An Ultramarines Primaris Marine Outrider on his Raider Pattern Combat Bike, armed with twin-linked Bolter Rifles.
The Raider Pattern Combat Bike, also called a Raider Combat Bike or just a Raider, is a variant of the standard Space Marine Assault Bike created by Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl in the Era Indomitus for the Primaris Space Marines who make up Outrider Squads.
The Raider Combat Bike shares a lot of similarities with the Firstborn Assault Bike, including a twin-linked bolt weapon load-out -- in this case twin Bolt Rifles -- and double exhausts. However, the engine block is even more heavily armoured, and the front suspension has undergone quite an evolution.
While speed, weapons and armour are certainly important for a combat bike, they are nothing when compared with performance. The Raider Pattern Combat Bike is also excellent on the battlefield as long as its rider can dominate its bellicose Machine Spirit. With battle-brother and bike in harmony, victory is all but assured.
Adeptus Mechanicus Technical Specifications[]
A schematic of an Outrider Squad's Raider Pattern Combat Bike, as originally prepared by Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl himself.
Other than the schematic above prepared of the Raider Combat Bike by Belisarius Cawl, the Adeptus Mechanicus has not made the technical specifications of this vehicle publicly available.
Sources[]
- Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition), pg. 165
- Warhammer Community - Indomitus Focus: Get On Your Bike