Travis Pastrana honors Evel Knievel by jumping Caesars Palace fountain in Las Vegas | ESPN

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Travis Pastrana succeeded in triplicating three of Evel Knievel’s iconic motorcycle jumps. Donning his own Knievel-like costume, Pastrana used an Indian Scout FTR750 to jump 143 feet to clear 52 crushed cars and 192 feet over 16 Greyhound buses and concluded the "Evel Live" event on the History Channel by jumping 149 feet to clear the fountains at Caesars Palace.
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  • @JeffsWrlld
    @JeffsWrlld3 жыл бұрын

    Watched this live with my dad. He passed in late September and it was one of the last cool things him and I did together. I miss you, dad.

  • @logos8626

    @logos8626

    2 жыл бұрын

    God bless your father. May he watch over and guide you in heaven forever.

  • @Iamfirebird360

    @Iamfirebird360

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats a great memory that you'll have forever.

  • @carlosrivas3837

    @carlosrivas3837

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks brother Jeff for sharing that .The world misses your dad. Just those short words tell us your dad was a great man. He was also blessed with you.

  • @01s68

    @01s68

    7 ай бұрын

    I didnt need a cry today man.... ima go call me dad and tell him I love him

  • @MichiganMade82

    @MichiganMade82

    6 ай бұрын

    Sorry for your loss man

  • @badstiwrx
    @badstiwrx4 жыл бұрын

    Everyone comparing them is dumb, obviously it's completely different then back in the day. He was honoring Evil and putting on a show. Not trying to prove anything.

  • @barsaf9989

    @barsaf9989

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's just kids in the comments. Just enjoy the video. Like 80% of the other viewers did.

  • @thomas-rs1vb

    @thomas-rs1vb

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm no kid and I Know Travis. He wasn't doing it to honor Evel Knievel at first. That's just something that was said later. Since he was doing the jump where Knievel did he thought it'd be cool to wear the uniform. Then it was suggested that he ride the same motor bike that Evel Knievel did in the jump. Or should I say, the same type of motorcycle with several modifications. If he was going to do something to honor Evel Knievel. He what are use the same wrap specifications which he didn't. And he wouldn't of made the modifications to his motorcycle which was the Indian that he did. It wasn't the show or honor Evel Knievel it was to show that Evel Knievel has nothing on Travis Pastrana. A comment well many comments were made to Travis. He couldn't make the jumps that Knievel did back in the day with the same set up and motorcycle as Evel Knievel. Well Travis didn't even want to try with the ramp specifications. When Travis tried a smaller jump on the Indian that wasn't modified yet. When he would hit the landing ramp or even doing just small little jumps. He was basically bouncing out of his seat on impact. So modifications were done to the front and back shocks. My father what's good friends with Robert Knievel and worked with him on the Caesar palace jump. They want to call it a recreation of the Evel Knievel jump and it wasn't a re-creation in any way. The only thing that was the same was the number of cars and the number of buses. Yes the motorcycle was the same but like I said had modifications. The ramp was totally different. It had a different degree of angle and a launch ramp was much longer. Travis was not merely just putting on a show. like I said he was getting a lot of s*** about that he couldn't do or recreate a Robert Knievel jump. Travis didn't want to do the jump as Evel Knievel get the jump back in the day. If Knievel had things that these guys and even the motorcycle his son had when he did these jumps. Robert Knievel jumps would have been a lot bigger.

  • @thomas-rs1vb

    @thomas-rs1vb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@barsaf9989 no these are not just kids making these comments. These are adults that no the risks that Robert Knievel took that are not present in modern day.

  • @matteckert6676

    @matteckert6676

    3 жыл бұрын

    So the only way to honor evil would be to use the same bad shocks and same ramp set up and crash?? Of course not. He did a modern day version of the jump and easily could have went way further but didnt. Running the dame set up as evil would make no sense he crashed on landing half the time

  • @thomas-rs1vb

    @thomas-rs1vb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chandlerthoma9173 oh my God you must be the smartest guy in the world to call me on a spelling error on a comment I made. I'm sure never has it happened to you that your spell check switch has a word on you. Also for your info I'm using for your info I'm using a talk-to-text feature. You get an award for being the most awesome brilliant grammar Nazi. Give me a f****** break. Do you feel smarter now? Knowing that you corrected a spelling error. Like I said I'm sure you've never never have been guilty of misspelling a word on a comment

  • @alvaradoalejandroaa
    @alvaradoalejandroaa5 жыл бұрын

    For Travis Pastrana, that was like a walk in the park... Legend

  • @Berrfer
    @Berrfer4 жыл бұрын

    "there's just one Evel..." of course. And there's just one Travis. Is a tribute from one big one to another. Stop comparing.

  • @marmaly
    @marmaly5 жыл бұрын

    The difference with Evel was that every jump had an unknown outcome. It was a different level of excitement. He was crazy to try some of the things he did considering the equipment he used and the fact that he relied completely on instinct to plan the jump. When you watched him, you knew it was very possible that he could be injured or killed. On the other hand, Travis is obviously more skilled and the risks are completely understood in advance. The equipment is much better and the ramps properly built. Most importantly, he has the benefit of computer simulations to determine takeoff speed and ramp angles. This allows the jump to be designed with a large safety factor. Something Evel didn't have. Takes skill and guts to execute, but it helps to know it will work before you do it. What Evel did took balls considering the risks. When the risks are understood it's less about balls and more about confidence and execution. With the technology and knowledge Travis had, Evel would have made it look easy too.

  • @BlueSkyCrystals

    @BlueSkyCrystals

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s why Evel found it so hard to get insurance. I’m sure the landing ramps for Travis’ jumps are huge for insurance purposes as well as safety.

