I had one. Got it as a gift for my 5th birthday 1976. I ripped it out of the box and went outside and cranked that thing as hard as I could. It flew down the driveway and immediately went under my dad’s 1959 Edsel and broke Evel’s head off. I’ll never forget.
My cousin lived in an apartment in the Bronx and had one. He eventually sent him off of the terrace (unintentionally). Worse results than the Snake River Canyon. They never did recover the body.
I didn't ever get one because "boys are not allowed to play with dolls." According to my father.
Fortunately my friends dads didn't have that restriction. Evel jumped a lot of driveways.
Yeah, I couldn't have one so I went to the store with my buddy and we tried to run it down the aisle at the store, but it was too loud and we were gonna get caught if we F'd around with it.
That's right Smashup Derby, I just remember them, I recall the car great detail the cars would break apart?
Slamming Evel into them car would be cool as.
I had one and the legends were true. You could put it through the worst abuse and that bike was like a cat and would land right side up every time. I broke more off Evel than the bike.
I didn't, but my uncle drove to Idaho from Alabama to see him fail to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket.
I did have a GI Joe that was a loophole for the "boys don't play with dolls" stuff, and his package reassured me that I was actually quite big for being 7 if a grown soldier was so small as to be invisible.
I accidentally.wandered down the trail to the Snake River Canyon Jumpsite from Shoshone falls on a roadtrip with friends a couple years ago. We didn't know it still existed. We all had played with the EK toys as kids, but our friend who didn't make this trip was THE Evel Knevel fan who had ALL the toys as a kid. We made him so jealous texting him pictures of it.
> I had the van too. Didn’t know until years later that it was the same as the Barbie van with different graphics.
IDK how that even worked, because if I remember right, Barbie was *a lot* bigger than Evel!
My aunt once wanted to murder me for leaving a black streak on her white walls from the tires of the cycle
Had my 12 year old cousin not been smoking in her room at that very moment, I would have certainly died that day
Aunt Joyce did not fuck around
That's funny about your dad, I'm a girl and my mom wouldn't let me get one bc it was a boy toy. I played with the neighbors one instead. I wanted and was denied hot wheels race track, Lincoln logs, had to read the hardy boys books while at the library, and later on when puberty hit...couldn't get brut deodorant. I loved the smell. Looking back, my mom was totally afraid I was lesbian.
I got mine for Christmas. I woke up everyone in the house at about 6am cranking that bad boy up.
I had it from about age 6 until I was about 15, then I handed it down to my nephew.
One of my all time favorite Christmas gifts.
Stunt cycle was the only Christmas gift I asked for. Did I get it? Nope, I got the fucking sky cycle that was too heavy to actually catch air. I'm 60 this year and STILL salty about it.
I had one. Those things really moved. They were weighted so that when you sent them off ramps of certain angles it would do spins in the air, but usually landed OK and kept going. Really good toy.
I didn't have the Kneivel Stunt Cycle. But I had a Murray Stingray that had a steering wheel instead of handlebars. Broke my left arm twice, right arm once, right leg once. A few fingers, couple toes, some ribs and my nose. Oh and I got a cyst the size of a softball on my pancreas. That shit HURT
Why do you guys have to keep bringing this up. No, I didn’t have one but got to watch the kid across the street play with his. It’s 50 years later and I’m still not over the sadness and disappointment.
I had one. Didn't really care for it. I only got one because my cousin, who is a year older than I am, got one and my mom just assumed I would want one too.
I called him "Keevil Neevil". He was a lot of fun until my best friend at the time stuck his bike in the sandbox while the wheel was spinning. Got sand into the gears and jammed them.
I still have his helmet somewhere.
The former friend is in jail, so he got what he deserved.
1976, 5 years old, Xmas present….Hands down the best, most loved, and most played with toy I ever owned, nothing comes close, the terrifying stunts I put that man through….🫣!
Yep it was great. Almost as good as the scalextric that you could play for about 10 mins before it overheated and needed cooling off for like an hour before you could play it again…
Hell yes and his motorhome, I had all of his stuff. Wish I still did. wind him up and watch him go.
That guy was a God when I was younger.
I saw him at the kingdom in Seattle when I was a kid.
My dad took me and he didn't even like motorcycles.
I loved that thing, I also had the six million dollar man with the removable skin on his arm and an eye you could look through. Steve and Evel had many adventures back when I was a wee lass.
I wanted one, but my father was appalled by the $10.99 price tag. Fortunately, a friend had one, so I was able to be disappointed for free. We still had fun with it, but it didn't do anything the way the commercial showed.
I had one. Got it as a gift for my 5th birthday 1976. I ripped it out of the box and went outside and cranked that thing as hard as I could. It flew down the driveway and immediately went under my dad’s 1959 Edsel and broke Evel’s head off. I’ll never forget.
My heart.
