J.N. Roberts

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James Nelson "J. N." Roberts is a semi-retired off road motorcycle racer from Southern California. In the 1960s and 1970s he was a top desert racer on two wheels in the United States.


Roberts won the Barstow to Vegas race four times in a row. He also won the Mint 400 three times and the Baja 500 and the Baja 1000 twice each. He teamed with Malcolm Smith to win the motorcycle division in the 1967 Mexican 1000, later to be known as the Baja 1000.


Roberts also represented the United States at the 1971 and 1972 International Six Days Trial, a form of off-road motorcycle Olympics. After his racing career, he became a stuntman in the American Film industry. Roberts appeared in the 1971 film On Any Sunday in the 2005 film Dust to Glory, and in the 2008 film, Full Circle, The Legend Lives On, playing himself.


He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2009, Roberts was inducted into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame.



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SYMPATHY FOR DEVIL'S BIKE

Something has entered my mind, and it owns my soul.

It is an idea that is slowly going to dominate me.

If I was the Devil, sure I would love to ride a bike of these

But definitely I need an haircut like this ;-)

DEVIL'S HAIRCUT

Many thanks to: cb750 for devil's logo and pictures, ottonero, and the friends of Triumphchepassione:

Christiantilt, Motomike, Marcos

Catalina Island Hosts 2010 Grand Prix, Dec. 2010

Next up in AMA sanctioned racing: The Catalina 2010 Grand Prix, Dec. 3, 4 and 5th at Catalina Island, California.

This is a one-time event. The Catalina Grand Prix is a closed-course event. The approximate 7 mile course will include natural, graded, and paved terrain (80% dirt, 20% paved).  Riders are considered finishers provided they make 50% of their class leader's laps and receive the checkered flag. Due to circumstances on the island, there will be no practice and all motorcycles will be impounded, except for the actual race.  All roads on the island are private and permission has been granted for their use for the actual race only. Details at: thecatalinagrandprix.com

AMA race schedule: ama.com
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Vintage bikes shine

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The Albany Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Club Hill Climb on Mt Clarence attracted 86 competitors on Sunday.

Riding a variety of bikes ranging from the oldest, a 1926 Norton 500, to the youngest, a 1980 Honda 125, they competed in three groups to first record their best time.

This then had to at least be equalled for any chance to win.

The motorbikes started on Apex Drive then screamed their way, often in a cloud of smoke, up to the Mounted Corps memorial.

Two of the rarest bikes on the day were Rob Berryman’s 1974 Laverda 750 and the 1979 Hagon 500 Special ridden by Derek Kelly, one of only two believed to be in Australia.

Alan Auburn’s 1927 Harley Davidson 350 last competed in a race in 1939.





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A NIGHT WITH THE HOGs

Last friday I had the chance to partycipate to an HD event downtown in Milan.
At the beginning I felt like a black fly in a milk tin;
My bike was the only english one in a sea of  HD,
but of course Harley and Triumph speak the same language, and bikers too.
The Party was very nice, and the people too.

Special THANKS to the HOGs

B - SIDE GIRLS Ep. II

Not too much to say

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I am dreaming about a desert ride in the South California

I am missing dust, sun & adventure.

The silence of the desert and the night sky.

I am dreaming to ride one of these bikes in the desert.

Nothing else

 

 

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