Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) UPDATE: justin0469 is the winner!! Congrats Justin!!!First person to post all of the correct answers wins a $25 Iron Pony gift card.1. Probably the most famous rider of all-time, this Italian multiple world champion ran the number 46 on his motorcycle and is nicknamed "The Doctor". Who is he? 2. Who is the two-time World Superbike champion that goes by the nickname of the "Texas Tornado"? 3. MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden's nickname(s) is(are)? 4. Who won the first ever World Superbike Championship in 1988?5. On which date was Valentino Rossi born?6. Who has been Valentino's fiercest rival during his whole career?7. Which is the longest track to have been featured in the World Superbike Championship in the 20th century?8. Which company invented the ATV and in what year?9. Which two natural elements are a prominent part of Rossi's livery and helmet designs?10. Who won the World Superbike Championship in 1990?11. Who was World Champion in 2002?12. Which year saw the Aprilia RSV-R1000 make its first appearance in World Superbike?13. Which of the following manufacturers had won the title the most times ending with the 2002 season?14. On what bike did Colin Edwards win the championship in 2000?15. To which factory Ducati rider did the number 155 belong to until a poor 2002 season?16. When did Soichiro Honda begin Honda Motor Company?17. Robert M. Pirsig rode a Honda during the trip that led to his popular book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Name of the model?18. What are single-cylinder motorcycles commonly known as?19. The Buell RR 1200 appears in what Xbox 360 video game?20. Victory Motorcycles is a subsidiary of what company?21. Chief August Vollmer is credited with organizing the first official Police Motorcycle Patrol in the United States in 1911. Where was the community?22. In what year were motorcycles no longer just bicycles with engines; they had their own technologies, although many still maintained bicycle elements, like the seats and suspension.23. Who is the former motorcycle racer and the first American to win the 500cc Road Racing World Championship. He also won two AMA Grand National Championships in 1973 and 1974, three consecutive 500cc World Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980 along with three victories at the Daytona 200.24. The "Indian Motorcycle Co." was founded by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedström. What was the company name?25. Who was the 1960s entrepreneur who began using the Indian name, apparently without purchasing it from the last known legitimate trademark holder? Edited January 14, 2010 by CbrGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Rossi2. Von Erich3. Kentucky Kid4. Merkel5. 16 Feb 19796. Biaggi, Gibernau, or Stoner7. Hockenheim8. Suzuki9. Moon & sun10. Roche11. Edwards12. 199913. Ducati14. VTR 1000 SP/RC5115. Bostrom16. 194817. CB7718. Thumpers19. Project Gotham Racing 420. Polaris21. Berkely, CA22. 191423. King Kenny (Roberts) (almost said Pat Hennen)24. Hendee Manufacturing Company25. Clymer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Rossi2. Von Erich3. Kentucky Kid4. Merkel5. 16 Feb 19796. Biaggi, Gibernau, or Stoner7. Hockenheim8. Suzuki9. Moon & sun10. Roche11. Edwards12. 199913. Ducati14. VTR 1000 SP/RC5115. Bostrom16. 194817. CB7718. Thumpers19. Project Gotham Racing 420. Polaris21. Berkely, CA22. 191423. King Kenny (Roberts) (almost said Pat Hennen)24. Hendee Manufacturing Company25. ClymerClose.... I'll PM you with your wrong answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. colin edwards3. trick daddy, kentucky kid, nick the quick4. Fred Merkel5 February 1, 1979 6 Max Biaggi7 Hockenheim8 suzuki 19429 sun and moon10 Raymond Roche11 Colin Edwards12 199913 ducati14 Honda SP115 ben bostrom16 September 24, 194817 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718 Thumpers19 Project Gotham Racing 420 Polaris Industries21 Berkeley, California22 191423 Kenny Roberts24 Hendee Manufacturing Company25 Floyd Clymer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. Colin Edwards3. The Kentucky Kid4. Fred Merkel 5. February 16, 19796. Casey Stoner7. Hockenheim8. the Japanese in the 1950s9. Sun & Moon10. Raymond Roche11. Colin Edwards12. 199813. Ducati14. Honda15. Bostrom16. 194817. 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718. Thumpers19. Project Gotham Racing 420. Polaris industries21. Berkely, CA22. 