Speeder bike

A 74-Z speeder bike

"He can't possibly know how to fly one safely."
"Well, safety ain't the point of a joyride, Threepio."

―C-3PO and Han Solo, after Paploo steals a speeder bike

Speeder bikes, also known as hover bikes, were open-air repulsorlift vehicles, usually carrying one or two passengers. Speeder bikes emphasized speed and maneuverability over conventional speeders and were popular with thrill-seeking teenagers and military scouts. A typical speeder bike had a maximum altitude of 10 meters (32 feet) and could thus maneuver deftly over very rough terrain. Some companies manufactured extras like sidecars for speeder bikes.

Appearances

Aurebesh writing on Aurra Sing's speeder bike says "LET'S GO ALREADY". Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne Knight Errant Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival Jedi Apprentice: The Hidden Past "Restraint" (Mentioned only) The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace unabridged audiobook Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel Kinect Star Wars Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Republic Commando Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth Jedi Quest: The False Peace Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter A Gran and a Devaronian race against each other on speeder bikes Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game Star Wars: Battlefront II Republic Commando: Hard Contact Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 2" Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 3" Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 8" Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 9" Star Wars: Clone Wars PhotoComic Boba Fett: Crossfire "Old Scores"—Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 8 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Hidden Enemy" Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) The Clone Wars: The Pengalan Tradeoff (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel Star Wars: The Clone Wars audiobook The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Tethan Battle Adventure The Clone Wars: Crash Course The Clone Wars 7 "A Little Help on Hakara"—Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.9 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Trespass" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gungan General" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Legacy of Terror" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lightsaber Lost" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Mandalore Plot" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duchess of Mandalore" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Pursuit of Peace" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Murders" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bounty Hunters" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "R2 Come Home" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lethal Trackdown" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Assassin" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Monster" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ghosts of Mortis" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow Warrior" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Kidnapped" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Deception" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bound for Rescue" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Necessary Bond" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Missing in Action" Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Revival" Shatterpoint The Cestus Deception Republic Commando: True Colors (Mentioned only) Jedi Trial It Takes a Thief "Life Below"—Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 9 Labyrinth of Evil Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Imperial Commando: 501st Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight (Mentioned only) The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission "Turning Point" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 Han Solo at Stars' End (First appearance) (As "Flyer") "Out of the Cradle" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 A Hunter's Fate: Greedo's Tale webstrip "Spare Parts" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 (Mentioned only) "Rebel Breakout" – Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game Tatooine Manhunt "Tatooine Manhunt" – Classic Adventures: Volume Three Starfall Black Ice The Game Chambers of Questal The Isis Coordinates Death in the Undercity "Death in the Undercity" – Classic Adventures: Volume Three "Return to Bundim" – Star Wars Gamemaster Kit "Return to Bundim" – Classic Campaigns Mission to Lianna "A Fistful of Credits" – Star Wars Gamemaster Screen "Infiltration" – Supernova "You're in the Army Now!" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 "The Prophecy" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 "Swoop Gangs" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 "The Battle for Gap Nine" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 "A Bazaar Encounter" – Imperial Entanglements "Death-Hunter" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 "The Ando Project" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 11 "Festival of High Winds" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 "Into the Heat of Battle" – Instant Adventures "New Recruits and Rebel Guns" – Instant Adventures Operation: Elrood "Abregado-Rae Intrigue" – No Disintegrations "Seregar Turnabout" – No Disintegrations "The Black Sphere" – No Disintegrations Star Wars Missions 10: Showdown in Mos Eisley (Mentioned only) Empire 7 Debts to Pay Beyond the Rim "Takeover at Whisper Base"—Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game Operation: Shadowpoint (Mentioned only) Rebel Force: Trapped Choices of One Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive (Mentioned only) Boba Fett: Overkill "Payback" — Star Wars Tales 18 Star Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth Vader Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Star Wars: Empire at War Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire "Escape from Mos Shuuta"—Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game (Mentioned only) "Idol Intentions" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 "The Ganjuko Graveyard" – Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide "Operation: Recovery" – Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel (First identified as Speeder bike) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel A Free Quarren in the Palace: Tessek's Tale "Day of the Sepulchral Night" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 13 (Mentioned only) The Truce at Bakura The Ewoks Join the Fight "Black Curs Blues" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 "Freedom Strike Seltos" – Twin Stars of Kira "Easy Credits" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 Shadows of the Empire: Evolution Dark Forces: Jedi Knight "A Glimmer of Hope" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 "A Glimmer of Hope" – The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4 "Whispers in the Dark" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 "Mission to Zila" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 "Shadows of Darkness" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble X-Wing: The Krytos Trap "Explosive Developments" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 3 X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (Mentioned only) X-Wing: Iron Fist "The Politics of Contraband" – The Politics of Contraband "The Politics of Contraband" – Classic Adventures "Easy Money" – The Politics of Contraband "Easy Money" – Classic Adventures "Countdown to Disaster" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 A Forest Apart (Mentioned only) "The Trap" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 "Artifact of Aaris"—The DarkStryder Campaign "Shintel Downtime"—The DarkStryder Campaign (Mentioned only) "Plant Food"—The Kathol Outback "Showdown"—The Kathol Rift "Endgame"—Endgame "Betrayal by Knight" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 "No Disintegrations, Please" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 I, Jedi Children of the Jedi Planet of Twilight Specter of the Past Specter of the Past unabridged audiobook Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion Dark Nest I: The Joiner King Legacy of the Force: Betrayal (Mentioned only) Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (Mentioned only) Legacy of the Force: Tempest (Mentioned only) Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice Legacy of the Force: Fury Crosscurrent Riptide Fate of the Jedi: Backlash Fate of the Jedi: Backlash audiobook Fate of the Jedi: Allies Fate of the Jedi: Allies audiobook Fate of the Jedi: Conviction Fate of the Jedi: Conviction audiobook X-Wing: Mercy Kill X-Wing: Mercy Kill audiobook Star Wars: Legacy: Broken Legacy (2006) 39