  • @live2thefullest617

    @live2thefullest617

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Love Travis, and it's an awesome tribute. I always wondered why Evel never tried the parabolic arc take off ramp that his son Robbie started using which is a smoother and higher launch. Also, wondered why he used the Harley Davidson street bike, rather than motocross bike with more suspension. Evel's take off approach for the Wembley bus jump was so insane down the aisle of the stadium, and the impact with the steep take off ramp bounced his back wheel off the ramp which caused him to lose traction and power at the most critical moment of acceleration up the take off ramp. All that said, Travis has done some far crazier, death defying stunts, than anyone I've ever seen.

  • @grantrodgers2470

    @grantrodgers2470

    Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact...earth is a level and stationary created realm...no coriolis effect...

  • @jennifersman7990

    @jennifersman7990

    Жыл бұрын

    @@live2thefullest617 Evel used a Harley XR-750 which was a flat track racing bike. My guess is he always wanted to be very pro-American and at the time there wasn’t a quality American motocross bike being made. Evel has said he knew he might be short in his landing at Wembley but he knew Harley Davidson couldn’t ship him the part’s fast enough to change the gearing (no FedEx back then) and he didn’t want to disappoint the fans. Robbie Knievel had the advantage of custom lightweight frames on his bike and knew a motocross bike was the only way to do the jumps he did and Evel readily acknowledged that

  • @tommccallan8802

    @tommccallan8802

    Жыл бұрын

    I watched this when it aired..what a joke. They could of used the exact same motercycle as Evel had ..Evel used straight takeoff ramps , Travis used curved kicker ramps . Travis is WAY more experienced at the art of cycle jumping...Just saying , they should of used the same bike ,same ramps.

  • @richardx4456
    @richardx44565 жыл бұрын

    ESPN should post more motorcycle videos, we all love extreme sports

  • @mopingapples

    @mopingapples

    5 жыл бұрын

    they used to... way back

  • @DaveSmith-cp5kj

    @DaveSmith-cp5kj

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Zanzibar979 Spotted the left wing wack-job.

  • @imnotyou1776
    @imnotyou17765 жыл бұрын

    Evil knivel, Matt Hoffman, tony hawk, and Travis pastrana......... true legends in every single way

  • @PlayingwithPawz

    @PlayingwithPawz

    Жыл бұрын

    Dont forget about evals son too he jumped a part of the grand canyon

  • @stevonwhite8933

    @stevonwhite8933

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PlayingwithPawz Cannot forget Robbie

  • @Ffhgsdhc

    @Ffhgsdhc

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PlayingwithPawz true

  • @suetaylor1127

    @suetaylor1127

    Жыл бұрын

    The knievels are crash experts.

  • @davidcooper4385

    @davidcooper4385

    Жыл бұрын

    Never SAW a woman fly over cars or buses or slide on steel SHOES REAL MEN DO!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @gemizu4874
    @gemizu48745 жыл бұрын

    Love how he does it sitting down just like evel

  • @jerrycoon4504
    @jerrycoon45045 жыл бұрын

    This was pretty awesome to watch. I was a huge Evel fan as a kid. I had a poster of Evel jumping the buses hanging on my wall. There were a couple things that bothered me though. The announcers kept saying no one ever did it. Uhhh.. Robbie did it. Also Evel didn't practice. He set it up and did it. No computers, no air bags etc. However, you have to give huge credit where it is due. To the people who say it looked easy.... considering the weight and suspension travel of the Indian, if you don't do it perfect, you crash. There is no in between. Either it is perfect and looks easy, or you crash and maybe die. Ask the guys who tried it on moto X bikes and failed. They can tell you how easy it is. Great tribute Travis.

  • @TheReginold

    @TheReginold

    5 жыл бұрын

    Right... and if I remember right, Evel's landing ramps were narrower. Still amazing though, and a nice reminder of a childhood hero.

  • @everything777

    @everything777

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah and look how many times he failed and crashed horribly lol

  • @christinescott3425

    @christinescott3425

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love to all riders...jumping without a ramp or landing

  • @BlueSkyCrystals

    @BlueSkyCrystals

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheReginold It was a different time. If the landing ramps here were as small as Evel’s ramps were, no one would insure Travis and no one would agree to air it. In fact, Evel’s fountain jump was not aired. ABC would only air it on tape delay and only if he made it due to how dangerous it was.

  • @RAMSEYM2402

    @RAMSEYM2402

    Жыл бұрын

    @@everything777 He had a good jump ratio though?

  • @goodcommentman1512
    @goodcommentman15125 жыл бұрын

    This is especially cool for those old enough to remember Evel. Travis demonstrated amazing skill on a bike not designed to fly. He also paid proper respect to Evel. Well done.

  • @budman6137

    @budman6137

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes it's a big heavy Indian but as a matter of fact they did design it specifically to fly (make this kinda jump). Look at the shocks and suspension on that thing. Most definitely not stock. Not saying this was easy by any means but what ur saying isn't accurate and I think it woulda been way better with a replica bike that Evel used. Not to mention the type of ramps Evel had to use were totally garbage compared to what was used here. They literally wouldn't even allow Pastrana to replicate the old school ramps, thats how bad they were

  • @Cody2nd

    @Cody2nd

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bud Man they wouldn’t allow it...but I’d bet the farm that Travis would’ve done it if they would’ve, and would’ve pulled it off. he does 1000x crazier things than this at his house, along with the rest of that crew.

  • @Cody2nd

    @Cody2nd

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bud Man and of course it’s not stock. Why would Indian risk sending a stock bike out there and having the chance of something go wrong with it with everyone watching.

