THE TEST PILOTS
Superfly Pro Welcomes 3 long standing Test Pilots. Matthew O’connor, Luke Rotolone and Player 1. They bring decades of pure stunt knowledge to the product range and are some of the nicest guys you will meet.
Luke Rotolone - Australia
Name:: Luke Rotolone
Country:: 'Straya'
Ranking:: Pro runabout, retired pro standup.
Achievements:: "2015 Runabout World Champiom" IFWA , 2015 FOF biggest air, 2014 Freeride showdown 'heart of freeride' award, 2014 Surf Slam 'biggest jump', 2014 KRASH Nationals 2nd, 2014 IFWA worlds 4th,
Ski Type:: Modded Wave Blaster Matrix Trinity
Where you ride:: Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast
Bio:: Known as Mardon, Luke started riding standup in 2009 butjust recently found his love for the wave blaster again and started moding and reshaping his blaster with the help of 701 Industries to turn it into a perfect flipping machine. Luke is hoping to travel over to Europe and compete in the IFWA world titles this year, giving him the chance to push himself that extra step.
Superfly Pro Parts:: QS-S steering, Superfly seat, Hood latch.
Benefit to you:: A massive advantage having quick steering when trying to pull of the quick moves like slashes and barrel rolls. The new Superfly seat as opened up a whole new bag of tricks for Luke and other riders to really turn their blasters into MX bikes one the water. Great products.
Luke Rotolone
PLAYER 1
Player 1 - Australia
Name:: Dick Von Lockley - Player 1
Country:: Australia
Ranking:: IFWA 4th World, 1st Sport Billy.
Achievements:: Biggest Air SCX 2021, 4th 2015 IFWA World Tour, QFWA Biggest Air 2015 - Rip'N Ride 2012 - 3rd Krash titles, Butch Award 2012, 1st Krash Titles 2011, Most Munted NZ pubrun, Cleo Bachelor of the Year placed 33rd. 1st Lawn Bowls year 10 high school.
Ski Type:: Modded Wave Blaster - FR & Krash Reaper.
Where you ride:: The super warm waters of Queensland.
Bio:: Player 1 or Dick, Rides and films skis. The two make a good combo". This man has broken more bits than he cares to say, which makes for the perfect test pilot. Recently the blasteritice saw him build his new chopped and rockered Blaster-FR over 8 months. This build incorporated all of Superfly Pro’s products, which Stu said came at a timely point. Solving some of those age old issues blaster owners had to deal with.
Stuey stepped up and flipped his Blaster last year for the first time. Now he sees himself build his brand new Krash Reaper and competing in the IFWA and weekend warrior cup.
Superfly Pro Parts:: All of em
Benefit to you:: Friggin' siiiick. The surf straps gave the missing confidence to flip knowing my feet would actually stay in place. That Steering is just perfect.
Stuart Lockley - Player 1
Matt O'Connor - AUS
Name:: Matt O'Connor
Country:: Straya
Ranking:: At Jetskiing… dunno. At growing a mullet… fkn sht hot bro!
Achievements:: 2015 QFWA "Cherry Popper", 2014 QFWA “Not Scared” Award. An award presented to the maddest bastard of the comp. Nominated by your peers. A truly humbling experience. 2014 Surf Slam “Sickest Trick Amateur” Cliff Hanger into No-hander-lander (It seems easier to land this trick on a no hander cause your hands aren’t anywhere near the hangers anyway) 2014 Surf Slam 3rd place Blaster. I fell over in the swimsuit section. 2015 Surf Slam Sickest Trick.
Ski Type:: Brisbane Watercraft mod blaster 1 735, dual 38s, msd, sj b pipe, sj tank & wb, 180psi. Tuned by Jesus himself, ridden by Satan.
Where you ride:: Maroochydore, QLD, Australia
Bio:: Grew up in Dalby, Qld. We hit pushies, bikes, cars, boats sometimes but never jetskis. I always, always frothed when I saw a jetski. Still can’t believe I get to ride them twice a week, and lucky enough to be backed by some straight up legends so I can! I'm a Network Architect for a job and President of Sunshine Coast Jet Sports Club for another job that doesn’t pay. We get to do an awesome charity event through the club, MATES DAY. We take mentally & physically disabled kids & their carers for rides on 3 seaters. These are the guys that never get to do anything because they cannot even move un-assisted. This is the best thing you can imagine doing, we never have a shortage of helpers and its great karma – cause I'm cashing that shit in constantly ;). Been riding this rockered B1 since 2014 Australian Surf Slam. Before that had a stock hull B1 for a few years. Before that I rode a stock B3 for a while.
Superfly Pro Part:: Superfly Seat
Benefit to you:: The superfly seat from Superfly Pro is a close #1 for my favourite part. The seat opened up the whole ‘grab’ trick area. I would not have even dared grab my stock seat. The first grab you do of the day cracks your back.