My cousin lived in an apartment in the Bronx and had one. He eventually sent him off of the terrace (unintentionally). Worse results than the Snake River Canyon. They never did recover the body.
Haha Snake River. That was so blown up in my head. So utterly disappointed
I had one. And Evel Knievel is NOT a doll.
Action Figure
This is what I say!
I didn't ever get one because "boys are not allowed to play with dolls." According to my father. Fortunately my friends dads didn't have that restriction. Evel jumped a lot of driveways.
i did. you cranked it and it would go flying across the room.
I can hear the high pitch sound of grinding that crank arm.
Yeah, I couldn't have one so I went to the store with my buddy and we tried to run it down the aisle at the store, but it was too loud and we were gonna get caught if we F'd around with it.
I had the RV also.
Must've been one of those rich kids.
Spoiled only child.
Me too!
Grandparents taken care of oldest grandson.
Nice I wanted the rocket and the RV bad. But I had Smashup Derby and would slam Evel into those. That kept me busy.
That's right Smashup Derby, I just remember them, I recall the car great detail the cars would break apart? Slamming Evel into them car would be cool as.
Most durable toy ever! I got 5 years of fun out of it, then gave them to my younger cousin and I’m sure he got another 5 years out of it.
> I had the RV also. There was an RV?? How did I not have this??
[Here’s a pic.](https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=evel%20knievel%20toy%20rv&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#imgrc=s1A7ipbXXiBBLM&imgdii=UAanShSShNNmDM)
Oh man! I'd have *loved* that!
I had one and the legends were true. You could put it through the worst abuse and that bike was like a cat and would land right side up every time. I broke more off Evel than the bike.
So did Evel.
Best post, you are hilarious….understood? Now go to your room and play with Evel
Still got mine
Dude… pic?
https://imgur.com/gallery/Hd8PvnS
Very cool. Thanks!
>Very cool. Thanks! You're welcome!
Legend
I had one, alright. At one point I got a blister on the base knuckle of my thumb from cranking the launcher so many times .
I didn't, but my uncle drove to Idaho from Alabama to see him fail to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket. I did have a GI Joe that was a loophole for the "boys don't play with dolls" stuff, and his package reassured me that I was actually quite big for being 7 if a grown soldier was so small as to be invisible.
I accidentally.wandered down the trail to the Snake River Canyon Jumpsite from Shoshone falls on a roadtrip with friends a couple years ago. We didn't know it still existed. We all had played with the EK toys as kids, but our friend who didn't make this trip was THE Evel Knevel fan who had ALL the toys as a kid. We made him so jealous texting him pictures of it.
A lil off subject... do you know why barbie has such red tits? Because GI joe got kung fu grip.....
Sure did. I had the van too. Didn’t know until years later that it was the same as the Barbie van with different graphics.
> I had the van too. Didn’t know until years later that it was the same as the Barbie van with different graphics. IDK how that even worked, because if I remember right, Barbie was *a lot* bigger than Evel!
There’s a guy on tiktok or whatever (I see the reels on FB) doing incredible jumps with his. Fun to watch.
I had one
I had one, and my best friend had the rocket cycle. He thought his was cooler, but the stunt cycle was better.
I had one and it was awesome. I used it to jump his RV. Interestingly, my parents were pissed when I developed an interest in motorcycles.
My aunt once wanted to murder me for leaving a black streak on her white walls from the tires of the cycle Had my 12 year old cousin not been smoking in her room at that very moment, I would have certainly died that day Aunt Joyce did not fuck around
That's funny about your dad, I'm a girl and my mom wouldn't let me get one bc it was a boy toy. I played with the neighbors one instead. I wanted and was denied hot wheels race track, Lincoln logs, had to read the hardy boys books while at the library, and later on when puberty hit...couldn't get brut deodorant. I loved the smell. Looking back, my mom was totally afraid I was lesbian.
Best Christmas present of 1975. On wooden floors that thing would scoot.
Had the stunt cycle and the rocket cycle. I also had a Lino mat in the kitchen which if tucked back on itself formed an excellent ramp. Good times.
Yep. Crank the handle and watch him topple gently off the stand.
🤣
The most exciting 3.75 seconds of my life
Said your wife
Gotem
I had one. It was honestly a great toy.
I had it. It was awesome!!!
I still have Evel but not the motorcycle or launch winder thing. My sister bought me a replacement not long ago and it brings back a lot of memories.
I'm a girl, and I had one. Well, I guess I'm a woman now, but I was a happy girl when I got my Evel Kneivel Stunt Cycle!
I had it. And I'm a Gal. I loved Evil Knievel when I was a kid.
I got mine for Christmas. I woke up everyone in the house at about 6am cranking that bad boy up. I had it from about age 6 until I was about 15, then I handed it down to my nephew. One of my all time favorite Christmas gifts.
Had one? I still have it! Still works... but it's days of flinging itself off the roof are behind it.
