Just watch it.

[Kernal1984]

https://youtu.be/lDi9uFcD7XI

Freaking surfing dirtbiking!?

 

[MCgrease08]

Ok. That is freaking cool. And looks like a lot of fun too.

That last scene gave me goosebumps for sure.

 

[Dirtebiker]

I thought that last wave ate him for sure!

 

[Redtbird]

Some people look at something and say, "Why?"

Others may look at the same thing and say, "Why not?"

 

[churchmouse]

Cool enough but put that high end bike in the drink wide open and the engine is done. D.O.A.

 

[HoughMade]

It's cool and all, but essentially they invented a really tippy PWC...

...if

And I'll just leave it there. I believe we'll be learning a lot more about this video and invention in the next few days.

 

[CountryBoy19]

It's cool and all, but essentially they invented a really tippy PWC...

...if

And I'll just leave it there. I believe we'll be learning a lot more about this video and invention in the next few days.

IDK that I'd really call it an "invention"

People have been riding bikes and snowmobiles across water for a LONG time... He simply has a paddle tire (commonly used in sandy environments) on the rear and a ski type apparatus on the front. It appears to me that from his ability to ride water/land mix in the early part of the video this ski may also allow the wheel to touch the ground through the ski. If that's the case I believe I may have seen something similar a number of years ago but can't recall where... seems to me he was just making use of things available to him to have a good time in an unconventional way... I'll let the patent office determine if it's actually an invention...

 

[HoughMade]

IDK that I'd really call it an "invention"

People have been riding bikes and snowmobiles across water for a LONG time... He simply has a paddle tire (commonly used in sandy environments) on the rear and a ski type apparatus on the front. It appears to me that from his ability to ride water/land mix in the early part of the video this ski may also allow the wheel to touch the ground through the ski. If that's the case I believe I may have seen something similar a number of years ago but can't recall where... seems to me he was just making use of things available to him to have a good time in an unconventional way... I'll let the patent office determine if it's actually an invention...

Invention or not- maybe I should have called it a "contraption". It's fun to watch and all, but assuming no digital trickery (which is a HUGE assumption IMHO), I think when more info comes out, we'll find that it can stay upright for several seconds at most and just enough time to get a quick shot when doing anything other than level riding on a somewhat calm surface.

Now, to be clear, I don't mean to take away from the skill and daring. It's very impressive.

However, I watched it again and confirmed my earlier impression- the longest full speed shot I saw without a cut was between 1:57 and 2:04 on a smooth surface. That's about 7 seconds.

The longest more complicated part I saw was from 2:27 to 2:32, so that's 5 seconds, but at the end of the 5 seconds, they went to slow mow, so that may have added a second or two to the ride.

My only point is that while this is really cool and impressive, they cut it together to give the impression that he's out there riding around doing anything he wants any time he wants out on the water. I'm betting that it's edited the way it is because the best rider in the world (which he may be) can only stay up for 10 seconds at a time, which, despite the skill it takes, seems less impressive in a video.

 

[Woobie]

It could be deceptive, but it looks like he had to get out to where the waves were breaking and make it back without dumping the bike. It could be legit. Of course, you can't rule out cgi.

 

[HoughMade]

Behind the Scenes of Robbie Maddison's "Pipe Dream" | Dirt Rider

 

[SMiller]

Cool enough but put that high end bike in the drink wide open and the engine is done. D.O.A.

Red Bull has a couple billion to throw at the bikes, I am sure locking a few motors up was the least of their concerns. We are talking pro sport rider with unlimited funding backing up his project.

What these people do is amazing, I never would have though I would see them do the things they have in my lifetime.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I used to know a couple of guys that rode dirt bikes on water. Of course that water was frozen at the time.... That was nuts to watch. Studded tires and no brakes. If you went down good chance you were ending up with tracks across your back.

 

[Redtbird]

I saw part of the vid on Lou Dobbs newscast last night. Still looks like it could be fun, well, until you hit a wave the wrong way...

 

[chef larry]

 

[vitamink]

Here is a video done in a similar way. I've gotta get one of these...

[video=youtube;5qanlirrRWs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qanlirrRWs[/video]

 

[Cameramonkey]

Yep. Ken Block has some awesome videos with his rice rockets. Amazing talents.

 

[Hornett]

From what I could see, if you ever lost speed, down you go.