Epic Adventures with Explorer Rusty Johnson

The Modern Day Evel Knievel - Robbie Maddison


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Today we have a freestyle Motocross rider, but not just any, Robbie Maddison is here today. How can I put this, Robbie Maddison is today's Evel Knievel. You will see him on ESPN jumping football fields or jumping up on a Las Vegas building, Olympic ski jumps, you even see this guy surfing on his bike. When I saw what he was doing I thought he was nuts but he's so calculated in what he does he's so professional in what he does, he definitely is the best of the best. I will guarantee you his x-rays look worse than Evel Knievel's with all the damage that he's done during some of his falls and we talked about that too. We talked about his injuries, particularly head injuries that can really affect people and lead them to depression and addiction. We also discussed using DMT. DMT told him that he could do the Las Vegas jump. DMT bought him back to his childhood got him through some traumas and also gave him the mathematical calculations to let him know that the Las Vegas jump was possible. It was a conversation fascinating conversation so check it out. Robbie Maddison a man has broken more records than a Christian mom

Robbie Maddison is an Australian stunt rider, known as today’s Evel Knievel, who is famous for numerous record-breaking stunts including World’s longest motorcycle jump, World’s highest motorcycle jump, backflip jumping the open Tower Bridge in London, Corinth Canal jump in Greece, jumping down a ski ramp in Utah Olympic Park, riding a motorcycle on water, just to name a few. Movies: Skyfall 2012 (stuntman for Daniel Craig), xXx: Return of Xander Cage 2017 (stuntman for Vin Diesel), Crusty Demons: Night Of World Records (2013), On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter (2014) He started his career competing in national motocross and supercross events, but developed a passion for freestyle motocross (FMX) and entered his first FMX event in Bachus Marsh, Victoria, and ended up winning both the amateur and pro event. In 2004 he won Gold at the X Games at Australia’s Wonderland completing 13 backflips. In 2005 he broke two world records: The 125cc distance world record – 221 feet The 250cc distance world record – 246 feet with a trick (Spiderman seat grab) He has since gone on to be regarded as one of the best FMX riders of all time. Some of Robbie’s Most Famous Stunts World’s Longest Motorcycle Jump Robbie holds the world record for the longest motorcycle jump. Robbie teamed up with Skullcandy and Red Bull Media House’s On Any Sunday to record a video called ‘Drop In’. He rode his bike down the Bobsled run before heading to the K120 Nordic Ski jump. He launched his bike off the jump at 71 mph, dropping 185 feet (about 18 stories, a world record) and landing, for a total length of 374 feet (114.07m) Robbie is featured in the Movie ‘On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter’ On January 1, 2009, live on ESPN, Robbie jumped his Yamaha YZ250 96 feet up onto the top of the Arc de Triomphe replica in front of Paris Las Vegas. He then dropped 80 feet back down to land safely on a ramp at ground level. He didn’t walk away from it completely unharmed. He tore the flesh between his thumb and forefinger on landing from the freefall, requiring 10 stitches. “A little memento to take away from the trip, a little souvenir.” Corinth Canal Jump On April 7, 2010, he jumped his bike more than 80m (278 feet) over the Corinth Canal in Greece. He needed a takeoff speed of 120 km/h to achieve it. Tower Bridge Backflip Jump On July 2009 Robbie jumped the Tower Bridge in London whilst the bridge was raised, throwing in a backflip for good measure. With a potential fall of 200 feet to the water below, it was a jump not to be scoffed at. To see videos of the Tower Bridge and Corinth Canal jumps, and some other awesome clips click Here Riding a Dirt Bike On Water In 2015 Robbie traded dirt for water when he took his specially fitted out bike to the waves in Tahiti to film ‘Robbie Maddison’s Pipe Dream.’ The stunt was three years in the making. There are plans underway for a Pipe Dream 2, which he plans to film as soon as there’s a monster swell off the coast of Mexico. Robbie Maddison’s water bike. The bike has been fitted with water skis to each wheel and a hill-climbing tire on the rear wheel. “It works exactly like the wheel of a paddle steamer,” says Robbie.

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