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Post by pistonguy on Mar 28, 2018 8:58:46 GMT -5
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Post by pistonguy on Mar 28, 2018 9:03:10 GMT -5
The cover of Racer X mag. lets say we've met. These things just don't happen on there own to get your stuff on the cover.  |
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 5, 2018 20:58:24 GMT -5
Get ready its TP 199 so you know he's gunna go Big!!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jul 5, 2018 23:13:10 GMT -5
Pistonguy,
"This is gonna be good!" Man, you said it! Like many old bikers of my era, I saw Evel Knievel in-person whenever I could. His command of the venerable Harley V-Twin was envied by all of us. We enjoyed his pre-jump performances as much as the jumps.
The fact that this fellow is doing the jump on a V-Twin (Indian no less) makes ALL the difference. Robby Knievel does marvelous jumps, but on a modern bike with HUGE suspension travel, made for "air-time". Those bikes did not exist in his Dad's day. I can't even imagine what Evel could have accomplished on a modern bike!I imagine the Indian used for this jump is slightly better-setup than Evel's old Harley, but not all THAT much. A heavy street/track twin is what it is... a heavy twin with short suspension. A jump that might be "easy" for a pro rider on a modern Moto-X bike can be nearly impossible on a heavy V-Twin with limited suspension.The missus and I are praying for his success. We watch these exhibitions for the skill of the rider, and a successful attempt, not for the potential blood-letting. We hope he makes it, and makes it look easy!
And, what a PR coup d'etat' it will be for the new Indian!Somehow, I do believe Evel would approve...  Leo (no daredevil DNA at all) in Texas
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 7, 2018 9:45:48 GMT -5
Godspeed, Mr Pastrana.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jul 9, 2018 1:07:52 GMT -5
Woo-HOO boyz n' gurlz…He DID it... times three!    Preparation, a great team and monumental skills honed in Moto-X really paid off!
I am VERY impressed with the Indian flat-tracker. I was amazed to hear it weighs less than my Kymco 250 scooter... Makes me more than ever wish I was a tad more youthful and able to swing a leg over one! Lots of that track DNA in the scout street 750, and even the sweet little Scout 60!THIS event, coming on the heels of Harley-Davidson announcing manufacture of some bikes "in Europe" couldn't have come in more timely fashion for the image of the new Indian. Way to go Travis!
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 9, 2018 7:38:59 GMT -5
Travis made it look easy
I have worked with his team before so was no surprise how light the bike was, ( I think its a Champ dirt track frame) and also the Suspension would be heavily modified.
Travis also has his own facility and would be pretty sure he had practiced and made all three jumps many times before we saw him on TV.
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Post by tortoise on Jul 9, 2018 9:53:35 GMT -5
Agree! The 3-hour History Channel program was EXCELLENT! It was around 80% "backstory" of course, but even that was well presented . . including the actress Linda Evans trivia. "On December 31, 1967, John Derek recruited his wife to operate one of his cameras after he had been commissioned by daredevil Evel Knievel to film his motorcycle jump of the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was Evans who captured the iconic images of Knievel's devastating crash as the jump failed." . . WikipediaKudos to all involved . . and hope Indian Motorcycle benefits from a few additional sales.
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Post by pistonguy on Jul 9, 2018 13:40:50 GMT -5
Unlike Evil TP was a Aerial Combat Ace by the time he was on RM 80's, a master of steering the bike in the air.
Evil or many of us for that matter Just didn't have the lighter weight bikes with any kind of suspension to practice on. My Back Is Junk from riding early 70's mx and worse snowmobiles, my Spine was the suspension.
Evil looks like a +40 Novice mx'r falling from the sky, He had a week and a day to tap the rear brake and bring the rear up and pull it off, he just stayed frozen trying to ride it out like a White boy that can't jump.
The Front Falls PIN the Throttle, The Back Drops Tap the Rear Brake.
TP's style always reminded me of a Gazelle, he used his lanky body to propel the bike forward in the air were as some like McGrath never moved his arse four inches off the seat and could steer in the air so the attitude of bike in perfect angle with the down side of the jump Wide Open, they are both masters of the craft.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 10, 2018 20:16:54 GMT -5
"My Back Is Junk from riding early 70's mx and worse snowmobiles, my Spine was the suspension."
I remember those days. My Kawasaki enduro had a whopping 4" of suspension travel.
-Ironic, that many of those 70s mx racers are riding hard tail Harleys these days.
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