Lol I like how the description is all "if you don't know anything about your community, or you just forgot it" insulting and shit, yet he doesn't even know how to spell Evel's fucking name! Hilarious!
It was a steam powered rocket cycle suppose to land in a field a mile or so over the canyon. The high wind speed delayed the launch and caused too much pressure to build up in the chamber and when he “popped the cork”; it sucked out the restraining plate for the parachute and left it pressed around the end of the ramp. His worst fear was landing in the water. Sitting on the rim, we could see him with a bloody nose struggling to get the shoulder harnesses off on the way down. He was no pussy.
The Snake River jump was shown via closed-circuit TV in movie theaters around the country. For the price of a movie, you got to watch a 5-second stunt fail.
I live near this site. The ramp is gone, but the mound of dirt is still there. What ever you say about this jump, keep it to yourself, until you walk up to the canyon, and stand right on the edge. You can't. That is one sheer, deep son of a bitch! Even if I knew that I could pull the shute early, there is no way in hell I would do it.
So, with that said, I think Evil was the greatest stunt man to ever live.
I was 5 years old when I watched this live on TV. The thing I remember most was afterward when they interviewed Evel, he said something like "The God damn chute opened way too early". I was totally shocked to hear someone say "God damn" on TV.
I was there too. 3 friends and I couldn’t afford to get in. Stayed at Shoshone Falls campground up river for free. That’s where the party was! It was packed. Every night this kid with a big blonde afro on a Yamaha mini-enduro we called “Evel Bowevel “ would jump this huge bonfire in camp, crowd went wild. By the end of the week guys were jumping 10 speeds, Harley’s, you name it. By weeks end all the wood was burned so they set fire to the hillside. Saw the jump.The party is what I'll remember
I live in Butte montana which is where Knievel was born and where he is now buried. we have Evel Knievel days every year which is next weeekend. I got to go to his funeral
I met Evel at the Murray Utah fairgrounds in 69. He was alone, walking around the rodeo arena. I didn't realize who he was until he asked me to stop by latter to watch him jump. Heck of a nice guy.
was a stupid azz stunt ya right he prematurally pulled the chute cord he new he was never gonna make it wat he did make was fools outta people and laughed his LOSER AZZ all the way to the bank go beat another woman and drink yurself 2 pitty r i p loser piece of shit ther were stuntmen 4 movies that coulda done betr he probally coulda sold u a pinto an made u believe it was a cadillac GOOD RIDDONS LOSER
@JERRYATRIX2 wah wah wah it s called free speech azz wipe GO CRY YUR SELF 2 SLEEP first u might want to masterbate thinkin about loser azz knievel moron go cry some were else
@freejim6632000 HAHAHA I gotta laugh whenever someone brings up "Freedom of Speech" because it's taken the entirely wrong way... The whole meaning of Freedom of Speech is that you have the right to your own opinion - but have some fucking morals. Regardless of Knievel, you need to grow the fuck up.
Our school bus route went down to the jump site each day. Days before, Evel and his crew shot off some test launches, from what I was told. One of them made it all the way over, and two did exactly like the live launch with the parachute coming out on the launch pad. I was standing on the opposite side of the canyon where he was suppose to land. It was interesting that they didn't have anyone over there to get him. We had the best view of him hitting the canyon wall on the way down.
Betya he would of made it had his chute not premature open on him, valiante effort tho back in those days .Harley Davidson should be thankful of his effort in there reputation .
I remember when I was little, people would gather around the old black & white TV where the remote control consisted of telling your children to get up and change the channel(and you only had 3-4 channels to choose from). Where the antenna had to be just right or someone would have to stand there and hold it to get the best picture, and watch Evel Knievel like it was the lunar landing. Wow, I am getting old.
haven't read all the comments below,but the story goes. Evel asked the designer of the rocket to let him dictate when the shoot came open,but he didn't. It was a timing issue where the shoot came open wayyyy too soon. Needless 2 say, they didn't get along,even before the jump.
Why is Kyle Stormeom corrupt? Did he give you a ticket for speeding when all you were doing was speeding? Maybe he busted you for pot when that shouldn't even be a crime, man.
I remember watching this live when it happened. Everyone was freaking out when he landed in the canyon because they thought he had drowned. But he actaully dodged a bullet by landing a few feet away on shore. But the strange thing is.. why was this a big deal about flying over the canyon. You could hire an airplane. In fact they had already launched a rocket to out space, not over a river. But either way, it was a good publicity stunt.
Too bad the G's were so much for Evel, that he pulled the chute lever...malfunction, my butt...check it out if you're ever through Twin Falls, ID, cuz it's a long ways to the other side...
