by Nick McCabe
Where Are They Now? Kenny Zahrt
Friday, November 23, 2012 | 1:00 PM
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Kenny Zahrt, a native of Canyon Country, California, was known mostly for his blazing speed at local Southern California tracks such as Indian Dunes, Corona and Irwindale Speedway. Zahrt was one of the pioneers of AMA Motocross and Supercross in the 1970’s, and was an early success when motocross was in its infancy (grabbing a win at RedBud in 1974). We called Zahrt one evening while he was relaxing at home and watching the evening news with his wife, Tina.
Racer X: Kenny, what's happening, man? How about we do a Where Are They Now interview with you, and for Racer X Online?
Kenny Zahrt: Oh man, really? I am just an average guy sitting here on my couch watching TV. Nothing really special going on with me, but if you want to talk a little bit, that’s cool (laughs).
Well, I thought it might be cool to talk about your career a little bit and to let people know what you are doing now that you no longer race.
Yeah, well of course man! That’s cool. Man, motocross for me has been my life – its all I know, and still all I do! I have always been around motorcycles, worked on motorcycles and ridden motorcycles. That’s it, that’s what I did – and still do! But yeah, for me, I am just on the straight and narrow road, doing the good thing!
You were known as a Southern California specialist – meaning you were a real fast guy that raced a lot of the local races in and around Southern California and made a good name for yourself.
Well, yeah, Indian Dunes was my home track but I raced all over and was always chasing the money races. But when I got older, I raced Indian Dunes mostly. But I also raced the AMA Nationals in the early days, and I went all over the country in the early to mid 1970’s. That was a real special time, things were so down to earth and fun.
Back in the day, Kenny loved racing anything and everything. This was a Gran Prix held at indian Dunes ... riding along with his little friend.
Scott Heidbrink photo and caption
What are some of your favorite memories from your racing career?
Oh where do I begin with that? I can't remember what I do remember and what I don’t remember! I am a racer and probably hit my head one too many times, so who knows! No, but seriously, there are some great memories. I would say just hanging out on the road and traveling around in the vans were some of the best times. All the riders were friends, and we all stuck together, and got into all sorts of trouble when we were not racing. It was me, [Jimmy] Weinert, [Jim] Pomery and [Brad] Lackey who spent a lot of time together, and it was just fun.
Also, in 1974, I was racing a Bultaco and it was really good. The bike was fast, and I was real light. I loved that bike, it was just so good, and it really helped with my results. That year I won the 1974 RedBud national. That same year, I also won a big money race, it was a big 'ole party race in Nebraska, and they had a purse of $25,000. It was muddy, and I rode really good in the mud. I think I took home a total of $2,500 for the win, which was real good for me at the time, and for a 19 year old kid. But really, for me, I was just a fun racer. I liked to ride the bike and race, and have fun when it was all over. I might have been able to do better if I got more serious about it, but I have no regrets, maybe if I did that then I wouldn’t have had fun anymore and would have stopped racing.
Tell me about your one National win at RedBud.
Well, it was 1974 and I rode that Bultaco. The thing shifted on the right, and had the brake on the left. Back then, the first turn at Redbud went to the right. I got such a gnarly holeshot, I just kept the bike pinned and ran away with it. I had a 10-15 second lead. I then came out and did the same thing in the second moto, and walked away with that one as well. I made like $1700. That was a lot of money for me back then. These were the early days, and we would just show up and race. But now it's so serious.
How was the money back then?
It was good for back then. Nothing like today, though. But all my life I have been blessed to make my living racing bikes. I turned pro in 1971, and I went through local scene, and got fast. Then I hit the nationals, and won a few things here and there. But then I stopped doing the nationals in the late ’70’s and concentrated on the CMC races after that. I won a truck, made some money and won quite a few boats. I couldn’t imagine a better life! Back then, CMC racing was super competitive. I started racing CMC in 1969, then went and did the nationals, and then came back. Motorcycle racing teaches you about life. I am so laid back, and others are so stressed. If there are 40 guys on the line, I take off in tenth place and just ride around, and if I win, I win. If you have a bad day, you just deal with it. I know there is always a chance to make it better. There is always a second moto, there is always a second chance.
Back in the day there was never a dull moment when Kenny was at the track. For this GP he showed up with his cigarette smoking "little friend" taped to the handlebars ... he then set out to smoke the field.
