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* A commercial for Consumer Cellular has a freshly minted retiree on his bike, which suddenly takes flight joining some passing birds.
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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'': Hovering bikes are used by the villainous [=SharpClaw=] tribe. The game features a few racing sections in which Fox commandeers one (including one where he has to pursue three riders which try to get away with a PlotCoupon.

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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'': Hovering bikes are used by the villainous [=SharpClaw=] tribe. The game features a few racing sections in which Fox commandeers one (including one where he has to pursue three riders which who try to get away with a PlotCoupon.[[PlotCoupon Water SpellStone]].
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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'': Hovering bikes are used by the villainous [=SharpClaw=] tribe. The game features a few racing sections in which Fox commandeers one.

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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'': Hovering bikes are used by the villainous [=SharpClaw=] tribe. The game features a few racing sections in which Fox commandeers one.one (including one where he has to pursue three riders which try to get away with a PlotCoupon.
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* The first [[IfitSwimsitFlies Atlantean flying vehicle]] seen in ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' is a hoverbike-like vehicle resembling a fish.
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** ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'''s [[Recap/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.

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** ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'''s [[Recap/TheBookOfBobaFettS1E2TheTribesOfTatooine second episode]] has Boba single-handedly thrash all the members of a Swoop 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.territory. He later hires an entire swoop gang, the Mods, who have decorated swoops and show off their skills riding them while hunting down someone.
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* ''Literature/GalaxyZack'': In "Hello, Nebulon!", when [[TheProtagonist Zack]] invites his new Nebulite friend, Drake Taylor, to go bike riding with him, he discovers Drake has a hover bike that goes faster than his own regular bike. It makes him want one of his own.

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* ''VideoGame/HarmfulPark'' is a shump where instead of spaceships, have your playable heroines kicking ass on weaponized sky-cycles.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Ganryu}}'' has a stage where Musashi rides a skycycle above the skies of Kyto, and have to shoot his way through enemy ninja on similar aerial bikes.
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* Sonya from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasSkyUtopia'' uses a levitating speeder-bike as means of transportation, in comparison to Doraemon and gang who use miniature {{cool plane}}s.
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** The Hernkyn Pioneers from the Leagues of Votann (the reintroduced form of [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Squats]]) use their own jetbike technology to zip around the battlefield and stake their claim on valuable resources.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS1E8BeepHasTheBluesChoreDay Chore Day]]" introduces the hover scooters (or "ka-flooples"), which are basically scooters that have a large platform, no wheels, and can hover. Jet doesn't want to test them out at first, but ends up enjoying it. The hover scooters are seen in later episodes such as "Space Race."
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* ''VideoGame/TimeSlip'' have numerous stages (all of them {{Auto Scrolling Level}}s) where your protagonist leaps on a hover-cycle and speed your way ahead, while shooting everything in the way using your cycle's swivel-turret that can shoot in multiple directions.
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* ''VideoGame/CyberLip'' dispenses a hoverbike each time you lose a life, which you can control and fly around to kick some ass with it. You gain some MercyInvincibility while on said bike as well, for a few seconds, but unfortunately it disappears after a while and throwing you back on foot.


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* ''VideoGame/MazinSagaMutantFighter'' will occasionally throw enemies on fast-moving hoverbikes into the area, who attacks you by trying to ram you over.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/VytorTheStarfireChampion'', Princess Skyla owns a hover bike called, ''Windchaser''. Which is piloted by a sophisticated A.I. system. Though Skyla can deactivate the A.I. and fly the vehicle manually whenever she wants.
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* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' season nine episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect The Joy of Sect]]". Bart and Lisa are {{Deprogram}}ed by tempting them with literally hovering bicycles. Turns out they were just staged with fishing wire and Flander's blowing through a comb.

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* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' season nine episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E13TheJoyOfSect The Joy of Sect]]". Bart and Lisa are {{Deprogram}}ed by tempting them with literally hovering bicycles. Turns out they were just staged with fishing wire and Flander's Flanders blowing through a comb. They don't even get to keep the non-hovering bicycles as Marge says they're just on loan from the store.
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* In ''Creator/DataEast'' vertical shooter ''Gondomania'', your heroes lead an invasion of the land of the Gondos on "airbikes", an armed HoverBike with forward-firing main guns while your pilot can throw weapons at any of the 8 directions against enemies.

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* In ''Creator/DataEast'' vertical shooter ''Gondomania'', ''VideoGame/{{Gondomania}}'', your heroes lead an invasion of the land of the Gondos on "airbikes", an armed HoverBike with forward-firing main guns while your pilot can throw weapons at any of the 8 directions against enemies.
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* ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' featured the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hovercraft Cycle]] as the second CoolBike of the season. Unusually for this franchise, the ''Blue'' Ranger got this bike instead of the Red Ranger, who normally always gets all of the best upgrades.
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* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has a great many options for personal mounts, and most of those are some form of speeder bike. Some of the planetary taxi services use bikes as well. Later versions of the game added a recurring event where you can join in the swoop races.
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* These are common non-mecha rides of the 15th and other characters in Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross.

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* These are common non-mecha rides of the 15th and other characters in Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross.''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross''.



* These are popular rides in TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}’ North America(and to a lesser extent Russia). They can often be armed with light lasers and mini-missiles.

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* These are popular rides in TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}’ ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}''’ North America(and to a lesser extent Russia). They can often be armed with light lasers and mini-missiles.



* VideoGame/BurningForce features VideoGame/SpaceHarrier-style gameplay on a hoverbike. In the final section of each stage, attachments are bolted on to turn the bike into a SpaceFighter.

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* VideoGame/BurningForce ''VideoGame/BurningForce'' features VideoGame/SpaceHarrier-style ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''-style gameplay on a hoverbike. In the final section of each stage, attachments are day(stage), an attachment is bolted on to turn the bike into a SpaceFighter.
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* VideoGame/BurningForce features VideoGame/SpaceHarrier-style gameplay on a hoverbike. In the final section of each stage, attachments are bolted on to turn the bike into a SpaceFighter.

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