Yep, 750. Unless it's fake news
"As if trying to outdo the legend isn’t enough, Pastrana has chosen to attempt these record-breaking feats on an Indian Scout FTR-750 motorcyle similar to the bike Knievel used when he famously attempted to jump the Caesar’s Palace fountain on Dec. 31, 1967."
I guess it's similar in that Evel used an XR750, Harley, if I'm not mistaken. Amazing neither has a 750 for sale. Like leaving a table full of money with four aces.
The 1967 Caesars Palace attempt was made on a Triumph Bonneville.
And Buell? They actually were very good bikes, even if the styling was a little ( ahem) awkward.
Yeah I saw that too. I think it’s unbelievable that he’s trying to do that jump on an Indian. Most of these long distance and stunt jumpers these days use dirt bikes. That Indian will be a handful to land.
I’ve ridden a couple Buells and liked them very much, especially ( for me) the Ulysses.
Nice! I think a lot of Evel's appeal, and why these other guys aren't household names, is that Evel would fail sometimes and they were just as public as the successes. There were a lot of funny moments in the show last night -- one was when the host asks the biographer "I guess Evel didn't have a sports psychologist around." And the biographer replied "There wasn't a psychologist of any kind around."If you want to see a truly mind blowing jump, here’s Robbie Madison jumping ten stories straight up to land on top of the Paris hotel in Vegas replica of the Arc de Triomphe, after he leaves the end of the ramp its 80 feet straight up and he sticks the landing, then turns around and rides BACK OFF , a 100 foot drop to the ramp.