Kids today will never know the anticipation of these kind of jumps. Days, if not months of waiting, then if you're even able to see it live. For my generation (49yo) this was a big dang deal.
Rest in Peace Robbie. Thanks for the memories. Saw you in Phoenix late 80s. Just as wonderful as your dad was. Hope you are now reunited with your dad in Heaven.
This was appointment television. Growing up in 70’s….Evel Knievel was the man. I had the toys, I watched the specials. What a time. Rest In Peace, Robbie.
no use for a name Hell even a 125 will lift the tire in 1st and 2nd. My 500 wants to flip backwards in 3rd, come up hard in 4th, and hang the tire about a foot of the ground in 5th. This is with me leaning all the way forward on the gas tank.
I had a 85 I could be cruising around 30 in 5 gear on the pavement and crack the throttle and it would stand straight up I weighed 260 pounds and had a buddy that weighed 340 and it would do the same with him they were a beast 85 horse power death trap if not respected
Robbie not only avenged Bob’s (Evel’s) crash, but the hardly-mentioned crash of Gary Wells. Robbie actually landed on the safety ramp, recommended by his dad (or in his case, insisting on). It make look like he landed it perfectly......but, Robbie actually landed about 15-20 feet SHORT of the “X” on the landing ramp. The safety ramp literally saved his life. True story.
Yes sir. His Dad Evel Kneival saved his life by insisting on the 15 ft safety ramp. That was what the big embrace and pat on the back from Robbie to Evel was i would have to say. Both men are awesome. Just think what Evel could have done with a bike like that...... Amazing indeed
@@615al4 yeah mate wasn't evel jumping on heavy af triumphs and Harleys?? Think this jump was CR500 Honda and built for jumps so better than his dad had.
There is no better moment than Evel talking to his son before the jump while hugging each other. Giving Robbie last minute advice and encouragement. So beautiful ❤️😊🙏 As a father of 25yrs, I can relate to this moment. Much love and respect to the Evel family❤️👍 What an accomplishment between both father and son….❤️
I grew up loving Evel Knievel! But I'm just realizing I was probably watching Robbie...lol I'm 44. I definitely had a Evel Knievel toy motorcycle. I was too young to realize it was Robbie's jumps I watched. They both are my heroes!
His dad was my hero when I was a kid we used to jump trash cans (when they were made of metal) crash, get up pick the rocks out of our foreheads, and do it again LOL
Damn your comment brought back so many memories, some PAINFUL....LOL, but we did the same thing. I remember my buddy saying they were too round, that being the metal garbage cans, so we kind of flattened them a little. Ohhh my Dad was pissed. The bike crash was easier to take. Knievel was our hero.
Thats completely insane what evel is doing using basically a heavy street legal bike making these jumps. And knowing ahead of time that its not going to end well but still jumping because people paid is legendary.
A pretty risky jump, it would seem, as the runup to the ramp was obviously not long enough for him to get the speed he felt he needed to reach. He said after the jump he wanted to get to 85 mph and probably only got to 75, and he could barely get the bike to 5th gear in time. In all of his practice runs, he said, he never got beyond 4th gear. And it appeared that he barely made the safety ramp--coming some 20/25 feet short of the ideal landing spot, according to someone below. Also, how about the steel bridge pile that he had to avoid not long after landing. Had he lost control of the bike after landing, he might easily have crashed into that thing--which, though padded, would have caused a very serious injury. But glad he got it done--an achievement. Tough way to make a living! RIP!
Bravo to Robbie for gettin' it done. I saw his dad in the early 60's at oval sprint car races doing school bus jumps. Evel was legendary - the excitement was intense. Not to take away from Robbie, if his dad had the bike Robbie was on, he also would have got it done. The right tool for the job. Awesome!
i'm 56 years old, grew up a fan of evil knievil, and later his son robby.......amazing jump, nailed the landing.........forget nerves of steel, they had balls the size of texas!!
