The small, fast, Sith speeder personal transport carries a lightsaber-wielding warrior into battle. It utilizes a high-acceleration repulsorlift engine that allows it to reach punishing speeds and take corners with frightening ease.
It possesses no particular sensor systems, since the Sith generally prefer to rely on the Force to warn them of approaching dangers. Similarly, not all Sith speeders possess weaponry. While the speeder can mount blaster cannons, many Sith prefer to rely on their lightsabers and personal skills when going into battle.
Before the coming of Darth Bane, the Sith were infamous for decorating their speeders with mystic Sith runes and grisly trophies of past victories. Sith gave their speeders suitably intimidating name, usually those of predators with which the riders identified. Darth Maul's speeder was named Bloodfin, after a particularly vicious aquatic hunter Maul had encountered on a storm-shrouded ocean world of the Outer Rim.
The controls for Maul's speeder also included a "safe release" system. If Maul released the handlebars for any reason, the speeder immediately slowed down, until Maul retrieved the grips. This enabled him to avoid violent crashes if he was stunned while piloting the vehicle. If he had to leap off the vehicle, he could easily retrieve it later.