@jjojobean Yes, I was there. Yes, I did know Evel. My opinion is just that, my opinion from what we all saw and what is available through ABC Sports' videos. Like I said above, it's a long ways to the other side. Too bad Chuck Shelton couldn't talk him out of the idea, once he brought it up. Evel's flyin' high now and makin' every jump he wants...R.I.P.
@jjojobean Dude you serious? That's awesome! Was your dad friendly with him? Did you get to meet Evel? Pardon my French, but I've heard/read that he was a pr*ck. Guess he had to be, doing what he was doing. What balls he had. One of my original heroes.
This guy put IDAHO on the map! I sometimes wonder if that was a good thing, or a bad one! I think that he must have broken every bone in his body at least once, and some of them multiple times!! I kind of wish that he would have hung in there and tried again! I would have loved to see him succeed!! No one has ever tried it since, even though with our technology NOW, it could easily be done!!
Evel might have been a cool guy, but man did he suck at like everything. He crashed 10 times for every time he landed. He puts Steve-O to shame on the masochism meter.
I saw a comment about the mythbusters i would love to see that too but the budget would be in the millions. like evel said evey time he went back there he never saw a line of dare devils waiting for their turn to try it.
I very fondly remember watching this as a kid, now first of all the premature chute will always be debated, robbie claims he has had this problem with his rig and thats why he hasnt done it , secondly for all the no wheels guys the skycycle has 5 wheels, third although to be picky it was a rocket it had no engine it was powered by pressureised steam, finaly , I was shocked when I saw it up close, its not as big as you think and had the structural integrety of a beer can , even by 70's can stds.
this was just stupid..first of all hes just getting launched by rocket not ramping a motorcycle... secondly they surely could have found someone to do the math on this... ? he didnt he even do anythibg but sit ina can and get blasted and fall to gouund..what a waste of time and money..! some one really dropped the ball on this one..
learn some grammar and realize that we don't live in your "community" and you aren't talking to one person and nobody here knows what community you are talking about. im referring to your description. it fails
Should get Mythbusters to re-create the stunt (with Buster in the cockpit), and see if the rocket would have made it across with the correct parachute timing.
Was the issue of how the chute deployed ever resolved? I believe the designer, Robert Truax, claimed that Evel must have pulled the lever prematurely, albeit inadvertently, possibly because he had blacked out during launch. Evel (initially, at least) insisted that he never pulled the lever, and that there must have been a design flaw with the rocket that caused the drogue chute to pop out from the excessive G's. But I would think a little postmortem on the rocket would have resolved this issue.
He got something like 6 million dollars for this stunt as I recall. I would do it for 1 million. Evel was a great showman I loved to watch his jumps on ABC's Wide World of Sports back in the 70's. RIP Evel
he would have made it,,if he wasen't liquored up, and took his damn hand off the parachute lever during launch. The g's caused him to pull the chute lever.
I wasn't there, but Evel was a good friend and was part of my wedding party for my first marriage. Very charismatic person, had his ups and downs in life. A good friend though, and times I will never forget.
@deutschschoen Yeah, I remember it, too. And yes, it was a big yawn, and not just because he (or the guys who built it) blew it. For years, he claimed he would jump the canyon on a motorcycle. He ends up using a rocket, but adamantly insisted it was a motorcycle, and got really irritated at anyone who dared contradict him on that. I admired Evel, but that obstinacy left a bad taste in my mouth. If Robbie tries this, I wish him luck, but no need to insult the public's intelligence again.
@TroyOi No motorcycle back then could make the jump, so evil in his genius money making mind, thought of a rocket!...Every kid in my hood had his toys and everyone i knew watched this on Wide World of sports. He claimed that he bumped or hit the parachute lever by mistake. I am sure that he crapped his suit when he knew he was going up up and away, and he may have just got scared. Shit this is NO motorcycle for Gods sake. Imagine what he was thinking!!...LOL
@barmtrail I really don't think his pulling the lever out of fear is likely. First, his landing in the river would have been even more dangerous. Second, you have to wonder whether he even had any idea whether it would be safe to deploy the chute while the rocket was still at full blast. I'd be afraid the chute would be torn to shreds, or incinerated. And then I'd really be up sh... er... Snake River's creek.
@TroyOi The chute can withstand the rocket blast. As we all saw. I believe this was one stunt that evel just didnt want to make. I believe it scared the crap out of him.
But he had to go on with the show, because of the millions he would make from the publicity. He sold more toys back in the early 70's than the six million dollar man show toys!
