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Three Jumps. Ii Legends. 1 Nighttime | Evel Live


Just over fifty years afterwards Evel Knievel’s endeavour to boundary the outflow at Caesars Palace, Travis Pastrana volition laurels his legacy past times recreating 3 of Evel’s almost famous jumps.



On July eighth inward front end of Caesars Palace, steps from Las Vegas Boulevard too inward front end of millions of TV viewers, Pastrana volition force the boundaries on what is possible amongst human being too machine, jumping an Indian® Scout® FTR750 V-twin motorbike all land creating Las Vegas’ side past times side iconic moment.


“Evel Live”, an unprecedented three-hour alive number premiering Sunday, July eighth at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT on HISTORY® inward partnership amongst Nitro Circus, volition run into Travis Pastrana endeavour 3 of Knievel’s almost famed jumps on the Scout FTR750, including jumping the length of 52+ crushed cars, xvi Greyhound buses, too the ill-fated Caesars Palace outflow boundary that left Knievel grasping for his life. If successful, Pastrana volition live on the outset private to consummate all 3 jumps inward 1 three-hour timespan too on a motorbike like to those Evel used.


The Indian Scout FTR750 is a apartment rails racing motorbike designed to force the boundaries of speed too redefine command amongst ii wheels firmly on the ground. Rewinding time, yous discovery the motorcycles Evel jumped were designed for like purposes. However, neither were intended for jumping.


“It was extremely of import to utilization a motorbike like to the ones Evel jumped. The Indian Scout FTR 750 is simply that, a modern-day development of the apartment rails motorcycles of the past,” said Pastrana. “It has the ability I bespeak too handles well, but I’m alone going to convey a few days to larn comfortable on it, non to cry I’ve never jumped a V-twin before. I’ve got my locomote cutting out, but we’re used to going large at Nitro Circus, too then we’ll larn inward happen.”


The Indian Scout FTR750 is far dissimilar from the lightweight motocross bikes yous would typically discovery Travis Pastrana jumping. The engine of the FTR750 features a powerful 750cc 53-degree V-Twin too utilizes 43mm conventional front end recess amongst an adjustable Ohlin’s mono-shock on the rear. Introduced inward the American Flat Track racing serial inward 2017, the Indian Scout FTR750 secured xiv victories along amongst the manufacturer’s too rider’s entitle inward its outset twelvemonth of competition.


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