  • @apodski

    @apodski

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is a custom flat track race bike from Indian, quite fancy suspension to begin with and quite light for its power. They probably just set up the already very fancy race suspension for landing jumps. Nothing on the flat track indian is really production, but it's one amazing machine. It's a shame they didn't really put any of the capability of this bike into to production replica flat tracker Indian is now making.

  • @SteveForrest-qk8te

    @SteveForrest-qk8te

    6 ай бұрын

    Agreed Rip evil

  • @NealB123
    @NealB1235 жыл бұрын

    Pastrana's ability to adjust his balance and angle of the bike in the air is amazing. That's something that Evel couldn't do because is bikes were too heavy. Once Evel left the takeoff ramp, he was just along for the ride until he hit something on the other side.

  • @DAD0123

    @DAD0123

    Жыл бұрын

    No. Evel chose (and customized) this motorcycle, a 1972 Harley-Davidson XR-750, because it was a light, dependable racing machine. Made of steel, aluminum, and fiberglass, it weighs approximately 300 pounds.

  • @mytwocents4892

    @mytwocents4892

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool but not fooling me

  • @davidkeeton6716

    @davidkeeton6716

    6 ай бұрын

    Back then riders hadn't figured out that revving the engine or stopping the rear wheel alters the pitch of the bike. Serious difference. Physics. Evel went by seat of the pants, literally and painfully most of the time.

  • @davidkeeton6716

    @davidkeeton6716

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@DAD0123 Probably closer to 400, but you make your point. Also 4" of suspension travel made it tough.

  • @richardsmithjr
    @richardsmithjr5 жыл бұрын

    Didn't Robby do this in 1989 and it was a 150 foot gap between his ramps.

  • @norms3913

    @norms3913

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea he did

  • @sample.text.
    @sample.text.5 жыл бұрын

    It's cool and all but I've seen Pastrana do way crazier stuff than this.

  • @twentytolife4401

    @twentytolife4401

    5 жыл бұрын

    s a m p l e t e x t We all have, but he paying homage to a legend

  • @Swaveyntn

    @Swaveyntn

    5 жыл бұрын

    I used to watch Nitro Circus on mtv it was lit, and RIP to that guy who died a couple yrs ago, I forgot his name.

  • @jbolo5378

    @jbolo5378

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yourbike Isnotalazyboy , no he isn't, dumbass. He's collecting a check from Indian. They're just using Evel's legacy to sell bikes. Open your eyes, ffs

  • @acidjack9633

    @acidjack9633

    5 жыл бұрын

    J Bolo you don't know a single fucking thing

  • @Bakuru

    @Bakuru

    5 жыл бұрын

    J Bolo you don't know Travis Pastrana if you really believe that. Travis has NEVER done this for money. He would have stayed racing if he did. He does Freestyle because he LOVES it. HE'S the reason it has become what it is now. They can make money from things like this NOW because of HIM. Evel Kineval is the author of death defying Moro stunts. Of course he's inspired by him. He's probably not even making alot of money from this. Like I said, Travis has done far bigger things in much bigger stages. This isn't a cash grab. Did you see how many people were there? It ain't Fort Knox. He did this because he WANTED to

  • @rickfrye9525
    @rickfrye95255 жыл бұрын

    Yeah he made it look easy, he's the greatest motorcycle rider of all time. It's not that the jump is easy, it's that he's Jordan on a motorcycle.

  • @runrafarunthebestintheworld

    @runrafarunthebestintheworld

    5 жыл бұрын

    He reminds me so much of Shawn White. LoL

  • @rickfrye9525

    @rickfrye9525

    5 жыл бұрын

    Austin White okay random hater sitting in your mom's basement...

  • @kylerobison8392

    @kylerobison8392

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rick Frye Lebron*

  • @rickfrye9525

    @rickfrye9525

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kyle Evil would be LeBron. #crash #sweep

  • @EthanBradburyVlogs

    @EthanBradburyVlogs

    5 жыл бұрын

    Austin White lmao they weren't close

  • @mark5743
    @mark57433 жыл бұрын

    I cant believe Evel Knievel jumped this on a Triumph Bonneville 650 and nearly made it, no wonder he inspired legends like Travis and Robbie Maddison.

  • @TheVCRTimeMachine

    @TheVCRTimeMachine

    9 ай бұрын

    This isn't even close to the distance and level of difficulty of Evel Knievel's original jump.

  • @FixItAngel
    @FixItAngel5 жыл бұрын

    Respect Travis Respect ✊

  • @onefatstratcat
    @onefatstratcat5 жыл бұрын

    I'm 58 years young and this event brought back memories of myself and my good friends at my house watching EK's jumps.. man those were the best of times.. freaking awesome! :)

  • @Jaytube106

    @Jaytube106

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same here. Now I gotta dig out my Evel Knievel lunch box.

  • @richdiscoveries

    @richdiscoveries

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jaytube106 remember the stunt cycle toy that you wound up and released!! They don't make cool toys like that anymore

  • @crand20033

    @crand20033

    5 жыл бұрын

    And this guy doesn't have to spend the money on his hospital bills.

  • @whealkernow469

    @whealkernow469

    5 жыл бұрын

    HAD ONE OF THOSE LUNCHBOXES!

  • @whealkernow469

    @whealkernow469

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely - That was soo cool. The toy got wound up on its stand and the gyroscopic action of the wheels would make it go halfway down the block, or the release button wouldn't work and it would get stuck and rip all the skin off your fingers. Good times!

  • @o.d.d.4973
    @o.d.d.49735 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who thinks this is easy, go get that indian and some ramps and give it a go. Travis you are the man and what an awesome job you have done. I used to love watching Evel jump them ramps.