Scott Heidbrink photo and caption
How closely do you follow the sport today and what do you think about it?
Oh, I still follow it, and try to hit the races when I can. I goto some of the Supercross races, but I sit up in the cheap seats up top. I leave ‘em all alone down there in the pits. I don’t need to go rub elbows and hang out with everyone, I just like to watch. But getting out of the shop can be tough, as there is always work to do. But to me, you know everything is scripted and the riders are told what to say. We said what we wanted to back then. If you wanted to punch a guy cause he hit you, then you said it. And sometimes you even punched him as well! I also think the tracks are way softer than what they used to be. The whoops today are basically just bumps, and the jumps are not scary, and in supercross, it seems like everyone is doing all the jumps, all the same. Tracks are so simple. I think supercross should be more gnarly than it is, more like Daytona where it is real rough and hard to get a rhythm going. When we were racing, they didn’t have whoops – a backhoe would just come in and dig pits, and you had to figure out how to get through them without crashing. If you went too slow, you went over the bars. If you went too fast, you kicked off the side of the track. But you know, things are different with five inches of travel, but the tracks were just so much rougher. From my standpoint, the rough and technical tracks are just the way to go.
So Kenny, what are you doing now? I assume you are a working stiff just like the rest of us?
Yup. Every day, get up and go to work! I have my own shop up here in Canyon Country. Basically, I work on bikes. I do a lot of suspension and have always been a mechanical guy. Back in the day, I was always good at working on stuff and making it better, and we all know the stuff needed it back then! I am not the most book smart type of guy, I am just good with my hands and know bikes inside and out. That is how I make my living. The shop is up in Canyon Country, and called Haulin’ Zhart.
Haulin’ Zahrt? That’s an awesome name!
Yeah, well, it used to be Hall and Zahrt, as my old partner’s name was John Hall. But he got hurt and wasn’t able to be my partner anymore, so I changed the name. I fix all types of motorcycles, whatever it might be. It's just me, but sometimes people think we have two employees, if they get me on a bad day- you know the whole split personality thing [laughs]! So yeah, you can say we have two employees!
In the '70s in So Cal, there were all sorts of races, including a team race where you rode two-up on a MX track. Here, Kenny and his brother Dave battle for the lead
Scott Heidbrink photo and caption
What about family life?
You know, that’s a good story as well. Back in the day, I got married in 1983 to Tina Marie, but that only lasted until 1987, and we amicably split up. She went off and had some kids and got married again, but then as fate had it, 25 years later, we got back together! I like to call it the first moto and the second moto of our marriage. She has two children, and we are all real close. Tanner is 17 and Tyler is 20. Tyler (Varner) is a pretty fast rider. He can moto pretty good. Tanner is really good on the shifter carts and is more into the four wheel thing, but we are all still into bikes.
You did some work on the epically famous motocross movie “Winners Take All.” In fact, your name was lumped into the PA system when they announcer announced, “They are all here – Johnson, Bailey, Ward, Glover and Zahrt.” What was that all about?
Oh man, that was a lot of fun. I did some Hollywood stunt work on the side, and that movie came along. As a stuntman, it was awesome - you go there and do a little work, ride around and get paid really well. But what I really remember about doing that stunt work was the food. The catering was really amazing! We ate so well, all day long, and as much as you wanted! If I were a movie star I would be a big, fat old person! But that movie was a trip, and fun to do. I also did a Yamaha commercial as well as one of the Batman movies. But on the dark side of stunt work, it could be tough. When I went to a race, I knew what I could do. If there was a big jump, I knew I could either do it, or it was too big and I wouldn’t try it. But when I was stunt man, people would make the choices for me, and I was told what to do. It was sometimes scary as people said “you can jump here” and in reality it was a super sketch jump with a angled take off or a lousy landing.
Do you still ride for fun?
Yeah sometimes, but it is not so easy for me. I did come out and race the 1998 Glen Helen National on the YZ400. That was fun, but I didn’t qualify. But now, I ride a mountain bike a lot. I had a bad fall and lost sight in my right eye, and I have a bad foot as well that doesn’t work. So I have specially prepared bike. If you enjoy it, then its cool. I have been lucky to have done it as long as I have.
Thanks for chatting with us, Kenny.
Thank you! Its been a good ride, and it isn’t over yet!
Kenny was always a force to be reckoned with, no matter the track, the terrain or the bike. This was an AMA Qualifier held at Four Corners, a track in San Diego County, California.
