Another Reason To Go To Laguna: Watch King Kenny Ride A YZR 500

There are many reasons to go to Laguna Seca for the Red Bull US GP, but Yamaha have just added another one. Former 500cc World Champion Kenny Roberts will be taking out both a 2011 Yamaha YZF-M1 MotoGP machine and the YZR-500 machine he won the 1980 World Championship on. Having stood in awe watching Roberts ride his TZ750 flat track bike at the Indy Mile in 2009, I have a suspicion that Roberts will not be holding back on the bike. 

Here's the official Yamaha press release announcing the ride:

Year: 

2011

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