Posters need to stop saying incorrectly that Evel jumped the fountains on a Harley. He used a Triumph Bonneville 650, his bike of choice until the Palace jump made him famous and Harley decided to sponsor him.
Yea , the Knievel legend lives on. I grew up idolizing his dad. Got the scars to prove it. Later became a huge Capt Robby fan. Got to have a drink with him in Sturgis . The family is American royalty I say. 🤘🇺🇸
That was so cool!! I love these jumps. Love his outfit! Glad Evel was there. Evel was super competitive and loved attention so he was proud, but I'm sure he was like "dang! I need another shot!" Lol!
I was there for that. Robbie was painting a line down the ramp earlier in the day. I walked over and asked him if he was scared and he said yes. He was very nice and i wished him well.
I remember watching this live. The build up and anticipation was crazy! You could feel Robbie's anxiety. It was great re-living this! Thanks for posting this. I still have my VHS copy somewhere...
I was a wide eyed 12 year old, spending part of my Christmas school break with my father (my parents were divorced), who was leasing a room by the week, at the legendary Colonial House Motel down the strip from Caesars Palace. I was witness to Evel's attempt the bright winter day in 1967, standing for hours before, front center, on the crescent shaped sliver of grass, that fronts the fountains. Fast forward to 1989, I'm working down the Strip at the legendary Desert Inn Hotel and Country Club, as a casino table games supervisor, whose shift does not begin until 9p. I arrive early, hoping to duplicate my position front and center, and view Robbie Knievel's attempt to successfully jump the Caesars Palace fountains. Unfortunately, They've fenced off the property from the Strip, and have erected view blocking grandstands. It's a friggin' zoo. The best I can do, is to go inside Caesars Palace, and watch on the sports book big screens. It's interesting that he was figuring 85 mph for optimum results, only to hit only 75 mph (unintentional he said), and still have enough length to land it successfully.
Back in the 70’s I worked with Larry Watsonat hi custom paint shop in Hollywood. He and Evil were good friends back then as were every Hot Rodder and Low Rider in So Cal ! Larry’s out landing work with metal flake and custom inlays on “everything” even had George Barris scratching his head! Larry painted just about all of Evils bikes, helmets,ect. Evil would come by the shop, pull up a bucket or whatever he could manage to sit on and I can’t tell you how much in wonderment I was to be priveledged to listen to those two talk about the “old” times! Man! A cold Beer never tasted sooo good!!’ Those were the good ole days!
Wow....That was intense, and that pillar in the middle after the landing which wasn't there back then....It takes huge balls especially knowing the history of the jump. Like father like son. Evil tried it on a Triumph ...heavier bike with no suspension. Incredible.
When I was a kid in the seventies Evel Knievel was a god got to see him jump at the Cow Palace then I got to see his son Robbie jump in the old Orange Bowl in Miami in the 80s during a monster truck show I think it was billed as the longest jump with no hands
@@MrJoeyplatinum yes we did. none of that electronic crap the kids play with now. Toys that brought imagination into our lives. Ahhh yes the good old days. Cheers to those days my friend
Same here. I even had the Grand Canyon toy. Sadly we had some really a-hole people. One time we were playing and the toy bike got a great run and flew past my buddy. A jerk down the road was driving and swerved to hit it. He did. It smashed my Stunt Cycle into pieces. Asshole.
I remember watching this live. Dave Despain announcing. Robbie riding a Honda CR500. Very powerful bike and it took every bit of what that bike had to make the gap. Nothing like a 2-smoke!
Evel said, If he had the Bikes that they make today, He would of Jumped over the friggn Moon. Remember how Heavy Evel's Bikes were when he jumped those things were Tanks.............
