I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Evel was my hero you could say. I have the scars to prove it. He loved America like most Americans did then. It was a great time to be a kid in America. 👊🏼🇺🇸
I'm 58 yrs old and other than occasionally smoking some pot when in my teens, I never got into drugs. I like to think that listening to Evel's speeches as a kid helped guide me in the right direction.
@@ronbloomberg the ending quotation mark goes before the period. You smoked way too much pot but it’s justified because you tell yourself it isn’t a drug. Is that better?
@@gregkeller80 - What gives you the impression that I tell myself pot isn't a drug? And, just in case you're interested, the ending quotation mark goes after the period, not before....
Robbie doing wheelies to warm up the crowd.....I was in the Grandstand that day and loved every minute it.....fond memories of my teens..... I will point out that the fair grounds and location have ALWAYS been know as The Canadian National Exhibition.....or CNE....I enjoyed watching the footage.....and can almost hear the sounds of the Midway rides and the smorgasbord of carnival eats.... Evel ....you were one of my favourite features on Wide World of Sports.....you and Robbie are both missed by many of the lives you touched......Rip
I was there too, I was 13 and had spent the entire day at The EX with my pals riding everything in the midway and then my friend's father met us at the Bulova tower because he had the tickets for the Evel Knievel jump... I remember there was a lot more than just the jump... He did wheelies et et... Great memories of a time long gone...
I find my self longing for the carefree day's of the 70's. That's when America was at it's peak and times were golden. Those of us who were lucky enough to live in the 60", 70's and 80's - keep those memories alive and cherish them always. Hot Dogs, Baseball, Apple Pie and Chevrolet - Pete Rose, Walter Payton - Papillon - Smokey and the Bandit - Heart of Glass - Aerosmith - Kiss - Disco - Snake River Canyon - Starlight Skating Rink - midnight bowling and the king of thrills - Evel Knievel. There'll never be days and times like those again. Every body hates each other now and the world seems to be turning to shit...
I was there as well. 13 yrs old doing jumps and catwalks all day long on my bike, and then my Mom took my brother and I to see Evel jump. Lighthouse opened for Evel and did a great job - then the showman came out and we went ballistic. After his successful jump we all ran out to the field - my brother and I pulled some wood splinters from the blue landing ramp. I saved those blue splinters for years. I miss those days.
One more person who was there... and days before, my friend and I found out where he was staying waited outside in hopes of meeting him... and we did!!
I remember Evil Knievel in the 1970s on T.V. It was a big thing then,He got a lot of attention,He used that attention in a great way,You know,He jumped the golden gates to heaven,
The Fact That Evel Was Able To Get Across Anything With Those Heavy Harley Davidsons Was Even More Amazing! His Son Robbie Solved That Problem By Using Lighter Models!
thevmanvj The jump inToronto was it an important one for Knievel. She also had jumped scheduled before that in Irvine California, San Francisco, Tulsa, and KC. But the jump was added to take out much of the expense of the Canyon Jump, Which was done only two weeks before.....Bottom line: Bob said “I did it, because I needed the money”.
"If you get lost meet at the Bulova tower on the hour" My buddy's and I loved going to the CNE. ridding the Zipper and smoking joints on the Alpine Way so you'd never get popped. Good old days. My other favorite was the massive arcade tens with pinball and every conceivable coin game there was, this was just before video games became all the rage.
goss1961 thats funny i was there to! Those were the good old days everytime I see these videos I get that little butterfly in my stomach it's nothing like it used to be
?? Just confirming the venue name, and the Band, which was Lighthouse. At CNE stadium the north seating was under an angled roof they called the grandstand. But actually in 1974 I was 13
Richard Petty either ran his first or won his first race at the CNE grounds. Not to mention the annual visit of "Jack Cochrane's HELL Drivers!!" during the Exhibition. They used the demolition of the grandstand in some movie involving the band "Kiss". Now it's a soccer stadium. I've met Mike Filey (T.O. joke). Thanks for filing the correction, Dan.
