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I could buy into this and not just a literal sense, but in a metaphorical one too. Seems very workable...

http://innovation.uk.msn.com/personal/worlds-first-hoverbike-available-in-three-years

And pic...

It's all fun and games until Bobby and his drunk friends race in the woods and Bobby's ass ends up going through his head as his bike crashes into a tree.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
It's all fun and games until Bobby and his drunk friends race in the woods and Bobby's ass ends up going through his head as his bike crashes into a tree.

Or you get ambushed by pint sized teddy bears

 TheCustomLime wrote:
It's all fun and games until Bobby and his drunk friends race in the woods and Bobby's ass ends up going through his head as his bike crashes into a tree.

Why do I think about Bobby from King of the Hill

This looks awesome.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
It's all fun and games until Bobby and his drunk friends race in the woods and Bobby's ass ends up going through his head as his bike crashes into a tree.

No different than if you do it on a quad.

??? you can already buy these... its just a hovercraft after all...

looks a bit cooler then other models, but if you have ever seen what guys do on their "swamp speeder boats" (the ones with the huge fan onteh back)

then I doubt these will be much worse.

Seriously though...

Where

Are

The

FLYING

CARS

ALREADY!

 Grey Templar wrote:
This looks awesome.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
It's all fun and games until Bobby and his drunk friends race in the woods and Bobby's ass ends up going through his head as his bike crashes into a tree.

No different than if you do it on a quad.

I know. It's just that the first thing that came to mind when reading the title was Empire's lousy Scout Trooper bikers.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
It's all fun and games until Bobby and his drunk friends race in the woods and Bobby's ass ends up going through his head as his bike crashes into a tree.

I'd be more worried about falling through the fans.

So these things aren't actually all that expensive right now it seems.

Give it a decade and they'll probably be pretty common.

The biggest problem they probably have is fuel. Although given what you've got an hour and a half isn't bad.