***** Interestingly, the mass doesn't matter, just the drag and the launch speed. IT still accelerates towards the ground at 9.81m/s^2. Yes, there's more force on the heavier bike, but that happens to be offset by the fact that it's heavier and thus harder to get moving in the first place. I suspect that Evel probably had a little more room for his launch, and thus, with the same power to weight as Robbie (He probably didn't have as much power, so his power to weight was worse), he'd have a better chance of clearing the gap. Of course, Robbies suspension and tyres are probably what made the difference.
+Grizzly Boxing BIG BEAR the Bonneville triumph was just over 650 ibs. dry. my pops had two. the shocks were ridicules for anything other than a relatively smooth ride, for say, no more that 2 hundred miles, tops, then you were sore because of the stiffness. they were road shocks, considered enough for the last of the "thumper" bikes. he was crazy for trying to jump those old dinosaurs.
He was the only true motorcycle hero at that time....(as far as I know) There are some young bucks out there keeping the sport alive......they have monster stones for sure....but Thank God we all grew up with an idol like Evel , nowadays the kids admire thugs...????
This was Great ! and im still waiting for Chachi or Spike to avenge Fonzies jump over the 14 garbage cans in the parking lot at the diner without crashing into Arnold`s chicken stand on the landing too !
I think they are all great jumps. The problem is, they are all being compared to each other as to which one is better. Reality is they are all different, incomparable. Different bikes, different ramps, just different technology all around. They are great on their own.
Ya Robbie successfully did the jump that Gary Wells almost killed himself trying nobody's successfully landed the jump that evil attempted with that heavy bike Travis did it the opposite direction a 747 could have landed on that ramp and shutdown area
I remember this. That pole after the jump is in the worst damn spot it could be. Thats just nuts. Me if a pole is in 1 mile of me Ill hit it..but that one damn. Rest in peace buddy. I bet you and your dad are planning some big jumps in heaven now.
There’s so many *DIRECT* comparisons between Robbie & his dad…I’m a retired professional Motocross/Supercross racer… let me put it this way, Evel Knievel used to Jump Harley-Davidson XR-750’s (4-Stroke, Air Cooled, 750cc, It had 3-to-5 inches of Suspension Travel) where-as Robbie is riding a Honda CR500 Motocross Bike (2-Stroke, Liquid Cooled, 500cc, Single Rear-Shock, Center link. Robbie’s CR500 has Upside-Down Forks) now, because Evel Knievel’s XR750 had conventional forks & Dual Rear shocks…and because of that, even though Robbie’s bike has like a 10” advantage in travel… Evel’s bike would have WAY WORSE suspension rebound because the Bounce-Back effect would be so much more
When I was growing up in the 70's, I remember 2 memorable figures that were always in the headlines. Elvis Presley and Evel knievel. Every kid wanted to be Evel knievel, building ramps in the street jumping over their mates on Raleigh Choppers and Grifters. Great memories.✊😎
He shorted the jump just like his dad but the suspension saved him. The rear suspension compressed and didn't rebound him off the bike like the Triumph did.
+spectacular cycle jumps: hope you remember our last conversations about the Michigan crash? ok, more info for you. Dave Diles years before this was first a local weatherman for ABC, (channel 7 here) in the Detroit area for many years, and went on to be the sportscaster on the same channel after that. everybody loved him. it was alarming to see Evel chew his ass up, for us locals that knew him. and he still didn't back down? my dad had two triumph 650 Bonneville's of course blue, and besides being brave enough to try to (12yrs.old) start them for him,(the compression would often almost break my leg it seemed) the shock system was like Fred Flintstone, ridicules. Evel was certifiably crazy on that shock fact alone.
Yes, in fact Robbie was planning on his trademark no hands move but as he cleared the ramp; as he said 'He was short', he thought he was in for a bad tumble.
I love how the HISTORY CHANNEL completely ignored Robbie Knievels jump on this day 22 years after his fathers attempt. Not taking anything away from Pastrana, he’s a class act, and beyond talented. But them saying this was a first, (the fountain jump specifically) since evels attempt, is fabricating and ignoring actual HISTORY!