Did you see how he hoped off that bike at the end of that last jump? Lol... I need some of that if it'll knock out the pain in my L1+L2 lumbar vertebrae..hehehe
flashy5150 you are correct, I live about 1 1/2 away and I saw this jump in person. The band Lighthouse opened up the show and I was 6 yrs old and I do remember it
I didn’t know he did a show in Canada. If this was in ‘74’, I was 10 yrs old then. I had the toy jump motorcycle and his doll figure and had lots of fun with it.
THE KING IS GONE ,BUT SET A STANDARD ,ONLY THE REST COULD DREAM OF ,,470 POUND HARLEY SPORTSTER ,,130 TO 150 FT BETWEEN 1967 TO 1975 ,,The Lighter bikes of today and all maped out is Easy ,,Not saying it does not take guts today Maddow does incredable things ,,But even he knows ,, Jumping Harleys and Triumps back then till now is Much Harder Ramp to Ramp ,, No Ramp to Dirt then ,
You know what amazes me about Evel Knievel is the fact that with his money he could’ve upgraded the shock absorbers in the front forks on any motorcycle but he never did he used stock junk
Them stock shocks were made for racing on a flat dirt track, in 1974 the dirt bikes did not have long travel suspensions. The dirt bikes were in early stages of development. To Evel's credit he Jumped the H.D. flat track racer As Far as it could go with the parts available in the day. Doug Danger jumped Evel's 1972-1974 H.D. The jump is vell documented. Doug jumped that bike slightly further with modern back shocks, not sure if the front forks were modified.
I've always been a huge fan of Evel Knievel but I do have to say, he was the WORST motorcycle rider in the business. He would hit the ramp and hold on...that's it. It was never pretty, he had no idea how to control the bike in the air or anything. Im amazed he made the jumps he did. But I'm still a fan.
His technique was certainly not perfect. Having said that, he DID lotsa practice jumps when he could. The LA Coliseum was a picture perfect landing, so was Portland March 31st 1974 (often mis-dated as 1973) which I attended. Very smooth.
How can you control a bike that weighs 6 or 7 hundred pounds while it's in the air? The bikes that these kids back flip weigh a third of what he was riding.
Leonard Hudson the brakes and the throttle. Doesn't matter the weight, the back wheel is a gyroscope. Give it a little gas or hit the brake and the front will will go up or down. Evel had no idea how to do that. It was clear when you watch him jump. The front of the bike goes skyward on almost every one of his jumps. He really wasn't in control during those jumps. Watch Robbie Maddison, he's a perfect example of someone who controls the bike in the air during the jump. Also, he never has his front wheel way up in the air like Evel Knievel did.
Think yer talking about speed EVIL. Race drivers on narcotics can't find their way to the track. But you go ya Painkiller eating alcoholic! I still love ya!
So he was right - look what alcohol, etc. apparently did to your opinion of him. (Seriously, take it easy on the guy - he meant well, and maybe he helped some folks with his messages. "He that be without sin...")
Evil jumped off that bike like he had no pain at all... I never wrecked a bike no where near bad as he has and my L1 + L2 lumbar would kick my arse if I jumped off anything nowadays... ooo wee
What a great time to be a kid! I loved the 70s!
I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Evel was my hero you could say. I have the scars to prove it. He loved America like most Americans did then. It was a great time to be a kid in America. 👊🏼🇺🇸
I'm 58 yrs old and other than occasionally smoking some pot when in my teens, I never got into drugs. I like to think that listening to Evel's speeches as a kid helped guide me in the right direction.
So you smoked a lot of pot
@@gregkeller80
Is that a statement or a question? (no punctuation at end of your sentence.)
But, like I said, "occasionally."
@@ronbloomberg the ending quotation mark goes before the period.
You smoked way too much pot but it’s justified because you tell yourself it isn’t a drug. Is that better?
@@gregkeller80 - What gives you the impression that I tell myself pot isn't a drug?
And, just in case you're interested, the ending quotation mark goes after the period, not before....
@@ronbloomberg better a extreme sports than a alcoholic death
Two legends gone but not forgotten, father and son Knievel, R.I.P
RKnievel was a good friend & neighbor that lived here @ the keystone RV in Reno. RIP BROTHER💪❤👊
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61 here, LOVED watching Evel Knievel jump, when I was a kid!
