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