Evel Knievel 1975 And 1979

[@markjohnson3616]

Evil was every boys hero in the day

[@myturdsforyoubuddy7070]

Legend

[@amyntut]

Evel kept his small bottle of wild turkey in the cane . When he was on Johnny Carson he gave Ed his own bottle lol .

[@harpoon_bakery162]

He paid a very high price for that cane and you're right, he gave Ed the bottle and didn't give Johnny anything, which was weird?

[@juicepick7131]

From Butte Montana USA 👍

[@vtv8man]

I remember watching this actual Don Lane show live !

[@Nautilus1972]

As a 4 year old kid in 1976 there was nothing bigger than Evel ... until Star Wars the next year.

[@rustybones99]

The Danger Angels all act like they’re being held prisoner.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

It was very weird, not sure what was going on but Sue was the one who fell off and she was not very appreciative of the slo-mo replay of her disastrous jump.

[@glennsawyer6376]

I got a pea picker for Christmas that year and jumped over a creek

[@maxjackson1373]

Awesome! lol, I had a Lemon Peeler, '73 with the rear disc brake..

[@drippinglass]

I just got a Schwinn Lemon Peeler, and a Grape Krate. But I ain’t gonna jump em.

[@badapple65]

drippinglass I had the green version. What was that called?

[@drippinglass]

Greg Appelgren The “Pea Picker” 😀

[@johnwilliams2572]

Did the first girl ever find her bike? If that was 1979, it would have been fairly close to Knievel's retirement. I wonder what happened to the Danger Angels?

[@kevindouglas6120]

Some cool cats

[@gregmaggio5217]

It almost seems sacrilegious to say anything negative about E K, but rumor has it that was a notorious drinker, womanizer, and at times quite self diluded. I especially liked how careful he was at times to be politically correct, yet on another occasion he pummeled a reporter with a base ball bat. I think when he realized when he had some kind of power and status that he almost didn't have to appologize anymore for his behavior.

[@MC-ht6lw]

A true legend!

[@janetphillips2875]

People forget Evel was human, not a saint

[@mech5]

You lift the back wheel by hitting the front brake, you lower the front wheel by hitting the back brake. Two things Evel Knievel did not know.

[@97warlock]

Neither of those matter when airborn

[@ifihadsmesumchicken6276]

@@97warlock Mech is right it works in the air. I ride and jump way further than these chickys.

[@johnnydsworld710]

Hitting the front brake? OMG.... another post of completely false info. In the air, you simply pull in the clutch and tap the rear brake, bike pivots nose down around the swingarm pivot. it's physics people and every motocrosser at every mx or sx track, nearly every lap uses this technique and has since the dawn of time.

[@johnnydsworld710]

@@97warlock OMG... not only does tapping the rear brake work in the air, racers all over use the technique lap after lap after lap! Just watch AMA motocross or supercross on TV. You will see it again and again and again.

[@97warlock]

Why? So the spokes & tires have influence on aerodynamics? enough to change the bike & riders angle?

[@Adam-bq2vw]

I didn’t know Evel wore an earring. 🤔

[@harpoon_bakery162]

yes, he certainly did. He also had millions and millions of dollars and also put away trust funds for each of his kids so they would have money growing up. His son was a jumper too and had many crashes but had his father's nest egg to be able to flourish and do jumps. He also had a penchant for alcohol on occasion like his Dad but never drank to excess. Watch the Conan O'brien show with Robbie.

[@peterbravestrong]

The cheek of Evel giving advice to the girl who fell off the jump. Evel failed the landing on 99% of his jumps.

[@dirtydave2691]

That is Sue Fish multi time U.S. women's motocross champion. She was fast as hell on an MX track.

[@TexasNewsOwL]

He didnt fail on 99 % of his jumps. You read the wrong book.

[@Knievelskorner]

Evel rarely crashed do some home work..

[@peterherrington3300]

You are completely full of shit

[@mercoid]

Elvis broke every bone in Evel Knievel’s body

[@janetphillips2875]

Pfffft

[@onepunchgeorge9251]

Mech I used to make SPECTACULAR jumps on an OSSA. I came up a steep hillside to a flat area were another rider sat on his bike.his words"he was perfectly Vertical as he went over me about 20 feet in the air". How'd I land? Caress the front brake, centrifugal force shifting the front wheel forward.

[@SpasticAxe]

wow I never knew he toured with the girl jumpers.

[@mariawortz957]

mitchell jones stupid broad ran into the camera. Why oh why was he with them.

[@controllineprecisionaeroba7454]

LMFAO off at those 3 girls.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

Boy Sue was pissed

[@cameronheidelauf9623]

That is good old don lane there

[@dansdingleden6518]

3:10 dumps it into a 25,000 dollar tv camera. whoops

[@stardemonspacecat]

They should've changed their names to "DANGEROUS Angels" after this show !!! ...FFS :/:/:/

[@odyssey814]

3.10 I THINK SHE MEANT IT

[@godhere6459]

haaa haa evels angles

[@janetphillips2875]

Angles??

[@The_Hollywood_Mission]

Such a dramatic glory hound

[@lance8080]

Evel was the shit, to many liberal pussy whining babies today hiding under their boyfriends skirts.

[@shawnjones8534]

Truth

[@bobbypaluga4346]

The hard to swallow deal with Evel is that he takes himself so seriously, it's as if his motorcycle jumps are a similar achievement to curing cancer or putting a manned vehicle on Jupiter. It's entertainment dude. I doubt his words will be chiseled to marble because they are so vital to humanity continuing progress.

[@therealfronzilla]

Sorry, who are you?

[@classicsurvivor]

Bobby Paluga then why are you watching?

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

Risking ones life is to be taken very seriously.. Writing nonsense in youtube comments Just isn't!

[@1998gst4611]

Bobby baluga, If Evel heard you talking to him like that he beat your ass with a bat, he doesn't take no shit from anyone. RIP Evel

[@ifihadsmesumchicken6276]

@@therealfronzilla Why he is Bobby P!

[@johnroddy8756]

I find this guy totally arrogant.

[@johnroddy8756]

@Matt·DylanI think of Neil Armstrong he walked on the moon different class to Evel and remained a nice man.i admired Evel as a Child ,but viewing his interviews i would not like the guy.Desperate men do desperate things,and now days his stunts have been surpassed . Thats my view legent or not

[@johnroddy8756]

@blh3863 Thats progress I judge the guy by his own words ,I would not cross the street to meet him.

[@jimmyd8157]

@blh3863 That's right. Some people have NO comprehension of that fact. I race a HOOLIGAN H.D.. Very heavy machine when it lands on top of you.

[@peterbravestrong]

Those girls are probably better off getting back on their push bikes. They were absolutely hopeless. How sleazy was Evel putting his arm around the girl during the interview. Sleaze ball.

[@thespearodiver]

You call that being a sleeze ball. What are u a Mormon, lmao? Dude is and will always be a true gladiator. #1

[@peterbravestrong]

@@thespearodiver he crashed more than he landed perfectly. He was a massive Ass Wipe.

[@scottberry5266]

@@peterbravestrong : soooo... what can you do???

[@noezrider6361]

@@peterbravestrong Really? He has over 300 jumps that are on record, 19 "crashes" that would include "hard landings" You really don't have a clue, which a lot of people don't.

[@dand3975]

Cr 250 Hondas (Red rockets they were called) we're way to big for those small women.

[@drivewaytv4400]

Liked his stunts, but he’s a eerie guy. He and ted bundy were very similar in how they acted

[@63j10qmpet]

the worst daredevil that ever was a ego maniac

[@janetphillips2875]

Aw, you were jealous.