We all jumped our little bicycles over things
I was there! 12 years old, Climbed the fence to watch
Robbie doing wheelies to warm up the crowd.....I was in the Grandstand that day and loved every minute it.....fond memories of my teens..... I will point out that the fair grounds and location have ALWAYS been know as The Canadian National Exhibition.....or CNE....I enjoyed watching the footage.....and can almost hear the sounds of the Midway rides and the smorgasbord of carnival eats.... Evel ....you were one of my favourite features on Wide World of Sports.....you and Robbie are both missed by many of the lives you touched......Rip
So glad I grew up in this era
I was there too, I was 13 and had spent the entire day at The EX with my pals riding everything in the midway and then my friend's father met us at the Bulova tower because he had the tickets for the Evel Knievel jump... I remember there was a lot more than just the jump... He did wheelies et et... Great memories of a time long gone...
One of my favorites the speech the music the landing just cool 44 years later i still can't get enough
*****I WAS 9 YEARS OLD HAD A Z50 ,,SITTING BY THE TV WAITING FOR EVEL TO MAKE THE JUMP..MY HERO RIP*****
I had a Z50 to. It was the best Christmas present I ever got. In 1972 I love you momma.
I find my self longing for the carefree day's of the 70's. That's when America was at it's peak and times were golden. Those of us who were lucky enough to live in the 60", 70's and 80's - keep those memories alive and cherish them always. Hot Dogs, Baseball, Apple Pie and Chevrolet - Pete Rose, Walter Payton - Papillon - Smokey and the Bandit - Heart of Glass - Aerosmith - Kiss - Disco - Snake River Canyon - Starlight Skating Rink - midnight bowling and the king of thrills - Evel Knievel. There'll never be days and times like those again. Every body hates each other now and the world seems to be turning to shit...
R.I.P. Evel. The greatest daredevil of all time!
you are correct sir
One Hell of a Man Telling the kids to stay off of drugs A Real life American Bad Ass Hero
I was there as well. 13 yrs old doing jumps and catwalks all day long on my bike, and then my Mom took my brother and I to see Evel jump. Lighthouse opened for Evel and did a great job - then the showman came out and we went ballistic. After his successful jump we all ran out to the field - my brother and I pulled some wood splinters from the blue landing ramp. I saved those blue splinters for years. I miss those days.
I saw both him and his son Robbie there that day,greatest experience of my life.
Oh ya I was there ,,14 yr old kid it was great stuff it was so exciting loved it RiP evil he was the man.
This is courage!!! We have traveled far,but have gone nowhere.. please folks pray for our nation, 1 nation under God!!
Seeing him live fly through the air on that hot August night-Something special for this kid.
One more person who was there... and days before, my friend and I found out where he was staying waited outside in hopes of meeting him... and we did!!
autographs?
@@MrJonswift200 oh yeah! Still have mine.
I was there! My dad worked at the fairgrounds, got pretty good seats, what a rush!
This man had a ton of courage
One of his prettiest jumps
EVEL WAS A TRUE MOTOR CYCLE DARE DEVIL, THE BEST THERE EVER WAS !!!
What a glorious time. Its sucks right now.
I remember Evil Knievel in the 1970s on T.V. It was a big thing then,He got a lot of attention,He used that attention in a great way,You know,He jumped the golden gates to heaven,
In the 70’s we had Ali, Evel, Elvis and many others. Roger Moore as James Bond , the Rockford Files. The silver Jubilee. Jaws, Star Wars and Concorde.
Can you just imagine what he could do today with all of today's bike technology?
The Fact That Evel Was Able To Get Across Anything With Those Heavy Harley Davidsons Was Even More Amazing! His Son Robbie Solved That Problem By Using Lighter Models!
true it was a miracle
Great Video,The song goes great with the video
+1vishious - thanks for watching buddy
Wow I never saw this one thanks for posting!!
Imagine jumping a harley what a legend
i was only 2 years old in 1974 but the CNE has always stood for Canadian National Exhibition....not exposition.
I was 12 and didn't have a ticket so we sat atop the fence and had a great view.
I never got to see Zeppelin, but this was a great memory
how cool was that just to be there? could you just feel the energy in the air?
