Evel Knievel vs HELL ANGELS as told by EVEL himself
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Evel tells his side of the story about a hells angel threw a tire iron at him during a performance at the cow palace, and then the crowd beat the hells angles down.
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I grew up in the 60’s early 70’s. This guy was beyond a hero to us kids. We built ramps and jumped our sting ray bikes to be like him.
Casual Observer , do you remember the Evil Knievel Stunt Cycle toy back in the 70's? loved that thing.
@@owlperchedsilo3745 vaguely...yes I remember some sort of EK cycle toy
That was my childhood also. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Had a green schwinn stingray with ape hangers and a slick. Thought I was the coolest.
Yeah, ole Evel was singlehandedly responsible for more scrapes, bruises, and broken bones in 70s kids than anything else. I remember doing the same thing with my friends. Jumping anything and everything that resembled a ramp. One time we used an old slide from a backyard playground set someone had thrown away. It worked great until a heavyset buddy of mine took a run at it on his bike, and it folded like a cheap suit. He looked liked we worked him over with a cheese grater, he was so scraped up. Good times! lol
@@kato64 , i went to the hospital with a concussion trying to jump over a couple lawnmowers, the ramp broke when my front tire entered and i ended up landing head first with my bike landing on top of me but i made it over the lawnmowers (which we had running lol). my mom gave me another concussion when i got out of the hospital lol. good times though, thank you Evil!!
I never saw anyone do this to the hells Angels ..I'm so proud it wasn't done by the police or the military ..but by"THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"
Tell me about it. I've never heard of this. Awesome!!!!
That's about what going to happen with the democrat party and the rest of America lol.
@@Triumph421 by rest of America you mean cow farmers and nut jobs, yeah?
@@Triumph421 did we all just live through the same election? Settle down mike. It will all be ok.
@Ashy Larry no guns in the 70s? How are things different? Did they invent knives in the 80s? You had your chance on the 6th. You're scared of a few capitol cops, I'd love to see you try it again when the military has the capitol locked up....oh wait...you didn't...you got scared of the national guard of all branches. Good luck "patriot"
A small backstory to that night. The Cow Palace was packed with maybe 8-10,000 people. There was a Pro indoor motorcycle race program before Evel's jump. I was one of the racers, and was in awe to ride in front of that crowd. Of course most were there to see Evel, not us. When the mayhem started, the striped wooden inside track markers were picked up by everyone and used to beat the shit out of the Angels. Was quite a night to remember, and a good one.
+vee2win great story man, thanks for the first hand info
+vee2win I love it that you were there ....... awesome
that's awesome brother.
Sonny Kenyon cycles?
Oh ya you have to know there was retribution, thats what matters retribution
This is what this country needs another all American Patriot Hero like Evel. Someone kids can look up to. Not only his jumps were spectacular, but his patriotic speeches of doing good and staying away from drugs and stuff. 🇺🇸 can sure use you now Evel
Biker gangs have daddy issues.
This guy was on the same level as Elvis!!
Evel, Elvis no difference, both wore capes and canes. Real life Kings!
Actually you are right.All THUGS have daddy issues.And they all must like ass sex cause they always GO BACK to jail happily.
@Caferacer Wolf triggered ~ lol
I Think Elvis was a bit Jealous ...
Except knievel didn't pay his bills
Yes you right on that .To bad they never met .
For all you haters on Evel. He walked up to a GROUP of Hells Angels and took a swing at one. He had bigger balls than ANY one of them past or present case closed
I am a big fan of Evel Knievel, saw his jump at Kings island in Cincinnati, but I know he was only slightly more moral than the Hells Angels! He may have hated them and vice versa, but they were molded out of the same cloth!
gt150glas 9
Yeah, it's easy to be "tough" if 10,000 people got yer back.
I'm not hating on the Man, but his version an the version of The crew member that dragged Him off differ a bit, His crew member said the Hell's Angel slammed evel too the ground an that's when the melee happened.
