Robert Edward Knievel II was an American daredevil who was born on May 7, 1962, and died on January 13, 2023. He was the son of stunt performer Evel Knievel. He had also used the code name “Kaptain Robbie Knievel”.
Robbie Knievel was born in California, the son of stuntman Robert “Evel” Knievel and his first wife, Linda. Knievel was the third of four children (two boys and two girls), named after his paternal grandfather. Knievel had two daughters named Krysten and Karmen. He also had a granddaughter, Analise, and a grandson, Kane.
Knievel’s jumping career differed significantly from his father’s in that, until 2009, Robbie used high-performance Honda CR500 motocross bikes specifically designed for jumping. Evel used a Harley-Davidson XR-750 motorcycle for the majority of his record-breaking jumps. Because the Honda is a motocross bike and the Harley is a flat-track racing motorcycle, the XR-750 is significantly heavier and less agile than the CR500.
With the exception of two of his father’s major accomplishments: a Harley-Davidson XR-750 jump and the Snake River Canyon jump using the X-2 Skycycle, Robbie made and frequently replicated Evel’s jumps (including Evel’s 1967 Caesars Palace crash). Robbie stated that he would use an XR-750 to clear a record-breaking 16 buses, three more than his father attempted at Wembley Stadium in 1975. (the current record for jumping a Harley-Davidson XR-750 is 15 buses, currently held by Bubba Blackwell).
Robbie also stated that he would try to recreate his father’s failed rocket jump over the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls, Idaho in 1974.
How many bones did Robbie Knievel break?
By the end of 1975, Evel Knievel (USA, b. Robert Craig Knievel), the pioneer of motorcycle long-jumping exhibitions, had suffered 433 bone fractures.
