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.
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.
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!
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.
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. 🤘🇺🇸
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.
@@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.
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 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.
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.
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.
In 1979, Robbie came to my grandparents house in Fresno and bought their matching Honda "Trail 90"s. He was with his girlfriend and I was told he was super nice, and he also gave them some tickets to some kind of event..
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!
I was a kid when Evel and Robby were doing these jumps and inspired all us to attempt jumps with our Schwinn's and Huffys off plywood ramps over garbage cans. The Schwinns were tanks and didn't fly far the Huffys flew far but busted on landing. Good Times.
Now days the guys pop the clutch and ghost ride the bike into a backflip.... or just throw it. Robie steps off next to the bike calmly and holds the bike a waves. Crazy how things change
And now they do back flips over the fountain like it's nothing, crazy talented kids nowadays with their fancy training facilities with foam pits and lightweight bikes and technically engineer jump ramps la-di-da... They are such bad asses I love it
Big difference is power to weight ratio. Second thing is suspension travel is much more than what that old Harley had. Plus he had bias ply tires crappier brakes and I'm sure his bike weighed more than 400lbs. Also the Harley wasn't designed for jumping. The dirt bike was. Sure be enough differences right there.
it's amazing if you watch these guys jump they don't even know how to ride. they just hit the ramp and then freeze allowing the front end to rise in the process. If you know anything about jumping a bike you will know that you can hit the rear brake in flight and lower the front end.
was lways curious why from that one shot, it looked like that he actually jumped to to the Left of the main fountain that actually shot the water up into the air,.
It was the main event before the destruction derby. It was part of the Spanky Spangler thrill show. Also two cars were jumped off opposing ramps at each other for a mid-air collision. Really entertaining
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 !!
RIP Legend you and your dad will never be forgotten!! Fly high brotha👊👊👊
You did some incredible jumps over the years brother.. rest in peace...Legend
Man...Robbie Knievel, absolute badass, just like his Dad. True heroes
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
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!
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.
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. 🤘🇺🇸
6:19 for the jump
Got to love these Knievel's.
Robby and you Dad are amazing! Imagine if your Dad had modern bikes.
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.
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!
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
Brings a tear to my eye
That's just badass.
R.I.P. Robbie
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!
RIP man. Thanks for the fun.
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 Robbie! What a legend
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
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.
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
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.
Thank you, Robbie!
Detroit Rock City!
What a great jump Robbie that was awesome!!!!
In 1979, Robbie came to my grandparents house in Fresno and bought their matching Honda "Trail 90"s. He was with his girlfriend and I was told he was super nice, and he also gave them some tickets to some kind of event..
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.
Super dave was there, that's awesome! R.I.P. Robbie, Evel, and Super Dave
RIP Robbie 🙏
Saw this as a kid, knew the result and still was nervous lol.
Man what a jump captain Robbie kanevel
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.
I would LOVE to have the full version of this PPV on a DVD-R, Dan. I would pay you for your time and trouble of making a copy.
I remember watching this, the days before pay-per-view
ABC's Wide World Of Sports had some jumps if I remember right.
This was on PPV. And I do believe it was called Knievel Legend Continues.
At 7 mins 25 secs I was great to see Robbie being congratulated by the greatest motorcycle jumper of all time......Super Dave Osborne
Mad good luck luv it.
I watched Robbie do a jump back in the mid 2000s at Sault St Marie Michigan, very cool!! 👍👍👌👌
Evel using a heavy bike doing these jumps is legendary
those were some great days i was there and saw him fly through the air
Rest in peace ❤
I was a kid when Evel and Robby were doing these jumps and inspired all us to attempt jumps with our Schwinn's and Huffys off plywood ramps over garbage cans. The Schwinns were tanks and didn't fly far the Huffys flew far but busted on landing. Good Times.
Absolutely ACED it!!
Crazy how that post is right in the landing area. If your aiming at it there is no time to avoid it at full speed. Balls of steel
Now days the guys pop the clutch and ghost ride the bike into a backflip.... or just throw it.
Robie steps off next to the bike calmly and holds the bike a waves.
Crazy how things change
awesome!! thanks for posting
The legend Super Dave in the background
'88 or 89 CR500. Feaking still badassed! Dad used TANKS...haha but never would have made that jump with them. Thumbs UP!
And now they do back flips over the fountain like it's nothing, crazy talented kids nowadays with their fancy training facilities with foam pits and lightweight bikes and technically engineer jump ramps la-di-da... They are such bad asses I love it
What a difference jumping on a dirt bike then a 400lb street harley.....
