Editing Flame Runner

{{distinguish|Flame Flyer|Flame Rider}}
{{kart-infobox
|title=Flame Runner<br><small>Bowser Bike</small>
|image=[[File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|x250px]]<br>[[Bowser]] on the Flame Runner
|name=Flame Runner
|high=Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo
|low=Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] cameo)
|weight=Large
}}
The '''Flame Runner''' (known as the '''Bowser Bike''' in the British English version) is a large-sized [[bike]] which appears in the game ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. As the British English name suggests, the bike resembles [[Bowser]]; the coloring of the bike even mirrors Bowser himself. Its general shape also resembles a {{wp|Types of motorcycles|naked bike}}. The emblem is located on the sides of the bike. No other vehicles in ''Mario Kart Wii'' bear physical resemblances to its playable characters. The Japanese name of the bike, Super Bowser, uses Bowser's English name instead of using his Japanese name of Koopa. This was later used with the DLC [[Bone Rattler]] from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''.

The [[kart]] counterpart for this bike is the [[Flame Flyer]]. Its rough medium and small counterparts are the [[Mach Bike]] and [[Bullet Bike]] respectively.

==History==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
The Flame Runner has great speed with good weight, drifting and [[Mini-Turbo|mini-turbo]]. It is the second lightest large bike in the game. Its speed is tied with the [[Blue Falcon]], and it is the third fastest bike in the game, behind the [[Sneakster]] and the [[Spear]]. It is moderately heavy, having its weight tied with the [[Standard Bike]] L. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration among all bikes in the game, and its handling and off-road (tied with the [[Sprinter]]) are also rather low.

The Flame Runner is one of seven vehicles in ''Mario Kart Wii'' to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the [[Booster Seat]], [[Bit Bike]], [[Wario Bike]], [[Shooting Star (bike)|Shooting Star]], [[Spear]], and [[Phantom (bike)|Phantom]]. In this case, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Flame Runner have their exhaust pipes positioned lower than the other bikes. Also, Rosalina's and Female Mii’s Flame Runner feature shorter handlebars than the other Flame Runners.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
Bowser's Flame Runner makes a cameo appearance as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario Kart Wii''===
{{mkwiistat
|speed=120
|weight=80
|accel=80
|handling=50
|drift=90
|offroad=70
|mt=150
|dtype=In
}}

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy===
{| align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial;"
|-
!width="10%"|Name
!width=100px|Image
!width="21%"|Appears In
!American English Description
!British English Description
|-
![[Bowser]] + Flame Runner<br><small>Bowser + Bowser Bike</small>
|[[File:SSB4TrophyBowserFlameRunner.png|100px]]
|align=center|'''Wii''' ''Mario Kart Wii'' (04/2008)
|''Now THIS is a monster of a bike! It was obviously designed with Bowser in mind, since they both weigh a ton and both have trouble accelerating. Once you get up to top speed, though, these two really come into their own! Incidentally, Bowser is known as Koopa in Japan, but the Japanese name for this bike is Super Bowser. How rare.''
|''Now THIS is a monster of a bike! It was clearly designed with Bowser in mind, but since they both weigh a ton, they might have trouble accelerating. Once they get to top speed, though, they're a practically unstoppable team! Incidentally, although Bowser is known as Koopa in Japan, this bike still uses his English name there.''
|-
|}

==Color schemes==
[[File:BowserCastle3MKWii.png|thumb|[[Dry Bowser]] using his Flame Runner on [[Bowser Castle 3 (GBA)|<small>GBA</small> Bowser Castle 3]]]]
On the Flame Runner, the color changes on the front wheel well and back wheel, the bike's body, and the exhaust pipe.
{|border="1" cellpadding="3" style="background:#f5f5f5;text-align:center;width:50%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:2px;" align=center
|-
!bgcolor="#dedede"|Character
!bgcolor="#dedede"|Color scheme
!bgcolor="#dedede"|Image
|-
|[[Wario]]
|Purple well, yellow body, gold exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-Wario.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[Waluigi]]
|Dark blue well and body, silver exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-Waluigi.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[Donkey Kong]]
|Maroon well and body, gold exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-DonkeyKong.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[Bowser]]
|Red well, yellow body, gold exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[King Boo]]
|Black well and body, silver exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-KingBoo.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[Rosalina]]
|Blue well, gray body, silver exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-Rosalina.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[Funky Kong]]
|Maroon well, light tan body, gold exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-FunkyKong.png|x120px]]
|-
|[[Dry Bowser]]
|Brown well, gray body, silver exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-DryBowser.png|x120px]]
|-
|Male [[Mii]]
|Golden well, light tan body, silver exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-MiiM.png|x120px]]
|-
|Female Mii
|Pink well, a pinkish light tan body, gold exhaust pipe
|[[File:FlameRunner-MiiF.png|x120px]]
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スーパーバウザー
|JapR=Sūpā Bauzā
|JapM=Super Bowser
|Spa=Moto de Bowser
|SpaM=Bowser Bike
|FraA=Moto Flammes
|FraAM=Flame Bike
|FraE=Bécane Bowser
|FraEM=Bowser Bike
|Ger=Bowser-Bike
|GerM=
|Ita=Moto Bowser
|ItaM=Bowser Bike
|Kor=쿠파라이더
|KorR=Kupa Raideou
|KorM=Bowser Rider}}

{{MKW}}
[[Category:Mario Kart Wii Bikes]]
[[it:Moto Bowser]]