Robbie Maddison surfs waves on motorbike
“Robbie is equally as visionary as he is talented on a dirt bike and we’re happy to have enabled him to truly defy convention”. Even the movie wasn’t insane enough to show Jim Carrey drive a auto or run on water but the latest video from DC Shoes has us reaching for the impossible. He spent two years modifying his motorbike and attaching skis to the front wheel and a propeller tyre on the back.
Robbie Maddison is actually quite the surfer, as often happens growing up in Australia.
The 34-year-old, nicknamed Maddo, said this stunt is the first where he felt he was going to be killed.
Enjoy watching this surreal stunt, and by all means, don’t try to imitate Robbie Maddison in this one.
The project took plenty of trial and error, including sinking Maddison’s bike – a Honda that was outfitted with two paddles – 30 or 40 times, TransWorld reports.
Teahupo’o (pronounced CHO-PO) is recognised by big-wave surfers as one of the most unsafe and challenging locations to surf due to the huge volume of water sucked up and razor sharp coral reef that lies just feet below the surface.
If you think that sounds ridiculous, you’re not wrong.
Saddled atop his motorbike, Robbie Maddison rode directly into the Tahitian jaws of Teahupo’o, living out his very literal pipe dream. I’ve been a surfer for like 26 years. It was a near-death experience.