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Picture only)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
• LEGO Star Wars: Darth Maul's Mission
• Star Wars: Demolition
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Orders are orders
• Sith make the best pancakes
• Battle of the Sith Lords (Canceled)

Sources

A Guide to the Star Wars Universe Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game The Star Wars Sourcebook Star Wars Campaign Pack The Star Wars Rules Companion Battle for Endor Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (as repulsorlift bike) Imperial Sourcebook Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook Cracken's Rebel Field Guide Star Wars Gamemaster Kit Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two Heir to the Empire Sourcebook Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition Dark Force Rising Sourcebook Star Wars Gamemaster Screen Wanted by Cracken Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition "Recon & Report: The Journey to Coruscant" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 2 Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion The Star Wars Planets Collection "Wanted by Cracken" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 Goroth: Slave of the Empire Flashpoint! Brak Sector "The Cure" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 6 The DarkStryder Campaign Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition Heroes & Rogues The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook "Repulsortank Battlefield" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 "Recon & Report: The Journey to Coruscant" – The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4 "Cracken's Rebel Operatives" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10 The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook Live-Action Adventures Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised "Imperial Garrisons" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 12 Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy Introductory Adventure Game The Black Sands of Socorro Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook Player's Guide to Tapani Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition Platt's Smugglers Guide "Tasariq: The Crystal Planet" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 "The Draw" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 ("Vernet Imperial Army Training Camp" capsule) Hideouts & Strongholds The Far Orbit Project Star Wars Roleplaying Game Star Wars: Power of the Jedi The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Swoop Troop Attack) (backup link) 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Swoop) (backup link) Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt (Indirect mention only) Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary  Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Speeder Bike) (backup link)  Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Speeder Bike Cannon) (backup link) "Arms & Equipment Guide Extras!" on Wizards.com (original article link, content now obsolete; backup link) "Beheboth: Blood and Water" on Wizards.com (original article link, content now obsolete; backup link) "The Imperial Backbone" on Wizards.com (original article link, content now obsolete; backup link) Retro Rocket on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link) Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia Rebellion Era Campaign Guide The Unknown Regions The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Ghosts of Mortis on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link) The Essential Atlas Star Wars: Beware the Sith Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game  Star Wars: The Card Game – A Dark Time (Card: MTV-7) Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Scout Trooper 74-Z Speeder Bike) Enter the Unknown Suns of Fortune Dangerous Covenants BARC speeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) Freeco bike in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) Sith Speeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide Stay on Target  Star Wars: The Card Game – Between the Shadows (Card: Speeder Bike) Fly Casual Strongholds of Resistance

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