Flying Bike: Difference between revisions

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If your tech base has [[Anti Gravity]] worked out, you may have a [[Flying Car]] that's actually practical. But then, practical is not the only desirable quality, and since on the ground motorcycles have been seen as [[Cool Bike|the absolute coolest]] way to travel, why not a flying bike, too?

If your tech base has [[Anti Gravity]] worked out, you may have a [[Flying Car]] that's actually practical. But then, practical is not the only desirable quality, and since on the ground motorcycles have been seen as [[Cool Bike|the absolute coolest]] way to travel, why not a flying bike, too? Especially if the cast features an [[Badass Biker]] who has his signature hover bike.

As with cars, ranges all the way from [[Not Quite Flight]] of hover vehicles to space-capable (may require extra [[Handwavium]] for radiation shielding).

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== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Star Wars]]'' got a lot of various repulsorcraft, including speeder bikes. Stormtroopers use these for scouts (then an Ewok stole one of those, and was surprisingly familiar with piloting it).

* ''[[Star Wars]]'' got a lot of various repulsorcraft, including speeder bikes. Stormtroopers use these for scouts (then an Ewok stole one of those, and was surprisingly familiar with piloting it).I

** The expended canon shows that speeder bikes have been around since the Clone Wars, although they were generally used by pirates as a means of reconnaissance and raiding.

* ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' had Hawkmen rocketcycle [[Universal Drivers Licence|piloted by the protagonist]] at one point.

* The most ironic scene in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' has Elliot on a bike with ET, being able to fly. The other kids following him also were able to the same did.

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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' got jetbikes. Mostly the Eldar. Space Marines used to ride them too, but lately it's a bit of [[Lost Technology]], so only a few remained in working condition. Necrons have Tomb Blade, which is somewhere between tricycle and monowheel in shape.

* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' got jetbikes. Mostly the Eldar. Space Marines used to ride them too, but lately it's a bit of [[Lost Technology]], so only a few remained in working condition (although the White Scars use them en masse and the Dark Angels have an Company's worth of them). Necrons have Tomb Blade, which is somewhere between tricycle and monowheel in shape.

* ''[[Star Frontiers]]'' got Hovercycle — as all hovercraft somewhat less manoeuvrable, but unlike other hovercraft they have lower top speed than the wheeled version. Maybe having sapient flying squirrel/monkey hover-bikers in sunglasses [[Rule of Cool|is its own reward]].

* ''[[Stars Without Number]]'' got Hovercycles. A PC (as VI Vehicle Bot) may ''be'' one. Hover vehicles are not-quite-flight, but it can briefly raise to 10 m, thus usually can move through anything short of dense vegetation or Kowloon Walled City grade urban terrain.