191423. King Kenny (Roberts) (almost said Pat Hennen)24. Hendee Manufacturing Company25. Clymer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. colin edwards3. trick daddy, kentucky kid, nick the quick4. Fred Merkel5 February 1, 1979 6 Max Biaggi7 Hockenheim8 suzuki 19429 sun and moon10 Raymond Roche11 Colin Edwards12 199913 ducati14 Honda SP115 ben bostrom16 September 24, 194817 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718 Thumpers19 Project Gotham Racing 420 Polaris Industries21 Berkeley, California22 191423 Kenny Roberts24 Hendee Manufacturing Company25 Floyd ClymerNot quite. I'll send you a PM with the wrong answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. Colin Edwards3. The Kentucky Kid4. Fred Merkel 5. February 16, 19796. Casey Stoner7. Hockenheim8. the Japanese in the 1950s9. Sun & Moon10. Raymond Roche11. Colin Edwards12. 199813. Ducati14. Honda15. Bostrom16. 194817. 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718. Thumpers19. Project Gotham Racing 420. Polaris industries21. Berkely, CA22. 191423. King Kenny (Roberts) (almost said Pat Hennen)24. Hendee Manufacturing Company25. ClymerNot quite. PMing the wrong ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. colin edwards3. trick daddy, kentucky kid, nick the quick4. Fred Merkel5 February 1, 1979 6 Max Biaggi7 Hockenheim8 suzuki 19429 sun and moon10 Raymond Roche11 Colin Edwards12 199913 ducati14 Honda SP115 ben bostrom16 September 24, 194817 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718 Thumpers19 Project Gotham Racing 420 Polaris Industries21 Berkeley, California22 191423 Kenny Roberts24 Hendee Manufacturing Company25 Floyd Clymer1. Valentino Rossi2. colin edwards3. trick daddy, kentucky kid, nick the quick4. Fred Merkel5 16 February 20086 Max Biaggi7 Hockenheim8 suzuki 19429 sun and moon10 Raymond Roche11 Colin Edwards12 199913 ducati14 Honda SP115 ben bostrom16 September 24, 194817 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718 Thumpers19 Project Gotham Racing 420 Polaris Industries21 Berkeley, California22 191423 Kenny Roberts24 Hendee Manufacturing Company25 Floyd Clymerupdated! can I do that since you didnt say the right answer?? if not, hurry up and delete this!! :???: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugin Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. Colin Edwards3. Trick daddy, Kentucky kid, Nick the quick4. Fred Merkel5 2/1/1979 6 Max Biaggi7 Hockenheim8 suzuki 19429 sun and moon10 Raymond Roche11 Colin Edwards12 199913 ducati14 Honda VTR1000 SP/RC5115 Ben Bostrom16 9/24/194817 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718 Thumpers19 Project Gotham Racing 420 Polaris Industries21 Berkeley, California22 191423 Kenny Roberts24 Hendee Manufacturing Company25 Floyd Clymer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 1. Valentino Rossi2. colin edwards3. trick daddy, kentucky kid, nick the quick4. Fred Merkel5 16 February 20086 Max Biaggi7 Hockenheim8 suzuki 19429 sun and moon10 Raymond Roche11 Colin Edwards12 199913 ducati14 Honda SP115 ben bostrom16 September 24, 194817 1964 Honda Superhawk CB7718 Thumpers19 Project Gotham Racing 420 Polaris Industries21 Berkeley, California22 191423 Kenny Roberts24 Hendee Manufacturing Company25 Floyd Clymerupdated! can I do that since you didnt say the right answer?? if not, hurry up and delete this!! :???:Congrats. You got them all correct. Justin is the winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) Just in case no one beat me to it.1. V. Rossi2. Colin Edwards3. Trick Daddy / Kentucky Kid / Nick the quick4. Merkel5. 16 Feb 19796. Biaggi7. Hockenheim8. Suzuki, 1982 (Four wheeled). Honda was making 3 wheel ATVs since 1970.9. Moon & sun10. Roche11. Edwards12. 199913. Ducati14. VTR 1000 SP/RC5115. Bostrom16. October 194617. CB77 (Superhawk)18. Thumpers19. Project Gotham Racing 420. Polaris21. Berkely, CA22. 191423. King Kenny (Roberts)24. Hendee Manufacturing Company25. Ford Clymer Edited January 14, 2010 by JRMMiii added third nickname Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 boo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Congrats. You got them all correct. Justin is the winner!Rossi wasn't born in 2008.Just saying.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Congrats. You got them all correct. Justin is the winner!no he isn't!Rossi wasn't born in 2008.Just saying.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I did mistype the year, but based on my original post i knew it was 1979. even if i didnt here it is5 16 February 1979since JRMMiii and Zugin got a couple wrong, i'd still be the winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj1 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 can some one please explain to me how justin got number 5 right? I claim shenanigans!