The exhibit was opened in collaboration with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and Evel's oldest son, Kelly. The documentary was filmed in July 2007 at the annual "Evel Knievel Days" festival in his old hometown of Butte. While Knievel was healing from injuries sustained from the Chicago jump, the book Evel Knievel on Tour was released. During his career, Knievel may have suffered more than 433 bone fractures, [29] earning an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime". He was first arrested as a boy for stealing hubcaps and his first motorcycle was a Harley-Davidson, which he stole when he was 13.

Knievel died on November 30, 2007, at the age of 69 due to diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.For according to documents just released by the FBI, he organised vicious attacks on his stunt rivals, was secretly under investigation for a string of violent crimes and was linked to the Mafia.

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