Re: Train Jump
Posted by savagestrike
on 3/16/2016, 5:23 am, in reply to "
Train Jump "
I watched the amateur YouTube footage. Appeared the front end got nearly vertical on landing but hard to tell from the angle shot and shakey footage. Evel jumped his entire professional career with heavy cycles, American Eagle, Triumph and then the standard suspension XR 750. He crashed and was seriously hurt on all three. I respect our modern day cycle jumpers but don't understand the desire to duplicate EK's jumps by simply using a Harley XR. The modern ramps are MUCH more sophisticated for both landing and take-off. Doug Danger made a GREAT jump last year with a original shock Harley and big ramps. There was only one Evel. He is a legend. He is gone. Again NO disrespect to any of the current Harley jumpers is meant by this post. I just don't get it though.Only one name could climb aboard a original XR 750 or ride a skycycle across the Snake and get national attention and recognition. I'm a RK fan but regardless of what he said at his golf cart jump, which WAS a big distance jump, I don't see either happening in the remainder of his career. --Previous Message-- : Lawrence Legend wipes out on landing :
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