Shawn...yep..here's the film showing it
czcams.com/video/cJ6Yr6XZf6s/video.html
Three friends were there. They described in gleeful humor how the crowd turned as one entity and crushed the angels
When you face death every time you jump and survive, why would you be scared of anything?
The only thing Evel was afraid of was a rainy day he had to ache like hell.
Evel Knievel was bigger than life, spectacular showman.
He was a two legged honey badger R.I.P legend
“Two legged honey badger” 😂
got strange when was old.
meds am guessing
Honey-badger don't care!
Evel always told it like it was. Honest and straight.
+Jeff Cockmann: Evel said the metal objects were thrown at him by the biker gang first. Then he was given the finger by the gang; After that Evel claimed he slid his bike into the hell's angels; After that the crowd started beating the biker gang members.
And he was cool doing that, telling his story his way. 👍 😁
ya....evil claimed ..and he lied; he got thrown down on his ass. The coolest part was his buddy knocking the shit out of the guy that threw evil on the ground ...and then the crowd kicking the HA ass.
Didn't know you were there. Sorry.
Hadrian Wall
You're correct. Evel lied about knocking the guy down. Although the HA did get their ass stomped by the racers in the stands who raced before Evels jump.
A great Beatdown on some guys who deserved it
Actually, they deserve to be hanged for all to see.
Fans vs Hells Angels
Evil is right, they are scum and deserved it...
Yep! It's called Karma. What goes around, comes around.
@@Gen-Atari-X - He spelled his name EVEL with an E. But I wouldn't be surprised if one Shelly Saltman though Robert Craig Knievel was one evil bastard.
Evel Knievel will forever be a true American. Well loved not just in the US but all over the world!!!
He had damn great back up that evening awesome diehard badass fans that came to his rescue
LMAO THEY showed that dude getting blasted too
Today's crowds would just video evil getting his ass kicked by the hells angels but not help him.
@@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones you said a lot right there my friend
@@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones not all of us are soy boys!.. #FTHA
@Sean Olejko I thought you was a hells bitch defining them
If u need a gang to be tough your really not.
I dare you to go up to a 1%er and say it to their face lol 👊
@@bushwacka8395 Absolutely correct, he'd be eating his own teeth
But still, he's right.
It's not about being tough, I dare you to say that in the face of a club member
@@bushwacka8395 You seem like you have a clue, I'm guessing you know that the last sort of people a 1% MC wants are cowards. The major MC's know that there could be a time when it would be necessary to defend the club colours with your life, while alone and outnumbered. I was a prospect for a 1% MC and the whole process is designed to figure out if you have the guts to do that. I had to leave the club through injury, not because I failed that process, before any random idiots start flapping their mouths
To the many who stood up for him that day, 👏👏👏👍!
Evel was a MADE MAN. Didn't fear death, or any man. Respect
That is a brutal beat down at 56secs. The plank of wood slammed down on his head was vicious, classic example of mob brutality. I don't know really anything about the Hells Angels, but I guess their strength is in numbers, this night the citizens had the numbers. The results speak for themselves.
Those were the days when people banded together against evil.
@@scootergreen3 Yessir. You would do good to get people to call evil what it is these days.
@@bobbastion7335 Isn't that the truth Bob Bastion! Thanks.
The Hells Angels were the "security" at Altamont Speedway for the Rolling Stones 1969 NorCal concert. 4 people died and there were fist fights everywhere....
@@paolo-n2000
That's the first story my Father told me as a kid with Hells Angels and then this!
For years they were all I knew until late 90s and coming to Oregon
Hearing about other MC
Jokers and Brorher Speed
As anyone here
Evelyn was definitely a Hero
Household name
Evel was a one of a kind , a trail blazing maverick and a very large part of my childhood. His jumps on Wide World Of Sports were the highlight of my year in the 70's.
All at once, everyone became Hacksaw Jim Duggan - that one HA took a 2 x 4 to the head straight out a comic book.