  • @komradekat3557

    @komradekat3557

    5 жыл бұрын

    Old Dude Drumming, you realize that Indian was completely modded and this was nothing but a 2hour commercial for Indian, right? No Indian comes stock with a swingarm like that

  • @clovis7575

    @clovis7575

    5 жыл бұрын

    Stop crying!

  • @kelleyhice

    @kelleyhice

    5 жыл бұрын

    Impossible for me and most but likely at least 10,000 people in the states who could do this. Easy for them and certainly easy for Travis.

  • @MrKdr500

    @MrKdr500

    5 жыл бұрын

    you can buy this exact bike, FTR750 dirt tracker for $50k US....Travis had a front brake installed and that's about the only difference.

  • @EarthSurferUSA

    @EarthSurferUSA

    3 жыл бұрын

    For Travis, who was one of the most skilled guys on a Motocross/Supercross track in the world, and probably the most accomplished freestyle rider in the world,---this jump was easy for him.

  • @drujames272
    @drujames2725 жыл бұрын

    A legend honouring a legend , awesome

  • @stevenvail2564
    @stevenvail25645 жыл бұрын

    This here needed to happen, and it totally made my day. Well done Mr. Pastrana.

  • @Thataussiebattler
    @Thataussiebattler5 жыл бұрын

    What a great tribute Travis

  • @tysonmcfeeters4
    @tysonmcfeeters45 жыл бұрын

    I was front row! Travis is the man. #nofear He has inspired me to make awesome dirt bike videos too. Thx for the show

  • @PR0MARK1
    @PR0MARK15 жыл бұрын

    It's nice to see Travis chilling out a bit and having fun. That's a sick bike!

  • @kurthuson4507
    @kurthuson45075 жыл бұрын

    Evel's son, Robbie, avenged his father's crash at Caesar's Palace and was the first to make the fountains jump successfully, so....

  • @norms3913

    @norms3913

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gary wells didnt fare so well when he jumped the fountain and missed the landing ramp

  • @jonburrows8602

    @jonburrows8602

    2 жыл бұрын

    @LindaStevensBZ But Robbie's was a longer jump to begin with, so he still jumped further than Evel or Travis.

  • @davepatek6296

    @davepatek6296

    2 жыл бұрын

    Robbie only made it because there was a safety ramp that was there in case he came up short - which he did.

  • @frankharet8865

    @frankharet8865

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@norms3913 a

  • @eskimojoe6564
    @eskimojoe65645 жыл бұрын

    That landing was a hell of a lot longer then the one in the 60's.Not to mention all the new suspension technology on that bike.That bike was perfectly built for the jump.Well planned and executed and glad to see he made it.If travis was on his suzuki he would of double backflipped it.

  • @bigggdadddypump6875
    @bigggdadddypump68755 жыл бұрын

    great accomplishment BUT THERE WILL BE ONLY EVEL he jumped without test tracks computers custom built bikes JUST BIG BALLLS

  • @jstew581

    @jstew581

    5 жыл бұрын

    biggg dadddy pump pastrana>evel

  • @tsnide34

    @tsnide34

    4 жыл бұрын

    And what people forget most: small and flimsy ramps.

  • @crownspecialties

    @crownspecialties

    4 жыл бұрын

    biggg dadddy pump Ya and then he broke all his bones

  • @lukesworkout2232

    @lukesworkout2232

    4 жыл бұрын

    He jumped even when he knew it wasn't going to work, that is crazy.

  • @tsnide34

    @tsnide34

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lukesworkout2232 Yes! I'm reminded of his Jim Rome interview: "You know who the hell I am?" And the Snake River jump, about which he said that the prototype failed, they were out of money, so they just had to go with the second rocket (and hope).

  • @gdeisig
    @gdeisig5 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations Travis! What a life this guy has lived so far.

  • @jojomedic2578
    @jojomedic25785 жыл бұрын

    He made that look incredibly easy. Excellent work Travis.

  • @somedeadmeme2413
    @somedeadmeme24135 жыл бұрын

    Watched this whole thing, was insane

  • @GG-ou2tz
    @GG-ou2tz5 жыл бұрын

    These ramps were definitely built better and that bike was definitely built better . I give Travis team major props for this jump

  • @cobyporschifer221
    @cobyporschifer2215 жыл бұрын

    LIVE FOR THIS

  • @kgrusso
    @kgrusso4 жыл бұрын

    because of the crazier stunts i've heard he has done made all these look easy! thank you for honoring the man!

  • @waynegacyii9010
    @waynegacyii90105 жыл бұрын

    Travis always a 1st class athlete, sharing the spotlight with all his competition. Thank you for honoring EK.

  • @charbokh
    @charbokh5 жыл бұрын

    Everyone was going crazy. His name was Evel Knievel and he was flying through the air in his Harley XR-750 There goes the best of all daredevils. A man with steel big balls as big as the Big Ben chime. Legends never die! Evel will live forever!

  • @thehighhopes5336
    @thehighhopes53365 жыл бұрын

    Travis grew up right down the street from me in davidsonville. His foam pit and dirt track are still there. He isn't there much these days but I remember seeing him driving around in that corvette that he wrecked. He was always nice to everyone around here.

  • @lukeskywalker1840
    @lukeskywalker18405 жыл бұрын

    And he did a great job of honoring Evel. Uniform, cape and bike livery. He is so humble as well.

  • @1997TL1000
    @1997TL10005 жыл бұрын

    As a kid I grew up watching Evel I had all the action figures and motorcycles and have been riding ever since. Thank you Travis for living the dream!

