Hoverboard - I so want to ride one of these...

[Trekbike]

I like to wakeboard, wakesurf, waterski, kneeboard, etc. so for me this thing is so cool.   It does require a JetSki for the propulsion source.  I'll never buy one but I'd pay a pretty penny to get a chance to ride one for about an hour.  

 

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMaDhkNJA2g[/media].   

Edited August 9, 2014 by Trekbike

[ArmyBrat61]

WAY COOL!!!!! I coulda used one when I lived in Florida....

[hipower]

That is awesome!!

It sure makes this old fat man wish he was in good enough shape to try that.

[rugerla1]

Man that looks FUN! !

[BigK]

that is just too cool for words

[NoBanStan]

Let me know when one of you guys buys one, so i can try it out :)

 

http://viscositysports.com/products/hoverboard-kit

 

make sure you choose the complete kit, the stand alone kit is just the board.

[Trekbike]

It's new but I'd expect some rental companies down in FL will purchase and rent out rides. Or at least I'm hoping they will. :) I'll be the one on the dock waving a fist full of money. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

[jtmaze]

That looks really cool. I bet it is not for novice non surfing riders. I see way too much liability for rentals.

[KKing]

I'd almost be willing to drop the cash if we still had our jet skis. One of the coolest things I've seen in a while

[Garufa]

Here's something similar in East TN.  Their "flyboards" look more like rocket boots.

 

http://www.tnflyboard.com/

[peejman]

That looks really cool. I bet it is not for novice non surfing riders. I see way too much liability for rentals.

Imagine getting slammed head first into a coral reef. That's why they don't rent them in the US. Those videos look to be filmed in the Caribbean. Edited August 9, 2014 by peejman

[Trekbike]

That looks really cool. I bet it is not for novice non surfing riders. I see way too much liability for rentals.

 

While I'm sure there is a learning curve I'm not sure it would have anymore risk than the cable wakeboarding rental parks in FL.   I still see more danger in wakeboarding.   You catch an edge wrong and you're doing an immediate 90 degree face-plant while being towed by a boat around 20-25 mph.    It'll ring your bell so hard you'll have a headache for the rest of the day.  

[jtmaze]

Haven't been to Florida in years. If they are renting wakeboards then you are probably right.

[TrickyNicky]

FAKE.

Everybody knows hoverboards don't work on water. You've got to have powa...