Here is a quick history lesson for those of you who do not know about how the jet ski came about. The creator of the first Jet Ski was Clayton Jacobson II. When he moved to Palos Verdes, California, he became immersed in the culture of motocross racing. While out riding one day he stopped at a irrigation ditch to cool off and he had a crazy thought which has turned into a lifestyle for many. He created the “motorcycle on water.”
Last year, professional stuntman Robbie Maddison, on a specially-prepped dirt bike raced across the water and charged the waves of world-famous Tahitian surf spot Teahupoʻo. Clearly that footage was the solitary animus that spurred the rehashing of the pseudo super-spy Vin Diesel vehicle, “XXX.” Here is the trailer for the new movie which shows Vin Diesel aboard his dirt bike/motorcycle/jet ski riding on the water. The machine works by shooting out skis to keep the front of the machine afloat while the back is not shown. In the trailer it show two guys riding on separate bike in what appears to be one chasing another and they are getting pretty high off the waves just before they crash.
While this does look like a good movie, us PWC enthusiasts can’t help but argue that the name should be changed to something more related to the dirt bike/motorcycle/jet ski machine.
