- X-53 Touring Rocket
- Binds when picked up
- Unique
- Mount
- Requires Level 60
- Requires Riding (225)
- Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount.
X-53 Touring Rocket is a special mount that players can earn only through the Recruit-A-Friend program. The X-53 is available to players claiming their RAF reward after April 27, 2010. Players who already claimed the 
[Swift Zhevra] mount must complete another RAF to claim an X-53 mount.
Notes
A druid on his X-53 along with a passenger.
- The X-53 is the only flying mount available in the game that allows for multiple passengers. This mount will also scale to match the speed of your fastest owned mount, up to 310% flight speed.
- The X-53 is likely based off the X-52 rocket located in Area 52, Nertherstorm.
- Using this mount players who don't have cold weather flying can get the explorer achievement with some help from a friend.
- The mount is mailed in-game to the character you select from Master Handler Sylvester. With the item is a unique letter written up as a shipping manifest:
X-53 Nether Rocket
TO: <name>
FROM: B.O.O.M. Rocket Works
CONTENTS OF CRATE:
- One (1) X-53 Nether Rocket, Touring Model
- One (1) Rocket Ignition Key
- One (1) Rear-Mounted Ejector Seats
- Zero (0) Parachutes
Official Notes
New Recruit-A-Friend Mount Coming Soon | 2010-04-06 09:00 | 
Bashiok
Beginning in just a few days, players who participate in the Recruit-A-Friend program will receive a whole new reward for showing a friend the ropes in Azeroth: the X-53 Touring Rocket, a two-seater flying mount that automatically increases its speed as your mount skill improves (up to 310% speed if you already have a 310% mount). The X-53 will be replacing the current Zhevra mount reward, which is retiring from the Recruit-A-Friend business after a good run. If you've already claimed a Zhevra (or claim one prior to the change), you’ll be able to hang on to it, of course. We’ll have more details on the new Recruit-A-Friend mount once it becomes available.
Current Recruit-A-Friend FAQ - http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20588
Current Recruit-A-Friend FAQ - http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20588
New Recruit-A-Friend Mount Coming Soon | 2010-04-06 10:06 | Bashiok
If you've claimed your Recruit-A-Friend gift and received the Zhevra you'll need to refer a new friend (thus gaining a new reward to redeem and claim after this change) to also obtain the X-53 Touring Rocket.
If you have a reward waiting around you have not claimed it can be used to claim a Zhevra now, or you can wait and claim an X-53 after the change.
If you have a reward waiting around you have not claimed it can be used to claim a Zhevra now, or you can wait and claim an X-53 after the change.
Patches changes
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Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Added.
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