05
Dec
Kenny Roberts Had A Special Weapon That Helped Him Win The 1978 500cc World Championship
- By cannonball
The usual story is that when Kenny Roberts arrived in Europe and deployed his dirt-track-based point-and-shoot riding style, stylists of the classic European big line, like main rival Barry Sheene, were left in the dust. There is useful truth here: Roberts asked his motorcycle to do what motorcycles do best, accelerate, while Sheene and the others asked their bikes to do what bikes do so poorly, turn.
Source: www.cycleworld.com
Who knew that #KennyRoberts has a special weapon…