History Main / HoverBike

** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': Speeder bikes feature prominently in the second act of the film, with [[{{Mooks}} Imperial Scout Troopers]] using them to traverse the giant trees and undergrowth on the forest moon of Endor. Han Solo, Luke, Leia and some Ewoks ensure they don't reach the Imperial base to warn it.

** ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'''s [[TheBookOfBobaFettS1E2TheTribesOfTatooine second episode]] has Boba single-handedly thrash all the members of a Swoop gang on Tatooine and steal all their bikes to employ in a plan to help his adoptive Tusken tribe overcome a speeder train that frequently terrorizes them while traversing the Tusken tribe's territory.

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' has the Ghost, a Covenant hovercraft which, while not resembling a bike in the traditional sense, is small, quick, and nimble, and is primarily utilized as a light scouting and fast-attack vehicle. While lightly armored, it sports a pair of rapid-firing plasma cannons which can rain hell on lightly-armored enemies, and has a boost function which can be used to scoot out of a tough spot, or build up speed to [[RammingAlwaysWorks flatten]] unsuspecting footsoldiers.

* ''Franchise/Halo'' has the Ghost, a Covenant hovercraft which, while not resembling a bike in the traditional sense, is small, quick, and nimble, and is primarily utilized as a light scouting and fast-attack vehicle. While lightly armored, it sports a pair of rapid-firing plasma cannons which can rain hell on lightly-armored enemies, and has a boost function which can be used to scoot out of a tough spot, or build up speed to [[RammingAlwaysWorks flatten]] unsuspecting footsoldiers.

* ''VideoGame/Starcraft'': The Terrans get the Vulture hoverbike, a frag grenade-launching FragileSpeedster which can deploy robotic mines to ambush enemies and piloted by a biker clearly less than happy to be taking orders. It's replaced by the (wheeled) Hellion in ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'', and while Jim Raynor is a fan, TheEngineer has nothing but contempt for it.

* ''VideoGame/TimeWarpers'': You get a Hover Bike in zone 70 which lets you move automatically (the speed at which it rides above ground can be increased with upgrades) and stay invincible while you're riding it, essetially turning on idle progression.

* Recreational hovercraft will indeed traverse water, ice, and turf, but the air gap is not very visible. They run [[https://www.neoterichovercraft.com/hovercraft/recreational-hovercraft.php $15,000 and up]].

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor [=Mk2=] from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles for weaponry. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to [[CashGate shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte with a specialized workshop]], which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle [[note]]$2,950,000 if the player already owns a Terrorbyte and completes 5 client jobs[[/note]] even harder to afford.

* ''Film/HeavyMetal''. In the segment "Harry Canyon", the goons Rudnick sends to follow Harry's cab ride on flying devices that fly about 20 yards off the ground and presumably could go higher.

* VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird features the Specter, a prototype hover bike by STAG using the same technology of their [[CoolPlane VTOLs]] (and thus having both a flight and hover modes), the Specter can be choosen to be unlocked after a certain mission. Also, the ''Money Shot'' DLC has the Ultor Interceptor, a similar hover bike manufactured by the Ultor corporation.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor Mk2 from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles for weaponry. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to [[CashGate shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte with a specialized workshop]], which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle [[note]]$2,950,000 if the player already owns a Terrorbyte and completes 5 client jobs[[/note]] even harder to afford.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6vL5OB8o48 Apollo jet bike]] is another example, which as of 2017 is being flight tested.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor Mk2 from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles for weaponry. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to [[CashGate shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte with a specialized workshop]], which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle ($2,950,000 if the player already owns a Terrorbyte and completes 5 client jobs) even harder to afford.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor Mk2 from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles for weaponry. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to [[CashGate shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte]], which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle ($2,950,000 trade price) even harder to afford.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor MkII from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles for weaponry. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to [[CashGate shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte]], which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle ($2,950,000 trade price) even harder to afford.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor MkII from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to [[CashGate shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte]], which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle ($2,950,000 trade price) even harder to afford.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor MkII from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte, which makes the $3,890,000 vehicle even harder to afford.

* Released in the After Hours DLC, the Oppressor MkII from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is a clear example of this. The player can choose between machine guns, explosive MGs, and even missiles. But to fully utilize this vehicle, the player has to shell out at least an extra $2,950,000 to buy a nightclub and the Terrorbyte.