Bike

From Lexicanum

Bikes are fast moving ground vehicles capable of carrying up to one rider and usually mounting a light weapon.

Overview

Bikes are used by the Space Marines, Chaos Space Marines, Orks and Squats, although use by the Imperial Guard is not unheard of. They are often used for reconnaissance and rapid support. Bikes are defined as having two wheels only, three wheelers are classed as Trikes. Having two wheels allows good acceleration while also giving greater movement to the rider as they can lean into their corners while other vehicles have to rotate the wheels to corner, giving a larger turning circle.

Space Marine bikes are armed with twin-linked bolters mounted between the handle-bars.¹ Chaos Space Marine bikes are of a nearly identical design to Space Marine bikes although the riders often carry Close Combat Weapons to slaughter their enemies in passing.² Ork Warbikes are ramshackle machines but are sturdy enough to fulfil the Ork desire to go fast. They are often painted red for extra speed and are deadly in combat.³ Squat bikes are sturdy and designed to move Squat warriors rapidly around the battlefield where they can engage in combat with various deadly combat weapons.^4-p182

The Eldar (also Craftworld Eldar), Harlequins and Dark Eldar are more advanced, using Jetbikes that hover a few meters off the ground using anti-grav technology, while the Eldar Exodites, Kroot and Feral Orks are not advanced enough technologically to make use of such devices, relying instead on horses, warboars and the like.

The Tau and Necrons don't technically use bikes, however the closest things they have are Tetras and Destroyers, although these too make use of anti-grav technology.