Kids today will never know the anticipation of these kind of jumps. Days, if not months of waiting, then if you're even able to see it live. For my generation (49yo) this was a big dang deal.
For me too @ 47 it was a big damn deal too.
there would be more "kids" today capable of doing that jump. Look at the technology of the bikes today.
@@StormedNorm , please go away.
And today we have lots of daredevils and events in tv and the internet, today this is a Part of mainstream but nice
52 and wouldn't of traded this time in our country for any other !!
Rest in Peace Robbie. Thanks for the memories. Saw you in Phoenix late 80s. Just as wonderful as your dad was. Hope you are now reunited with your dad in Heaven.
The one thing that I always remember Evil Knievel saying is that "he was a man of his word." Evel was my hero when I was a kid.
Sam Mue he was your hero, and you still misspelled his name. Just pulling your chain a little.😉
@@akilla4reala669 😂
You figure one would know how to spell his hero's name right. Evel.
A man can fall down many times in life but he's never a failure until he refuses to get back up.
true but son INSANE!
RIP Legend you and your dad will never be forgotten!! Fly high brotha👊👊👊
The Knievel's the Greatest Motorcycle showmen to ever live on planet Earth !!!! ✌🏻😎✌🏻.
This was appointment television. Growing up in 70’s….Evel Knievel was the man. I had the toys, I watched the specials. What a time. Rest In Peace, Robbie.
Keeping the front end of a CR500 down on pavement is a chore of its own.
no use for a name Hell even a 125 will lift the tire in 1st and 2nd. My 500 wants to flip backwards in 3rd, come up hard in 4th, and hang the tire about a foot of the ground in 5th. This is with me leaning all the way forward on the gas tank.
@no use for a name Try keeping the front wheel of a Kawasaki ZX10 Tomcat on the tarmac at full throttle
Yes they are an animal of a bike! He keeps spin the wheels off it.
I had a 85 I could be cruising around 30 in 5 gear on the pavement and crack the throttle and it would stand straight up I weighed 260 pounds and had a buddy that weighed 340 and it would do the same with him they were a beast 85 horse power death trap if not respected
Robbie not only avenged Bob’s (Evel’s) crash, but the hardly-mentioned crash of Gary Wells.
Robbie actually landed on the safety ramp, recommended by his dad (or in his case, insisting on).
It make look like he landed it perfectly......but, Robbie actually landed about 15-20 feet SHORT of the “X” on the landing ramp. The safety ramp literally saved his life.
True story.
Yes sir. His Dad Evel Kneival saved his life by insisting on the 15 ft safety ramp. That was what the big embrace and pat on the back from Robbie to Evel was i would have to say. Both men are awesome. Just think what Evel could have done with a bike like that...... Amazing indeed
@@615al4 yeah mate wasn't evel jumping on heavy af triumphs and Harleys?? Think this jump was CR500 Honda and built for jumps so better than his dad had.
@@mattgosling2657 yes the motorcycles Evel used probably weighed near twice what Robbies did.
With out the safety ram he would have been decapitated
You did some incredible jumps over the years brother.. rest in peace...Legend
Only a CR 500 could manage a jump like that !!
What a machine !!!
Didn't Metzger flip the fountains on a 250?
Man...Robbie Knievel, absolute badass, just like his Dad. True heroes
There is no better moment than Evel talking to his son before the jump while hugging each other. Giving Robbie last minute advice and encouragement. So beautiful ❤️😊🙏 As a father of 25yrs, I can relate to this moment. Much love and respect to the Evel family❤️👍 What an accomplishment between both father and son….❤️
Where is that in the video? I don't see it.
Very few events can generate this level of excitement, rare stuff. R.I.P. Robbie Knievel
He and his Dad were huge heroes of mine, hit me like a gut punch when I heard. Very sad, but a life well lived.
2-stroke power! CR500! R.I.P. Robbie, you legend.
