Throwback Thursday: The Boss’s Wheels
Wayne Rainey (6) leads Kenny Roberts (2) and Eddie Lawson (7) out of the Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and into, you guessed it, Rainey Curve. While it's widely…
Throwback Thursday: The King And His Court
With a cup of Coca-Cola clenched in his teeth and a pencil in his right hand, 25-year-old Kenny Roberts autographs a San Jose Mile program for...wait, that kid looks familiar.…
Cycle World’s Kevin Cameron Goes “Inside” Indian’s Mission King Of The Baggers Racebike
Defending Mission King Of The Baggers Champion Tyler O'Hara rails his Indian Challenger through the Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Kevin Cameron has been…
Wayne Rainey Gives Thanks For Support Of “Rainey’s Ride To The Races”
Wayne Rainey (center) is surrounded by legends. (From left to right) Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts, Doug Chandler, Bubba Shobert, Rick Johnson, Kevin Schwantz and Carlos Checa. Photo by Jeff Bushnell…
Duly Noted: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
The year 1964 was a good one for motorcycle road racing legends to be born. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Random notes, comments, statistics, musings, and bits of trivia from…
Third Annual “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” Set For MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest At Laguna Seca
For a third successive year, the "Rainey's Ride To The Races" will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MotoAmerica Speedfest At Laguna Seca and this year's ride will feature even…
The Science Of Speed: Daytona’s High Banks
Tires, momentum, and centripetal force all come into play on the high banks at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. The history of Daytona International Speedway began in…
Rainey’s Rocket: 1990 Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha YZR500
The number 2 became a number 1 in 1990 and stayed on Rainey's bikes for the next three years as he racked up three consecutive 500cc Grand Prix World Championships.…
Goodwood FOS
Wayne Rainey rides the YZR50 he last rode in 1993 prior to the accident in Misano that left him paralysed from the chest down
Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Wayne Rainey Rides Again
Three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey and his 1992 championship-winning Yamaha YZR500 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Photos courtesy of Yamaha. The following is from Yamaha... Three-time 500cc Grand…
Second Annual “Rainey Ride To The Races” Set For MotoAmerica’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Round
(Clockwise from top left) Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts and Bubba Shobert will join host Wayne Rainey for the Rainey Ride To The Races, July 9, on the Monterey Peninsula in…
Rainey, Schwantz & Doohan, Italian GP 1990
Doohan, Roberts And Schwantz To Join Rainey At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
(From left to right) Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan. We have a feeling all three will be smiling at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Photo by Gold &…
Yamaha Side-By-Side Gifted To The King
Kenny Roberts stands in front of the custom Yamaha RMAX 1000 LE Side-by-Side that was gifted to him as a 70th birthday present from his family and friends, including his…
Celebrating Seven Decades Of The King
No one embodies the yellow-and-black Yamaha "bumblebee" livery more than Kenny Roberts. December 31, 1951. Seventy years ago today, in Modesto, California, a baby boy was born to Alice and…
Throwback Thursday: The 1977 Daytona 200
The start of the 1977 Daytona 200, with Steve Baker (32) and Kenny Roberts (2) already locked in battle. Photo by Tom Riles. The reason it's called the Daytona 200…