How a Daredevil Managed to Ride a Motorcycle On the Ocean

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By Carl Engelking
Aug 5, 2015 11:25 PMNov 20, 2019 2:48 AM
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(Credit: DC Shoes/YouTube) Motorcycle stunts have come a long way from the circus stunts of yesteryear, jumping over snakes or through hoops of fire. But until recently, there was one place they hadn't gone: the ocean. That was, until Aussie daredevil and surfer Robbie Maddison recently released his 4-minute clip of riding a modified motorcycle on the waves of Tahiti. It’s a jaw-dropping stunt that redefines what we thought was possible, but it isn’t a miracle. It required a lot of patience, practice, and physics. Here’s how he did it.

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