Evil Knievel dies aged 69

4T5 · 30 Nov 2007 at 22:07

One of my childhood Heroes. I had his Stuntcycle & the Canyon Rocket :cool:

R.I.P. Evil

Dougsnake · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:33

edgedemon said:
Respect..
I can remember having a toy bike as a kid, pull it backwards on the floor to wind it up and let it go, engine sound, light, the full monty. Spent hours denting all the furniture with my homemade jumps..

RIP

ye have similar memories also seem to remember some thing u put the bike in and wound it up like air raid siren then pushed the button and it took off at 100mph

with sparks flying out of it and the sparks came from lighter flints :cool:

R.I.P evil knievel

wonder_lander · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:39

I too had the toy, but the xmas I got it my mum got confused, sorry santa, and gave me a Sindy doll and my twin sister the Evel Knievel!! Trauma for a young kid to go through but I loved winding the fellla up and sending him over home made jumps of card!!

RIP Evel!

Tombles · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:40

RIP Evil

Reed · 1 Dec 2007 at 00:04

wedgie said:
Thought he was already dead.

RIP

I'll be honest, so did I.

Miracle he lived as long as he did with all the crazy stuff he did.

RIP

afraser2k · 1 Dec 2007 at 00:07

RIP, true legend and will be sadly missed.

Spie · 1 Dec 2007 at 00:35

A real childhood hero. This guy was a household name when I grew up. He'll be remembered for his fantastic stunts.

RIP Evil. You entertained millions.

SexyGreyFox · 1 Dec 2007 at 01:20

When I was a kid both he and the Harlem Globetrotters were heroes.
Apparently he used the worst bike possible which was a Harley Davidson which was heavy and had no suspension at all.

benneh · 1 Dec 2007 at 01:26

RIP EK. He was a little after my time, but none the less a massive influence on popular culture, Americana, riding fraternities and all sorts.

Big jumps in the sky?, I hope so

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Sonea Fifer · 1 Dec 2007 at 01:27

RIP Evil - you were always :cool:

yozzer2001 · 1 Dec 2007 at 02:04

RIP EVIL YOU WERE A TRUE MOTORCYCLE GOD

Duke · 1 Dec 2007 at 08:20

RIP EK.

mks2005 · 1 Dec 2007 at 08:49

I love stunts. Thanks for entertaining me Evil.

I like the mental image of him jumping the gates of heaven.

PardonTheWait · 1 Dec 2007 at 10:54

R.I.P Evel.

Should a Don edit the thread title to spell his name right?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 1 Dec 2007 at 10:59

I thought he died years ago? been under the impression that a stunt went a bit wrong, and he went splat.

PardonTheWait · 1 Dec 2007 at 11:04

He went splat lots of times but he was nails so he was alright :cool:

tomanders91 · 1 Dec 2007 at 11:06

who is he?

PardonTheWait · 1 Dec 2007 at 11:14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel

Le_Petit_Lapin · 1 Dec 2007 at 11:19

Is he the one that jumped a canyon or some other such gorge type thing, and went into the cliff?

mks2005 · 1 Dec 2007 at 11:22

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Is he the one that jumped a canyon or some other such gorge type thing, and went into the cliff?

I think your thinking of Homer Simpson...

Evil Knievel dies aged 69

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