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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Evil Knievel, Evel Knievel, Motorbike Museums and Stunts

Problem
Daredevil and stunt rider Evil Knievel attempted to ride over a bus and a canyon. Where can I see Evil Knievel, motorcycles and stunts? Actually his name sounds like evil Knievel, but it's really Evel Knievel. However, I reckon Evil Knievel is amusing and apr. I laughed out loud when I read about his earliest attempts at stunts:

Wikipedia reports on his early career: "Knievel was fired when he made the earth mover do a motorcycle-type wheelie and drove it into Butte's main power line.[8] The incident left the city without electricity for several hours."

Answers
1 You can see online or visit in person the Evel Knievel Museum in Topeka, Kansas.

2 Evel Knievel has been featured in exhibitions at the Harley Davidson Museum.
The Harley-Davidson Museum is a North American museum near downtown, MilwaukeeWisconsin celebrating the more than 100-year history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.[2] 

3 Evel Knievel has featured in The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum which is an offshoot of the American Motorcyclist Association, recognizing individuals who have contributed to motorcycle sportmotorcycle construction, or motorcycling in general. It also displays motorcyclesriding gear, and memorabilia.
The museum is located in PickeringtonOhio, United States.

Stunts as parts of films, or as standalone entertainments include:
Tightrope walking including over Niagara Falls. (See museums at Niagara Falls.)
In Niagara Falls, Canada, also see the Houdini museum. His stunts included getting out of trapped places and handcuffs under water. 
See Aircraft stunts in films (movies) on YouTube, and stunt planes displayed at aircraft museums.
See horseback riding stunts.
Modern stunts include leaping from buildings.
Tips
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel
You can see his grave on find a grave.

For motorcycle stunts in the UK see
http://www.motostuntsinternational.co.uk

See my previous detailed post on Evil Knievel, Topeka and Kanvas.
Angela Lansbury, travel writer, author, speaker. Please share links to my posts.

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