evil kenival passed away today

well the ol daredevil has passed away today due to illness...dont know much more then that, only saw it on a quick news ad.
mind you though didn't mind seeing the crazy bloke take things further then any normal person lol.

thought go out to his family

R.i.p.

I heard last night.
Sucks.
Oh well....

i heard he died from natural causes lol.
i expected him to go out with a bang

Last ride for Evel Knievel, man of steel and scars - World - theage.com.au

Check it out, explains it all. So sad, he is a legend. My thoughts are with him and his family.

HoLE hangs his head,,funny I should hear about it here,,,I don't do the news,,but I come in here,,and find ,,the guy I acted like on a bicycle when I was a kid,,had his motorcycle,,the Evel figure,,the roady van,,with attached ramp,,man,,ppl wanted to lay down for me,,cuz I was awesome on a bike,,30 years ago,,and I had my share of wipes too,,one time,,on those first old heavy bikes with shocks,,and the mini bike seat,,and the fake plastic gas tank,,I jumped that ole heavy pig 16 feet,,ramp,to ramp,,and wiped just like Evel did in that spectacular bone breakin wipe where he goes over the front of the handlebars,,bike landed on me and I slid on one knee,,for about ten feet with the bike on top of me,,man,,ppl new it was me passing an intersection,,cuz I had this ten speed,,that was so fukkin balanced,,I don't think two wheels saw the gound as much as the back one did,,and I would pass it by on one tire,,and someone from way down the street would call out my old chilhood nick,,another 2 times,, friends came out to the jumps,,and leant me there brand spankin new bikes,,and in one jump,,that I would survive,,there bikes didn't,,and they hadda leave crying,,cuz there bike was toast,,I used to jump physically,offa buildings,,actually dove off a one story building when I was little,,and tucked and rolled,,and ran off like nuttin happened,,I always wanted to be a stuntman,,and did some wild stuff as a kid,,provin it,,funny I would end up a roofer,,working through all seasons,,most times on easy stuff,,,but have the pics of some nice steep stuff that I hung offa with no ropes,,just a lil 2 inch piece of steel to balance on,,and perform my work,,wow,,Evel is gone,,but HoLE lives on,,and is learning how to grow,,so I aint got time for jumpin offa stuff no more,,thxs for starting this thread,,cuz if you didn't,,,,,I woulda

Keep on Growin

HoLE

Edit: I'm gonna watch fdd's and Chiceh's links now,,and next steep job,I'm gettin pics,,and goin all out!