I grew up loving Evel Knievel! But I'm just realizing I was probably watching Robbie...lol I'm 44. I definitely had a Evel Knievel toy motorcycle. I was too young to realize it was Robbie's jumps I watched. They both are my heroes!
very well said
lol me 2 I waz watching Robbie da whole time thinking it waz evil
This guy was so cool just like his dad was whom I'm sure that he made really proud following in his footsteps.RIP, Robbie.
His dad was my hero when I was a kid we used to jump trash cans (when they were made of metal) crash, get up pick the rocks out of our foreheads, and do it again LOL
Used to do the same thing of skateboards i used to jump lumber from my dads construction company
Oh yeah I was a fan too.. I have my battered knuckles to prove it.. With that wind up toy motor cycle 😂.. Captured every boys imagination at the time
It was paradise.
I was in a different part of it, but contemporary to you and doin the same thing. Rock on.
Damn your comment brought back so many memories, some PAINFUL....LOL, but we did the same thing. I remember my buddy saying they were too round, that being the metal garbage cans, so we kind of flattened them a little. Ohhh my Dad was pissed. The bike crash was easier to take. Knievel was our hero.
Jumped off a 20 foot drop off on my bike with a banana seat.Was in hospital for a few days evil was my role model lol
6:19 for the jump
Thats completely insane what evel is doing using basically a heavy street legal bike making these jumps. And knowing ahead of time that its not going to end well but still jumping because people paid is legendary.
A pretty risky jump, it would seem, as the runup to the ramp was obviously not long enough for him to get the speed he felt he needed to reach. He said after the jump he wanted to get to 85 mph and probably only got to 75, and he could barely get the bike to 5th gear in time. In all of his practice runs, he said, he never got beyond 4th gear. And it appeared that he barely made the safety ramp--coming some 20/25 feet short of the ideal landing spot, according to someone below. Also, how about the steel bridge pile that he had to avoid not long after landing. Had he lost control of the bike after landing, he might easily have crashed into that thing--which, though padded, would have caused a very serious injury. But glad he got it done--an achievement. Tough way to make a living! RIP!
You were just 5 months older than me. You and your father were my childhood heroes. The world is darker without you. Goodbye. Legend!!!
That jump was beautiful.
Bravo to Robbie for gettin' it done. I saw his dad in the early 60's at oval sprint car races doing school bus jumps. Evel was legendary - the excitement was intense. Not to take away from Robbie, if his dad had the bike Robbie was on, he also would have got it done. The right tool for the job.
Awesome!
i'm 56 years old, grew up a fan of evil knievil, and later his son robby.......amazing jump, nailed the landing.........forget nerves of steel, they had balls the size of texas!!
Posters need to stop saying incorrectly that Evel jumped the fountains on a Harley. He used a Triumph Bonneville 650, his bike of choice until the Palace jump made him famous and Harley decided to sponsor him.
For this jump though, it was a 90 honda cr 500
Agree
Yea , the Knievel legend lives on. I grew up idolizing his dad. Got the scars to prove it. Later became a huge Capt Robby fan. Got to have a drink with him in Sturgis . The family is American royalty I say. 🤘🇺🇸
Insane! Dude u and Dad LEGENDS FOREVER!
R.I.P ROBERT!!!!!! WE WILL MISS YOU AND YOUR FATHER!!!!!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
That was so cool!! I love these jumps. Love his outfit! Glad Evel was there. Evel was super competitive and loved attention so he was proud, but I'm sure he was like "dang! I need another shot!" Lol!
Legendary... The hardest part was going into the tunnel. His little daughter, said it best!!
Robbie's father Evel Knievel was a guy I respected as a kid. Robbie and his father Evel have guts of steel.
we watched this live back then, got it on a pay per view thing that evening, was the coolest thing! Be at peace old friend ☮
That was so sweet!!! The bike sure helped with all the travel in the suspension. Dad didn't have that.
I was there for that. Robbie was painting a line down the ramp earlier in the day. I walked over and asked him if he was scared and he said yes. He was very nice and i wished him well.