Sure couild everyone wanted him to make it
cloudsquirrel it was I saw this jump I was 6 yrs old. This guy was my hero
thevmanvj
The jump inToronto was it an important one for Knievel. She also had jumped scheduled before that in Irvine California, San Francisco, Tulsa, and KC. But the jump was added to take out much of the expense of the Canyon Jump, Which was done only two weeks before.....Bottom line: Bob said “I did it, because I needed the money”.
Great video of the 'man', Evel.
I was their with my mom i think lighthouse played that night. I was 12
What a night! It was Lighthouse.
"If you get lost meet at the Bulova tower on the hour" My buddy's and I loved going to the CNE. ridding the Zipper and smoking joints on the Alpine Way so you'd never get popped. Good old days. My other favorite was the massive arcade tens with pinball and every conceivable coin game there was, this was just before video games became all the rage.
Coolest man to ever live..
I was there too. I was 12.
goss1961 thats funny i was there to! Those were the good old days everytime I see these videos I get that little butterfly in my stomach it's nothing like it used to be
Great Speech. Truth!
The Flyer, Bulova Tower, Alpine Way, "doggie doggie"
Great CNE visit .
It is Exhibition (CNE), it was the band Lighthouse. I was 9 years old sat under the grandstand
please explain
?? Just confirming the venue name, and the Band, which was Lighthouse. At CNE stadium the north seating was under an angled roof they called the grandstand. But actually in 1974 I was 13
good stuff
Richard Petty either ran his first or won his first race at the CNE grounds. Not to mention the annual visit of "Jack Cochrane's HELL Drivers!!" during the Exhibition. They used the demolition of the grandstand in some movie involving the band "Kiss". Now it's a soccer stadium. I've met Mike Filey (T.O. joke). Thanks for filing the correction, Dan.
yep i was there the stampedes opened for him.
I was there as well but I thought the opening act was Lighthouse.
I was there, on the fence. Free show
I can watch this over an over I bet I've seen this Jump Thousand times serious no lying
I guess he didnt take nothing for pain come on now. I still am big evel fan. Went to his grave a few years ago. R.i.p evel🏁🏆
Ofcoarse he took pain meds, He was refering to takking narcotics for leisure, just to get high basically.
Did you see how he hoped off that bike at the end of that last jump? Lol... I need some of that if it'll knock out the pain in my L1+L2 lumbar vertebrae..hehehe
i think he took some midol and a shot of whiskey other than that...
@@MrJonswift200 He died with a morhphine pump but again... administered BY A DOCTOR. Not just to take drugs.
Evel Rules!!!
The EX used to be good ..great shows.and geat concerts
I was about 14 i was there remember it was on astro turf
It's the Canadian National "Exhibition". I live 1 hour away from there
if you look at the beginning of the video, it says exposition. so shoot me
flashy5150 you are correct, I live about 1 1/2 away and I saw this jump in person. The band Lighthouse opened up the show and I was 6 yrs old and I do remember it
you should be rich and famous too!
That music blows donkeys . But Evel Knievel kicked Ass 😁👍🏁🏁🏁
King of cool too 🌛
Yes…yes….yes….because we know this guy never drank or took pain medication on a daily basis.
I didn’t know he did a show in Canada. If this was in ‘74’, I was 10 yrs old then. I had the toy jump motorcycle and his doll figure and had lots of fun with it.
me too
I was there to and I was 9 years old and I still remember that day just like yesterday
Wow.. made it look easy
Canadian National EXHIBITION. Stay in drugs. Don't do school.
Ssiik man wat a guylovit 🇦🇺🇦🇺🔥
TO BADD ELVIS MISSED HIS MESSAGE ON DRUGS NARCOTICS. HE COULD POSSIBLY STILL BE ALIVE.