@barmtrail Yes, but my point wasn't about whether the chute could withstand the rocket... It was whether Evel felt certain that it would. Given that the early deployment wasn't supposed to happen, one wonders whether that possibility was ever discussed with him. I sure as heck wouldn't have pulled that lever early if I wasn't certain about its safety. But, beyond that, I just don't see why anyone would think that Evel felt he had a better chance with premature chuting... err, so to speak. ;-)
So who is really the idiot here Mr. Laker loser? So think you know everything and that your English so perfect and that you know so much about Knievel and people just tried to educate you on it yet in your colorful way you actually show the world who the real idiot is. LOL You sir are the epitome of ignorance and cowardice. When you grow up maybe you and your "Homies" can spend your life in prison reading up on Mr. ROBERT 'Evel" Knievel and actually learn something.
FACT-Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 November 30, 2007), better known as Evel Knievel, was an American motorcycle daredevil and entertainer famous in the United States and elsewhere between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Knievel's nationally televised motorcycle jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the twenty most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date.
you guys make such a big deal about how his name was spelled and everything! Why can't you guys just watch the video nd saysumtin nice and if u gonna want to talk smack then go sumewhere else cuz nobody wants to read it! GOSH! JAJAJA
Actually, his first name was spelled "Robert." Furthermore, "spelt" is not a widely accepted way of spelling the past-participle of the verb "spell"... hence the bright red dots underlining the word, which serves as a beacon to warn all potential readers of your comments that you're a fuck-up who isn't qualified to dole out English lessons online, and who certainly has no right to chastise others for their grammatical mistakes.
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His name was not robert you dumbass honkey lol his name was Evel, And there for you are a fuck up, and yes "spelt" is a fuckin word you idiot don't come on youtube thinking you know shit by pasting crap from wikipedia you little single digit I.Q shit for brains cunt. Your little bitch ass probably got beat up in high school for saying something like that cause I know for a fuckin fact I would beat the fuck out of you, you little piece of shit, give me your address so Me and My homies can jump U.
@rubberduckkk he was supposed to clear the canyon and parachute down, like you saw. he didnt need any publicity at that point of his career, he was already jumping in front of thousands of people in sold out arenas and in other countries. he wasnt a sell out at all
thats Crazy!!
Seanallen2507 5 days ago
Thumps up if Smosh brought you here :P
flare257 1 month ago 6
It's spelled Evel
RocketsnowmanROBLOX 1 month ago 2
Zelda
Amaterasu1870 1 month ago 2
NO U IDIOT
dan25079 1 month ago
Did he die?
Sikora360 1 month ago
@Sikora360 Nope, but he did die in 2007 and the age of 69.. he is a legend.
AJD7DC 1 week ago
Only Evel Knievel would attempt to succeed where Wile E. Coyote failed.
-Daniel Tosh
TheRocketvenom 1 month ago 4
Someone needs to post more footage of this broadcast, The rescue & interview with Knievel etc.
Vipguy2003 1 month ago
he prefers dos equis
jungleman68 1 month ago 2
His name is Evel Knievel not Evil
TheMrPumpball 2 months ago
The guy who posted this has terrible grammar...
SpacemanCreed 2 months ago
I saw him in Tulsa around 71 or 72 I think. He jumped 13 Mack trucks. I was in the second grade. It was like seeing Superman to me.
seanvdevlintulsa 2 months ago
"He releases prematurely". Do with it what you want, internet.
Tentacleed 2 months ago 12
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mpjgbx 3 months ago
Lol I like how the description is all "if you don't know anything about your community, or you just forgot it" insulting and shit, yet he doesn't even know how to spell Evel's fucking name! Hilarious!
Jex134 3 months ago
Evel was awesome that day but just suffered from premature release. It happens to alot of people from what i hear of course. Go Evel!
poppatopp420 3 months ago
It was a steam powered rocket cycle suppose to land in a field a mile or so over the canyon. The high wind speed delayed the launch and caused too much pressure to build up in the chamber and when he “popped the cork”; it sucked out the restraining plate for the parachute and left it pressed around the end of the ramp. His worst fear was landing in the water. Sitting on the rim, we could see him with a bloody nose struggling to get the shoulder harnesses off on the way down. He was no pussy.
valleyboy1971 3 months ago
If you are interested in Evel Knievel and his skycycle jump check out Mech-Sci.com
bobosharkey 4 months ago
I watched this on ABC's Wide World of Sports ... and after the "landing", what did HE say were his plans for the future??
" I'M GON' PLAY ME SOME GOLF ... " HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA !
raiderdanCA 4 months ago
I live right next to this canyon :)
shadeaufax 4 months ago
The Snake River jump was shown via closed-circuit TV in movie theaters around the country. For the price of a movie, you got to watch a 5-second stunt fail.
ronson232 4 months ago
I live near this site. The ramp is gone, but the mound of dirt is still there. What ever you say about this jump, keep it to yourself, until you walk up to the canyon, and stand right on the edge. You can't. That is one sheer, deep son of a bitch! Even if I knew that I could pull the shute early, there is no way in hell I would do it.
