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The Skycycle X-2 was a steam-powered rocket owned by Evel Knievel and flown during his Snake River Canyon jump in Idaho in 1974.. An earlier prototype was designed, named the Skycycle X-1, by Doug Malewicki and retired U.S. Navy engineer Robert Truax.
The career jumps and stunts of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel spanned from 1965 to 1980. [1] As a professional daredevil, Knievel attempted or successfully jumped over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps, as well as his failed 1974 X-2 Skycycle rocket jump. The majority of his jumps were made on the Harley-Davidson XR-750 motorcycle.
While Knievel was healing from injuries sustained from the Chicago jump, the book Evel Knievel on Tour was released. Written by Knievel's promoter for the Snake River Canyon jump, Shelly Saltman, the book painted him as "an alcoholic, a pill addict, an anti-Semite and an immoral person" through tape-recorded interviews done of Knievel and ...
The stuntman, better known as Evel Knievel, was still reveling in the success of his 1967 Caesars Palace fountains motorcycle jump — and by success, he crashed but walked to jump another day.
Travis Pastrana landed three of legendary daredevil Evel Knievel's most iconic jumps on Saturday in a televised special. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
The canyon is well known as the site of an unsuccessful 1974 attempt by Evel Knievel to jump across it in the Skycycle X-2 rocket. The dirt ramp built for that jump is still there and remains a tourist attraction (42°35'49.5"N 114°25'22.3"W).
On September 8, 1974, American daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump over the Snake River approximately one mile (1.6 km) west of the falls on a rocket-powered motorcycle, the Skycycle X-2, after unsuccessfully petitioning the U.S. Government to let him attempt a jump over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Knievel and his team purchased land on ...
Stuntman is a 2018 American documentary film, written and directed by Kurt Mattila.The events of the movie follow stunt performer Eddie Braun's recreation of Robert "Evel" Knievel's failed Skycycle X-2 jump over Snake River Canyon in Idaho.