Richard Hammond meets Evel Knievel, on TV now (15 June)

**Bren** · 15th June 2008, 19:29

Should be interesting...on Prime at 7.30 tonight (15.06.08)

Richard Hammond Meets...
7:30 PM

Evel Knievel. Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond journeys across Montana on Harley to interview Evel Knievel known for his extraordinary life of dangerous stunts, cheating death and huge excess.

**Headbanger** · 15th June 2008, 20:50

That was fucked up. Big time.

**ital916** · 15th June 2008, 20:54

Evil knievel never was my hero, and if he was after that he sure as hell wouldn't be. Nuff said, there are real hero's in todays world.

**Swoop** · 15th June 2008, 21:00

As the saying goes, "never meet your heroes".

Sad.

**Headbanger** · 15th June 2008, 21:00

Originally Posted by Drider87

Evil knievel never was my hero, and if he was after that he sure as hell wouldn't be. Nuff said, there are real hero's in todays world.

Todays world?

Evels world was the seventies, How old were you when he was in his prime?

**Sketchy_Racer** · 15th June 2008, 21:02

Meh I always just saw him as someone who was stupid enough to jump a bike and HOPE he landed it. Sure he could wheelie, but my heros are ones with skill

**Headbanger** · 15th June 2008, 21:09

I don't have any hero's.....

As for Evel, I have only ever heard him talked about as a moron,even back in the seventies, Granted I was born only a few years before his fall from grace but he was still a celebrity of sorts.....Even if just for not landing jumps, being a bastard, and attacking people with bats.....

**Bren** · 15th June 2008, 21:11

Yeah, I was pretty disappointed in that too...he seemed to be just another bitter old man!...I was too young to really remember his exploits, and all my heroes seemed to be Cowboys

**smokeyging** · 15th June 2008, 21:15

In those days we thought a little different. if it looked as though it might work, then nothing was a problem. some of us got to live through that, unfortunatly a few did'nt. old Evil just happened to trip over a way to make a dollar, but like what a lot have found, the weight of money can also bring you to your knees...

**ital916** · 16th June 2008, 07:40

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Todays world?

Evels world was the seventies, How old were you when he was in his prime?

I was born a few years after his status decline, but he wasn't that admired in england, well not from where I came from anywhere.

**MSTRS:Me** · 16th June 2008, 08:44

Evel Kneival...the hype was bigger than the man, but the man believed his own hype. And couldn't deliver. Pathetic.
(then again, you won't find too many people trying to jump over X buses, will ya?)

**fergie** · 16th June 2008, 11:04

I thought that maybe it was a series but it seems not. sure did like the look of rural america. would be great touring round there.the hamster looks so small on topgear but he didn't look too tiny on that harley.

**Swoop** · 16th June 2008, 13:23

Originally Posted by fergie

the hamster looks so small on topgear but he didn't look too tiny on that harley.

He didn't have 6'-5" of Clarkson standing next to him...

**madbikeboy** · 16th June 2008, 13:29

I wanted to like the guy, I mean the guy was literally a legend and known all around the world. But he was an asshole. I noticed especially the way that he was treating Hammond (who is more famous that he'll ever be), it was offhanded, just like a servant or something.

There's some sort of Aessops Fable aspect to his story - he lived like an ass, and he died in pain without any honor.

**MisterD** · 16th June 2008, 14:56

Originally Posted by madbikeboy

I wanted to like the guy, I mean the guy was literally a legend and known all around the world. But he was an asshole. I noticed especially the way that he was treating Hammond (who is more famous that he'll ever be), it was offhanded, just like a servant or something.

There's some sort of Aessops Fable aspect to his story - he lived like an ass, and he died in pain without any honor.

You're contradicting yourself a bit there aren't you? "Literally a legend" but Hammond is more famous that he'll ever be? Which is it?

But yeah, I thought he actually deserved Louis Theroux rather than Hamster...