So, with that said, I think Evil was the greatest stunt man to ever live.
magprob 4 months ago
@magprob I totally agree!! Don't talk the talk if you can't/won't walk the walk! Knievel had gonads of steel!! And very few brains!!
SusanQ83642 3 months ago
I was 5 years old when I watched this live on TV. The thing I remember most was afterward when they interviewed Evel, he said something like "The God damn chute opened way too early". I was totally shocked to hear someone say "God damn" on TV.
Druffmaul 5 months ago
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valleyboy1971 5 months ago
A lot of us Montana boys back then knew Evel he had crazy guts. RIP
grampamurdoc 5 months ago
pussy. he pulled that on purpose
zackdevan 5 months ago
@zackdevan Never Diss Evel. Why dont you do that. Bitch.
Inidevous 5 months ago
he is the best dare devil anyone will ever see
1031lmjames 5 months ago
its evel
JCSRejects 5 months ago
I was there too. 3 friends and I couldn’t afford to get in. Stayed at Shoshone Falls campground up river for free. That’s where the party was! It was packed. Every night this kid with a big blonde afro on a Yamaha mini-enduro we called “Evel Bowevel “ would jump this huge bonfire in camp, crowd went wild. By the end of the week guys were jumping 10 speeds, Harley’s, you name it. By weeks end all the wood was burned so they set fire to the hillside. Saw the jump.The party is what I'll remember
valleyboy1971 5 months ago
it sucks he didnt land it
dets 5 months ago
EVEL DAZE!!!!BUTTE MONTANA!!!!!!!!!
metalmanxx666 6 months ago
@metalmanxx666 - Or is it BUTTE, AMERICA??? :-)
ChuckieInMT 3 months ago
I live in Butte montana which is where Knievel was born and where he is now buried. we have Evel Knievel days every year which is next weeekend. I got to go to his funeral
acidichotee 6 months ago 2
looks like an iraq scud missle...
kabookiejoe 6 months ago
wow that was not thought out to well....
Dojocho 6 months ago
I met Evel at the Murray Utah fairgrounds in 69. He was alone, walking around the rodeo arena. I didn't realize who he was until he asked me to stop by latter to watch him jump. Heck of a nice guy.
awolLDSasap 6 months ago
Kanye West brought me here
StandSilent 6 months ago
ok nvm.
Dan4lyfe17 7 months ago
is this when he died?
Dan4lyfe17 7 months ago
@Dan4lyfe17 Nah, he died 2007, not in an accident though.
3rddecade 7 months ago
@3rddecade but he died for all the stunt i have heard.
cool guy and deserve all the respect
victor97ku 6 months ago
it is evel not evil
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was a stupid azz stunt ya right he prematurally pulled the chute cord he new he was never gonna make it wat he did make was fools outta people and laughed his LOSER AZZ all the way to the bank go beat another woman and drink yurself 2 pitty r i p loser piece of shit ther were stuntmen 4 movies that coulda done betr he probally coulda sold u a pinto an made u believe it was a cadillac GOOD RIDDONS LOSER
freejim6632000 7 months ago
@freejim6632000 wow, you and people like you are the reason people cry at night
JERRYATRIX2 7 months ago
@JERRYATRIX2 wah wah wah it s called free speech azz wipe GO CRY YUR SELF 2 SLEEP first u might want to masterbate thinkin about loser azz knievel moron go cry some were else
freejim6632000 7 months ago
@freejim6632000 HAHAHA I gotta laugh whenever someone brings up "Freedom of Speech" because it's taken the entirely wrong way... The whole meaning of Freedom of Speech is that you have the right to your own opinion - but have some fucking morals. Regardless of Knievel, you need to grow the fuck up.
djjd47130 7 months ago
drove to cincinnati gardens and whached evel attempt to jump the snake river on closed circet tv i think it cost me 30$.
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Our school bus route went down to the jump site each day. Days before, Evel and his crew shot off some test launches, from what I was told. One of them made it all the way over, and two did exactly like the live launch with the parachute coming out on the launch pad. I was standing on the opposite side of the canyon where he was suppose to land. It was interesting that they didn't have anyone over there to get him. We had the best view of him hitting the canyon wall on the way down.
ebastow 8 months ago
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ebastow 8 months ago
Betya he would of made it had his chute not premature open on him, valiante effort tho back in those days .Harley Davidson should be thankful of his effort in there reputation .
turner593 9 months ago 2
I thought he did this on a harley.
fbravis 9 months ago
I remember wanting to see this but it wasn't aired. Thank you for up loading this.
ftheGOP 9 months ago
@ftheGOP it was on abc's wide world of sports september 8th 1974
wwwredneckcb 7 months ago
No disrespect but did he actually LAND any of his jumps?
metalkev00 9 months ago
@metalkev00 Yes, he landed many of them.