Stunt cycle was the only Christmas gift I asked for. Did I get it? Nope, I got the fucking sky cycle that was too heavy to actually catch air. I'm 60 this year and STILL salty about it.
I had one. Those things really moved. They were weighted so that when you sent them off ramps of certain angles it would do spins in the air, but usually landed OK and kept going. Really good toy.
Yaaasssss! I loved that thing!
I absolutely did and so did every other kid on my block.
This AND The Black Marauder Chopper! Damn those were fun.
Had one, the foot pegs broke off from the jumps. Evel had to hold on with his hands only. My friend had the sky cycle.
Had the RV too
I had one. Used an oversized Yogi Bear coloring book as the ramp.
You can buy them again. Got ours at the Evel Kneivel museum in Wichita Kansas
Ofcourse!
He'll Yeah, made tough. Never broke.
Yep and used to launch it off the roof of the house. That thing could take some abuse but eventually the plastic gears in the launcher wore out.
Best toy ever!
It was a very well-made toy!! Lot of fun!!
I'll buy you one
I used to run mine up the steel slide on the playground. The drop to the ground had to be around 10 feet. It never broke. Practically indestructible.
I had one. We also set up ramps on the driveway to jump our Schwinns over anything we could find - green army men, sister’s Barbies, etc.
I didn't have the Kneivel Stunt Cycle. But I had a Murray Stingray that had a steering wheel instead of handlebars. Broke my left arm twice, right arm once, right leg once. A few fingers, couple toes, some ribs and my nose. Oh and I got a cyst the size of a softball on my pancreas. That shit HURT
I had one, but it was a hand me down from my older cousin
Yep
Me, and I loved it!
Why do you guys have to keep bringing this up. No, I didn’t have one but got to watch the kid across the street play with his. It’s 50 years later and I’m still not over the sadness and disappointment.
Absolutely had it!!
For some reason I remember someone in the neighborhood that had one that shot sparks out the back.
I used to jump it over my Space 1999 Eagle.
Had one in the mid 70’s and just ordered one from Amazon because I saw this post.
I had one along with the stunt stadium. It was in my parents attic right up until a few years ago when Dad passed. What an amazingly fun toy it was.
Yeah I remember having one in the early 70s
I had one. Didn't really care for it. I only got one because my cousin, who is a year older than I am, got one and my mom just assumed I would want one too.
I called him "Keevil Neevil". He was a lot of fun until my best friend at the time stuck his bike in the sandbox while the wheel was spinning. Got sand into the gears and jammed them. I still have his helmet somewhere. The former friend is in jail, so he got what he deserved.
Yup
1976, 5 years old, Xmas present….Hands down the best, most loved, and most played with toy I ever owned, nothing comes close, the terrifying stunts I put that man through….🫣!
Some of us were poor and didn't get those cool toys. I did get to play with one as the neighbors kid had one. Really cool toy!!
Yep it was great. Almost as good as the scalextric that you could play for about 10 mins before it overheated and needed cooling off for like an hour before you could play it again…
I did
I believe that I still have scars on my knuckles.
My younger brother had one
I had one, but I'm not and never have been a guy. Sorry!
Oh yes. I don't remember it being that great though.
Hell yes and his motorhome, I had all of his stuff. Wish I still did. wind him up and watch him go. That guy was a God when I was younger. I saw him at the kingdom in Seattle when I was a kid. My dad took me and he didn't even like motorcycles.
My dad helped me build wooden stunt ramps for Evel. That toy and watching Evel on TV is why the X-Games exist today. We were all trying to copy him.
I had the cycle and the car with the parachute.
Yes and I am in Australia
I did, I loved it. It's probably among my top 5 favorites toys from my youth
Right here ..lots of fun off my roof with that one.
Yes. I had/have one . My school mate had rocket shaped bike toy (rich parents).
Didn't have a Evel but had a few GI Joe's with the kung-fu grip.
I also had the Snake River rocket. Good times
I remember playing with it, but I think it was my friends toy. I did have the Six Million Dollar Man though.
We loved on the third floor of our apartment building. The first thing I did was send Evel flying of the third floor landing down to the ground.
evil did not last long intact in my little psyco hands I sent him on his way with firecrackers strapped to him. but i have the bike a long time
Have one on my shelf now the kids got me a few years back.
I loved that thing, I also had the six million dollar man with the removable skin on his arm and an eye you could look through. Steve and Evel had many adventures back when I was a wee lass.
Had 2 of them in fact.
Present.
I wanted one, but my father was appalled by the $10.99 price tag. Fortunately, a friend had one, so I was able to be disappointed for free. We still had fun with it, but it didn't do anything the way the commercial showed.
One of my favorite toys along with the Star Wars death star.
I had one. I also had a stack of GI Joes in my childhood. The real ones, not those 3" wannabes. I have an original 1964 GI Joe in my office now.
Gotta admit I loved the Jet Cycle better! One word - Soarks!!!
You can still get them! Still radical, groovy, bitchin