Robbie Madison's Pipe Dream

With land and air covered, all that was left for Maddo to conquer was the sea.

- Donn Maeda

When Robbie Maddison says he’s going to do something, you’d better believe him. Considered by many to be the modern-day Evel Knievel, the charismatic 34-year-old from Australia has successfully transitioned from pro motocross racer to freestyle star to stuntman and daredevil extraordinaire. Through the years, Maddo has captivated audiences around the world with his limitless courage and never-ending creativity, but his most recent endeavor, Pipe Dream, presented and produced by DC Shoes in association with Robbie Maddison Entertainment, takes everything to a whole new level and stretches the imagination.

As we’re wrapping up a photo shoot in Robbie’s front-yard FMX park, I can tell that Maddo has something on his mind—something by the way he stares into the distance with a glazed look on his face is a dead giveaway. “I’ve got  something big in the works, mate,” he says. “I can’t really tell you about it, but  it’s big. If you pay attention to my social posts, you’ll get an idea.” Scrolling  through his Instagram, I discover a few posts that feature lakes and captions about testing. “Are you going to jump over a whole lake or something?” I ask.  “No,” he answers with a laugh. “I’m going to ride on water.”

The concept of riding on water is not a new one. From the early days of moto video, we’ve seen guys hydroplaning across bodies of water at top speeds, with perhaps the most notable being Kevin Windham ripping across a Mississippi pond on his works Honda CRF450R in the TransWorld Moto cross production, Crush. That, however, is child’s play in comparison to the idea Maddison cooked up for