Jack Lilley creates Evel Knievel edition Triumph Scrambler
Originally intended as a tribute to the 40th anniversary of Evel Knievel's unforgettable Caesar's Palace jump, U.K. bike dealer Jack Lilley has created a special edition of Triumph's on-and-off-road Scrambler. The choice of motorcycle makes sense because that original jump some 40 years ago was done aboard a Triumph T120 Bonneville. Although the project was started before his death, it has taken on new meaning now that the legendary stunt-man has passed and is a tribute to more than just that one jump. According to the dealership, the bike "is based on a Scrambler and has a superb paint job along with short front mudguard, Thruxton seat and hump, chrome engine cases, red cam cover and other small details." The one-off tribute bike will be sold with a signed picture of the man himself in mid-jump and will command a few thousand extra over the base price of the Scrambler. Um... yeah, and we want one.
[Source: Jack Lilley via Motorcycle USA]
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vt 7:08PM (1/17/2008)
hmmm..It looks ok but im in with the sport ones...
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cowboy bob 7:38PM (1/17/2008)
At least it's not as lame as those "Dale Earnhart Edition" six cylinder Monty Carlos GM put out. Gads......
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industrial_strength_bard 10:55PM (1/17/2008)
Ya know...I'm not usually big on uber-custom one off show bikes...
But, I like! Even by slapping a gaudy paintjob from the 70's onto the bike doesn't loose the brittbike's flash. Very classy no matter what you do to it.
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Reader 11:32PM (1/17/2008)
Chrome exhaust paired with the 80's paintjob isn't doing it for me.
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chrisdavis 12:22AM (1/18/2008)
That bike is BA, as was EK. It took a real man to jump a bike like that.
MikeInNC 8:27AM (1/18/2008)
If I had the $, I'd be a bidder.
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John P. 11:18AM (1/18/2008)
I'd rather have Evel's Harley XR-750. It doesn't look as bloated as this. Not that is one is bad.
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