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Wheelboarding is a crime

Police in Bournemouth England raided a garage and confiscated an illegal motorized skateboard offshoot. From the Timesonline (UK) article titled The skateboard that can top 45mph – and is illegal

The G-Wheel is widely advertised on the internet for about £499, but its sale is illegal in the UK. Tests on the seized machine revealed 15 serious faults, including an ineffective rear brake. Trading Standards officers say that the exhaust pipe can become dangerously hot and the plastic petrol tank leaks fuel over the pavement.

As the sour looking Sheila in middle can attest, the Wheelboard first appeared in Australia a few years back, and now can be found in Brazil and a host of other places importing them from China. I’ve even seen one on the outskirts of our local skatepark a few times, but the guy never had the stones to take onto the tranny, like his Brazilian brother at the top did.

Discussion

5 thoughts on “Wheelboarding is a crime

  1. That was Vesser, he brought it to the Pier Park opener- I rode it, its dangerous. He paid 300 USD for it off the web.

  2. I’d like to add- IS THAT CHRIS STEVENS? (lower left)

  3. A near miss, my doppleganger most likely. That made me laugh Mike.

  4. enemy combatant on December 8, 2007 - Reply

    Test 2:

    Link

  5. corncobcock on December 10, 2007 - Reply

    its a stand-up pocket bike! i prefer the sit-down pocket rocket…at least thats what yer dad would say..

    checkout Paul and Jerry…oooooh gah!

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