Backwards, forwards and turns just like a real one Julie. I remember my elder brother having a toy car just the same but much smaller. Probably worth a few quid now if he still had it. You can see from the condition of the bike it has never been played with, shame really, it's a child's toy after all. Maybe James May should buy it and play with it as he did with the old, mint, still boxed model train he bought on his Toy Story series!