You were the man! Gone too soon brother! Thanks for the memories!!!
I remember watching this live. The build up and anticipation was crazy! You could feel Robbie's anxiety. It was great re-living this! Thanks for posting this. I still have my VHS copy somewhere...
I was a wide eyed 12 year old, spending part of my Christmas school break with my father (my parents were divorced), who was leasing a room by the week, at the legendary Colonial House Motel down the strip from Caesars Palace. I was witness to Evel's attempt the bright winter day in 1967, standing for hours before, front center, on the crescent shaped sliver of grass, that fronts the fountains. Fast forward to 1989, I'm working down the Strip at the legendary Desert Inn Hotel and Country Club, as a casino table games supervisor, whose shift does not begin until 9p. I arrive early, hoping to duplicate my position front and center, and view Robbie Knievel's attempt to successfully jump the Caesars Palace fountains. Unfortunately, They've fenced off the property from the Strip, and have erected view blocking grandstands. It's a friggin' zoo. The best I can do, is to go inside Caesars Palace, and watch on the sports book big screens. It's interesting that he was figuring 85 mph for optimum results, only to hit only 75 mph (unintentional he said), and still have enough length to land it successfully.
Can you please post videos of this speedway👌
God bless you Robbie. You will be missed by many. RIP.
Got to love these Knievel's.
Back in the 70’s I worked with Larry Watsonat hi custom paint shop in Hollywood. He and Evil were good friends back then as were every Hot Rodder and Low Rider in So Cal ! Larry’s out landing work with metal flake and custom inlays on “everything” even had George Barris scratching his head! Larry painted just about all of Evils bikes, helmets,ect. Evil would come by the shop, pull up a bucket or whatever he could manage to sit on and I can’t tell you how much in wonderment I was to be priveledged to listen to those two talk about the “old” times! Man! A cold Beer never tasted sooo good!!’ Those were the good ole days!
Robby and you Dad are amazing! Imagine if your Dad had modern bikes.
RIP Robbie I remember this jump like it was yesterday thanks for the memories
Wow....That was intense, and that pillar in the middle after the landing which wasn't there back then....It takes huge balls especially knowing the history of the jump.
Like father like son.
Evil tried it on a Triumph ...heavier bike with no suspension.
Incredible.
That's just badass.
Yes I did see Travis do those 3 jumps in one night, that was amazingly awesome!!
Loved Evil Knievel as a kid. He was a hero to us kids. Looks like his kid Robbie is really good too.
Robbie just so happens to be my next Door neighbor & always talking about the kick ass times he had while getting it done💪❤👊
I just relieved the same tension and fear than when I saw it the first time… Fly high to heaven Robbie!
A hug from Super Dave Osborne. Classic.
I love how Super Dave is there. I love how Super Dave lived the gimmick of a stuntman. Loved it, he was there!!!
im going to watch some super dave videos now! hes so funny
Your Dad was a real life super hero to me and dude ur an awesome daredevil god speed bro
Incredible jump! Holy freaking
What a landing
Thanks for the memories.
Brings a tear to my eye
I remember Gary wells gruesome jump when he missed he missed the landing ramp and slammed right into a brick wall
When I was a kid in the seventies Evel Knievel was a god got to see him jump at the Cow Palace then I got to see his son Robbie jump in the old Orange Bowl in Miami in the 80s during a monster truck show I think it was billed as the longest jump with no hands
I had the evil knievel wind up wheely bike I played with it till it broke and loved it
pandarama67 i had one too, man we had the best toys.....
@@MrJoeyplatinum yes we did. none of that electronic crap the kids play with now. Toys that brought imagination into our lives. Ahhh yes the good old days. Cheers to those days my friend
pandarama67 Yep me too 🔥 These kids today ain’t got jack shit for toys lol
Same here. I even had the Grand Canyon toy. Sadly we had some really a-hole people. One time we were playing and the toy bike got a great run and flew past my buddy. A jerk down the road was driving and swerved to hit it. He did. It smashed my Stunt Cycle into pieces. Asshole.
