Watch Badass Motorized Skateboards

The adolescent dream of a self-propelled skateboard now has many manifestations. From chainsaws to rockets, people will fuse anything to their beloved boards to go faster. Check out this gallery of our favorite skateboard mods. (Don't try this at home!)
barking up the wrong tree
barking up the wrong treewith all that mechanical work.
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Take it to the slopes with the SnoDeck, a skateboard modded for snow business by students at the University of Waterloo. "If I die before I wake.... "

to choose from on the net. Pictured here is the DirtThingZ Nitro Dirtboard a fourwheeled motorized offroad skateboard...

to choose from on the net. Pictured here is the DirtThingZ Nitro Dirtboard, a four-wheeled, motorized, off-road skateboard from A2xtreme. Described as an "all-terrain beast with attitude" at 80 cc and 55-km per hour, this monster holds its rider in with snowboard bindings.

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The Wheelman doesn't just slap a motor on a plank and call it a day -- this bizarre construction wraps a wheel around each foot, then whisks the rider along with a 2-horsepower, 40-cc engine. With looks to beat a bike 10 times its size, Tami's toe rocket is the most stylish ride in this roundup.

doesn't reach the end of the driveway let alone orbit.

doesn't reach the end of the driveway, let alone orbit.

GM's website says quotthe skateboard chassis creates an unusually low center of gravity without sacrificing ground...

GM's website says "the skateboard chassis creates an unusually low center of gravity without sacrificing ground clearance. This gives the vehicle superior handling while resisting rollover forces, even with the tallest body attached."

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Watch Badass Motorized Skateboards
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