San Francisco Quadskis

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff gifted San Francisco with three quadskis, and the police were spotted driving them around into the cove during the Giants games this past Saturday and Sunday. Giants announcers Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper were first to spot them, which prompted the camera operators to quickly zoom in. This was not the first time they were shown in public though, as S.F. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White took a spill at their debut last October. Continue reading for Jeremy Clarkson’s review and more information.

“The Quadski is a single seat all-terrain-vehicle that can also operate on the water, making it truly all terrain. One rider can take it from land to water, a process that involves it folding its wheels up into the wells, presumably for better hydro-dynamics. Gibbs says the Quadski can go up to 45 mph on land and water. The vehicle is powered by a 1.3-liter four-cylinder motorcycle engine sourced from BMW. At 1,300 pounds and 10 and a half feet long, the Quadski won’t likely fit on a roof rack or even in the bed of a pick-up,” reports CNET.

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