Mandurah grandpa goes full Tony Hawk on mobility scooter
Whose gramps is this? From rollerblades to skateboards to scooters, you'll see all sorts of wheels at the local skatepark.
But a mobility scooter and its gnarly rider are a little unexpected.
A video of a mobility scooter user delighting crowds at Mandurah Skate Park posted by @TheHarringtonSisters on TikTok is going viral.
The video, posted on Thursday, shows an older gentleman on his mobility scooter complete with rattan basket, long white beard fluttering in the wind, ripping around the skate park.
He begins making his wheels squeal as he does doughnuts, which would put a Commodore driver to shame, around the park.
The elderly rider then jumps on the back of the scooter and pops a wheelie as the crowd laugh in delight.
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The video had more than 360 comments, with many saying the man was a familiar sight in Mandurah.
'He loves to do burnouts outside of Top Floor (the local nightclub),' one commenter revealed.
Another said: 'Ain't no gramps, he's a legend, you see him everywhere in Silver Sands.'
User Gary G summed it up nicely, saying: 'Never too old to have fun, age is only a number.'
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