As a proud owner of a hand-me-down Evel Knievel motorcycle toy, I've always wanted to attempt an outrageous motorcycle stunt. After watching Robbie Madison's ridiculous record-breaking 322-foot jump, I think I'll instead revert to my plan to bid on Evel's Wild Turkey cane when it hits eBay. The video available after the jump shows several terrific replays of Madison as he launched himself off a ramp New Year's Eve and rose 60 feet in the air before landing 107 yards away. Check out how Madison uses his rear brake to properly position his bike for landing. Good stuff, very good stuff. Madison's Vegas jump easily beat the previous Guinness World Record of 277 feet by Trigger Gumm. We'd have thought a guy named Trigger could out-jump anyone named Robbie, but we've been wrong before.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jgajewski @ Jan 3rd 2008 9:22AM
amazing...
sfera96 @ Jan 3rd 2008 9:41AM
american stupidity isn't amazing , it's just stupid ...
mark_welby @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:10AM
Sfera, there are videos floating around of Arabs drifting, losing control and hitting crowds of people. There are idiots everywhere, it's not exclusive.
Allan @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:18AM
sfera:
Yes, "American stupidity," performed by... an Australian.
Good call.
Luis @ Jan 3rd 2008 2:21PM
I agree, absolutely awesome! And @ sfera96; I guess you don't realize the work that it takes to accomplish this type of feat. There are measurements, calculations, precautions etc. "Stupidity" as you call it is bad, but ignorance is worse.
Rocketboy @ Jan 3rd 2008 2:23PM
"IT'S STOOPID TO DO THINGS!"
Anyone complaining should just kill themselves.
Rocketboy @ Jan 3rd 2008 9:44AM
What a beautiful jump.
But wait, where are the comments about what an idiot he is?
Benfolio @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:10AM
There they are. ^
Thanks AutoBlog! 5 out of the 6 video links after that video look like soft core pron. W00t!
*fapfapfap*
Jim @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:18AM
>>american stupidity isn't amazing , it's just stupid ...
Hey smart guy, he's Australian.
3seriesisking @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:30AM
It was really cool. He was actually disappointed because he had made up to 350+ during practice sessions but the wind on New Year's was too high to replicate that success. I watched it live and swore that he would probably kill himself doing the jump but I guess I was wrong.
toysbyus @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:30AM
I was the toy designer who designed the cycle and launcher at Ideal Toy back in the 70s.........
Some big deal, eh?
Steve
mark_welby @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:41AM
Are you being serious? At age 36, it's no longer a big deal, but when I was a kid, it was a VERY big deal. Think back to when you were a kid and got the greatest present ever invented. Yeah, that sums it up :)
Menice @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:12AM
you>me
that is a big deal man. bravo!
toysbyus @ Jan 3rd 2008 11:14AM
Ha ha ha....
I just turned 60 and designed so many toys in the 70s, 80s and 90s that I almost forgot how cool some of my old toys (from the 50s) were. They left an indelible mark on me and I have to remind myself that some of the toys I designed might have done the same to younger guys like you.
Probably because our lives as kids were so good, at least, as we remember them......
I also was in charge of GI Joe and Transformers at Hasbro back in the 80s, designed a bunch of those and am honored to have been sculpted as a GI Joe (Slipstream, pilot of the X30 jet)....if you can find an image of Slipstream on eBay, look at his face. That's me, big nose and moustache, all the way!
Enjoy, man. Happy New Year!
Steve
Bobby @ Jan 3rd 2008 10:33AM
Amazing amazing jump. Bravo.
multilexus @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:21PM
Is this the one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/GI-Joe-1986-SLIPSTREAM-Complete-Conquest-X-30-Pilot_W0QQitemZ140194486775QQihZ004QQcategoryZ2467QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
MikeInNC @ Jan 3rd 2008 1:10PM
toysbyus....you're my hero dude. I played with that toy more than any other growing up (now 42). It seems to come up every time me and my gear-head friends talk about toys. We all loved that thing and it was almost indestructible too. I planned to buy it this year for my nephew for Christmas but my wife bought him Rock'm Sock'm Robots (also a cool game). Next year, he's getting it though!
Thank you for all that fun!!
Luis @ Jan 3rd 2008 2:24PM
I had one of those! For a kid that thing was cool! So yes to me, big deal! Way to go Steve!