JRCrowley 8 months ago
@metalkev00 276 of his 300 jumps were sucessful.
ClevelandOrangeDawgs 7 months ago
what was he trying to do?
james7AS 9 months ago
I remember when I was little, people would gather around the old black & white TV where the remote control consisted of telling your children to get up and change the channel(and you only had 3-4 channels to choose from). Where the antenna had to be just right or someone would have to stand there and hold it to get the best picture, and watch Evel Knievel like it was the lunar landing. Wow, I am getting old.
WileeC 9 months ago 17
Doomedamerica and ChuckleInMT: Yeah and I'm the one on the right helping him into the rocket. Or not.
GB54321 9 months ago
haven't read all the comments below,but the story goes. Evel asked the designer of the rocket to let him dictate when the shoot came open,but he didn't. It was a timing issue where the shoot came open wayyyy too soon. Needless 2 say, they didn't get along,even before the jump.
Wayneman117 9 months ago
@Wayneman117 Who the hell got along with Evel anyhows ... they guy thrived on conflicts, awesome.
robfergusonjr 9 months ago
Why is Kyle Stormeom corrupt? Did he give you a ticket for speeding when all you were doing was speeding? Maybe he busted you for pot when that shouldn't even be a crime, man.
M0DEAN 9 months ago
Heh, when Knievel said he was going to jump a canyon, at the time I thought he was going to try it with his bike. I was all like "No way!", lol.
Capt777harris 10 months ago 2
I just visited the launch site today!!
cnemi22 10 months ago 3
Where was Pamela Anderson and Nia Long?
9Twilk 10 months ago
I remember watching this live when it happened. Everyone was freaking out when he landed in the canyon because they thought he had drowned. But he actaully dodged a bullet by landing a few feet away on shore. But the strange thing is.. why was this a big deal about flying over the canyon. You could hire an airplane. In fact they had already launched a rocket to out space, not over a river. But either way, it was a good publicity stunt.
xvoy2002 10 months ago
Flopporino
proffromgview 11 months ago
This guy was stupid and crazy.
AugustBurnerable 11 months ago
September 8, 1974
airtexaschopper 11 months ago
I M 47 I REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPEND I KNEW IT WASN T GONNA COME OUT GOOD WAT DAY AN YR WAS THIS THO 77???
freejim6632000 11 months ago
jackass guys done pretty insane stuff too lol
xXSk1llzTh4tK1llzXx 11 months ago
Too bad the G's were so much for Evel, that he pulled the chute lever...malfunction, my butt...check it out if you're ever through Twin Falls, ID, cuz it's a long ways to the other side...
ChuckieInMT 1 year ago
@ChuckieInMT It was a malfunction. It had nothing to do with Evel.
bobosharkey 11 months ago
@ChuckieInMT Were you there? Did you personally know Evel? Your butt is the malfunction because you're speaking out of it!
jjojobean 11 months ago
@jjojobean Yes, I was there. Yes, I did know Evel. My opinion is just that, my opinion from what we all saw and what is available through ABC Sports' videos. Like I said above, it's a long ways to the other side. Too bad Chuck Shelton couldn't talk him out of the idea, once he brought it up. Evel's flyin' high now and makin' every jump he wants...R.I.P.
ChuckieInMT 11 months ago
@ChuckieInMT My dad painted the Skycycle. I used to sit in it while he was working on it. I still have pictures of the progress of it.
jjojobean 11 months ago 49
@jjojobean Dude you serious? That's awesome! Was your dad friendly with him? Did you get to meet Evel? Pardon my French, but I've heard/read that he was a pr*ck. Guess he had to be, doing what he was doing. What balls he had. One of my original heroes.
bionicbigfoot 5 months ago
@jjojobean Then your Dad must have been Bob Truex Saratoga CA
inforapint 5 months ago
@jjojobean Maybe you should SHARE those photos, Dude!!
SusanQ83642 3 months ago
This guy put IDAHO on the map! I sometimes wonder if that was a good thing, or a bad one! I think that he must have broken every bone in his body at least once, and some of them multiple times!! I kind of wish that he would have hung in there and tried again! I would have loved to see him succeed!! No one has ever tried it since, even though with our technology NOW, it could easily be done!!
