Team Roberts KR211V
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The KR211V is a racing motorcycle developed by Kenny Roberts
' MotoGP team, Team Roberts, and uses the 990 cc V5 engine
from the Honda RC211V
bike. It was created to compete in the 2006 MotoGP series and was piloted by Kenny Roberts, Jr., the first son of Kenny Roberts.
Kenny Roberts
Kenneth Leroy Roberts is a former motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. He was also a two-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship...
' MotoGP team, Team Roberts, and uses the 990 cc V5 engine
V5 engine
The V5 engine is a V form engine with five cylinders.- Volkswagen :Volkswagen introduced the first V5 engine, though this engine is not a true twin-bank V engine, but rather a VR5, or staggered bank straight-5 engine, and therefore not a true V5. It does not have one cylinder bank with 2 cylinders...
from the Honda RC211V
Honda RC211V
The Honda RC211V was developed in 2001 by HRC to replace the Honda NSR500 because regulations for the World Championship motorcycle road racing class were changed drastically for the 2002 season. Two-stroke engines were as before limited to and 4 cylinders, but four-stroke engines were allowed...
bike. It was created to compete in the 2006 MotoGP series and was piloted by Kenny Roberts, Jr., the first son of Kenny Roberts.
External links
- Team Roberts official web site