Right? So crazy what Evel did. Unbelievable. Both of these guys. Wow!
Just wow.
I was going to say, can he do this with heavy metal. :)
Evel actually did the palace on a Triumph. I think that jump was why he switched to his Harley haha
T-R-I-U-M-P-H...Not Harley
Big difference is power to weight ratio. Second thing is suspension travel is much more than what that old Harley had. Plus he had bias ply tires crappier brakes and I'm sure his bike weighed more than 400lbs. Also the Harley wasn't designed for jumping. The dirt bike was. Sure be enough differences right there.
RIP Robbie Knievel
Evel: I’m proud of you son, now hold my beer...
Robbie: thanks dad... dad? DAD?! 🏍 VVVROOM
EDDIE KIDD ,"THE BEST EVER".
Dang! I still got excited even though I saw him make this back in the day. That took some set
on him to attempt this jump.
where heros are made, mullets abound
I watched him jump the jockey club towers in Las Vegas in 1998 from a hotel parking garage lol was amazing
The 500 sounds amazing. Probably smells as good.
This was the best jump of the fountains ever.....
Go ahead and skip to 6:20 for the jump itself, avoid the annoying commentators comments.
ladamyre was
Thanks
Bikes are addictive but my buddies and I had to havem. Some were lucky some not so.
Like it when he comes back to landing ramp on the back wheel, he was on a bike set up perfectly but he still bossed this jump.
RIP Robbie 😞🙏🏻
pimpstro....wish they had jumps on tv today....
They do, unfortunately it's not bikes they're jumping and it's called Jackass
Safety hay bales are the best part.
Remember watching him jump on FOX and all his specials.
makes me laugh, the ramp is like a springboard not only that you have to dodge concert pillars when you land BALLS OF STEEL LOL
come on man actually i like robbie he has talent but he is cheating using lighter faster bikes but he did make at here at Ceasers
it's amazing if you watch these guys jump they don't even know how to ride. they just hit the ramp and then freeze allowing the front end to rise in the process. If you know anything about jumping a bike you will know that you can hit the rear brake in flight and lower the front end.
RIP Robbie from UK
I never noticed before, he lets off the power once he hits the ramp, i guess so power doesnt effect the balance has he lefts off.
Evil did mot have the technology Robbie had still impressive
Today, with the bikes we have and the caliber of riders, that jump is no big deal. But it was back then
DE CUANTOS CENTRIMETROS CUBICOS,ES ESA MOTOCICLETA=MOTORCICLE,QUE UTILIZA EL ,SR ?
500 cc
So sad 😔RIP Robbie 👊✊💨👊✊✊✊💨💨💨
HIS DAD TOLD HIM TO LEAVE THE SAFE LANDING RAMP ON.........he landed right on it......
how much was a ticket to see him jump there any body know?
The Real Ghost Rider.
What's the music please at the very start (the first 8 seconds)? Thank you
Anyone else notice how flimsy his boots look ...hell they might be shoes !
Metz backflipped it .
Reporter: "Now that it's done nobody needs to come back here and get hurt." Wrong thing to say.
When the Son avenges The Father
was lways curious why from that one shot, it looked like that he actually jumped to to the Left of the main fountain that actually shot the water up into the air,.
BALLS OF STEEL.
Balls of steel
Bikes got a lot better than on Evel´s time.
I saw Rex Blackwell jump a recreation of ceasar’s palace in the Houston Astrodome. 1981ish
i never heard that tell me more.
It was the main event before the destruction derby. It was part of the Spanky Spangler thrill show. Also two cars were jumped off opposing ramps at each other for a mid-air collision. Really entertaining
Would NEVER HAVE THE GUTS HIS FATHER HAD . Ain't no Harley.. He Ain't Got any Nerve
So, he actually came up short. His dad convinced him to extend the ramp and paint it black.
brake tap dude brake tap
Maluco é brabo!
He grease it ! Cr 500 stroke ya baby 👶
Definitely big balls.
RIP
We saw his dad crash in Chicago 1977.
Was Evel at this jump? Was that him in the red jacket?
That was Evil in the red Cesar's jacket. He probably made $500,000. to wear it and he got to keep the jacket.
Say hi to your dad for us Robbie, rest in peace Legends.
"they're going crazy! they're going crazy!" (cuts to polite applause)
He always drove this bike without letting the revs down during gear change as you can hear probly to get max speed
I forgot how close he came to not making it. Man it was close!