Scott Heidbrink photo and caption
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I remember Kenny winning $500 at the Evil Kneival motocross race at Snake River. Kenny won a Jumping contest on a Bultaco wearing jeans a t-shirt and some construction boots, he launched that Bull.
I always here how the tracks were tougher back in the day and I didnt believe them. I then watched a video of the first SX I attended and they are right, those tracks were straight up gnarly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2_mXAUyKjY
"The Dart."
You guys tell me if you remember this 'cuz I think it was Zahrt ...... mid '70s, Modern Cycle Magizine there were pics of a guy jumping this test bike, taking both hands off the bars and crossing his arms over his chest. Back then it was totally insane - the begining of freestyle stuff you might say. Man I think it was Kenny. Anyone conjur that memory up?
I remember Kenny doing jumps off wooden freestyle ramps out in the sand wash of Indian Dunes back in the early 80's. Definitely early freestyle. He was one of the kings of Indian Dunes along with Jim Holly and a handful of other local pros that also carried an AMA card. I totally agree with his comment about the tracks being rough back then. You really had to pick your lines. The biggest annoyance to me in the industry is the blatant sponsorship pitches. When these guys rattle off their sponsors like robots. I'd like to thank, blah, blah, blah, blah. You'd think it was an academy award acceptance. Utterly stupid. Good times Kenny!
When I think of Kenny Zahrt, I remember Bultaco!!! It is automatic just like Tom Rapp and Jim Pomeroy!!! Those bikes were awesome back in the day. Did Kenny race regularly in Moorpark at a track called Baymare or something like that? Nice interview. Keep 'em coming Racer X!!!
kenny the"dart" zahrt.actually raced alot against his bro jon. kenny was cool, always smiling under his helmet,he would talk to anybody. you would see him riding with a cast on his wrist,if he had a crash he would still ride and hit the big jumps just showwing off . kenny for sure is one of the good guys.
The tracks just seem rougher because you only had 4inches of rear wheel travel.Now the SX tracks from late 70's to 90's were probably rougher than to day.If you took a top rider from today and transported them back to SX in the mid 70's to early 80's.They would blow the doors of the old school riders like Ellis,Hannah,Smith and Tripes etc.The reason why the modern riders would beat the old school riders in SX is because they would jump stuff that the old school riders wouldn't do.Every on the old school bikes they would do stuff that the old school riders couldn't do.Their technique would be so much better than the old riders.Just watch some of the races on youtube and you'll see for yourself what I am talking about.The only draw back would be that there would be more injurys.I know that it would be hard to imagine more people getting hurt that what the 2012 SX season had.(8 of the top 10 injured).The reason being is because the old bikes couldn't handle the the jumps that the modern guy would be doing on those old bikes.
@Marko, yeah I remember something like that. He was doing some test riding I think. I cut out a page from the magazine titled," Zarht in a flight pattern". He had a bit of a "crossup" goin on and airin it out. I had pictures form those magazines plastered all over my walls. All early to mid 70's magazines. I was 13 or so at the time. The riders were always hangin out by their vans smilin and havin good times.
Kenny Zarht was a Farht who is never more
So good to hear about the guys from back in the day. For me there are so many stories about Kenny as I was there back then with all those good times. But one of the best stories was at one of the Elsinore Grand Prix races when Kenny came in with his jersey all ripped up, and we ask him what the hell happen? He said well I got run over. We were like holly crap what happen? Do you know who it was? He was like well, yeah. I ran over myself. Right about then we all start laughing. How do you run over yourself? Well, I was pined going down that big sand wash, hit something and went over the bars and my bike then ran over me. Not only was the jersey ripped but there were tire marks on his back from his own bike. Now how many guys do you know that got ran over by their own bike? This guys was funny, always a good time and fun to hang out with. So good to hear what you are up to and love the wife story. Good to hear you are still at it. Hope to see you someday and talk about those good old days. Till then God bless and be safe.
Im old n cenile, but didn't he ride the shi* outta a Ossa phantom too? I remember the bultaco but seems he rode a ossa too.
Could thing we have people like fred to straighten Kenny out. What would he know? He's only won a national and been involved in motorcycles his whole life. I guess the way to test the "old riders suck compared to today's riders" theory, short of inventing time travel, would be to have give a current rider an old Bultaco and have them take a hot lap at Red Bug after the national is over.