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 can some one please explain to me how justin got number 5 right?maybe we should explain how to read instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I did mistype the year, but based on my original post i knew it was 1979. even if i didnt here it is5 16 February 1979since JRMMiii and Zugin got a couple wrong, i'd still be the winner Truth. You had the right year the first time, so I just looked for the 16 instead of 1. But either way, you still won it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdubyah Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I think I might have gotten one of those right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugin Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Congratz Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) Compared to justin, I got 8 and 16 wrong... do you have sources for those? I want to know where I messed up.Edit: I found where I messed up on 16. Looking for 8 now. Edited January 14, 2010 by JRMMiii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 The questions with the answers for anyone interested:1. Probably the most famous rider of all-time, this Italian multiple world champion ran the number 46 on his motorcycle and is nicknamed "The Doctor". Who is he? Valentino Rossi 2. Who is the two-time World Superbike champion that goes by the nickname of the "Texas Tornado"? Colin Edwards 3. MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden's nickname(s) is(are)? Trick Daddy and/or Kentucky Kid4. Who won the first ever World Superbike Championship in 1988? Fred Merkel5. On which date was Valentino Rossi born? February 16, 19796. Who has been Valentino's fiercest rival during his whole career? Max Biaggi7. Which is the longest track to have been featured in the World Superbike Championship in the 20th century? Hockenheim8. Which company invented the ATV and in what year? Suzuki 19429. Which two natural elements are a prominent part of Rossi's livery and helmet designs? Sun & Moon10. Who won the World Superbike Championship in 1990? Raymond Roche11. Who was World Champion in 2002? Colin Edwards12. Which year saw the Aprilia RSV-R1000 make its first appearance in World Superbike? 199913. Which of the following manufacturers had won the title the most times ending with the 2002 season? Ducati14. On what bike did Colin Edwards win the championship in 2000? Honda SP115. To which factory Ducati rider did the number 155 belong to until a poor 2002 season? Ben Bostrom16. When did Soichiro Honda begin Honda Motor Company? September 24, 194817. Robert M. Pirsig rode a Honda during the trip that led to his popular book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Name of the model? CB77 Superhawk18. What are single-cylinder motorcycles commonly known as? Thumpers19. The Buell RR 1200 appears in what Xbox 360 video game? Project Gotham Racing 420. Victory Motorcycles is a subsidiary of what company? Polaris Industries21. Chief August Vollmer is credited with organizing the first official Police Motorcycle Patrol in the United States in 1911. Where was the community? Berkeley, California22. In what year were motorcycles no longer just bicycles with engines; they had their own technologies, although many still maintained bicycle elements, like the seats and suspension. 191423. Who is the former motorcycle racer and the first American to win the 500cc Road Racing World Championship. He also won two AMA Grand National Championships in 1973 and 1974, three consecutive 500cc World Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980 along with three victories at the Daytona 200. Kenny Roberts24. The "Indian Motorcycle Co." was founded by George M. Hendee and Carl Oscar Hedström. What was the company name? Hendee Manufacturing Company25. Who was he 1960s entrepreneur who began using the Indian name, apparently without purchasing it from the last known legitimate trademark holder.Floyd Clymer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugin Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) Jrmmii for question 8 look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle Its under the three wheeler section "Honda made the first three-wheeled ATVs in 1970,"Nevermind I can't read lol Edited January 14, 2010 by Zugin dumb azz me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Jrmmii for question 8 look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle Its under the three wheeler section "Honda made the first three-wheeled ATVs in 1970,"That isn't the correct answer. It was Suzuki in 1942. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 (edited) Compared to justin, I got 8 and 16 wrong... do you have sources for those? I want to know where I messed up.#16: http://world.honda.com/history/limitlessdreams/doyouremember/text01/index.htmlYet, on this day fifty years earlier, the Honda Motor Co., Ltd., came into being.written in 1998 Edited January 14, 2010 by justin0469 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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