  • @mattfoley7302
    @mattfoley73025 жыл бұрын

    He should do Grand Canyon

  • @Stan_in_Shelton_WA

    @Stan_in_Shelton_WA

    5 жыл бұрын

    Or maybe Snake River.

  • @RexApplegate

    @RexApplegate

    5 жыл бұрын

    Both! :)

  • @crand20033

    @crand20033

    5 жыл бұрын

    --- and bring one of those wing suites.

  • @yourdaddy.956

    @yourdaddy.956

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Comedian with a smaller ramp

  • @codydonoghue5082

    @codydonoghue5082

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Comedian yessss

  • @michaelmanese2228
    @michaelmanese22285 жыл бұрын

    I remember when i was a kid, i always waited to watch in our local TV Channel every Jump of Evil Knievel in ABC Wide World of Sports! Thank You Travis for giving that same Thrill back to those days. I feel young again. Thank You.

  • @biteme19671
    @biteme196714 жыл бұрын

    Awesome 👍, glad to see you give a tribute to the man himself, but also further your accolades in life, congrats.

  • @frankburdodrums8984
    @frankburdodrums89844 жыл бұрын

    Even Pastrana knew better than to use one of those cruiser bikes like Evel used to.

  • @master-n-teachvirgo8557

    @master-n-teachvirgo8557

    2 жыл бұрын

    😌

  • @sidv192

    @sidv192

    2 жыл бұрын

    And he will never be as well known as Evel for being a true daredevil

  • @apodski

    @apodski

    Жыл бұрын

    You crazy? the man has broken his body about as much as Evel, he's a racing legend, and did the first ever double backflip on a motorcycle. He redefined motorcycle stunts on a level comparable to Evel. They are both dare devils, but from different times. Pastrana is a more precise and calculated dare devil, but he's also broken half a million bones too. Pastrana is rather modest about his abilities.

  • @apodski

    @apodski

    Жыл бұрын

    He used a pretty basic flat track bike in the spirit of evil, suspension equivalent to a modern road bike with a third the travel of a dirt bike. Pastrana could do this on any motorcycle, but it would really be kinda silly on something less suitable.

  • @frankburdodrums8984

    @frankburdodrums8984

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow you seem to really know alot about Pastrana and absolutely nothing about Evel. Thanks for unnecessarily proving my point. Cheers!

  • @sandbiker
    @sandbiker5 жыл бұрын

    Well done Travis.

  • @resturifwan4590
    @resturifwan45904 жыл бұрын

    This man never old... 🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪💪

  • @petergoettler1798
    @petergoettler17985 жыл бұрын

    Motorcycle Madness! Thxs. I Remembered, Cool!

  • @jamespolucha6911
    @jamespolucha69114 жыл бұрын

    For all the haters, Travis wasn’t trying to say he is better or anything like that he was just showing respect for Evel by doing these jumps you bunch of jack straps

  • @Toekneepowers

    @Toekneepowers

    4 жыл бұрын

    James Polucha Completely agree buddy. Travis makes it look easy and that brings out the couch warriors.

  • @MrMriggy11

    @MrMriggy11

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jack strap LOL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @Toekneepowers

    @Toekneepowers

    4 жыл бұрын

    Leave jack alone.

  • @ericross441

    @ericross441

    4 жыл бұрын

    Travis is better, but he's had state of the art equipment to practice with, that Evel never had

  • @dcasa5655

    @dcasa5655

    4 жыл бұрын

    What's a jack strap😂😂

  • @dashow2002
    @dashow20025 жыл бұрын

    Pastrana made Evel Knievel great again !!!! That was awesome 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @jonwhalin1217
    @jonwhalin12174 жыл бұрын

    Travis, you are a class act! Thank you.

  • @mickricke3762
    @mickricke37625 жыл бұрын

    Much respect to Travis..

  • @robbchastain3036
    @robbchastain30365 жыл бұрын

    That was great, congrats to Travis! And it is weirdly cool, using retro tech to do it.

  • @robbchastain3036

    @robbchastain3036

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sure, Category 7, retro styling would be more accurate, just that his Bell Star and four-inches of rear travel made me think retro tech, and c'mon, the whole vibe is retro so there you go. And I say that as a fan of Travis and Evel, and I got to see Evel do his thing at Ontario Motor Speedway in '71, his successful jump over 19 cars in the infield at a NASCAR race and all those long wheelies on the front straight and his cape flapping in the breeze. And my little thumbnail is sort of my homage to Evel, when I was one of those kids who wanted to fly like him on a Schwinn Sting-Ray.

  • @robbchastain3036

    @robbchastain3036

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Category 7, and I am still a big fan of it all. And I'm still riding bikes at age 58, commuting to work every day on a mountain bike and sometimes wondering if my childhood friends are still riding theirs like we did back in the day when we kept scooting the ramps farther and farther apart. It was such fun to duel with them.

  • @juggernaut3338

    @juggernaut3338

    5 жыл бұрын

    Robb Chastain yes. Now no one can say that its cuz he had a dirt bike like robbie did when he made the jump.

  • @stigrabbid589

    @stigrabbid589

    5 жыл бұрын

    CATEGORY 7 The Indian Scout FTR750 Travis Pastrana rode is a dirt track race bike actually. it isn't fully custom, but it is modified.

  • @lionbear7706

    @lionbear7706

    5 жыл бұрын

    we dont you dork, he just cant go around touting that he did what Elev did.... get over it, he didn't period!

  • @marty9660
    @marty96605 жыл бұрын

    they should have had the 1967 ramp next to the new ramp to show the huge difference.