SusanQ83642 3 months ago
Does anyone know where I can get a text copy of the poem/ speech he says from 0:39 onwards? Any answers would be great cheers!
AlBrowning1 1 year ago
@AlBrowning1 Here's a link: blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/08/whyit_seems_tha.html
Evel also painted still life, in addition to writing poetry -
ChuckieInMT 11 months ago
@ChuckieInMT Thanks man, very helpful. Was thinking of getting it or part of it as a tattoo. Not too sure atm.
AlBrowning1 11 months ago
@ChuckieInMT Evel TRIED to paint, but the end product wasn't his work.
jjojobean 3 months ago
I used to practice jumping my bike because I wanted to be just like Evil Knievel.I ride the streets these days and Evil had a lot to do with it.
bathwhoreE 1 year ago
He was my childhood hero through the 70's i honestly thought he was god!!
But in that Doc with richard hammond he came across not a very nice guy.
mikefranky 1 year ago
@mikefranky You're right, in real life he was a thug.
bobosharkey 11 months ago
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He should have gotten one of the military aerospace companies to build his two-wheeled missile
ignoblius 1 year ago
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ignoblius 1 year ago
Evel might have been a cool guy, but man did he suck at like everything. He crashed 10 times for every time he landed. He puts Steve-O to shame on the masochism meter.
taylorwolfbrandt 1 year ago
Thats No Cane Its His Pimp Stick LOL.
finch94 1 year ago
the 70 were the best. I could spen a million yeas relving that decade and catching up on all the things i missed. They Knew who to hype it up.
david510152025303540 1 year ago
the 70 were the best. I could spen a million yeas relving that decade and catching up on all the things i missed.
david510152025303540 1 year ago
epic try, epic fail
in the 70's our reach far exceeded our grasp, epitomized by the great evil kneivel
jwallbanger 1 year ago 2
@FistOfDarwin Okay brain, let's see you come up with something better and try it.
crazykipspsychoward 1 year ago
did he fail? i cant tell
lidoolsakura 1 year ago
@FistOfDarwin Try to stop being a jackass for a minute.
fiddlermike 1 year ago
pain is temporary, glory is forever <3
CrazyNinja2008 1 year ago
i might stand corected on this the skycycle now has 3 wheels but i swear back then it had 4 small skinny wheels in the rear
Mr253raymond 1 year ago
I saw a comment about the mythbusters i would love to see that too but the budget would be in the millions. like evel said evey time he went back there he never saw a line of dare devils waiting for their turn to try it.
Mr253raymond 1 year ago
I very fondly remember watching this as a kid, now first of all the premature chute will always be debated, robbie claims he has had this problem with his rig and thats why he hasnt done it , secondly for all the no wheels guys the skycycle has 5 wheels, third although to be picky it was a rocket it had no engine it was powered by pressureised steam, finaly , I was shocked when I saw it up close, its not as big as you think and had the structural integrety of a beer can , even by 70's can stds.
Mr253raymond 1 year ago 3
Johnny Knoxville could do this on an inflatable Daffy Duck bath toy.
theballer04 1 year ago
@theballer04 jack ass enthusiast huh?? that shits pro man \m/
satanicpriest13 1 year ago
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what a fucking moron!
manelmendes 1 year ago
So, this guy was a stuntman?... i always thought he was a cartoon character..... :/
Woops...
Zutara4eva12 1 year ago
cool.....i was there..i was a 20 year old hippy,drove from north dakota in my 1972 vw beetle...
doomedamerica 1 year ago 44
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biggest fail ever
maxstanton1 1 year ago
Complete fucking twat....................
goose1260 1 year ago
I think we were all dain Bramaged in the 70's
MGCairtraffic 1 year ago
What is this pathetic shit. Bunch of idiots.
matteoprez 1 year ago
evil? satanist.
lester5192 1 year ago
this was just stupid..first of all hes just getting launched by rocket not ramping a motorcycle... secondly they surely could have found someone to do the math on this... ? he didnt he even do anythibg but sit ina can and get blasted and fall to gouund..what a waste of time and money..! some one really dropped the ball on this one..
arlichar11 1 year ago
@arlichar11 - lol you're so right. The math! Do the math first.
matteoprez 1 year ago
evel knievel eres el mejor!!!
xxtheheavymetalxx 1 year ago
I remember watching Evel doing this!
