This amazing video shows motorcycle daredevil Robbie Maddison setting the world record for the longest motorcycle jump with his motorcycle on the water like a surfboard. It is a fully functional motorcycle. This can be seen from the fact that Maddison is riding the motorcycle over land or into the water at the beginning of the clip. The vehicle has outriggers that make it amphibious. In the following promotional video for DC Shoes Maddison surfs on his motorcycle off the coast of Tahiti. The Surfer-Magazine asked Maddison how he got the idea. He answered:
Well, I grew up surfing, and my wife is a big-time wakeboard champion, so every time we're home in Australia we're in boats, on the water, etc. I guess the idea originally came from — well I mean I'm obviously a motorcycle guy — but I was on the back of a boat and we were cruising along the river and I'm looking at the wake coming up the back, watching her wakeboard, and something clicked in my head. I fantasized putting skis on a bike and riding on water. It was a stupid vision at the time, but I kept toying with it, playing with designs and concepts, and eventually it became a reality.