Dirt Bike Surfing

Jono · August 2nd, 2015, 05:13 PM

So this is insane!!!!!!!!

Link to original page on YouTube.

choneofakind · August 2nd, 2015, 05:17 PM

Saw that one Facebook. I think you and I follow the same stuff

Somchai · August 3rd, 2015, 05:52 AM

This must be a 'water-cooled' bike (not only the engine)

Racer x · August 3rd, 2015, 06:22 AM

First person bit by a shark while riding a motorcycle.

csmith12 · August 3rd, 2015, 06:33 AM

subxero · August 3rd, 2015, 11:28 AM

I must be the only person in the world who thinks this is stupid and boring.

Dirt bikes are unbelievably capable machines off road, putting this equipment on a dirt bike pretty much inhibits just about anything interesting you could do on a dirt bike off road.... for what? So you can go in straight lines on the water? .... sounds super exciting

. If it wasn't for the beautiful scenery of the video it would be boring as hell, just going in straight lines on the water. You can't slow down, you can't stop, you can't jump, you can barely turn

congrats, you took an amazing off road machine and turned it into the worlds worst, and most boring jet ski

JMO

/end rant

Proteus · August 3rd, 2015, 11:49 AM

I saw this this morning and it's pretty nuts.

akima · August 3rd, 2015, 12:25 PM

Novel.

@subxero has a point! Extremely beautiful cinematography though! Oh... and I wanna go!

csmith12 · August 3rd, 2015, 12:29 PM

Joe, sometimes people do things just because they can. It don't always make sense and others may find it silly or pointless. It's cool and fun, which is the point of the whole matter.

ps... the guy did transition from land to water without a blink of an eye. This is something a jetski cannot do.

subxero · August 3rd, 2015, 12:57 PM

^ how long did they search for the perfect beach to actually do that and better yet how long did they wait for the perfect weather/wave conditions to actually make it work to where it was capable? How many bikes did they sink?

Like any video, the editors do their magic to make it look way cooler than it actually is. Like the video of him riding up the bob sled course and doing the ski jump ( I thought that was really cool by the way) but they put it together to make it look like it is one solid go, but he has different tires on for how many different shots, probably different bikes with different suspension setups as well.

In short, the video's give you an unrealistic glamorized impression of what is going on, this one in particular, there is nothing ground breaking or crazy IMO going on here. People can hydro skim dirt bikes with out all this stuff, it doesn't take a genius to figure out if you put some runners on a bike and a paddle tire that it is capable of this, just someone who is willing to waste the money.

akima · August 3rd, 2015, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

ps... the guy did transition from land to water without a blink of an eye. This is something a jetski cannot do.

Oh yes they can!

Link to original page on YouTube.

subxero · August 3rd, 2015, 05:06 PM

^ what is on that guys head?

Jono · August 3rd, 2015, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

^ how long did they search for the perfect beach to actually do that and better yet how long did they wait for the perfect weather/wave conditions to actually make it work to where it was capable? How many bikes did they sink?

Like any video, the editors do their magic to make it look way cooler than it actually is. Like the video of him riding up the bob sled course and doing the ski jump ( I thought that was really cool by the way) but they put it together to make it look like it is one solid go, but he has different tires on for how many different shots, probably different bikes with different suspension setups as well.

In short, the video's give you an unrealistic glamorized impression of what is going on, this one in particular, there is nothing ground breaking or crazy IMO going on here. People can hydro skim dirt bikes with out all this stuff, it doesn't take a genius to figure out if you put some runners on a bike and a paddle tire that it is capable of this, just someone who is willing to waste the money.

Read this... http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/hom...surf-dirt-bike

The video is cool because he has done something that nobody else had done before. Yes it's been edited to make it seem even more badass but I'd have to say even if I saw an unedited video I'd still be impressed if I saw a dirt bike riding a massive wave.