  • @jaytrapp71

    @jaytrapp71

    5 жыл бұрын

    the landing ramp was cushioned to, watch when the back wheel lands, sinks like two inches down into ramp.... But Travis is still awesome paying this tribute!

  • @fiftyshadesofgrey1991

    @fiftyshadesofgrey1991

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you know what was the year of this performance?

  • @robertallen6710

    @robertallen6710

    4 жыл бұрын

    ..thanks for not writing should 'of'...

  • @Thaligamathor

    @Thaligamathor

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@robertallen6710 I read that with out "if" out of habit lmao

  • @marty9660

    @marty9660

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ricky Norton where does it say use the old ramp? Duh huh lol

  • @bobpeterson4930
    @bobpeterson49303 жыл бұрын

    So awesome!!! I grew up an Evel Knievel fan, and now I'm a Travis Pastrana fan. Travis - looks like a heck of a guy to call your friend.

  • @peacefulwarrior4078
    @peacefulwarrior40785 жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing travis pastrana when he was just a little kid who was also racing at BUDDS CREEK MARYLAND ,I was racing in District #7 there .had no clue just how much he was yet to accomplish years later .A GREAT BIG CONGRATS TRAVIS .

  • @leovegas86
    @leovegas865 жыл бұрын

    Double backflip was his best stunt. Shit still blows my mind.

  • @WVdavidB

    @WVdavidB

    5 жыл бұрын

    Leonel Morala it was like a video game he did it so perfect that. Isn’t at X Games.

  • @thefullstop23

    @thefullstop23

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well Mike Metzger flipped over that fountain many years ago, but on a dirtbike. Both legends, honoring a legend.

  • @DeathOrGloryRacingBC

    @DeathOrGloryRacingBC

    5 жыл бұрын

    Go look up Aussie Roll then edit your comment. hehe

  • @Alex.04928

    @Alex.04928

    5 жыл бұрын

    He triple backflips now in case anyone is wondering.

  • @slopestyleer5160

    @slopestyleer5160

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Alex.04928 No, he doesn't. The only triple backflip ever done on a dirtbike was landed by someone else

  • @saulespino2510
    @saulespino25105 жыл бұрын

    Knievel could of made that jump if he had a budget like Travis to make a HUGE landing ramp!

  • @jordanlang8392
    @jordanlang83925 жыл бұрын

    Legend following a legend

  • @carbonfibercreationswashin7213
    @carbonfibercreationswashin72133 жыл бұрын

    I had a wind up Evil Knievel motorcycle toy as a kid...he was awesome

  • @rainylibrarian3887
    @rainylibrarian38875 жыл бұрын

    I was here for all of this😍! He made it look really easy! But they picked the worst day to film it because it was humid and really hot and they ran out of water. It took hours to even get a smoothie at a food truck.

  • @rockymilano2071
    @rockymilano20713 жыл бұрын

    That bike has a mono shock suspension. Let's see him do it with a exact replica as Evels bike. Night and day

  • @carldavies9080
    @carldavies90805 жыл бұрын

    this was soooo amazing made it look eazy

  • @carlosrivas3837
    @carlosrivas3837 Жыл бұрын

    I love nostalgic people that keep history alive

  • @lrlapua8035
    @lrlapua80355 жыл бұрын

    The Fountain jump was nothing like Evel tried and Robbie did.....

  • @diezeldiamond1041

    @diezeldiamond1041

    5 жыл бұрын

    AGREED !

  • @TokyoNinja1467

    @TokyoNinja1467

    4 жыл бұрын

    If he did it on a replica of Evels bike with the fountain on then it would be something.

  • @Ninety7Till

    @Ninety7Till

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dude Travis does WAY crazier shit lmao fuck You talking about 😂

  • @saltybildo4415

    @saltybildo4415

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @patricksimmons9853

    @patricksimmons9853

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've jumped bigger mudholes on my bicycle 🚲

  • @theghostdrummer99
    @theghostdrummer994 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think Evel would’ve done these on an Indian though. He was a Harley guy for life. Edit: Harley XR750 to be exact.

  • @iLLuzion1st

    @iLLuzion1st

    4 жыл бұрын

    Caleb Botts harley used to make good American bikes... once

  • @tnelliott2447

    @tnelliott2447

    4 жыл бұрын

    Caleb Botts he actually used triumphs too Not just the hardly go Davidson

  • @SilverSurfer5150

    @SilverSurfer5150

    4 жыл бұрын

    Caleb Botts I hate to burst your bubble, but for the Caesar’s Palace jump in 1967, Evel was riding a Triumph Bonneville T120TT 650cc weighing 363 pounds, 63 more than the Harley XR750, and 23 more pounds than Pastrana’s CP jump bike. Know your Evel Knievel history. Evel, legend.

  • @richk320

    @richk320

    4 жыл бұрын

    Caleb Botts -Didn't Evel use Triumphs and Indians at times?

  • @BIGDADDY0H
    @BIGDADDY0H5 жыл бұрын

    I heard about him doing this. Thanks for posting it, was a big Evel fan as a kid.

  • @crispinetherington7493
    @crispinetherington74935 жыл бұрын

    Congrats Travis from everyone at the CCC Track Day

  • @joconnell8145
    @joconnell81455 жыл бұрын

    The announcer...wow, how'd they ever pull him away from knitting doilies??

  • @michaelmoore8717
    @michaelmoore87175 жыл бұрын

    Robbie jumped the fountains a long time before this

  • @thatboijimmy2086
    @thatboijimmy20863 жыл бұрын

    Travis pastrana is my idol and ever since I was a baby I was watching him and I want to be like him

  • @351974gordon24
    @351974gordon244 жыл бұрын

    Travis Pastrana just seems like the coolest dude besides the fact at being a legendary stuntman. Bravo.