THE KING IS GONE ,BUT SET A STANDARD ,ONLY THE REST COULD DREAM OF ,,470 POUND HARLEY SPORTSTER ,,130 TO 150 FT BETWEEN 1967 TO 1975 ,,The Lighter bikes of today and all maped out is Easy ,,Not saying it does not take guts today Maddow does incredable things ,,But even he knows ,, Jumping Harleys and Triumps back then till now is Much Harder Ramp to Ramp ,, No Ramp to Dirt then ,
You know what amazes me about Evel Knievel is the fact that with his money he could’ve upgraded the shock absorbers in the front forks on any motorcycle but he never did he used stock junk
That’s what made him the King my brother in Peace ✌🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Them stock shocks were made for racing on a flat dirt track, in 1974 the dirt bikes did not have long travel suspensions. The dirt bikes were in early stages of development. To Evel's credit he Jumped the H.D. flat track racer As Far as it could go with the parts available in the day. Doug Danger jumped Evel's 1972-1974 H.D. The jump is vell documented. Doug jumped that bike slightly further with modern back shocks, not sure if the front forks were modified.
He’s definitely my hero when I was a little kid and Now 👍👍
That’s very true he was an amazing man👍👍
Who sings the the song??? And it's title?? I can't search it
What is the name of this song please?
Tips on how to live from a man who lost his lucrative partnership with Mattel Toys because he beat someone with a tire iron. Love him though.
His toys were made by ideal, not Mattel.
@Insignificant Speck Of Dust it was a aluminum bat
The jump starts at 1:30.
🕊️🕊️🙏
I'm sure he made more money with Mattel then with all his jumps combined.
I've always been a huge fan of Evel Knievel but I do have to say, he was the WORST motorcycle rider in the business. He would hit the ramp and hold on...that's it. It was never pretty, he had no idea how to control the bike in the air or anything. Im amazed he made the jumps he did. But I'm still a fan.
His technique was certainly not perfect. Having said that, he DID lotsa practice jumps when he could. The LA Coliseum was a picture perfect landing, so was Portland March 31st 1974 (often mis-dated as 1973) which I attended. Very smooth.
How can you control a bike that weighs 6 or 7 hundred pounds while it's in the air? The bikes that these kids back flip weigh a third of what he was riding.
Leonard Hudson the brakes and the throttle. Doesn't matter the weight, the back wheel is a gyroscope. Give it a little gas or hit the brake and the front will will go up or down. Evel had no idea how to do that. It was clear when you watch him jump. The front of the bike goes skyward on almost every one of his jumps. He really wasn't in control during those jumps. Watch Robbie Maddison, he's a perfect example of someone who controls the bike in the air during the jump. Also, he never has his front wheel way up in the air like Evel Knievel did.
Knievel rules !!! Who recorded this song ? It's awesome !
dont know?
"Ridin the Wind" Michael Stanton
@@ledgrower4781 - Awesome, thanks !
1:21 Clock says he's jumping at 10:30 at night.....
Who is singing the song ??
Havent been able to find it but it’s sung by michael staton
Its on the spectacular jumps dvd of evel
"Ridin the Wind" Michael Stanton
who sings this song? its killer
"Ridin the Wind" Michael Stanton
What’s that song playing.? Love it 😻
"Ridin the Wind" Michael Stanton
1:32 jump
Think yer talking about speed EVIL.
Race drivers on narcotics can't find their way to the track. But you go ya Painkiller eating alcoholic!
I still love ya!
show the yelling crowd to
No offence intended but its "Canadian National EXHIBITION" not exposition.
ALL OF THESE GUYS NOW USE NOTHING BUT HIGH PERFORMANCE BIKES THAT WEIGH NOTHING BUT A FEATHER ON A CHIKEN USE A HARLEY THAT 600 POUND
Your right my friend a little closer to 900 lbs. ✌🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Pretty funny how he's talking down about doing drugs when he was a pharmaceutical JUNKY. Lol
He was a drugged out drunken asshole no doubt.
So he was right - look what alcohol, etc. apparently did to your opinion of him. (Seriously, take it easy on the guy - he meant well, and maybe he helped some folks with his messages. "He that be without sin...")
@@Johnnywhamo sounds like you asshole. Never speak ill of the dead.
Slo-mo ruins it.
the 70's, which made about as much sense as jumping over Mack trucks
Where were you in 72
@@garyvon1736 I was 12 and loving life in the 70's...
Evil jumped off that bike like he had no pain at all... I never wrecked a bike no where near bad as he has and my L1 + L2 lumbar would kick my arse if I jumped off anything nowadays... ooo wee
An Alcoholic bashing drugs.....lol
But I love drugs..
Why deface this footage with this horrible music?