Drifter Bike

The Drifter Bike is Deacon's custom motorcycle: your ride, your save point and your escape from Hordes. Camp mechanics sell parts that make it faster, tougher, quieter and able to carry ammo. Keep it fueled and repaired, because it is your lifeline.

Class: Motorcycle

Good to know

You can save at the bike anywhere unless enemies nearby are alerted.
Fast travel needs a working bike and enough fuel.
Saddlebags let it carry spare ammo to restock in the field.
Enemy bikes can be ridden, but not refueled or repaired.
Buying your first upgrade earns First Time Buyer; one from each of Performance, Visual and Paint earns Farewell Original.
Using 100 scrap on bike repairs earns The Art of Bike Repair.
Monkey Wrench makes scrap twice as effective for bike repairs.

Keeping it running

Refuel at gas pumps or with fuel cans, and repair with scrap. With an empty tank you can push it, or coast downhill while you keep momentum. Heavy damage slows it and can leave it dead on the road.

Which upgrades first

Engine I and Nitrous I help you outrun Hordes and reach some NERO sites. Saddlebags are worth buying once long fights start draining your ammo.

Tips

Park out of sight when you go on foot, or Marauders may tamper with it or wait in ambush. Ride the bike right up to a fight so you can leave fast. Sabotaging enemy bikes stops riders from chasing you.

Losing the first bikeSpoilerShow

Early on, Copeland's camp strips Deacon's original bike for parts. Manny then promises to build him a new one from the best parts he can find.

Image: Bend Studio / PlayStation

Official screenshot from Bend Studio / PlayStation.