Good to hear from the "Dart" :-) ....."jumpin & slidin" his favorites.
Another oldschooler here, remembering the good times when moto was more innocent and not wrapped up in the demands of Corp money sponsership, requiring mentioning them everytime a rider opens his mouth w a mic in his face
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Fred, two reasons todays riders are faster. 1: the sport has evolved and these guys are going very, very fast around rough tracks. Rider technique has evolved big time over the years, thus allowing manuevers never thought of back in the day.
2: the 4t power curve also inables these guys to pull off some of the stuff they do, as well as SUPERIOR suspension/handling & performance out of these machines today. Far and away vastly superior to even works bikes back in the day.
There's been millions poured into suspension developement.
Really, no way to fairly compare the two eras, other than-as prev mentioned, a time warp, but given same time frame, same equipment...it would be very, very close racing, I can assure you. Don't sell the oldschoolers short.
But yeah, todays Villopoto, Dungey, Reed, Stewart et al....are very, very talented riders with outstanding technique on amazing machinery.
God bless yall--ride on! :-)
I really like these articles. I also like hearing about my favorite brand - Bultaco. Still have my Dad's 1970 250 Pursang from his mid-70s district 37 days. It runs, but I would never ride it - It is just pure art to me. I plan on moving it as furnature into my living room at some point...
At my advancing age, it seems like there is more playstation than grit in our sport. Everything is big money. What I liked was the diversity of yesteryear where unknowns could/would come and make a mark on a particular event. Nowdays, we get weekly updates on AC and his progress toward becoming a pro, which drains away some of the excitement.
For me, people like Kenny were part of the rich color of the sport that may have been lost as we carefully launder our sport to attract sponsors. Eventual - yes. Desirable - not so much.
Good to hear from Kenny though!
@ MXBob good grief what the hell are you talking about.I didn't say a thing about Kenny.
@ Observer I pretty much covered what you said.I really don't need you to tell me the difference from then until today.I ride both vintage and modern bikes all the time.I've been to the races and watching pros for decades.And yes you can compare todays rider to the old school riders.If you could send RV back to 75,76,77-79 and put him on one of their bikes he would smoke them.He would jump things and scrub things and have coner speed that would blow their minds on their own bike.He would have skills that they could only imagine.I'm 51 years old and I will jump things on my 79 yz400 that I never would of jumped back in 1979.That is because the suspension on my modern bike gave me the confidence to jump things that I never would of jumped back then.Once you do it a a modern bike you just know you can do it on a older bike.In the early 80's Johnny O ,David Bailey,Hansen took the US riders to a whole new level compared to the GP riders back then.The reason for this is because of SX.Thats when we started going back to the MXDN and dominating MX.The GP riders were amazed by those riders and their new technique's that carried US riders a step above the GP riders.Thats how it would looked to the US riders of the seventies if RV was able to travel back in time.See what I mean.I think you can compare todays riders to the old school riders.Professer Bailey left a comment on here today I wish he would of chimed in and gave us his two cents on this subject.I guess he just left a comment and didn't read those.
Nice to hear about Kenny. I was tidying up my garage yesterday ( all tracks closed in England because of floods ) and I was reading all my old Dirt Bikes and Motocross Actions and it brought back a lot of great memories. I was lucky enough to ride Indian Dunes in 84 and I was so excited to be there, it seemed like Dirt Bike was always talking about Kenny and he was one of my heroes.
@Professor, you gonna marry Darlene again some day?
fred you sure you are ok?i dont know what your jumping,but it aint the jumps i jump. i raced in the 70s-80s and now. there is no way i would hit some of the rythmes,step ups,and uphill dubs on a 79 yz, that i hit on my 450f.
I think if you took someone like RV back to 1972 and started him off on a Honda CL90 like I was on, he wouldn't go any faster by the time he was 18 than Marty Tripes or any of the fast guys back then. It's all relative. I saw guys like Hannah and Howerton jump things back then that I thought would break the frame. But at the same time, they wouldn't jump things that most good riders would sail over today. It comes down to what's expected. At a race in San Antonio back in the 70's, Howerton was jumping a 30 foot drop off that was straight down with a flat landing. I thought for sure he would get hurt or break his Husky. I think its the same drop off where Jim West got killed. But he cleaned it every time. At other races, every one of the pros would roll jumps that they would just triple today. Back then the bikes broke frames and bent forks on a regular basis so you knew even if you made a jump your bike might need major repairs afterwards.
