Evel Knievel’s 1976 Harley-Davidson Stratocycle from the ‘Viva Knievel’ 1977 film.
Check out this beast! It’s Evel Knievel’s 1976 Harley-Davidson Stratocycle from the 1977 film ‘Viva Knievel’. Robert Craig Knievel Jr. or as he was known professionally, Evel Knievel, was a stunt performer and international icon. Evel’s first jump was at the National Date Festival in Indio, California back in 1966, and he spent the rest of his career outdoing himself. Each stunt became more ambitious and more dangerous than the last. Some of his most memorable being Caesars Palace (1967), Madison Square Garden (1971), Twin Falls, Idaho, Snake River Canyon(1975), and the famous Wembley Stadium jump (1975). Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps and was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.