Ifthisissin 1 year ago
learn some grammar and realize that we don't live in your "community" and you aren't talking to one person and nobody here knows what community you are talking about. im referring to your description. it fails
hazzardwantcookies 1 year ago
Should get Mythbusters to re-create the stunt (with Buster in the cockpit), and see if the rocket would have made it across with the correct parachute timing.
dcsensui 1 year ago
@dcsensui I'm looking at this & it seems as if he prematurely deployed the parachute because he was petrified OR because he lost momentum
powerplayers1 1 year ago
@powerplayers1 evel is never scared
burnout10567 1 year ago
Didn't evel try to jump motorcycle river canyon on a snake? I don't think he made it, but it was still pretty cool if I recall correctly.
testodude 1 year ago
I REMEMBER US WATCHING THIS LIVE ON TV WITH MY FAMILY
hcaliforniagirl 1 year ago
Evel is the Elvis of dare devils!!!!!!!!
MrMegaFredzeppelin 1 year ago
your discription is kinda stupid
nycolewlololol 1 year ago
wtf is your description all about?
syncstation 1 year ago
why do people spell EVEL KNIEVEL'S name wrong? It's on his rocket and on his bike, on side of his buses.......
walkintall7 1 year ago
2 men rowing up to the site? lol wtf? r u kidding?
HollywoodSheen 1 year ago
Was the issue of how the chute deployed ever resolved? I believe the designer, Robert Truax, claimed that Evel must have pulled the lever prematurely, albeit inadvertently, possibly because he had blacked out during launch. Evel (initially, at least) insisted that he never pulled the lever, and that there must have been a design flaw with the rocket that caused the drogue chute to pop out from the excessive G's. But I would think a little postmortem on the rocket would have resolved this issue.
TroyOi 1 year ago
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DarkGalleryFilms 1 year ago
He got something like 6 million dollars for this stunt as I recall. I would do it for 1 million. Evel was a great showman I loved to watch his jumps on ABC's Wide World of Sports back in the 70's. RIP Evel
Vipguy2003 1 year ago
evil cannibal
shatalg 1 year ago
i wish he would have made it
mundus69 1 year ago
i wish he would have made it
mundus69 1 year ago
he would have made it,,if he wasen't liquored up, and took his damn hand off the parachute lever during launch. The g's caused him to pull the chute lever.
kh40yr 1 year ago
my grandpa helped build what he flew in.
sublimezeppelin 1 year ago
@sublimezeppelin and mine met santa claus
BuffaloBillCody987 1 year ago
@BuffaloBillCody987 why don't you go fuck yourself saying shit you dont know. he did help build it.
sublimezeppelin 1 year ago
@sublimezeppelin We'll he didn't build it good because it didn't go across!
BuffaloBillCody987 1 year ago
@sublimezeppelin Then he didn't build it well.. lol
BuffaloBillCody987 1 year ago
Super Dave Os... ooops, I mean, Evel Knievel RULZ !!
DancingSpiderman 1 year ago
Robby is going to attempt this jump in 2011.
sillyassidahoan 1 year ago
how did he die
mrdirtisbomb 1 year ago
da bitch 0.26 go phat ass
monkspizzle 1 year ago
Ya, no sh** - don't disrespect him by mis-spelling his name...WTF?
ChuckieInMT 1 year ago
the real hereos back then , real music back then its all just different now the true hereos evil was definetly one awsome daredevil.
ryjade1 1 year ago
I wasn't there, but Evel was a good friend and was part of my wedding party for my first marriage. Very charismatic person, had his ups and downs in life. A good friend though, and times I will never forget.
fredhassen 1 year ago
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I remember this, a huge build up, for a big yawn. His other jumps were fun to watch though.
deutschschoen 1 year ago
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deutschschoen 1 year ago
@deutschschoen Yeah, I remember it, too. And yes, it was a big yawn, and not just because he (or the guys who built it) blew it. For years, he claimed he would jump the canyon on a motorcycle. He ends up using a rocket, but adamantly insisted it was a motorcycle, and got really irritated at anyone who dared contradict him on that. I admired Evel, but that obstinacy left a bad taste in my mouth. If Robbie tries this, I wish him luck, but no need to insult the public's intelligence again.
TroyOi 1 year ago
@TroyOi No motorcycle back then could make the jump, so evil in his genius money making mind, thought of a rocket!...Every kid in my hood had his toys and everyone i knew watched this on Wide World of sports. He claimed that he bumped or hit the parachute lever by mistake. I am sure that he crapped his suit when he knew he was going up up and away, and he may have just got scared. Shit this is NO motorcycle for Gods sake. Imagine what he was thinking!!...LOL
barmtrail 1 year ago
@barmtrail I really don't think his pulling the lever out of fear is likely. First, his landing in the river would have been even more dangerous. Second, you have to wonder whether he even had any idea whether it would be safe to deploy the chute while the rocket was still at full blast. I'd be afraid the chute would be torn to shreds, or incinerated. And then I'd really be up sh... er... Snake River's creek.