  • @TJIzzy
    @TJIzzy5 жыл бұрын

    Had a first love here..uh lol 3:34

  • @Oozywolf

    @Oozywolf

    5 жыл бұрын

    TJ Israelsen lmfao what happens in Vegas...

  • @AngelPerez-dw8ou

    @AngelPerez-dw8ou

    5 жыл бұрын

    TJ Israelsen I think he was going to say *first LIVE nitro circus*

  • @luizspindola

    @luizspindola

    5 жыл бұрын

    first love night lol

  • @Sheesh6181

    @Sheesh6181

    5 жыл бұрын

    Vegas 😉

  • @ttbxgreat
    @ttbxgreat5 жыл бұрын

    Nitro circus use to be lit on tv🔥

  • @KingC-way425

    @KingC-way425

    5 жыл бұрын

    Alen Hansen I hate it when people like you just spam the same reply on diffrent comments

  • @David-vn2id
    @David-vn2id4 жыл бұрын

    Evel Kniefel rolled his eyes as he should...

  • @souravmmishra

    @souravmmishra

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shame that Travis is better.

  • @David-vn2id

    @David-vn2id

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@souravmmishra Of course he is....just another reason.

  • @marcelogzuluaga9938
    @marcelogzuluaga99384 жыл бұрын

    Travis Pastrana ...un gigante el mejor....

  • @dtjs61
    @dtjs614 жыл бұрын

    He should do it on the same year and bike evil did it on show his real. Skill

  • @jakeman025

    @jakeman025

    4 жыл бұрын

    You know his name was evel right? Not evil lol the fuck?

  • @Jesus_Saves888

    @Jesus_Saves888

    4 жыл бұрын

    He probably thought about it then realized he had already broken enough bones.

  • @Cody2nd

    @Cody2nd

    4 жыл бұрын

    dtjs1961 I mean the event was put on by Indian...so....yeah. It’s called business. I’d like to see you do it on a motocross bike....let alone the Indian Travis rode...get over it.

  • @meridianrenovations8904
    @meridianrenovations89045 жыл бұрын

    Didn't Robbie Knievel already do all these jumps?

  • @chastitunatea7426
    @chastitunatea74265 жыл бұрын

    That's so cool he's got to be the best to pull this off

  • @MrCbschnell
    @MrCbschnell5 жыл бұрын

    Travis... You rock!!!!

  • @jordanteraza917
    @jordanteraza9175 жыл бұрын

    The awkward moment when I found out that’s his mom not his wife 😂

  • @brendonhunt668

    @brendonhunt668

    3 жыл бұрын

    shes pretty hot

  • @overkillblackjack2910

    @overkillblackjack2910

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I thought his wife was his daughter and his mom was his wife. Sorry!

  • @happyrv2061
    @happyrv20615 жыл бұрын

    well......he made 3 jumps in 1 day that Evil took a life time to do. smart kid. he did his home work And didn't need a belly full of Burbon to do it. Congrats !!

  • @dinorains9145
    @dinorains91453 ай бұрын

    One of the greatest motorcycle riders of all time.🎉🎉🎉

  • @brianroagers9016
    @brianroagers90165 жыл бұрын

    Travis is the man!

  • @martincaidin4166
    @martincaidin41665 жыл бұрын

    Was the ramp that tall when Evel tried to jump the fountain?

  • @keanuuchiha1306

    @keanuuchiha1306

    5 жыл бұрын

    No he had pieces of plywood as a ramp

  • @hounds760

    @hounds760

    5 жыл бұрын

    No he was on ground level

  • @deathmagnetic12085
    @deathmagnetic120855 жыл бұрын

    His jumps were whatever for me. Pastrana used a much faster bike than evel did. Not only that, but the ramp for pastrana was much longer. It would have impressed me much more if Travis Pastrana did a double backflip over the fountains of Caesar's palace.

  • @360gotti

    @360gotti

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tony Chavez actual he modeled that bike to be extremely similar to evils

  • @wethenorth3695

    @wethenorth3695

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tony Chavez still a older model and heavy as hell

  • @crand20033

    @crand20033

    5 жыл бұрын

    Still impressive though. Evel made a lot of money and now this guy can make a lot of money too. Plus he won't have to spend a lot of time in the hospital.

  • @juliancrooks3031

    @juliancrooks3031

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tony Chavez would have been happy with one back flip over the fountain

  • @iamclickb4it

    @iamclickb4it

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jak & Skills MVP travis's bike was over 300 pounds

  • @kalilarab2973
    @kalilarab29735 жыл бұрын

    Pastrana él mejor !!! Ídolo.

  • @brandonh1133
    @brandonh11335 жыл бұрын

    Pastrana is the man!!!

  • @chillyourself5208
    @chillyourself52085 жыл бұрын

    Evel's sons fountain jump was way classier. And 2 of the tour buses were under the landing ramp.

  • @master-n-teachvirgo8557

    @master-n-teachvirgo8557

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep 2 buses😌

  • @davepatek6296

    @davepatek6296

    2 жыл бұрын

    So by classier - you mean drunk?

  • @genuengine
    @genuengine5 жыл бұрын

    They could have landed a 747 on those ramps , Evel's ramps were 1/10th the size

  • @darrylkelly7958

    @darrylkelly7958

    4 жыл бұрын

    And on that last jump, Evel and Robbie didn't have a run up and ramp 15 feet off of the ground. Not the same at all. Not even close. Do it on the bitumen like the Knievels did with at least a similar ramp.

  • @AwesomeBeatles

    @AwesomeBeatles

    4 жыл бұрын

    Evel was a chump.

