Motorbike roller coaster

A motorbike roller coaster or motorcycle roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster designed with motorcycle type cars. Booster Bike at Toverland was the world's first motorbike roller coaster. Vekoma was the first company to design such a ride, although Intamin and Zamperla have since created similar designs.

Motorbike roller coaster
Velocity at Flamingo Land, a Vekoma Motorbike roller coaster
Status	In production
First manufactured	2004
No. of installations	16
Manufacturers	Vekoma, Maurer Intamin and Zamperla
Type	Steel motorbike roller coaster
Motorbike roller coaster at RCDB

A similar but unrelated Steeplechase roller coaster was Knott's Berry Farm's Motorcycle Chase by Arrow Dynamics which opened in 1974 . That attraction featured single motorbike themed vehicles racing side-by-side, each on one of four parallel tracks, launched together. It was retrofitted in 1980 as Wacky Soap Box Racers before removed in 1996.

Design

Vekoma

See also: Vekoma

Motorbike coaster ride vehicle

The Vekoma Motorbike Coaster consists of a train with nine cars, each consisting of two motorcycle seats. Each seat was designed to replicate the seating on a motorcycle, and allows free upper body movement.

After dispatching from the station, the train is hydraulically launched into a twisting layout. The first Motorbike coaster was the Booster Bike at Toverland in The Netherlands, opened in 2004. A second, Velocity opened at Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo in the United Kingdom. A third, identical to the Booster Bike, opened at Chimelong Paradise in Thailand

The Vekoma Motorbike Coaster concept was first demonstrated with the use of the No Limits roller coaster simulator,^[1] and is included as a track style in the commercial version.

Intamin

See also: Intamin

Jet Rescue at Sea World is an Intamin motorbike roller coaster with jet ski cars.

Intamin was the second company to come up with a motorbike roller coaster design. Their design utilizes drive tires to launch its trains. Currently, only four installations exist - two in Australia, one in Denmark, and one in the United States.

Maurer Rides

See also: Maurer AG

Maurer Rides offers a motorbike coaster concept known as the Spike Coaster. This innovative design features individual motorbike-style vehicles that allow riders to control their speed, simulating a real racing experience. Unlike traditional roller coasters, the Spike Racing Coaster uses a linear synchronous motor (LSM) system, enabling dynamic acceleration and deceleration throughout the ride.

The coaster’s track layout is highly customizable, often incorporating sharp turns, steep drops, and airtime hills to enhance the racing feel. Each motorbike seat is designed for ergonomic comfort, with handlebars and a forward-leaning position to mimic riding a real motorcycle.

Zamperla

See also: Zamperla

The Zamperla Motocoaster consists of a train of six cars instead of nine, but they are set up similarly, two seats side by side per car.

Zamperla's coaster uses a flywheel launch instead of a hydraulic launch system. The standard track layout is a 3-layered figure 8.

In 2008 2 MotoCoasters were installed in the United States. The prototype is at Darien Lake near Buffalo, New York.

The Pony Express at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, in a twist on the once famous Motorcycle Chase of Indian Motorcycles on a Steeplechase roller coaster, now sports a Zamperla Motocoaster styled as horses.

Installations

Name	Location	Manufacturer	Trains	Opened
Desmo Race	Mirabilandia	Maurer Rides	Motorbikes	2019	[2]
Sea Stallion	Six Flags Qiddiya City	Maurer Rides		Under construction	[3]
Sky Dragster	Skyline Park	Maurer Rides	Motorbikes	2017	[4]
Bolt	Carnival Cruise Line - Mardi Gras	Maurer Rides	Motorbikes	2019	[5]
Bolt	Carnival Cruise Line - Celebration	Maurer Rides	Motorbikes	2021	[5]
Bolt	Carnival Cruise Line - Jubilee	Maurer Rides	Motorbikes	2023	[5]
Booster Bike	Toverland	Vekoma	Motorbikes	2004	[6]
Velocity	Flamingo Land	Vekoma	Motorbikes	2005	[7]
Motorbike Launch Coaster	Chimelong Paradise	Vekoma	Motorbikes	2006	[8]
Motocoaster	Dreamworld	Intamin	Motorbikes	2007	[9]
Jet Rescue	Sea World (Australia)	Intamin	Jet Skis	2008	[10]
Moto Coaster	Six Flags Darien Lake	Zamperla	Motorbikes	2008	[11]
Pony Express	Knott's Berry Farm	Zamperla	Horses	2008	[12]
Moto Coaster	Jinjiang Action Park	Zamperla	Motorbikes	2009	[13]
Moto Bala	Mundo Petapa	Zamperla	Motorbikes	2010	[14]
MotoGee	Särkänniemi Amusement Park	Zamperla	Motorbikes	2010	[15]
Dinosaur Mountain	China Dinosaurs Park	Zamperla	Pterodactyls	2010	[16]
Steeplechase	Scream Zone Coney Island	Zamperla	Horses	2011	[17]
Juvelen	Djurs Sommerland	Intamin	All-terrain vehicles	2013	[18]
Rocket Cycles	Adventureland	Zamperla	Motorbikes	2014	[19]
Storm Rider	Xishuangbanna Sunac Land	Zamperla	Horses	2015	[20]
Tron Lightcycle Power Run	Shanghai Disneyland	Vekoma	Light cycles	2016	[21]
Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster	SeaWorld San Antonio	Intamin	Jet Skis	2017	[22]
Drydock Express	Wanda Theme Park	Zamperla	Horses	2018	[23]
Paradise Fall	Sun World Danang Wonders	Intamin	All-terrain vehicles	2018	[24]
Pioneer	OK Corral	Zierer	Horses	2018	[25]
Yukon Quad	Le Pal	Intamin	All-terrain vehicles	2018	[26]
Canavar Dalga	Wonderland Eurasia	Intamin	Jet Skis	2019	[27]
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure	Universal Islands of Adventure	Intamin	Motorbikes	2019	[28]
Namazu	Vulcania	Intamin	All-terrain vehicles	2021	[29]
TRON Lightcycle / Run	Magic Kingdom	Vekoma	Light cycles	2023	[30]
DarKoaster: Escape The Storm	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Intamin	Snow Mobiles	2023	[31]
Arctic Rescue	Sea World San Diego	Intamin	Snow Mobiles	2023	[32]