Hahahaha
😄😄😄👏👏👏👍
Yea except it looked more like a 2x8 to me
Was a hell of a hit either way. Probably well deserved although admittedly I have no idea.
THWAPP!!
You realize how many kids built plywood bike ramps and ended up in the emergency room over this guy? A bunch. Ask me how I know.. he was a god to us kids back in the 60’s/ early 70’s
Lol never ended up in the hospital lucky lol. But sure did jump a lot of things having a blast along the way.
So? Where were your parents? Did you learn anything about physics? If so, then I would say he succeeded in teaching you idiots about real life.
How do you know?
I’ve still got the scars on my knees to prove it 👍🏻😝
Used to watch EK on wide world of sports and go out and build a ramp in the driveway
This guy was my hero when I was a kid. His jump of the Snake River Canyon was one of the more memorable events of my youth.
**Attempt
That’s when he jumped the shark
When I was a kid in the early 80's a huge faction of the Hells Angels moved into my hometown of Marshville, North Carolina. They had everyone in town scared. A couple of them ended up getting killed in a feud by a rival biker gang just up the road at a night club in Charlotte. They were shot and found stuffed in the trunk of a car. One of them was considered a high ranking member for the Angels nationally so this stirred up the gang across the entire country.The funeral procession of motorcycles from where I lived to the cemetery somewhere in Charlotte went on for miles and miles. It was like every member of the Hells Angels from around the country came. Eventually they left town and things got back to normal. I understand why Evel despised them. They were definitely a scary bunch.
Cool story. I grew up in Fort Mill.
When I worked the hail storm ft mill had few yrs back. I saw their clubhouse with the high white fence around it but never saw any members. I loved the area and bought a piece of land in Rock Hill, for vacations. Sadly I had to stay at the Porters motel as I rented it for a month sight unseen as I traveled back from TX. They were working on the bridge and all the night noise made it hard to sleep.
@@CORNPOP24 Just saw your reply. Fort Mill not too far from Marshville. Been through there a couple times. Nice town.
The had a feud with the Outlaws. I grew up in NC, over in Fayetteville from 1967 to present. A lot of dead bodies from the feud.
The Hell's Angels ran me off the road years ago , a group of Hell's angels went through a red light .They started cursing me out , for not giving them the right of way , I am so glad to see these assholes ,get beat up, at Evil's event .
They go around starting trouble and picking fights because they have strength in numbers and it's never a fair fight with the angels and they got what was coming to them in spades.
true, they run around beating up civilians and intimidating them.
@Fire&Ice909 Horseshit!
True of all 1%ers, being loud, and obnoxious!
@Sean Olejko LMFAO.
All I ever wanted to do is ride motorcycles because of this man. My all time hero. Just pure American badass!
When I was a kid, we had Evel, Ali, Bruce lee and Richard Petty.
Same here.......I had my Evel Knievel figure and motorcycle toy and the family was huge Richard Petty fans.
Ain't that the truth....
I had them too,but Peter Brock instead of Petty
help me out here guys i was great evel fan as a kid a long with ali and bruce lee but remind me who was richard petty??
And smokin joe.👍
America loved Evel.
If the Angels put him in play then. They would not have survived it. Smart to leave him alone.
A number of people could have done what Evel Knieval did. They could have. But they DIDN'T. Knieval DID.
America did love the Pure Americanism of Evel Knieval. If, somehow, the HA had managed to take him out, it would have been the end of the Hells Angels. They would not have been able to use the highways of America without having a Freightliner or Peterbilt shoved up their asses.
Witnesses..........."Didn't see nuthin'."
Evel is one of a kind, the best one there is.
They say their just a band of brothers living to ride and party. They love the freedom of riding, yet don't respect others freedom when they steal their Harley's.
"....These guys (the Hell's Angels) are dogs.They belong in penitentiaries, they are murderers, thefts, drug dealers ...."