  • @MagicAyrtonforever

    @MagicAyrtonforever

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AwesomeBeatles Yeah right LMAO ROFL

  • @TracyGunz

    @TracyGunz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Evels bikes were heavy and totally diff as well.

  • @mikep4823

    @mikep4823

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AwesomeBeatles He did more in his sleep then you most likely did in your lifetime.

  • @keithleeuwen877
    @keithleeuwen8774 жыл бұрын

    GREAT ! EVEL was such an Innovator !

  • @asianzeusecannon5880
    @asianzeusecannon58803 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome he could of done it with no hands,Travis is a legend n a beautiful family.

  • @InfiniteBeautyOfficial
    @InfiniteBeautyOfficial5 жыл бұрын

    I proposed to my wife here... I had my first love uuhhh.. he stops himself before spilling dirt on himself that his wife isn't the one he loves lol nor is she his 1st love or last lol

  • @jbolo5378

    @jbolo5378

    5 жыл бұрын

    Infinite Beauty ,lmmfao, i caught that shit too. I'm sure he's gonna have some questions to answer when they get home

  • @VincentG991

    @VincentG991

    5 жыл бұрын

    Infinite Beauty I HAVE a first love uhhh Nitro Circus show here.

  • @Bakuru

    @Bakuru

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nah he LOVES her but yeah she ain't the first. Let's not jinx their marriage just yet though 🤣🤣🤣

  • @farrington7971

    @farrington7971

    5 жыл бұрын

    Infinite Beauty I caught that too dude easy on the red bull lol”

  • @chrismac2345

    @chrismac2345

    5 жыл бұрын

    Infinite Beauty i wasnt the only one like what... lol haha Trav. be careful

  • @doubleutubefan5
    @doubleutubefan55 жыл бұрын

    Today's equipment made it look very easy because the ramps were bigger and the landing zone is much safer than before. And while that's not a bad thing it did make it appear boring. Oh well he did it anyway

  • @NealB123

    @NealB123

    5 жыл бұрын

    If Gary Wells had used a landing ramp that wide, he wouldn't have been turned into a human pretzel that been stepped on. I'll never understand why he used that tiny little landing ramp.

  • @andresbur15
    @andresbur155 жыл бұрын

    Travis Pastrana is a beast

  • @pauldean8638
    @pauldean86383 жыл бұрын

    When people who hold evel so high in regard they attribute things in his honour for being the one who gave them the inspiration to follow the career they have . Travis forgotten to mention his whole travis family for they all sacrificed for him to have a career he has now . People look at the admiration for evel and kids today admire travis as the new evel because he stepped the whole game up another level . Travis a national hero and world wide loved

  • @nigelcarren
    @nigelcarren4 жыл бұрын

    Commit 100% , hold it wide open and don't look down... thats how we should all live our lives folks! Fortune favours the brave. 🏆

  • @jsweizston5410
    @jsweizston54105 жыл бұрын

    Evel used a heavier bike.. So why wouldn't Travis be able to clear it?

  • @NealB123

    @NealB123

    5 жыл бұрын

    His biggest challenge was only having a 200 foot acceleration runway before leaving the ramp. The area to the left of the fountains was much more open in Evel's day and he had a much longer acceleration lane to get up to speed.

  • @sneakysnickersnoopy

    @sneakysnickersnoopy

    5 жыл бұрын

    Isn't that India 750 he was riding around the same class and weight?

  • @Mj-yh2vb
    @Mj-yh2vb3 жыл бұрын

    We need something like this to re open vegas and bring some joy to the masses

  • @teamfutabaspeedfresh8339
    @teamfutabaspeedfresh83394 жыл бұрын

    That’s some good people be bless

  • @CycleCruza
    @CycleCruza5 жыл бұрын

    Ok now trying doing the jumps on Evel's actual motorcycle, then I would be more impressed. Travis's bike is much more advanced and lighter weight than Evel's bike was.

  • @andremiller4863

    @andremiller4863

    3 жыл бұрын

    No...this bike used was as EXACT a replica as they could get to the bike Evel used

  • @elituko

    @elituko

    3 жыл бұрын

    No it isn't Andre, Travis was on a modern Indian 750, Evel jumped on a Triumph Bonneville. The Triumph probably weighed 50 or more pounds more and really did only have 4 inches of rear suspension travel. The Indian has more.

  • @EarthSurferUSA

    @EarthSurferUSA

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would you like one back flip or two? :)

  • @stevenkloepping2953
    @stevenkloepping29535 жыл бұрын

    OK look at the ramp Evel Knievel tried landing on at Caesars and look at his ramp. Just saying.

  • @chocloditelensman

    @chocloditelensman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steven Kloepping you aren’t kidding. It’s wide enough to land a Boeing.

  • @codymachado

    @codymachado

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s WHY Evel Knievel was so much more baddass than anyone who came after. His ramps were the same size on both side, maybe 6 or 7 feet wide, shits crazy

  • @BH-nf5lv

    @BH-nf5lv

    4 жыл бұрын

    CHOCLODITE LENSMAN could you do it? Probably not

  • @BH-nf5lv

    @BH-nf5lv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steven Kloepping you couldn’t do it. Just saying

  • @calebsilvestre7376

    @calebsilvestre7376

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@codymachado can i ask if you did your research first about pastrana?

  • @Stevel_
    @Stevel_ Жыл бұрын

    Apparently Travis approached HD first with the idea and they said no, but Indian said yes and gave him 3 bikes (FTR 750) and the rest is history. So cool!

  • @hankramos8663
    @hankramos8663 Жыл бұрын

    Done Evel right proud! 👍🏾

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