Yamaha loves its racers. From dirt to pavement, Yamaha understands its past champions played a major role in putting the Tuning Fork brand on the racing map. So when the company holds its year-end champions celebration, it’s kind of a big deal.
This year Yamaha’s Bob Starr and Racing Director Keith McCarty paid tribute to two of its biggest racing stars, three-time and first American Grand Prix champion, Kenny Roberts, and four-time 250cc motocross champion Gary Jones, by honoring them with lifetime achievement awards. Roberts, in typical King Kenny fashion, made a dramatic entrance by … More
Kenny Roberts arrives at Yamaha Motor Corp. USA headquarters on the infamous TZ750 flat-tracker to accept a lifetime achievement award.
The Stoked News story and video of King Kenny and the TZ Flat-Tracker at the 1975 Indy Mile