This cache is 1 of 10 caches taking part in CACHE WARS(part of the 2017 West Bend Cache Bash), a competition between the Rebel Alliance and the Dark Forces of the Empire. Geocachers from the area have been working hard to create gadget caches or creative-themed caches for YOU to vote on. A special poker chip inside your Goody Bag is your voting tool to decide who has the best geocache.

Growing up watching STAR WARS, one of my favorite vehicles was the Speeder Bike. I decided to recreate this vehicle and knew the complicity of it would take me awhile to build. I know every geocacher and Star Wars fan will enjoy finding this cache. Enjoy.

Speeder bikes are small, fast transports that use repulsorlift engines in the fictional Star Wars universe. Return of the Jedi features a speeder bike chase in which Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa pilot a pair of Imperial speeders to chase down scout troopers who might reveal the Rebel Alliance's presence on Endor. Darth Maul uses his speeder to chase down Qui-Gon Jinn and Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace. A pair of speeder-mounted clone troopers shoot down a speeder-riding Stass Allie when Emperor Palpatine initiates Order 66 in Revenge of the Sith.



Film and Expanded Universe depictions of speeder bikes consistently portray the vehicles as fast and maneuverable: Expanded Universe material describes the speeder bikes in Return of the Jedi as being able to travel 500 kilometres per hour (310 mph). Speeders achieve high speed and maneuverability, however, at the expense of size and protection for their riders.