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Australian adventure rider Robbie Maddison has pulled off a stunt riding a modified motorcycle down a massive wave in Tahiti. The unprecedented feat of riding a motorcycle across the ocean's surface has once again drawn attention from around the world.
Riding a wave on a motorcycle is already art that's gone past the common sense of what a vehicle is. Even the choice of Tahiti's massive waves as the stage shows the aesthetic sense going full throttle. What Maddison does isn't about function or winning, it's pure excitement, a 'have you ever seen this before?' The atmosphere of it is incredibly romantic.
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A modified stunt vehicle like this seems like a serious investment, including both development cost and safety measures.
What kind of discipline does this rider normally compete in?
He was originally a freestyle motocross rider, and later dedicated himself to this kind of off-the-charts, adventurous stunt work.
A dangerous stunt in a different direction from an Evel Knievel type thing - a water-based challenge that's very much Madison's own style.
Madison has always been known for this kind of off-the-charts stunt, hasn't he - good to see he's still going strong.
They call it a modified bike, but I'm curious exactly how far they went with saltwater protection and buoyancy tricks.
Dedicated floats and waterproofing for riding across water must involve some pretty specialized modifications - I'd like to see the technical details too.
Riding a motorcycle over a huge wave is so far beyond common sense all you can do is laugh - Madison's sense for stunts is as sharp as ever.
