wait to hear about KR winning the 1978 500GP Championship in his rookie year. I was on pins and needles waiting to find out. It's cool to think that Spies pulled the same rookie stunt this year in WSBK.

Long live the King! waytogo


« Last Edit: December 17, 2009, 04:47:17 PM by fastwin »	Logged

Ducatl

Sr. Member

Offline

Posts: 352

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2009, 04:47:29 PM »

That. Was. Awesome. Grin


	Logged

fastwin

Guest

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2009, 04:50:28 PM »

Quote from: ducpainter on December 17, 2009, 02:28:12 PM

He's as bald as a stone... Grin

...and the King. waytogo

Hey, I'm bald but I'm damn sure am no king! laughingdp

I'd love to meet KR and spend an hour chatting him up over a beer. My kid had to write a paper for school this year about if you could invite anybody (living or dead) to Thanksgiving dinner who would it be and why. I would have written about King Kenny. waytogo


	Logged

ducpainter

The Often Hated
Flounder-Administrator
Post Whore

Offline

Posts: 79030

DILLIGAF

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2009, 05:07:44 PM »

Quote from: fastwin on December 17, 2009, 04:50:28 PM

Hey, I'm bald but I'm damn sure am no king! laughingdp

I met him...

and Steve MacGlaughlin (sp)...

and one other clown from Cali a hundred years ago....

when things were different.

They came every year for the Loudon National....and I worked for the Yami dealer.

Like I said...

things were different. Wink


	Logged

Bigbore4

Sr. Member

Offline

Posts: 273

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2009, 05:13:06 PM »

I was at the mile this year. I had no idea the crazy bugger did that with no practice.

They don't call the man KING Kenny for nothing.

unmake the beast with two backsingbelievable


	Logged

Dave
96 M900 05 FJR 86 SRX6
And a brand new Super Tenere coming in no one knows

fastwin

Guest

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2009, 06:21:02 PM »

It's Steve McLaughlin and we wouldn't have WSBK without him. He may have been a damn good superbike racer (he won the first ever AMA Superbike race at Daytona in 1976 on a Butler and Smith BMW R90S... he beat Reggie Pridmore, his team mate, who was the eventual 1st SBK champion ever that year) but he was even a better race promoter after hanging up his leathers! He was the moving force in there being a World Superbike series. He may not be the "King" like KR Sr. but he's damn close!! waytogo


	Logged

ducpainter

The Often Hated
Flounder-Administrator
Post Whore

Offline

Posts: 79030

DILLIGAF

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2009, 06:32:17 PM »

Quote from: fastwin on December 17, 2009, 06:21:02 PM

Like I said...

it was a hundred years ago.

he came with Kenny for the Loudon national.

he had a Harry Hunt bike...I think it was '73.

The bike showed up all make the beast with two backsed up....the rear axle nut was stripped.

People spent hours trying to make a Yami axle nut fit.

I found what he needed at the local truck shop. He asked me to pit for him that year. I passed. He finished 3rd. Life is funny. I'm still in NH..wonder where Steve is? Grin


	Logged

fastwin

Guest

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2009, 06:42:25 PM »

Your post about McLaughlin made me want to "google" him. Here's a good read for those that don't know him and his history.

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=320

Hell of a guy and racer and we seriously might not have a WSBK series without him. Another guy I would like to invite to my fantasy dinner! waytogo


« Last Edit: December 18, 2009, 04:31:11 AM by fastwin »	Logged

orangelion03

My girlfriend loves my
Hero Member

Offline

Posts: 1571

A Most Magnificent Monster

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2009, 06:42:31 PM »

Thank for that Nick!!

I'm with his "friends at Yamaha".


	Logged

VIVA LA EVOLUCION!!!

fastwin

Guest

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2009, 07:07:22 PM »

I know this is all about KR Sr. and the TZ flat tracker but one of the all time race bike pics is of McLaughlin's R90S dusting up at Laguna in '76 chasing Pridmore.

http://motorcyclist.automotive.com/88958/122-0807-1976-bmw-r90s-steve-mclaughlin/index.html


	Logged

2001cromo

Sr. Member

Offline

Posts: 299

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2009, 09:10:11 PM »

Thanks for that!!! waytogo

And thanks for the other related info guys.

Was there, saw it and kept thinking "that thing is clearly going faster than everything else I've been seeing tonight". It seemed like no one/bike had those balls to light up the rear so viciously on the gas. It was awesome. Maybe it's just what I want to believe, but looking at Rossi and Jorge watching that and seeing their reactions I don't think it was just me.

And that flag guy was nuts!

I guess 2009 was the last of the 2 strokes. So they had that TZ750, Schwantz's RG500 and said goodbye to the 250's...


	Logged

DucHead

Hero Member

Offline

Posts: 3295

No garage queens

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2009, 03:54:07 AM »

Cool vid!

Oh, and Robin Trower came through Raleigh this year!


	Logged

'05 S4R (>47k mi); '04 Bandit 1200 (>92k mi; sold); '02 Bandit 1200 (>11k mi); '97 Bandit 1200 (2k mi); '13 FJR1300 (1k mi); IBA #28454 "45"

fastwin

Guest

Re: Roberts on the TZ750 Flat Tracker at Indy Mile - Video

« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2009, 04:36:04 AM »

Mmmmm... Bridge of Sighs, great album. waytogo


	Logged

Pages: [1] 2 Go Up

« previous next »