Ratickle
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At a press conference yesterday in Detroit, GIBBS founder Alan Gibbs and chairman Neil Jenkins announced that the Quadski will be available in select U.S. markets starting next month ... priced at about US$40,000.
Gibbs has just announced an amphibious quad bike for sale in the States for a (slightly) more palatable $40,000 (£24,800). This one's actually going to happen - the New Zealand-based company has bought a factory, in Detroit no less, and production is slated to start this month.
As with the Aquada, the Quadski can be driven straight into water, at which point you press a button to retract the wheels and five seconds later you're off again, pushed forward by a jetski-style water jet propulsion. According to the company the top speed of 45mph is the same on water as it is on land. Power comes from a 1,300cc four-cylinder BMW motorbike engine making 175hp, and the gearshift is from a BMW bike as well.
Gibbs Sports Amphibians
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PistonHeads Headlines - Gibbs Quadski resurfaces
Gibbs has just announced an amphibious quad bike for sale in the States for a (slightly) more palatable $40,000 (£24,800). This one's actually going to happen - the New Zealand-based company has bought a factory, in Detroit no less, and production is slated to start this month.
As with the Aquada, the Quadski can be driven straight into water, at which point you press a button to retract the wheels and five seconds later you're off again, pushed forward by a jetski-style water jet propulsion. According to the company the top speed of 45mph is the same on water as it is on land. Power comes from a 1,300cc four-cylinder BMW motorbike engine making 175hp, and the gearshift is from a BMW bike as well.
Gibbs Sports Amphibians
TVNZ | Breaking & Daily News, Sport & Weather | TV ONE, TV2 | TVNZ
PistonHeads Headlines - Gibbs Quadski resurfaces