TroyOi 1 year ago
@TroyOi The chute can withstand the rocket blast. As we all saw. I believe this was one stunt that evel just didnt want to make. I believe it scared the crap out of him.
But he had to go on with the show, because of the millions he would make from the publicity. He sold more toys back in the early 70's than the six million dollar man show toys!
barmtrail 1 year ago
@barmtrail Yes, but my point wasn't about whether the chute could withstand the rocket... It was whether Evel felt certain that it would. Given that the early deployment wasn't supposed to happen, one wonders whether that possibility was ever discussed with him. I sure as heck wouldn't have pulled that lever early if I wasn't certain about its safety. But, beyond that, I just don't see why anyone would think that Evel felt he had a better chance with premature chuting... err, so to speak. ;-)
TroyOi 1 year ago
Does anybody remember if this was before or after he went to jail for beating the hell out of a guy with a baseball bat?
crmfghtr 1 year ago
@crmfghtr This was 9/8/74 & he beat up Shelly Saltman shortly, thereafter -
ChuckieInMT 1 year ago
@crmfghtr after. the guy published lies about him. So, he got a couple broken arms (Evel had one in a cast at the time)
83shovel 1 year ago
everybody is so mad...
buillioncubes 1 year ago
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die evil knivel
SuperAtomic57 1 year ago
evel not evil lol!
zoogrex 1 year ago 67
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i wish he was dead!
watanabehefuml 1 year ago
So who is really the idiot here Mr. Laker loser? So think you know everything and that your English so perfect and that you know so much about Knievel and people just tried to educate you on it yet in your colorful way you actually show the world who the real idiot is. LOL You sir are the epitome of ignorance and cowardice. When you grow up maybe you and your "Homies" can spend your life in prison reading up on Mr. ROBERT 'Evel" Knievel and actually learn something.
claytidwell 1 year ago
FACT-Robert Craig Knievel (October 17, 1938 November 30, 2007), better known as Evel Knievel, was an American motorcycle daredevil and entertainer famous in the United States and elsewhere between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Knievel's nationally televised motorcycle jumps, including his 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls, Idaho, represent four of the twenty most-watched ABC's Wide World of Sports events to date.
claytidwell 1 year ago
Wow was he da man!
InfantRattleBonez 1 year ago
you guys make such a big deal about how his name was spelled and everything! Why can't you guys just watch the video nd saysumtin nice and if u gonna want to talk smack then go sumewhere else cuz nobody wants to read it! GOSH! JAJAJA
ColbyODonisLover2 1 year ago
His First Name Was Spelt Evel, not Evil, Dumbass
XxLosLakers4LifexX 2 years ago
Actually, his first name was spelled "Robert." Furthermore, "spelt" is not a widely accepted way of spelling the past-participle of the verb "spell"... hence the bright red dots underlining the word, which serves as a beacon to warn all potential readers of your comments that you're a fuck-up who isn't qualified to dole out English lessons online, and who certainly has no right to chastise others for their grammatical mistakes.
Russell218 2 years ago 4
Shut Up Whiteboy I wasn't Talking To your White Ass go get a girlfriend you little virgin
XxLosLakers4LifexX 2 years ago
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His name was not robert you dumbass honkey lol his name was Evel, And there for you are a fuck up, and yes "spelt" is a fuckin word you idiot don't come on youtube thinking you know shit by pasting crap from wikipedia you little single digit I.Q shit for brains cunt. Your little bitch ass probably got beat up in high school for saying something like that cause I know for a fuckin fact I would beat the fuck out of you, you little piece of shit, give me your address so Me and My homies can jump U.
XxLosLakers4LifexX 2 years ago
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chill out man
Lowesy4MUFC 1 year ago
@XxLosLakers4LifexX
You're a dumb fuck kid.
trance4e 1 year ago
Slayed.
NRTMegatron 1 year ago
I had respect for Evel, until I saw this publicity stunt. How was he supposed to land a rocket with no wheels even if he made it across? Sell out.
rubberduckkk 2 years ago
@rubberduckkk he was supposed to clear the canyon and parachute down, like you saw. he didnt need any publicity at that point of his career, he was already jumping in front of thousands of people in sold out arenas and in other countries. he wasnt a sell out at all
largemarge1050 1 year ago
no motor driven boats down there i cant believe it!
SteveMarsh182 2 years ago
Does anyone here know eddie fogarty and his wife judy who were at the jump, ha ripped evils wand out of judys hands?
badattitude77769 2 years ago
Isn't it "Evel" Knievel and not "Evil" Knievel.
654jimbob654 2 years ago 2