Motorized all-terrain skateboard

[Todds]

Motorized all-terrain skateboard

This Australian company called Scarpar is working on a motorized all-terrain skateboard. It runs in dirt, sand and snow. The two trucks have tank treads/conveyor belts instead of wheels.

Check out the video. If you jump to 1:30 he goes over a log.
http://i.gizmodo.com/5204650/scarpar...the-hoverboard

[toast2266]

Its about time someone put a motor on the least efficient means of wheeled transportation.

[skimasterflex]

BADASS!!

[H0G]

looks like two belt sanders with a plank across it.

[bptempleton]

you know why skateboards are cool? Because they're light so you can ollie them up curbs and do fancy little little flip-kicky things to impress the ladies. Motor+skateboard=retarded as FUCK

[nick > jesus]

i want one, it looks pretty fun

[doughboyshredder]

you know why skateboards are cool? Because they're light so you can ollie them up curbs and do fancy little little flip-kicky things to impress the ladies. Motor+skateboard=retarded as FUCK

you're an idiot, and you have no clue about skateboarding.

[splat]

Could this spell death for the Ferrari of migetized personal transportation.....

The Segway?

[dumpy]

Um I don't ride a skateboard cause it's efficient nor because I can impress the ladies by kick flipping (I can't even with a sausage in my pants). If I want efficiency, I hop on my road bike or take a bus. If I want to impress the chicas, well I just fail.

I ride my longboard (see no kickflips, limited ollies) cause its mad fun and sort of replicates what I feel skiing, but in the middle of summer. Sure I may hit higher speeds on other vehicles, but damn it feels faster, hence more fun.

This thing looks like a lot of fun, ok yeah he got over a log, BFD. How long did it take? How easy would that log be to bunny hop on a mountain bike (about as easy as ___insert whatever TGR poster butt hurt you last__'s mom)? Who the fuck cares, it looks fun.

If I had a greater spare time to expendable cash ratio, I'd definitely get one. Right now I think I'll pass, cause it looks spendy, but certainly a very cool product indeed. You just can't look at it as a solution to all of earth's problems.

[/end rant]

Looks like a lot of shit to break too, I'd give them a few years..

[rideit]

You dumb fucks will be crying when i get rich off of my latest creation...








The motorized unicycle.

I am working on a 50cc prototype, but seriously hope to develop a 'motard' 700cc version, along with a trials model.
I am looking for VC capital...anyone in?