74 - Z speeder bike / Legends The 74 - Z speeder bike , sometimes referred to as the Imperial speeder bike due to its use by scout stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire , was a speeder bike manufactured by Aratech Repulsor Company used for reconnaissance purposes , as well as rapid transportation in combat zones . Characteristics . They were capable of reaching speeds up to and beyond five hundred kilometers per hour , and had a flight ceiling of twenty - five meters . 74 - Zs were the military variant of the civilian 74 - Y . They were controlled by handlebars located towards the front of the vehicle , and foot pedals slung underneath adjusted speed and altitude . The highly maneuverable vehicles were equipped with sensor and communications devices located between the handlebars , including a comlink and a comlink - jamming device . The speeder was equipped with terrain - following sensors that linked up with the HUD in the driver ' s helmet . They were armed with a forward rotating blaster cannon for combat . They were also equipped with a very powerful boost that could propel them over vast distances in a shorter amount of time . In addition , the 74 - Z was stripped down to just its fundamental components , namely the engine and steering vane , in order to increase its overall speed , and as such a single , scaled - down , forward - facing blaster cannon was fixed on the undercarriage . Rebel ace pilot Wedge Antilles admitted that he was uncomfortable piloting them due to being essentially an engine and a steering vane . History . Used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars along with the younger BARC speeders , these speeder bikes saw action on many worlds . The bike was first used during the Battle of Geonosis . The 74 - Z was capable of being deployed from LAAT / i gunships . On the planet Saleucami , Jedi Master Stass Allie was killed by her own troops while riding a 74 - Z bike . It was also used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems . During the Galactic Civil War , both the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic utilized these speeder bikes , though Aratech primarily supplied the vehicles to Imperial forces . On the forest moon of Endor , Imperial scout troopers engaged in a vicious chase with Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa after the Rebels commandeered speeder bikes to pursue their foes . 74 - Zs subsequently saw use in the battle that followed . Behind the scenes . The speeder bikes appear in , and were based on concept art by Joe Johnston and Nilo Rodis - Jamero . Hasbro Inc . later took a piece of the concept art and created the expanded universe vehicle the Aratech Military Speeder Bike Prototype for their " " toyline . These speeder bikes were meant to be shown during the Battle of Geonosis in " " , but their scenes were cut at the animatics stage . Despite this , one was featured in a 2003 , the 4482 LEGO AT - TE set as part of the line and another in the 2008 , the 7676 LEGO Republic Gunship set as part of the " " line . " " erroneously states the 74 - Z is three meters long . In the video game " " , a 74 - Z is visible in one of " Prosecutor " Docking Bays . It was referred to as " a death trap " .