James Nelson "J. N." Roberts (born 1942), is an American former professional off-road and enduro motorcycle racer and a film industry stuntman.
[6] Roberts grew up near Evansville, Indiana and moved to Southern California in the 1960s after serving in Okinawa with the United States Marine Corps.
[4][7] He worked as a carpenter on film sets at Universal Studios and, began competing in off-road desert motorcycle races during his spare time.
[12][13] The International Six Days Trial is a form of off-road motorcycle Olympics that is the oldest annual competition sanctioned by the FIM, dating back to 1913.
[7] Following in the footsteps of fellow Motorcycle Hall of Fame members Carey Loftin and Bud Ekins, Roberts began to work in the film industry where his riding talents made him useful as a stuntman.
[2] His best known stunt work occurred during motorcycle chase scenes in the Charles Bronson films The Mechanic (1972) and The Stone Killer (1973).