Evel Knievel jump motorcycle up for auction
By Ben Purvis
Events
19 March 2008 12:55
One of Evel Knievel's real jump motorcycles - a 1972 Harley Davidson XR750 - is set to be sold at auction in America on March 29, 2008.
The motorcycle is going under the hammer at the Barrett Jackson No Reserve Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach, California.
And as the auction title suggests, there's no reserve on it - so it's guaranteed to sell, however low the bid.
Not only is the bike a real, signed, ex-Knievel machine, but it spawned the most successful toy in history - the Hasbro Knievel Stunt Cycle.
It's the very machine that Hasbro used to model the original Stunt Cycle model on.
As well as the bike, the auction includes two Evel Knievel jumpsuits, a pair of signed boots and an ex-Knievel helmet - one that he crashed in, of course.
Other items include a ticket from the Snake River Canyon jump, a signed Evel Knievel cheque and even the X-Rays showing Knievel's injuries from his Caesars Palace jump in 1968.