Well said Mr.Kneivel.
ndogg20 fuck off
They should be hanged in public or given the guillotine. Before they are guillotined,they should not be given a prayer by a priest or given one last cigarette and(or) glass of rum. Then they should be used as fertilizer.
then why are they always brought to justice? why do the cops hate them so much?
So true, a bunch of then ran me off the road , a few years ago and they were calling me names.
@@auxitex3367 I think your a pathetic wannabe hells angels
Evel God Damn Fucking Knieval. One of my childhood heroes.
Steve McQueen thought Evel was cool !
FCKIN RIGHT. MCQUEEN AND EK. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING
And so did he ..
I remember watching evil on Saturdays wide world of sports . For Xmas got the evil Knievel wind up toy , even the lunch box. I’m 57 and he’s still a great memory to me.
Evel was a Royal Badass !
When I was a kid of about 6 to 12 years old, Evel was all any of my pals or me could talk or think about. We wanted to be just like him. We painted our bikes to match his motorcycle. We built ramps and jumped over trash cans, bikes, and sometimes you could convince the cute girls to let us jump over them as well. We ruled the sidewalks of our apartment complex. We knew when ABC’s wide world of sports was going to air his jumps on TV and we never missed them.
Of course we had our share of wrecks, skinned knees, knots on our heads and the occasional broken arm.
When i was a kid i met evil k in SF on 19th ave in SF at shiners hospital for kids . he gave me a wooden cane and his miniature toy of himself on his motorcycle. . i lived up the block and my brother took me there 2 meet him. I had a speech problem so he miss took me for one of the shiner kids. And sign my photo of him. ... Never forget that eve .🙂
I have a scar under my chin after getting 8 stitches from setting up a dirt bike jump after seeing him jump buses on TV. There are few feelings in life that can compare to hitting that ramp....losing control.....and sailing through the air, knowing it’s gonna hurt!! That is the most “alive” 3 seconds I’ve ever had. Maybe I needed a cool leather jumpsuit........
Wow!!Hells Angels getting the snot beaten out of them..Big fuckin deal. Every one gets their ass kicked at one time or another, Hells Angels included..Wish they would have done that at Altamont where they really deserved it.
He had the greatest line ever on Jim Rome's show....why did you attempt these stunts?
Evil: " Do you know who the hell I am?"
Right on! Thats badass the crowd beat down the angels.. The man is a legend.
The ultimate daredevil no-one will ever set the stage for showmanship a true motorcycle legend....
I hear the Beatles singing "Come Together" in my head, and the Fans saying "NOW-you CAN'T leave!!"
Actually-that Scene in "The Bronx Tale" which as anachronistic because it took place in 1968 and the Song was released in '69-was based on a "Rumble" in Bensonhurst.
wow i didnt know the story of evels beef with the angels,,,the power of the crowd,,evel was my hero as a child ,whenever he jumped the world of sport tv show would cover it,the streets in east london uk were empty everyone stayed in to watch the great EVEL KNIEVEL RIDE AGAIN,,now hes up there doing jumps from cloud to cloud,,god bless to a man who made people STOP and watch
My favorite Christmas present ever given to me by my parents was Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle! I played for hours w/that toy. However, my dog at the time chewed up the action figure & I lost the launcher somewhere sometime. I still have the original motorcycle & proudly display it! I have seen them on Ebay so I might just go ahead & purchase the set.
Just goes to show anyone at the right time can get their ass kicked. HA HA HA..!!!!
His takeoffs were pretty good, but landing was a problem for him.
I was there that night, Awesome!
The bikes he used weren't made for what he was he was doing. Could you imagine what he could have done with today's bikes.
Pure Class and not afraid of anyone!!! I love Evil Knievel !!!
Poor Evel had to spend SO much extra to modify his bikes to support the weight of his gargantuan balls.
RIP brother. True American icon.
