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Kamen Rider 45th Anniversary File: Rider Machines

Every respected superhero has some mode of transport: The Batmobile, the Invisible Jet, web-shooters, The Dolphin, The God Phoenix etc.

For Kamen Riders, the mode of transport goes by one umbrella term: Rider Machines.

Starting with the nuclear powered and rocket propelled Cyclone in the original show, Toei and Ishimori Pro always tried to add a unique flair to each vehicle.

From being able to fly and move underwater, going into space, changing into a robot or hoverboard or simply using the Rider’s powers to enhance its abilities or vice versa by turning into armor to give a Rider a new form. There is no limit to the imagination of what a Rider Machine can do with the right creative team guiding its design. Cars can be done for the series as well as air and watercaft, but tried and true tradition dictates that if a Rider must...well, Ride...its go hog or go home!

The most common models are Hondas and Suzukis, as you’d expect from a Japanese show wanting to support local businesses, but we have had the occasional oddity like a Harley for Super-1 or a Ducati for Kamen Rider Accel (though he never uses it in hero mode because he is the bike).

(Honda! Maximum Drive!)

The most popular model used in the early Showa era was the 250 two-stroke engine Suzuki, as those had a champion racing pedigree to back up the belief they could be superhero bikes.

The models used most often for the base template of Rider Machines in the Heisei era thus far are the Honda Shadow family of bikes, the Honda XR250 and the Honda CBR1000RR. While gas prices, filming rules and a stricter budget have limited the Rider Machines use, they are still a part of the franchise as much as the belts with a few minor exceptions.

Here is the list of bike models used in the show for all you motorcycle enthusiasts and KR fans who want to pull off a scary accurate cosplay!

Suzuki T20 (The original!)

Honda SLK350K1 (First Honda in the franchise)

Suzuki Hustler TS250III

Suzuki TM250

Suzuki Hustler TS250

Suzuki GT550 (first three cylinder engine bike)

Suzuki Hustler TS125 (Tackles the competition!)

Suzuki SP370 (First four cylinder bike)

Harley-Davidson FLH-80 Classic (First and only American brand bike in the franchise.)

Suzuki RM250

Suzuki DR250S

Suzuki RA125

Suzuki RH250

Suzuki Bandit 250 (Shin’s Bike!)

Suzuki GSX-R400

Suzuki DR250S (Eco-Friendly!)

Gas Gas Pampera 250

Yamaha V-Max (For Ultimate Power!)

Honda VTR1000F Firestorm (Get ON!)

Honda X4

Honda XR250

Suzuki RMX250

Honda Shadow Slasher (Moves like a Bat out of a Mirror!)

Honda CB1300 (9-1-3)

Honda Valkyrie Rune (coated in glorious Maziora!)

Honda Shadow 750cc

Honda CBR1000RR

Honda DN-01 (Drive into another world!)

Honda VT 750 C2B Shadow Black Spirit (With this Ride, Anything Goes!)

Honda XR230 (Blast off!)

Honda CRF250L

Honda NM4-01 (Don’t Fear the Reaper and Move at Mach Speed!)

Honda CBR650F (A haunting specter on any road!)

Honda GoldWing F6C (A Legend Reborn!)

In addition to the bikes, we have had for various characters, in no particular order:

A Kawasaki jetski, a witch’s broom, a modified Honda NSX with Knight Rider inspriation, a Honda Element (poor Todoroki got gipped), a flying speeder bike, a Mercedes truck, a few completely CGI rides, a Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Shinkansen trains, an iguana pirate ship, a robot mammoth (though that one was sadly short lived), a walker mech, 2 hovering go-karts, a revolving vehicle carrier, jetpacks, a Mazda RX-7, a Mercedes AMG GT, a Mazda MX-5 and a BMX bicycle in loud 80s neon colors.

So yeah, anything is possible for a Rider Machine as long as it is a device that gets the hero from point A to point B and look cool doing it.

Of course, they are not just for show and transport, some of the better ones have weapons or cool finishers, such as the famous Rider Break attack.

Or fire HUGE lasers...

Or attach itself onto a giant dragon boot and smash whatever its master is planning to kick...

And when all the heroic Kamen Riders get together, the machines can participate in what is arguably one of the most powerful attacks in the Kamen Rider arsenal: the All Rider Break.

By combining the power of every Rider’s energy into a golden aura with the speed and force of their machines, not even the Great Leader stands a chance against the forces of justice!

Now that you know a little about the trusty “steeds” of these valiant heroes and a few vile villains you cannot help but wonder..what will the Rider Machine of the future be?

Only time will tell, but rest assured, it will keep the time honored tradition of being over-the-top, unique and exciting us with a few daring thrills every now and then!

Until then, enjoy your video games on motorcycles!*

(*Warning: The staff of Tokupedia do not actually condone the use of video games while piloting a moving vehicle in real life)

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