Robbie Maddison rings in 2009 with another world-first motorcycle jump. Captured on ESPN's live 'Red Bull: New Year. No Limits' special and syndicated on my flip camera, this superstar will attempt to jump his bike more than 120 feet high, landing on top of the 96-foot-high and 40-foot-deep replica Arc de Triomphe in front of Paris Las Vegas, and then jump off of it in an acute showing of skill and bravery.

Read on Ryan Leyba's blog on EXPN

There is no doubt in my mind that Beau Manley is the most mysterious, weird, creepy, yet incredibly cool and friendly dude I have ever met. I can't remember the first time I met him, but I remember shredding a mini ramp with him at Real Ride skatepark in beautiful Perris, California. I was a bit intimidated by the guy at first because he looked like a byproduct of Charles Manson and Courtney Love on smack (and acted like it too), but the more I started vibing out with him, the more I realized that he was a really cool dude with a rad and horribly rude sense of humor.

I kind of lost touch with Beau, but I ran into him at a Fuel TV
M80
end-of-production party in Hollywood. After catching up for a little, I learned that he had been living in Los Angeles (Burbank to be exact) for the past couple years. I didn't really ask him what he'd been up to, but I knew that he wasn't still riding FMX because I hadn't really heard anything from him or seen him in any mags.








This photo would lead me to think that Beau Manley is a model... or is he an actor?

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A couple years later (more like 3 or 4) I ran into him at Twitch's house in Temecula. His look had kind of changed a little bit, but he was still keeping it OG and dirty. Everyone was gearing up to go ride in the hills and freakin' Beau threw on some bright blue Alpinestars, kicked over his CR250 and went riding with the boys. It was rad to see Beau back on a bike and surprising to see him rocking bright colored motocross gear — I hadn't seen him ride in anything except for black baggies.

We caught up after the sesh and he told me that he was living back in Temecula. I was kind of wondering why the hell someone like Beau would move from L.A. back to the Temek, but I didn't really say anything. Just like before, I took off and lost touch with the dude. Then, a couple weeks ago, MJ sent me a video interview that she did with him out at Perris Raceway. I thought to myself "What the hell does Beau do?" "Why does he always pop up in the most random places and how the hell does he even make money?" I couldn't figure it out. Is he riding? Is he making his money from the Mulisha? Is he slanging dope? Is he an actor or a model? What is his deal?

So, I sent MJ to get the skinny on Beau and find out what the hell he's been up to for the past year. She tracked him down, whipped out her infamous hot pink Dell laptop and proceeded to grill him. The funny thing is, that even after watching this interview I still have no idea what it is that Beau does. But I'm almost thinking that I don't need to know — he seems to be doing well for himself... especially with the ladies.



If you still have some time to kill, check out

this interview

Malcolm McCassy did with him at the US Open of SX in Vegas - effin' classic.