Superfly Pro Part: Suspension Steer
Benefit to you:: Started with Standard Quicksteer which was awesome. Loved how I could dial my steering in to be right at full extension. Then I got a Suspension Steer, had the same thing but softer on flat lands. I notice the difference. Best Steering on the market
Superfly Pro Part:: Hood Struts
Benefit to you:: I kiss them every time I open my hood.
Matt O'Connor
Jay 333 - Australia
Name:: Jay
Country:: Australia
Ranking:: PRO, depending on the day
Achievements:: Helping people achieve there goals, "Habib Dance Off" winner 1998, World Champion Blaster 2014, Kebab Roll inventor, kinda probably started the blaster rocker revolution.
Ski Type:: Modded blaster, and the 1st Krash Reaper.
Where you ride:: Cronulla, Gaza Strip
Bio:: Jay comes form the "Land of Dirt", a remote inland place more suited to Mad Max, mining opals and riding motor cross. With a constant desert mouth, Jay embarked on a quest for a drink, a drink that drove him to the east coast of Australia where he discovered the surf. A wet substance with a nice shape, however it tasted like shit. Not deterred he found a garden hose of water fresh water, a hot lady, a blaster & the oceans roar. Jay became the greatest super hero, or as we call it, waveblaster rider the country has seen.
Superfly Pro Part:: Quick Steer - Suspension, best thing ever.
Benefit to you:: Easy, tuneable turning, best steer ever ever (yes i know i said it twice, no 3 times).
Superfly Pro Part:: Mounts and Motor Mates.
Benefit to you:: Confidence that my motor will survive even if i dont.
Superfly Pro Part:: Exhaust.
Benefit to you:: Looks killa, nice tinny sound
Superfly Pro Part:: Surf Straps.
Benefit to you:: The best when upsidedownside
Jay 333 - Australia
Travis Chambers-Aus
Name:: Travis Chambers
Country:: Australia
Ranking:: NA
Achievements:: Amateur
Ski Type:: Krash Reaper & Tigercraft V2X Aquabot
Where you ride:: South Straddie and Fingal
Bio:: I grew up on the Gold Coast and have always had a love for water sports. I bought my first jet ski in 2014 which was a Yamaha FZR (2 seater). Things quickly progressed for me on the FZR and before long I was looking for something smaller to challenge myself on.
I bought my first Blaster in April 2015 and a month or two later I discovered the Krash Reaper and haven’t looked back since. It’s been the best ski I have ridden to date and my riding has continually progressed.
I am currently in the process of building the new Tigercraft V2X fixed steer Aquabot which will be the first of its kind in Australia. I believe this ski will be a game changer combining the best of the stand-up and fixed steer worlds.
Superfly Pro Part:: Flex Fins
Benefit to you:: Quick-steer suspension & Flex fins
Benefit to you: The suspension quick-steer and flex fins are in my opinion world class products. The suspension quick-steer is perfect for absorbing the impact of hard landings and has saved my wrists on so many occasions. It also makes your turning so much more responsive. The flex fins are insane and add total control and stability to your riding. Never has landing barrel rolls, re-entries and backflips felt so easy.
Travis
Paul Santo - New Zealand
Name:: Paul “ Pepe” Santo
Country:: New Zealand
Ranking:: Full Blown, Hard Out Amateur riding the world famous General Lee
Achievements:: 2016 NZ Festival of Freeride "Stace Hopper Memorial Trophey", 2015 “ The Pierre Maxient Winner of the Week” that’s like a world title right there, NZ Festival of Freeride 2014 “ Pushing the Limits “ , Flip-sync Challenge dual blaster flip - Evil Knievel style. Boy scouts 1979 cooking on a tin can badge and self voted best caterpillar demonstration ever at a Jet ski prize giving. Un-official Blender King Pro Vita-mix Pepe Award.
Ski Type:: Stock Hull Blaster “ Its like trying to flip a Bus “, running mild port 701 , twin Carb B Pipe etc.
Where you ride:: I live in the Jet Ski paradise , where there’s water we ride from rivers , rapids, creeks , up the odd drain pipe, lakes, harbours to our MASSIVE wild west coast surf 10 foot – 20 foot+ waves that are wanting to eat you.
Bio:: Kiwi’s don’t talk about themselves , we just stand around and be all cool and shit.
Superfly Pro Part:: Quick Steer – Suspension
Benefit to you:: This is a massive improvement over what was available in the market , the height of this set up changes the way you ride your ski“ For the better “.
Superfly Pro Part:: Rocker Nose
Benefit to you:: Benefit to me : For all the cool guys that ride uncut blasters , this makes a massive improvement to caving down the face of a wave and the ski becomes way more fun to ride. Also acts as a good bumper when you smash into stuff.
