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...tank, the new Motoboards, as they're called, can move a rider at up to 50 m.p.h. and cruise at 20 m.p.h. for about half an hour. They are already selling well both in the U.S. and abroad. "The beauty of this thing, says Jim Rugroden, 28, who invented the item when he was a physics student at the University of California at Berkeley, "is that it can go anywhere. Even up hills, apparently, provided the surface is hard and smooth Motoboarding is no cheap thrill, however. A standard Motoboard retails tor the special custom model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Outboards for Skateboards | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

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