Guys, a champion today would be a champion back in the day just as a champion back in the day would be one today. Technique go back look at Robert , Lackey, Pomeroy and others they scrubbed (back then it was getting sideways), what guys do today is nothing new just refined with better machinery. Good to hear you’re still hanging Kenny enjoyed racing with you and the bench racing afterwards.
O xcountryfreak Jim West died at Saddle back Not San Antonio
Here's my theory on past versus present...
I will only use champions as the subjects of my theory.
If RV jumped in a time machine and lined up at Unadilla in 1977, he'd get smoked. If he had a chance to ride the older motorcycle for a week before lining up, he'd smoke them.
If KZ jumped in a time machine back in 1977 and lined up at Unadilla in 2012, he'd get smoked. If he had a chance to ride the newer motorcycle for a week before lining up, he'd still get smoked.
Here's the reasons for scenario one: Without any practice time, RV would be lining up against the best in the world on machinery they are completely accustomed to. You can't expect anyone to know the limits and capabilities of something on their first ride. Give him a week to figure it out and the modern techniques he grew up mastering would shine and he'd leave them in the dust.
Here's the reason for scenario two: KZ would line up on a far superior motorcycle than he is accustomed to. All the riders he is racing are in the groove and it's normal machinery for them. And they are also the best at what they do. Give him a week to figure out the motorcycle and he'd still get dusted. Why? Because the modern techniques take more than a week to learn. The fact that modern riders grew up racing that way means he will never catch up. If it were a couple of different techniques, I'd say he's got a chance. But it's a lot more than that.
Had he grown up in this era, he'd still be champion. Champs are champs. No matter what era they are in.
Glad I'm an older guy that caught the motocross bug over 40 years ago and still love the sport.
Zahrt was National Number 402 the day he won 250 class at Red Bud in '74.
It was Bultaco's last National overall victory.
Danny Turner gave Bultaco their last moto win at Plymouth National in first 125 moto 1975.
When bikes had their own character and an abundance of tracks and practice spots to race and practice on.
The Grand Prix riders were the best at the time. Ake and his string of overalls in '72 Trans-AMA's. Think 8.
While I miss those days, only 2 Sat's away from the SX opener. Thanks KZ.
Good to hear from Kenny- I grew up seeing him at the races in Socal. Bay Mare was the track closest to home for me. Great track, and Kenny pretty much had it wired.
They had a portion of the track that was only used for the experts/pros/"seniors" called 'the senior hill'. My brothers and I plus a few others would make the trek to the top of it and man, it was great spectating from up there! I remember a race in '72 where Kenny on the Bultaco and Greg Robertson on the CZ I were just hammering it, with Kenny pulling out a narrow victory. Another one was a race long battle at "Rough Rider" cycle park in Simi (now, sadly another development, my bro tells me) at a race called the "Tri-Am'. Kenny and Jeff Wright (Rickman Zundapp) going at it. Kenny on a Sherpa-S. 1971- think he'd turned pro not long before.
Man, things were simpler back then. One of the coolest parts of racing was that every manufacturer figured they had a better way of skinning the cat, back in the days before CAD/CAM, and every bike looked and sounded unique because of it. Suspensions were of the same basic configuration, but they shocks and forks were all quite different across the different marks. And each bike had its own distinctive exhaust note. You could tell which make of bike just passed with your eyes closed based on the sound. Today I challenge the average spectator to be able to tell the difference in sound between any of the 5 manufacturers' offerings. And factory bikes sound pretty much like what you buy at the shop. So I miss that. Factory bikes back in the early 70's sounded distinctly different from what you'd pick up at your local dealer (TRICK!, we'd say). Two strokes just sound neater to me anyway, but maybe that's just because I grew up with 'em. Nah. They sound neater.
I remember a National in '74 at Bay Mare where Kenny seemed to have the measure of Pierre Karsmakers, but could never quite get around him for the win.
Being as Kenny was almost always on a Bultaco back then (did see him once on a DKW 125 at Hopetown in '72, I think it was. I was like, "Man! Say it ain't so!), I was always rooting for him, plus Tom Rapp and Jim Pomeroy.
And just like it comes across in the interview, it seemed like Kenny was always having fun out there.
