2007-12-12 12:51:26 · 18 answers · asked by ben t 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
whether you liked him or not you've got to admit he had big brass ones. he invented that kind of stunt riding before anyone else knew it could be done & did it by the seat of his pants with no calculations to go on, just hit the throttle & see what happens. a lot of the time bad things happened but when he heald up he would try it again.
he wasnt too popular with bikers in the early days but you had to respect his guts, he was no quitter.
his name will be remembered long after were all dust. R.I.P.BOB
2007-12-12 15:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Who Dat ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That was a stuntman like no other. He did all his stunts on a Harley XR750, Sportster, which is probably why he broke every bone in his body. Still he was a True American and a Legend.
God Speed Evil!!!!!
2007-12-12 13:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Ken L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a shame, he was a cool dude,but he thrashed himself and was in failing health for many years.
You know that saying " Those that burn twice as bright, burn 1/2 as long"
Evel was and really still is the "brightest" of the motorcycle stunt jumpers.
2007-12-12 13:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, he was a lousy stuntman... He crashed more often than not, and had the broken bones and surgery scars to prove it... But he put on one HECK of a show!
2007-12-12 14:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's very sad 69 years old is too young to die, but he was a very very lucky man to have survived this long the way he lived his life!!!
2007-12-12 14:14:56 · answer #5 · answered by spyder45 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he turned his life around in his last remaining years and died peacefully.
2007-12-12 12:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the guy above - wouldn't have thought he'd make old bones!
As kids - we thought the sun shone out his bum !
2007-12-15 06:57:48 · answer #7 · answered by Dingo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Died at home? Didn't know that.
At home is the place to be when that happens.
Unless you're in the saddle.
2007-12-12 14:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think if you would have told me 30 years ago that he would die of natural causes, I'd have never believed he'd live that long.
2007-12-13 08:57:26 · answer #9 · answered by Mark B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He died at the greatest of all ages, nonetheless, it is very sad...
2007-12-12 13:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by chuckles6290 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