They started making that toy again!
This was really impressive. And it was awesome that his dad was there.
I remember watching this live. Dave Despain announcing. Robbie riding a Honda CR500. Very powerful bike and it took every bit of what that bike had to make the gap. Nothing like a 2-smoke!
Rest in peace Robbie. We loved you!
Evel said, If he had the Bikes that they make today, He would of Jumped over the friggn Moon.
Remember how Heavy Evel's Bikes were when he jumped
those things were Tanks.............
***** Interestingly, the mass doesn't matter, just the drag and the launch speed. IT still accelerates towards the ground at 9.81m/s^2. Yes, there's more force on the heavier bike, but that happens to be offset by the fact that it's heavier and thus harder to get moving in the first place. I suspect that Evel probably had a little more room for his launch, and thus, with the same power to weight as Robbie (He probably didn't have as much power, so his power to weight was worse), he'd have a better chance of clearing the gap.
Of course, Robbies suspension and tyres are probably what made the difference.
+Grizzly Boxing BIG BEAR the Bonneville triumph was just over 650 ibs. dry. my pops had two. the shocks were ridicules for anything other than a relatively smooth ride, for say, no more that 2 hundred miles, tops, then you were sore because of the stiffness. they were road shocks, considered enough for the last of the "thumper" bikes. he was crazy for trying to jump those old dinosaurs.
+Grizzly Boxing BIG BEAR ...ABSOLUTELY! That's what I always said too! At least 50-100lbs heavier!
don't forget to factor in his age. this cat was no red bull young gun. hey did a lot from the seat of his pants,...pure courage.
defiantly a different ball game compared to a dirt bike
RIP man. Thanks for the fun.
evel was my hero as a kid...i don't care who rode what kind of bike...thesr dudes have monster stones
He was the only true motorcycle hero at that time....(as far as I know)
There are some young bucks out there keeping the sport alive......they have monster stones for sure....but Thank God we all grew up with an idol like Evel , nowadays the kids admire thugs...????
awesome!! thanks for posting
This was Great ! and im still waiting for Chachi or Spike to avenge Fonzies jump over the 14 garbage cans in the parking lot at the diner without crashing into Arnold`s chicken stand on the landing too !
Man what a jump captain Robbie kanevel
Thanks for posting.
I was there! God speed Kaptain Knievel.
What a great jump Robbie that was awesome!!!!
Absolutely Incredible!!!
Should have used the same bike his dad used,now thats balls !
Men had balls of brass,courage, big dreams ,and the guts to follow thru with these incredible challenges!!! Who today can run with the bigs dogs?!???
He was awesome no fear just like dad I will miss him he really followed his dad see one day Robbie you and dad
The freakin CR500 was a damn monster. That thing was fast enough to jump the entire casino.
mlwilliam213 ..to bad Honda can't make sport bikes as fast
Still is a monster
I think they are all great jumps. The problem is, they are all being compared to each other as to which one is better. Reality is they are all different, incomparable. Different bikes, different ramps, just different technology all around. They are great on their own.
Thanks Robbie. God Bless. Say hello to Evel. I know he is meeting you at the gates of heaven.
RIP Robbie! What a legend
Anybody here watching this again after Travis Pastrana jumped it?
Lord Motorsports yup
Of course!
Lord Motorsports pastrana did it in the opposite direction...dont think his counts as much as this jump...imo..cheers
Pastrana did it on a street bike less of a run up and no practice run ups and come on a cr500 you could jump 2x that distance
Ya Robbie successfully did the jump that Gary Wells almost killed himself trying nobody's successfully landed the jump that evil attempted with that heavy bike Travis did it the opposite direction a 747 could have landed on that ramp and shutdown area
RIP to legend that became a myth. Turn up the bottles tonight
R.I.P. Robbie
I remember this. That pole after the jump is in the worst damn spot it could be. Thats just nuts. Me if a pole is in 1 mile of me Ill hit it..but that one damn. Rest in peace buddy. I bet you and your dad are planning some big jumps in heaven now.
