Flame Runner

The Flame Runner (Bowser Bike in Europe and Australia) is a large-sized bike which appears in Mario Kart Wii from the Mario Kart series. As the PAL region name suggests, the bike resembles Bowser; the coloring of Koopa King's Flame Runner even mirrors Bowser himself. No other vehicles in Mario Kart Wii bear physical resemblances to playable characters.

The Flame Runner has good speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration of all bikes, and its handling and off-road are also rather low. The kart counterpart for this bike is the Flame Flyer.

The bike is one of the top three bikes used in many Time Trials, along with the Bullet Bike and Mach Bike. Many of the World Champions also use the Flame Runner (racing as Funky Kong).

Stats

 * Speed: Very High
 * Weight: High
 * Acceleration: Very Bad
 * Handling: Very Low
 * Drift: Mid-high
 * Off-Road: Very Low
 * Mini-Turbo: Mid-high