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'''Erv Kanemoto''' (Born May 7, 1943 in [[Utah]]) is known as a [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|World Champion]] [[motorcycle]] [[mechanic]] and motorcycle race team owner.<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame">[http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=206&lpos=0px&letter=K&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame]</ref> The son of a farmer, he began boat racing as a child then switched to tuning [[kart]]s raced by his sister.<ref>[http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2002-Sep/ervkane1990.htm Erv Kanemoto Interview, by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, February 1990]</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Utah]], [[Salt Lake City]], U.S. |
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'''Erv Kanemoto''' (born May 7, 1943) is an [[Americans|American]] former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix motorcycle]] [[mechanic]] and motorcycle race team owner.<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame">{{cite web |url=http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=206&lpos=0px&letter=K&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 |title=Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame |publisher=motorcyclemuseum.org |access-date=14 January 2018 }}</ref> He was one of the most successful motorcycle racing tuners and race team crew chiefs of the 1970s through the early 2000s, working with [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racers]] who won two [[AMA Grand National Championship|national championships]] and six [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions by year|world championships]].<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He is best known for his association with motorcycle racers [[Gary Nixon]] and [[Freddie Spencer]].<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> |
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He was hired as a race mechanic by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] in 1968 and became famous for his partnership with [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racer]] [[Gary Nixon]] when they won the 1973 U.S. [[road racing|Road Racing]] National Championship aboard a temperamental and brutally fast Kawasaki H2R, a 750cc three cylinder, [[two-stroke]].<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> |
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==Motorcycling career== |
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| ⚫ | When Nixon retired in 1979, Kanemoto joined a young up and coming road racer named |
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Kanemoto was born in Utah and grew up on a farm near [[San Jose, California]].<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He began boat racing at the age of 15 then switched to tuning [[kart]]s raced by his sister.<ref name="Interview Erv Kanemoto, 1990">{{cite web |url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2002-Sep/ervkane1990.htm |title=Interview Erv Kanemoto, 1990 |publisher=superbikplanet.com |access-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911134224/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2002-Sep/ervkane1990.htm |archive-date=11 September 2012 }}</ref> He was hired as a race mechanic by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] in 1968 and became known for his partnership with motorcycle racer Gary Nixon when they won the 1973 U.S. [[road racing|Road Racing]] National Championship aboard a temperamental and brutally fast [[Kawasaki KR750]] with a three cylinder, [[two-stroke]] engine.<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> The duo competed at the international level in the [[1976 Formula 750 season|1976 Formula 750 championship]], laying claim to the [[Formula 750]] world championship until international politics denied them that prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/hof/Classic-Bikes/1976-kawasaki-kr750 |title=Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750 |publisher=americanmotorcyclist.com |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041350/http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/hof/Classic-Bikes/1976-kawasaki-kr750 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z_gDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA4 |title=Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship |date=January 1977 |work=American Motorcyclist |access-date=15 December 2012 |last1=Assoc |first1=American Motorcyclist }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q25p0M_Zm7QC&pg=PA20 |title=Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes |author=DeWitt, Norman L. |year=2010 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=9781610600453 |access-date=15 December 2012 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | When Nixon retired in 1979, Kanemoto joined a young up and coming road racer named Freddie Spencer and won the U.S. 250cc Road Racing National Championship with a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]].<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> He spent the 1980 season with Spencer before moving to Europe in [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]] to be a Yamaha mechanic for former 500cc world champion [[Barry Sheene]].<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> |
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| ⚫ | Kanemoto is perhaps best known for the world championships won with Spencer for the [[Honda Racing Corporation|Honda]] Grand Prix team in [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] and [[1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1985]] when Spencer accomplished the double by winning both the 250cc and the 500cc Road Racing World Championships in the same year, a feat that will never be repeated due to the discontinuation of the 250cc and 500cc classes in current [[MotoGP]] competition. |
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He joined forces with [[Eddie Lawson]] in [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]] to win another 500cc World Championship for Honda. Kanemoto also won 250cc World Championships for Honda in [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] and [[1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1992]] with [[Luca Cadalora]] as the rider, and in [[1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1997]] with [[Max Biaggi]] as the rider.<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> |
He joined forces with [[Eddie Lawson]] in [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]] to win another 500cc World Championship for Honda. Kanemoto also won 250cc World Championships for Honda in [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] and [[1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1992]] with [[Luca Cadalora]] as the rider, and in [[1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1997]] with [[Max Biaggi]] as the rider.<ref name="Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame"/> |
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* [http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=206&lpos=0px&letter=K&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame] |
* [http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=206&lpos=0px&letter=K&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame] |
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* [http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2002-Sep/ervkane1990.htm Erv Kanemoto Interview, by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, February 1990] |
* [https://archive.today/20120911134224/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2002-Sep/ervkane1990.htm Erv Kanemoto Interview, by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, February 1990] |
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* [http://www.superbikeplanet.com/erv93.htm Erv Kanemoto Interview, by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, 1993] |
* [https://archive.today/20130203062454/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/erv93.htm Erv Kanemoto Interview, by Dean Adams, Superbike Planet, 1993] |
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 16 September 2024
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| Born | Erv Kanemoto May 7, 1943 Utah, Salt Lake City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Mechanic, race team owner |
| Years active | 1968–2002 |
Erv Kanemoto (born May 7, 1943) is an American former Grand Prix motorcycle mechanic and motorcycle race team owner.[1] He was one of the most successful motorcycle racing tuners and race team crew chiefs of the 1970s through the early 2000s, working with motorcycle racers who won two national championships and six world championships.[1] He is best known for his association with motorcycle racers Gary Nixon and Freddie Spencer.[1]
Motorcycling career
[edit]Kanemoto was born in Utah and grew up on a farm near San Jose, California.[1] He began boat racing at the age of 15 then switched to tuning karts raced by his sister.[2] He was hired as a race mechanic by Kawasaki in 1968 and became known for his partnership with motorcycle racer Gary Nixon when they won the 1973 U.S. Road Racing National Championship aboard a temperamental and brutally fast Kawasaki KR750 with a three cylinder, two-stroke engine.[1] The duo competed at the international level in the 1976 Formula 750 championship, laying claim to the Formula 750 world championship until international politics denied them that prize.[3][4][5]
When Nixon retired in 1979, Kanemoto joined a young up and coming road racer named Freddie Spencer and won the U.S. 250cc Road Racing National Championship with a Yamaha.[1] He spent the 1980 season with Spencer before moving to Europe in 1981 to be a Yamaha mechanic for former 500cc world champion Barry Sheene.[1]
Kanemoto is perhaps best known for the world championships won with Spencer for the Honda Grand Prix team in 1983 and 1985 when Spencer accomplished the double by winning both the 250cc and the 500cc Road Racing World Championships in the same year, a feat that will never be repeated due to the discontinuation of the 250cc and 500cc classes in current MotoGP competition.
He joined forces with Eddie Lawson in 1989 to win another 500cc World Championship for Honda. Kanemoto also won 250cc World Championships for Honda in 1991 and 1992 with Luca Cadalora as the rider, and in 1997 with Max Biaggi as the rider.[1]
In 2001 Kanemoto was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.[1] Kanemoto is currently still involved in motorcycle Grand Prix racing as a consultant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Erv Kanemoto at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame". motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Interview Erv Kanemoto, 1990". superbikplanet.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Gary Nixon's Kawasaki KR750". americanmotorcyclist.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (January 1977). Nixon Loses FIM Appeal and F750 World Championship. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ DeWitt, Norman L. (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. Motorbooks. ISBN 9781610600453. Retrieved 15 December 2012.