I know the landing area is just too short with all that crap in the way,it’s crazy
There’s so many *DIRECT* comparisons between Robbie & his dad…I’m a retired professional Motocross/Supercross racer… let me put it this way, Evel Knievel used to Jump Harley-Davidson XR-750’s (4-Stroke, Air Cooled, 750cc, It had 3-to-5 inches of Suspension Travel) where-as Robbie is riding a Honda CR500 Motocross Bike (2-Stroke, Liquid Cooled, 500cc, Single Rear-Shock, Center link. Robbie’s CR500 has Upside-Down Forks) now, because Evel Knievel’s XR750 had conventional forks & Dual Rear shocks…and because of that, even though Robbie’s bike has like a 10” advantage in travel… Evel’s bike would have WAY WORSE suspension rebound because the Bounce-Back effect would be so much more
I watched Robbie do a jump back in the mid 2000s at Sault St Marie Michigan, very cool!! 👍👍👌👌
No one will ever be like evil knievel he was the best no 1 will take his place
for sure.
Terry Titus he was a piece of shit !
@@jamiemoffatt50 YOU'RE a piece of shit
Thank you, Robbie!
Detroit Rock City!
Still love watching this !
Man, that makes me happy in the face. Grand Canyon, though... THAT was close. Blessed be RK
@Leon Wood Robbie is the one who did the Grand Canyon. Not his dad. I saw it.
When I was growing up in the 70's, I remember 2 memorable figures that were always in the headlines.
Elvis Presley and Evel knievel.
Every kid wanted to be Evel knievel, building ramps in the street jumping over their mates on Raleigh Choppers and Grifters.
Great memories.✊😎
Mad good luck luv it.
At 7 mins 25 secs I was great to see Robbie being congratulated by the greatest motorcycle jumper of all time......Super Dave Osborne
Beautiful jump
RIP great Man
The legend Super Dave in the background
He shorted the jump just like his dad but the suspension saved him. The rear suspension compressed and didn't rebound him off the bike like the Triumph did.
+heartfanjim01 good observation,
+spectacular cycle jumps: hope you remember our last conversations about the Michigan crash? ok, more info for you. Dave Diles years before this was first a local weatherman for ABC, (channel 7 here) in the Detroit area for many years, and went on to be the sportscaster on the same channel after that. everybody loved him. it was alarming to see Evel chew his ass up, for us locals that knew him. and he still didn't back down? my dad had two triumph 650 Bonneville's of course blue, and besides being brave enough to try to (12yrs.old) start them for him,(the compression would often almost break my leg it seemed) the shock system was like Fred Flintstone, ridicules. Evel was certifiably crazy on that shock fact alone.
why was evel giving the sportscaster a hard time? oh you mean the part where he asked if evel was nervous for robby?
spectacular cycle jumps d
Yes, in fact Robbie was planning on his trademark no hands move but as he cleared the ramp; as he said 'He was short', he thought he was in for a bad tumble.
Team Knievel forever!
Rest in Peace Robbie!!! Wish I could have seen one of your jumps.
This was a masterpiece.....a hell of a lot fatther than it might look until you watch it from the angle they shot it at.
I love how the HISTORY CHANNEL completely ignored Robbie Knievels jump on this day 22 years after his fathers attempt. Not taking anything away from Pastrana, he’s a class act, and beyond talented. But them saying this was a first, (the fountain jump specifically) since evels attempt, is fabricating and ignoring actual HISTORY!
and not to mention Metzger with a backflip, so he wasn't even 2nd!
And Travis jumped it in the opposite direction. Much more dangerous the other direction.
This is awesome
Awsome that boy earned his wings!