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EVEL KNIEVEL’S WEMBLEY JUMP

Here’s a quote for ya. Take this in… “Seventy per cent were real fans who wanted to be there to see the jump. Twenty per cent wanted to come and if there was an accident, they wanted to see it. But they didn’t want to see me get killed. Then there’s 10 per cent of the population that were looking for blood and/or death.” — Evel Knievel

If Evel Knievel’s above statements in reference to his fans were indeed accurate, roughly 20 to 30

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Type: Liquid cooled, inline 3-cylinder, 12 valve, DOHC, 240° firing order Capacity: 660cc Bore: 74.04mm Stroke: 51.1mm Compression: 12.05:1 Maximum power: 70kW (95PS) at 11,250rpm / LAMS: 41.9kW (57hp) at 6750rpm Maximum torque: 69Nm at 8250rpm / LAM

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