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: If you see the side shot of him hitting the
: ramp . His rear end bounces off the ramp .
: Rex had the same problem on his TT 500 when
: he used Eddie Kidd's ramp in a jump off .
: When I jumped 1/2 mph would put my rear
: wheel on safety deck 1 mph both wheels.
: Perfect speed 10' down the ramp on the sweet
: spot. I used to laugh when he would say 1
: was doing 90 if I was going 95 I would've
: made it Yeah Evel 20' + past your ramp !!!!
: Yeah so true none of it matters now. He was
: using the Wheelie bike so couldve been
: different shock adjustment Note the #1 jump
: bike in Oh did'nt bounce up the ramp and
: Eddies Suzuki RM 370 ? didn't either. Rex
: used a 10 deg and Eddie a 12 degree ramp .
: Rex also had a kicker on his to smooth the
: transfer and Eddie's in England didn't.
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: 1 mph maybe would have got him over the
: safety
: ramp. Seems those steep stadium runways then
: leveling off could easily throw your timing
: and speed off. Just observation, not
: disputing or arguing the point. Take off
: from the top and accelerate very fast then
: maybe feel your gonna overshoot the landing
: ramp ? Just wondered the possibility and
: makes no difference now. The strong headwind
: definitely blew him back into the canyon.
: These are some great pics.
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: The head wind was Evel's only problem in
: landing on the other side.
: The Chute did'nt fully CANOPY" till he
: was across . Then the head wind blew him
: back before he could touch down
: Blaming the chute and the gearing at Wembly
: was two P R mistakes Evel made . Oh Evel had
: the speed when he hit the ramp . He lost 1
: mph bouncing up the ramp . That's all it
: takes to land on the safety deck
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: Thanks for sharing John. Great vintage
: photos. doesn't seem like 40 years.
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: This photo is when Evel came back for the
: Snake River Jump Monument dedication.
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: Here's a cool photo album of never before
: seen
: shots from the canyon jump.
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