It is ground breaking and crazy because it's never been done before. You can't hydro skim dirt bikes for miles at a time. If you asked DC Shoes if this was a waste of money they might disagree because they just reached 6.5 million people in one day.

subxero · August 4th, 2015, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jono

Read this... http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/hom...surf-dirt-bike

The video is cool because he has done something that nobody else had done before. Yes it's been edited to make it seem even more badass but I'd have to say even if I saw an unedited video I'd still be impressed if I saw a dirt bike riding a massive wave.

It is ground breaking and crazy because it's never been done before. You can't hydro skim dirt bikes for miles at a time. If you asked DC Shoes if this was a waste of money they might disagree because they just reached 6.5 million people in one day.

There is a reason it has never been done before and skill, danger, technology, know how and cost were never the problem.

psych0hans · August 4th, 2015, 05:56 AM

I think it's Damn neat!!! Something different for sure

csmith12 · August 4th, 2015, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

There is a reason it has never been done before and skill, danger, technology, know how and cost were never the problem.

All in good fun of course.

subxero · August 4th, 2015, 09:10 AM

^ no achievement?

csmith12 · August 4th, 2015, 09:20 AM

lol!!! /fail

Give me a few to get it all wrapped up.

csmith12 · August 4th, 2015, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by subxero

There is a reason it has never been done before and skill, danger, technology, know how and cost were never the problem.

August 2nd, 2015, 05:13 PM	#1
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August 3rd, 2015, 06:22 AM	#4
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August 3rd, 2015, 06:33 AM	#5
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August 3rd, 2015, 11:28 AM	#6
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	I must be the only person in the world who thinks this is stupid and boring. Dirt bikes are unbelievably capable machines off road, putting this equipment on a dirt bike pretty much inhibits just about anything interesting you could do on a dirt bike off road.... for what? So you can go in straight lines on the water? .... sounds super exciting . If it wasn't for the beautiful scenery of the video it would be boring as hell, just going in straight lines on the water. You can't slow down, you can't stop, you can't jump, you can barely turn congrats, you took an amazing off road machine and turned it into the worlds worst, and most boring jet ski JMO /end rant __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

August 3rd, 2015, 11:49 AM	#7
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August 2nd, 2015, 05:17 PM	#2
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August 3rd, 2015, 05:52 AM	#3
Somchai Freedom for Germany Location: This World Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R-FI Posts: A lot.	This must be a 'water-cooled' bike (not only the engine)

August 3rd, 2015, 12:25 PM	#8
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	Novel. @subxero has a point! Extremely beautiful cinematography though! Oh... and I wanna go! __________________________________________________

August 3rd, 2015, 12:29 PM	#9
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Joe, sometimes people do things just because they can. It don't always make sense and others may find it silly or pointless. It's cool and fun, which is the point of the whole matter. ps... the guy did transition from land to water without a blink of an eye. This is something a jetski cannot do. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 3rd, 2015, 12:57 PM	#10
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ how long did they search for the perfect beach to actually do that and better yet how long did they wait for the perfect weather/wave conditions to actually make it work to where it was capable? How many bikes did they sink? Like any video, the editors do their magic to make it look way cooler than it actually is. Like the video of him riding up the bob sled course and doing the ski jump ( I thought that was really cool by the way) but they put it together to make it look like it is one solid go, but he has different tires on for how many different shots, probably different bikes with different suspension setups as well. In short, the video's give you an unrealistic glamorized impression of what is going on, this one in particular, there is nothing ground breaking or crazy IMO going on here. People can hydro skim dirt bikes with out all this stuff, it doesn't take a genius to figure out if you put some runners on a bike and a paddle tire that it is capable of this, just someone who is willing to waste the money. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

August 3rd, 2015, 05:06 PM	#12
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ what is on that guys head? __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

August 4th, 2015, 05:56 AM	#15
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August 4th, 2015, 09:10 AM	#17
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ no achievement? __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.
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August 4th, 2015, 09:20 AM	#18
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