Evel was doing the smaller jump to show how throttle up or down on the takeoff ramp would change the flight angle.... front wheel up or down. Then Robbie would do distance jump. I was just starting out jumping back then and got the angles for my ramps by measuring Robbies from this video. Bob Gill said this was supposed to be a big tour but ended after a few stops.I would Love to meet Robbie some day to thank him.Just saw the article that he may be jumping at this years EK days. Trying to figure out a way to get there to see it.
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: I've got lots of Evel video nobody's seen
: Dave.The trouble is nobody wants to trade or
: let their video out.I've heard every excuse
: in the book why someone won't trade video
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: Just when you think you've seen it all .
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: Nice . Just wish he had them jumping at the
: same time. Only seen one pic of that.
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: Here's a link to two vintage films that Bill
: Costello shot of Robbie, Evel and Bob Gill
: somewhere around the late 70's or early
: 80's.
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