Evel Knievel

Eddie Braun launches toward immortality in his 10,000 horsepower steam-powered rocket, the Evel Spirit, in an event that has been beautifully documented in a new documentary called Stuntman, available now on Disney Plus

Remarkable People

Interview: Rocket-bike pilot Eddie Braun on his new Stuntman film

New Atlas was at Snake River Canyon five years ago when Eddie Braun spectacularly finished the terrifying rocket bike jump that nearly killed Evel Knievel. The event is now a gorgeous documentary on Disney+, and we sat down with Braun to reminisce.

Travis Pastrana aboard the Indian Scout FTR750, a flat track racer that was never designed to fly

Motorcycles

Travis Pastrana plans 3 iconic streetbike jumps in 3 hours for epic Evel Knievel tribute

Wild man Travis Pastrana is gearing up to recreate three of Evel Knievel's greatest motorcycle jumps in three hours for a live TV special. And as part of the tribute, he's going to be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750, a motorcycle almost as inappropriate for the job as Knievel's old Harleys.

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Video: Eddie Braun jumps the Snake River Canyon in an Evel Knievel-style rocket bike

Stunt man Eddie Braun has achieved his childhood dream, jumping Idaho's Snake River Canyon in a treacherous steam-powered rocket bike. New Atlas was right there - check out this amazing world record footage!

CAD rendering of the Evel Spirit design, created by going back to Bob Truax's original Skycycle X-2 blueprints and meticulously measuring the surviving prototypes

Motorcycles

Return to Snake River: A new generation prepares to complete Evel Knievel's greatest feat

Stuntman Eddie Braun has announced he's going to attempt to complete one of Evel Knievel's most famous failures - the rocketbike jump over Snake River canyon - using a replica Skycycle X-2 built by the son of Knievel's original engineer Bob Truax.

One of the series of Harley-Davidson jump bikes Knievel used over the years (Photo: Vicki Smith/Gizmag.com)

Motorcycles

Evel exhibition: A look back at a daredevil ahead of his time

Long before the now daily bombardment of death defying stunts on YouTube there was motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. A comprehensive collection of Evel Knievel memorabilia traveled to the Circuit of the Americas during the MotoGP weekend, so we stopped by for a trip down memory lane.