Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

[remember]

For some reason, this was one of the best toys ever. It consisted of a replica Evel Knievel with his bike and a red box with a handle. The rear wheel of the bike plugged into the box and turning the handle spun a flywheel inside the box which both made a very cool revving sounds and spun the rear wheel of Mr. Knievel's bike.Once you'd got the screaming revving noise of the thing as high pitched as you possibly could you pressed and button and the World's greatest stunt cyclist was unleashed! In the adverts he did wheelies, zoomed across the floor and sped up ramps to jump over a line of toy buses.In your bedroom, however, he turned a quick half circle before falling over, ran straight into the wardrobe or fell over immediately and lay there wiggling about as the rear wheel spent its momentum and whirred to a stop. I'm not sure why but the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle is still very, very cool and one of the best toys I ever owned.I remember the cool girls at school having the toy of Evil Knievel's sister, Derry Daring, which came with a pink motorbike and helmet and also did stunt - but obviously no where near as dangerous as Evel Knievel!

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[rossobantam]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

from the 1977 Marshall Ward catalogue:

Don't remember the CB radio van!!!

[Heather74]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Fantastic post Dave

[branny]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Don't remember the cb van or the strato cycle. I had the basic stunt cycle and the dragster. Always wanted the scramble van but never got it. Also remember the super cycle with the friction sparks in the engines, the chopper and the sky(?) cycle (that he attempted to jump the Grand canyon in).

[4PlayHeaven]

Evil Knevival Bike

Anyone have one of these. You put it on its base and wound it up. Then on release it shot off and you could get it do do jumps and stuff.

[sixtyten]

Re: Evil Knevival Bike

Already a thread if you search it

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[sixtyten]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Xmas 1974

[tony ingram]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Been a long time since I've seen the Scramble Van. I had one of those, plus the basic Stunt Cycle. Terrific toys, though Evel never seemed able to actually jump anything...

[sixtyten]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Terrific toys, though Evel never seemed able to actually jump anything...

So true to life then

[Wil]

Re: Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

Terrific toys, though Evel never seemed able to actually jump anything...

I challenge that statement. Around 1975 my Evel could clear about 8 mates lying down along the garden path although sometimes the last one would occasionally receive a revving wheel in the unmentionables!