Some years back I once talked with Barry Higgins over the phone while he was running his KTM shop out of Georgia. A few weeks previously I had seen him run a Saturday vintage race prior to the USGP at Unadilla, and I commented to him that it seemed like he was riding that '74 KTM 250 faster than I had ever seen him on the Ossa back in '72, when I saw him run the 250 class at Saddleback (Trans AMA). Like way faster. He said, (paraphrasing) that 'you just know more now as to just what's doable- with new-tech bikes you find yourself learning stuff that you wouldn't have thought to try with the old iron'.
So my thoughts are that there's this body of knowledge that has accrued over the years that comes about with advances in technology, which helps spur innovation in technique that goes hand-in-hand with the technology. You not as likely to have one without the other. For example, clutch pulls used to be heavier than s__t! Front brakes used to be almost two-handed affairs. Placebo brakes! Kids take that stuff for granted today, but without light clutch pulls and super-effective brakes, evolution in technique would have come much more slowly. Not to say innovation wouldn't have happened anyway. There's always one or two riders in each generation that raises the bar, irrespective of the technology available. Keep in mind too that when a sport is in its infancy there's plenty of room for innovation, and over time unsuccessful techniques get weeded out. As a sport matures, the body of knowledge matures with it.
So I guess there will always be discussions about old-schoolers and the new kids-who'd be faster, but I think it is a spurious argument. Yeah, you time warp RV back to '74 and he'd no doubt show 'em how it's done. But on the other hand, if you plugged in a usb stick with all that knowledge into say, Kenny's head in '74, then time warp him to 2012 (an event just as unlikely, LOL!) , there's no doubt in my mind he'd be competitive with today's fastest. But in the end it's just speculation, though it can make for some interesting discussion.
Finally, thanks for the great memories, Kenny!
BTW, I have a bunch of old Super-8 film of mostly Bay Mare, Saddleback and Carlsbad races that I'll have to convert and put up on youtube one of these days. Some rare stuff (I guess it's all rare stuff!) like Mark Blackwell doing a couple of demonstration laps (solo) around Bay Mare during an all-junior day. Gotta dig 'em out of my folks attic though.
FRED no way the riders of today would be scared to ride over obstacles on those old bikes after you see how much better the new ones are they know those old bike ar not nearly as capable. if villapoto grew up in the era of some of those old bikes he probably would be great but not doing anything better technique wise they where limited by there machines
Oh man, I hung out with Kenny (Zahrt The Dart) several times. I had a 1984 Honda CR250 and was racing southern Cali, mostly DeAnza, If anyone remembers that track. I originally had Selvy's (Rob Selvy) do my motor and a rear shock re-valve. The motor was good but the rear shock SUCKED! I don't remember how I came to talk to Kenny but he was working at North Hollywood Honda at the time and he said, yeah, I can make that shock work for you. So, I drove it up to him (from Palm Springs) and he re-valved it and sure enough it worked awesome. I also went with him to his house and he sold me a new pair of white boots he had extra from a sponser. If you're reading, Kenny, do you remember me,??? I'm Darryn, That was around 1984. I think I also sent him my shock one time on a Grey Hound bus for same day service for a race I had the following Saturday. Anyway, some time later, Kenny came out to a local race at De Anza and I remember he was 30 (yrs old) wooo, that was old to us back then... Lol. But in motocross, especially back then it is old. He smoked the pro class at 30! I was in awe! I'm really saddened by hearing about his eye and foot problem, that's awful, sorry bud. I guess when you go that fast things eventually happen. I know I have a huge list of injuries including 5 major concussions.... Take care Kenny and it was great to see this mag do a write-up on you! I still think of you from time to time from those days. Funny how people effect others lives.
Sorry Zahrts fans, BEWARE
Don't let Kenny work on ur bike if u value your life. People rave about how good Kenny is as a mechanic. Well, let me tell u how he is these days 2013. He works on dirt bikes and street bikes drunk stinking of liquor and who knows what else he is on. He is a dangerous mechanic. He will leave ur bike at his shop for weeks to months making dollars on tire changes and oil changes. Then he will work on your bike. Sorry for the bad review but one day Kenny is going to work on a street bike and someone will die from a faulty chain he did improperly or something and die. Or even ur child taking on a triple and the part Kenny did while wasted fails and ur son is killed or a quad in a wheel chair. BEWARE he might have great prices and have done good work in the past. He is messed up now and needs rehab.