Evel Knievel's Son is better than dad

Evel Knievel was never actually very 'good' as a Stunt Jumper - he was simply prepared to suffer the consequences of pushing the stakes further than anyone else. :rolleyes:
 
Who cares if the son is better he will never have one of these made after him ;)

 
markyp23 said:
Why rolleyes?

They are probably the most annoying aspect of this forum because people think that "Hi :rolleyes:" is appropriate use.
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Rolleyes because he basically became a hero by launching himself off a ramp at xxx mph without a clue how to land properly, even when he managed to clear the jump distance.
I'm not denying that the guy had amazing guts, and did what he had to do to get out of a dead end Mid West life. Still he was kind of the Steve-O/Jackass of the 70's. He didn't get famous for jumping - he did it by crashing. A lot.
 
markyp23 said:
Why rolleyes?

They are probably the most annoying aspect of this forum because people think that "Hi :rolleyes:" is appropriate use.
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Calm down dear.

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Well, frankly, it's not too hard to surpass dad, is it? He's a useless guy who rides motorbikes up ramps, devoid of talent. Just easy to entertain rednecks, I guess. :)
 
Evel was rubbish though. A legend, but rubbish. As said above, he was famous because of his enormous iron testicles, not any actual talent or ability.

Plus he used rubbish bikes! Harleys, I think... not really built for jumping.
 
Mohinder said:
Evel was rubbish though. A legend, but rubbish. As said above, he was famous because of his enormous iron testicles, not any actual talent or ability.

Plus he used rubbish bikes! Harleys, I think... not really built for jumping.
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He did indeed ride Harleys (for a period at least, Triumph also sponsored him), for the Snake River jump I think he was supposed to be riding an ethanol powered one (possibly sponsored by Budweiser but this is from memory). He also claimed that after a crash he'd split a bottle of Jack Daniels with his surgeon rather than undergo anaesthetic after getting addicted to painkillers for a while.

Others might have been better (read as almost certainly were) but how many people know of Putt Mossman for instance?
 
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