America's Daredevil

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Hatchetman

Joined Sep 2007

626 Posts | 1+

In my Mack truck somewhere in a Chicago suburb smo

Discussion Starter
• Dec 2, 2007

• #1

Evel Knieval died at the age of 69 Friday. Still immortal in my opinion. What a showman.

 

PuFf

Joined Mar 2007

482 Posts | 0+

Phoenix, AZ

• Dec 2, 2007

• #2

He may have been a bastard in real life, but any guy my age grew up on him. I was sorry to hear he passed. I had the Evel Knievel stunt motorcycle when I was a kid and my friend had the van. My fave quote from him.... "I've lived more than any king or prince." And that he did. He also did his stunts before science/physics came into play. He'd eye the ramp, guesstimate his speed, and twist the throttle. Took balls of steel to do what he did back then.

 

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slow fire

Joined Jul 2004

914 Posts | 0+

Cleveland, Oh, Commiehoga County

• Dec 2, 2007

• #3

to me he was just another idgit, that made a living of "here hold my beer and watch this".

 

biggeek69

Joined Jul 2007

279 Posts | 1+

on the Internet

• Dec 2, 2007

• #4

It made me sad. It's one more of my childhood idols have passed. I too had the stunt bike. Whatever his personal life was, as a kid, my brother and I would be glued to the TV. Whether it was the fountain in Vegas or the shark tank or Snake Canyon, we thought that those were the coolest things ever.

 

Bikeman

Joined Oct 2005

3K Posts | 14+

Central Canada, eh?

• Dec 5, 2007

• #5

Whatever you may think of him, he has to be admired for his showmanship if nothing else. I am sure that he will be missed.

RIP to one of the greatest stunt men of our time.

 

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Muerte

Joined Nov 2005

289 Posts | 0+

Princeton NJ

• Dec 10, 2007

• #6

Part of me is still attached to the gooseneck of my hand me down blue Schwinn Sting Ray (the one with the racing slick) because of that ba@&ard!!!!! I had the cycle and van with the jump ramp too. Those were the days when you played outside!!!! talk about nostalgia.....................This smokes for you Evel!!!!