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I've been tossing around some idea's for a competitive Space marine army list and I really want to try out some space marine bikes.I have a couple variant lists I'd like to try but wanted some feedback to see if I am missing anything. I'll start with my 2x command squad on bike army.

HQ

Space marine captain - 180
bike ,relic blade, storm shield

space marine captain -180
bike , relic blade, storm shield

command squad - 350
bikes,
2x melta bombs
4x storm shield
3x Lightning claw
1x thunder hammer

command squad -350
^same as above ^

Troops

space marine bike squad - 185
1 extra marine
2 melta guns
1 attack bike w/MM


space marine bike squad- 185
^same as above^

That is 1430 points for my core list with 2 Hq and 2 Troop

I am iffy on what to add next was thinking something like this

troop

Tact squad -142
6 marines
1 lascannon
1 melta gun

Heavy

Land raider -250
to carry tact squad in to sit on an objective
or general fire support

Predator -85
Heavy bolter

Predator -85
heavy bolter

That would be 1992 points. It's very light on actual models which can be bad for me in a 2k list. could also drop Land raider and predators for 3 vindicators for more close range fire support
which would free up 75 pts for a Razorback transport w/las for the tact squad. I'll post some more later once I get a feel for the responses.

I know you're trying to get as many bikes as you can but taking two Captains and two Command Squads isn't going to help. You're paying a second "Biker Captain" tax just to get another Command Squad. Combined those units are costing 1060 points over half your army!

What you have isn't really a true bike list. It's got some bikes and then some Tacticals just pissing in the wind because they have no transport as the Land Raider isn't a affective fire bunker for them.

If you want a true biker list try this:

Captain - relic blade, storm shield, aux grenade launcher & bike
Command Squad - 4 x plasma guns & bikes

8 x Space Marine Bikers + Attack Bike - 2 x meltaguns - Attack Bike w/ multi melta - Sgt w/ power fist
8 x Space Marine Bikers + Attack Bike - 2 x meltaguns - Attack Bike w/ multi melta - Sgt w/ power fist
8 x Space Marine Bikers + Attack Bike - 2 x meltaguns - Attack Bike w/ multi melta - Sgt w/ power fist

Land Speeder - typhoon missile launcher
Land Speeder - typhoon missile launcher
Land Speeder - typhoon missile launcher

5 x Devastators - 4 x missile launchers
5 x Devastators - 4 x missile launchers

Check points because I haven't. You've now got a single Captain who is giving a benefit and not costing points just to get something. You've got a Command Squad who can dish out plasma death and has feel no pain just incase. You have a lot more Biker troops with meltas and power fist for smashing stuff. Typhoons and Devs add missile launchers, the only true vehicles in this list is the Typhoons minimising the opponents anti tank making it almost worthless.

Oh I wrote this list sometime ago so I am not sure how valid it is but it has Dreadnoughts and Bikers which is something different: http://www.imperiusdominatus.com/2010/02/army-lists-dreadnoughts-bikes-with-hint.html

I can definitely see your points on this list mercer. I'm currently limited in my capacity to field bikes (because I don't have that many) so was looking to make more of a hybrid army perhaps?

Maybe another list I could use would look like this.

captain -relic blade storm shield bike -180

Command squad-4x melta gun-4xStorm Shield -2xThunderhammer -365

7x space marine bikers + attack bike -2 meltaguns -attack bike w/MM -sgt w/PF-285
7x space marine bikers + attack bike -2 meltaguns -attack bike w/MM -sgt w/PF-285
10x tact squad Missile & flammer w/rhino transport - 205
10x tact sqaud Missile & flammer w/rhino transport - 205

Land speeder typhoon missile launcher -90
Land speeder typhoon missile launcher -90

Predator w/HB 85
Predator w/HB 85
Predator w/Las 120

1995 pts total fielding 49 models with 7 vehicles. I like plasma but have a bad habit of rolling overheat so I like to use melta's when I can. not to mention on the bikes its more like a 24" range at S8 ap1. Figured I would turbo boost bikes first turn to harass transport/vehicles on the following turn, and set up firing lanes for pred/Land speeders. what do you think?

I don't think that's actually too bad man. I think you will do well with it. Give it a whirl and let me know how you do