Good on those folk who helped Evil.. good will always overcome bad.. we loved Evil Knieval then.. and we still Love him now!!! RIP brother..🏍🗽
Anti-vietnam War peace march on Telegraph Ave from Berkeley going into Oakland in the 60's. Oakland PD hated hippies and said sure come on in and march. All the cops got out of the way like the parting of the Red Sea and standing behind the police were hundreds of Hell's Angels that started beating the protesters and the Oakland cops just stood there and watched. Oakland PD actually pre-planned the whole thing with the Hell's Angels. So hearing that the HA got surrounded and stomped at the Cow Palace makes my DAY!
I got an Evel action figure with the bike you could wind up for christmas one year
So did I and I positioned it wrong and it went right threw a window. My Dad wasn't happy.
I remember that show I was there I was 10 years old when they started beating up the hells Angels I thought it was the greatest thing on earth
i used to hang out with evil in Carlsbad california.i worked at la costa resort. he was very blunt with a strong personality. he was a very good artist also
I liked him. He was kind of like a President Trump!
@@scootergreen3 This is a celebration of the man, no need for insults. Evel was a patriot with guts not a liar dodging his duty with fake bone spurs.
@@tbone9216 Yeah, like I said like Donald Trump he told it like it was. I get it you don't like Trump but Trump was a Great President Biden is a weasel.
@@scootergreen3 The dude spent more time on the golf course than in the Oval Office. Sorry, he got very little done and used the office to pit Americans against each other for his own gain and the benefit of the top 1% of the population. He had a good act but that's all it was. Anyways, take care.
@@tbone9216 You mean Obama spent more time at the golf course and got nothing done.
The HAs shouldn't did that to the Legend they got what any group of people would have got for throwing shit like punks .
good the ones from back in the day were as he said trash..what they did at that stones concert way back. we wer on vacation in l.a.and couple said somthing to my 13 old daughter my 25 old son a boxer knocked both out they got in range and took a nap
They found out that big
Brother was watching & when they got too close he turned into
ALI& put em to sleep
For awhile
Knievel his crew and his fans proved tougher than the hippies at Altamont
That’s a true American legend & I remember going to the Cow Palace to see all the wrestling matches too.
The good old days
I love that guy just from they first interview gotta love the integrity and no non sense attitude
I remember being in second grade and this cop came into our classroom to give us the "Cops are heroes" indoctrination talk. The cop stood there with his hands on his hips and talking like a big shot. ( I picked up on it big time even though I was only seven at the time. )
The cop went on to say that we shouldn't look up to Evel because he's a chump and when he jumped the snake river canyon, he had a bunch of his "Flunkies" down there to rescue him.
As if any of us knew what a Flunkie was but I knew it must have meant Evels friends or people that helped him.
I remember thinking having Flunkies or not, the guy had balls of steel to do something like that and this King Shit cop would NEVER have the balls to do it. Evel = Awesome! Most cops = Inflated egos....
Evel got body slammed by the first hells angel, then his body guard sent the hells angel flying. The crowd did put a beating on the hells angels though, at least that part is true.
typical. He struck me as a bullshitter
well power in numbers. guess the crowd had the numbers that night
@@Mikey8028 what was bullshit about his story? dumbass
At least he didn't back down.
The real deal on a motorcycle, I never seen a biker impress me like this guy, a close second would be the military guy from Colorado.
Dragonman
What a beast. I remember watching this jump on TV.
A American legend . To jump a sportster type bike jeez. As for the bike gangs there known for a lot of stuff and it's all not good.
I like this guy now. :)
Imagine gunning down the hells angels with a mounted minigun.
I was in a club and we hung with the pagans and he is correct in his assessment .
I've heard he was always a man of his word. Now, that is true character!
I got to group ride with Evel in Oregon, we rode to MT. Hood's Timberline lodge for dinner party! He made sure he shook hands an greeted every rider in the group! An with evel along the group was pretty large! (I've still got the pictures) After couple drinks, he got real loud a fun. He said he was partying to making up for all the hospital time, then laughed again!
All it takes is for normal people to rise up and evil gets wiped out.
Man the 70s looked tough but fair. Wish it was like that today.
Well, common sense was a real thing, so...........................
