Pretty old stof.....I've seen a interview of him shot 10 years ago talking about his stunts and he looked 60 or 70. He was really an old-school toughguy and was all about that old school code of decency, respect, and staying true to himself.

We're having a Hot Rod party tonight...how fitting to watch a stuntman movie...we'll watch it in his memory.

Actually it was the Snake River Canyon and he did not make it across. He did not use an actual motorcycle, but a kind of rocket/cycle combo. I believe it did not work due to the engineers, not Evel.

His motorcycle jumps were amazing, he really created jumping as a daredevil sport. He broke every done in his body at least once. He was 69.  

He recently sued Kayne West for ripping off his image in a video (which Kayne DID do), and is survived by his 2nd wife Crystal and his son Robbie (who wears the Knievel outfit and is a daredevil jumper as well).