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30-11-07, 10:38 PM
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R.I.P Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel, the hard-living daredevil whose famous jumps over Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon, which made him an international icon in the 1970s, died today. He was 69.
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30-11-07, 10:42 PM
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Re: R.I.P Evel Knievel
Legend, never to be forgotten. RIP Evel
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30-11-07, 10:53 PM
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Re: R.I.P Evel Knievel
RIP.
Saw him at Wembley when he cleared the buses but crashed on landing. Really ticked everyone off that did! 
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30-11-07, 11:06 PM
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Re: R.I.P Evel Knievel
Gutted... my cousin had the Knievel bike toy back in the 70's that we used to play with over the main road ... good times..
~ Dearly missed. RIP BIg Fella
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30-11-07, 11:12 PM
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Re: R.I.P Evel Knievel
A huge part of biking history. Will be greatly missed. R.I.P. Evel.
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30-11-07, 11:22 PM
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RIP-legend-even more amazing when you saw the bikes he was using for the stunts.
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01-12-07, 09:18 AM
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Re: R.I.P Evel Knievel
The description 'Legend' is used far too often these days IMO - but, if there was 1 man who trulydeserved the title it's Evel Knievel - The Grand-daddy or Godfather if you like of stunt motorcyclists.
At the time I knew no better, but he knew (along with countless others) that a Harley 750 was not the ideal motorcycle for jumping over things - the bike was too heavy, had too little power, had naff suspension etc, etc - BUT, being the patriot he was he absoultely refused to use anything other than an American bike - foolish or unwilling to compromise his 'beliefs' ? I'll leave it to the individual to choose. RIP Evel - you certainly made the world a more interesting place !! 
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01-12-07, 09:29 AM
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RIP Mr Knievel.
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01-12-07, 09:38 AM
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A real character.So few of them about these days.
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