Life being fair means you're holding the shitty end of the stick half of the time.
@@bobbastion7335 more crimes, murdercases and domestic violence, yeah common Sense...
Epic evel stands down the hells angle s ....he is such a hero ....I never backed down to hells angels either good times my friends swing em till they drop
Hells Angels are a bunch of punks who never grew up
Is there anyone more bad ass than this Man?. Absolute Hero.
When men were men evel was a real man not scared of nothing and all us boys looked up to him
This made me feel good.
An American Icon and one hell of an artist.
Respect.
Damn I miss this guy
Seen his son jump In Person, actually got to sit down and chat with him for a few pictures, grew up with his father as some sort of mentor against fear, if he could do those things he did, I was capable of anything myself...No I didn't take up cycling and jumping ..except peddle bikes perhaps, motorcycles came only a few years ago, I'm in my 50s now...after driving millions of miles trucking and many other careers ....be safe out there...and thanks to Evil
Fear hasn't been a factor in my life, I plan and think things through and contemplate all possibilities...even death
Hasn't a grip on me fearfully. The world of today isn't what it used to be, heros are few, what people have now are just shadows with money GONE in a blink.
Evel Knievel was a true American with the biggest set of Red White and Blue balls. When he set out to do something he kept his word and saw it through even when he knew it would bring bodily harm on himself. A true gladiator. We could use a man like him in this day in age to show a younger generation what a man with balls and his word can accomplish even when you fail. You get back up.
Funny....just had the exact same conversation with someone about the hells angles being scum criminals. I was a big fan of Evel Knievel as a kid and more so as an adult. RIP sir.
Evel you were Loved and now you are Missed!
"I always wanted to punch one of em anyway" lol what.... What a badass
If there was a Hall of Cool, Evel, and maybe Kenny Stabler, would be the charter inductees.
Dude was truly fearless
If someone threw something at me I would have done the same thing. People who are in the biking community should respect others guys on bikes weather you like them, or not. I don't care what anyone does, but respect is 1#
Holy flippin `ell i had no idea my idol was a bad ass gangster basher as well ...He was THE MAN
That was great!!
This story stems from one thing, jealousy . Evel had the attention back then, and was praised,idolized,and cheered in an area that was/is a large HA territory. I have yet to see one of those guys get on a Harley with little to no suspension travel, and jump a dozen vans,cars,buses,etc. When you're on top of the world, everyone else envy's you.
Especially idiots who can't spell envies.
@@larrysmith6797 people who troll CZcams for spelling mistakes are especially weak in their minds.
Old Evel! He was something to see! RIP,, brother!
The funny thing is that it was the crashes that made him so famous......If he had been more success in jumping the interest wouldn't have been there...........It's actually rather amazing he didn't die in one of the crashes.
Like most entertainers he liked the money,fame and glory....but he truly earned t the HARD way. He had balls! Love to see the bad mouthers walk up a ramp that E.K. rode off!
Don't F**K with Evil Kneivel
yea!
I haven't seen footage of knievel for years and something made me want to look him up...if that isn't just he best god damn ass kicking story ever what a true tough ass!!!!! Love it
I grew up back then I remember jumping our farm dirt bike acting like him when I was a kid that is an era where men were men
He was and is a true bad ass! RIP
I heard of his name (Netherlands) but didnt know who or what he was. He is a Hero.
I liked Knievel. He was kind of like a President Trump! He told it like it was.
Hope he was more honest with the stuff that came out of his mouth than trump
P.T. Barnum and Evil Knievel were the best promoters and showmen, the show must go on😊
He’s spot on. A great man.
Evel Knievel ruined my life. I have had broken bones and scars because of trying to copy this madman. Thank you Evel for getting me hooked on two wheels. I'm 58 and still ride because of you and crazy Robbie. 👍☝️💫
It's humorous to see the angels get beat up occasionally. Especially after altamont
I can 100% tell you that Evel Knievel wasn't scared of nobody nowhere notime ever and you can mark that down as fact.