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Evel said the reason he switched to Harley was they threw a ridiculous amount of money at him.
A.M.F. had MONEY back then??? And they didn't throw it into makin' a better machine?(oh how "American" can ya get? HUH?!)
I guess it's lucky for Harley then that Willie G. suddenly remembered his last name in the early '80s, and brought a good business sense(along with a passion for the CORE PRODUCT) back to the "Motor Company".
BTW...I saw Mr.Knievel a couple o' years ago speaking at the Del Mar(CA) Flattrack Races and Vintage Motorcycle Show, and I got'a tell ya....him don't look too good lately, Dude! 
I'm starting to wonder if having almost every bone in your body being broken at one time or another while trying to jump over stuff on machines with MAYBE about 4 inches of suspension travel at each wheel during your career MIGHT have somethin' to do with all that. Ya think?! 
(ever see a slow-motion replay of the Caesar's Palace Jump? T'wernt the jump that got him. Ain't no fun when ya bottom-out that there suspension, ya know) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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