LAWRENCE OF JUNEE
LAWRENCE Ryan is a 45-year-old professional motorcycle daredevil from Junee in the central west of NSW. He first appeared on my radar more than 15 years ago, as Lawrence Legend tunnelling fire, smashing into cars and jumping anything that wasn’t moving as part of the night-time entertainment at the Summernats Car Festival.
My favourite stunt was in 2003 when, instead of jumping his bike over a bunch of buses, he jumped a double-decker bus over 18 bikes! “Twenty-two bikes were lined up but I landed on some,” he says. It was hilarious and terrifying all at the same time. He jumped 38 bikes the next year and 45 the year after that.
For Lawrence, it’s all about the show. Evel Knievel is obviously his inspiration, especially now that he
