How to build a 'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' hoverbike
Not sure how to get to that elusive sky island in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? It's easier than you think.
That's because there's a simple little vehicle Link can build almost right away in Tears of the Kingdom that makes getting around its massive open world a breeze. All it requires are two fans and a steering stick, items you can find very early in the game if you're diligent about investigating those Zonai device gumball machines. It's a simple little hover bike, and it looks like this:
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This vehicle design has taken the game's community by storm because of how simple it is to build and how easily you can traverse Hyrule with it. Here's how it works:
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- 2 min
- Two fans and a steering stick
Step 1: Lay down your fans
You'll want to put two fans face down on the ground, so that they blow towards the ground if you activate them.
Step 2: Steering stick time
Now pull out a steering stick. This next part is a little tricky but with enough trial and error you can get it done. Angle the steering stick so that it's facing upwards at a 45-degree angle, and attach the front end of it to one of the fans. Make sure it's as centered on the fan as you can possible make it.
Step 3: Attach the second fan
Now use Ultrahand to attach the second fan to the back of the steering stick. Again, you want everything to be as centered as possible, sort of like how a real motorcycle looks.
At this point, you should have something that's at least usable. I personally haven't been able to build one that's perfectly centered (I don't think the game is designed with that in mind), but an air bike that lists a little bit to the right or left is still functional for getting around.
Now, you have a very simple-to-build vehicle that only uses three Zonai devices and doesn't use that much vehicle power. In the early stages of Tears of the Kingdom, this can be indispensable for reaching distant sky islands or even just climbing mountains on the surface. Link can use this air bike to zoom over enemy camps and get to towers or shrines, too.
It's also just really fun to drive a hover bike around in a Zelda game. Now go, become the high-flying legend you were always meant to be.
Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social.
