Evel Knievel
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‘Evel Pie’ restaurant opens in Las Vegas – we like it!
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‘Evel Pie’ restaurant opens in Las Vegas – we like it! If you’re heading to Las Vegas and fancy grabbing some pizza in the land of the never-setting sun then check out Evel Pie, a one-off pizzeria dedicated to motorcycle jump legend Evel Knievel. Sited in Vegas’ downtown Fremont East Entertainment District, the venue has…
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Video: Stuntman does it! Evel Knievel fan rides Sky Cycle over Snake River Canyon!
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It’s the ultimate fan tribute and now – for the first time ever – a so-called ‘Sky Cycle’ rocket has been fired across the Snake River canyon in Idaho, the only time the stunt has ever been completed since it was invented by Evel Knievel. Professional stuntman Eddie Braun made the jump as a tribute…
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Evel Knievel’s canyon jump take two – latest pictures of new attempt happening in two week’s time!
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Months ago, we first told you about stuntman Eddie Braun’s upcoming attempt to complete the Evel Knievel canyon jump – and here’s the latest pictures of Braun and the new Sky Cycle rocket he’s going to do the jump in. Braun is recreating the famous stunt as the ultimate fan tribute. He’s going to cross…
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Stuntman to attempt Evel Knievel’s Snake River rocket jump! The rocket’s built, Slash from Guns N’ Roses has recorded a song about it and: “Doing this is like touching Superman’s cape!”
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This is going to make every child of the 1970s with a passion for motorcycles sit up and take notice. That’s because this is Evel Knievel’s iconic launch, Take II. Hollywood stuntman Eddie Braun, fuelled by the memory of the late daredevil, plans to strap himself into a steam-powered rocket cycle on September 17 for…
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Evel Knievel’s movie bike up for auction – expected to go for $200,000
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A dressed up road bike ridden by Evel Knievel in the 1970s movie, Viva Knievel, could top $200,000 in an online auction on October 1. The Harley-Davidson XLCH 1000 Eagle ‘Stratocycle’ which was, in reality, a 1976 Harley XLCH Sportster 1000, is going up as part of a Hollywood memorabilia auction taking place at Invaluble.com.…
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VIDEO: Doug Danger Breaks Evel Knievel’s Record in Sturgis
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Doug Danger risked it all, but successfully made the 22 car jump on Evel Knievel’s 1972 XR-750 at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, breaking the previous record.
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VIDEO: New Evel Knievel film trailer and interview
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Check this out – the first trailer and interview for the new Evel Knievel film, Being Evel. Out now across various On Demand platforms, the movie is a documentary and homage to the world’s greatest ever stuntman and self-promoter. Made by Jackass star Johnny Knoxville the film looks at all aspects of Knievel’s career and…
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Knievel says he’s going to jump again
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Knievel says he’s going to jump again. For the first time in almost ten years, Robbie Knievel is going to jump a motorcycle over static cars. RK is taking part in the Butte, Montana ‘Evel Knievel Days’ festival for a motorcycle stunt jump over the Red Zone Arcade. Knievel is calling this his “sober jump”…
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Watch this doco: I AM EVEL KNIEVEL
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If you’re not doing much today, this weekend, for the next month, year… whatever – make sure you see the documentary ‘I AM EVEl KNIEVEL’. It’s being shown on the Quest channel on various digital platforms or you can click here to watch it: http://www.questtv.co.uk/video/i-am-evel-knievel/ We are absolute Evel Knievel nuts. We love this…
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Evel Knievel Sky Cycle plans up for sale!
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The original plans for Evel Knievel’s Sky Cycle have gone on sale through the online sales site ebay. Designed by former NASA engineer Bob Truax, the Sky Cycle was the rocket-like machine that Knievel famously attempted to jump across Snale River canyon in Idaho. Whilst it looks like a conventional rocket, the Sky Cycle was…
