Shooting Star (bike)

The Shooting Star (known as the Twinkle Star in Europe) is a large bike that appears in Mario Kart Wii. It has a star on the front, a comet trail on its sides and exhaust pipes, and a gray wing on the handle bars. It is unlocked by winning the 100cc Star Cup.

The Twinkle Star's kart counterpart is the Dragonetti.

Statistics
The Twinkle Star has good speed and weight along with great drift and mini-turbo, which are tied with that of the Wild Wing. It has the best drift and mini-turbo of any large class vehicle. On the other hand, its off-road, acceleration, and handling stats are low, and it is the lightest large vehicle in the game.

Although the Shooting Star has a good drift and mini-turbo, it drifts externally. In fact, it has the highest drift stat among all the bikes that drift outward.

Color Schemes

 * Wario (Yellow body, orange star, purple stripes and seat)
 * Waluigi (Dark purple body, yellow star, stripes and seat)
 * Bowser (Dark Green body, yellow star and stripes, dark green seat)
 * Donkey Kong (Reddish-brown body, yellow star and stripes, dark brown seat)
 * King Boo (Grayish-blue body, white star and stripes, red seat)
 * Rosalina (Turquoise body, yellow star, stripes and seat)
 * Funky Kong (White body, red star and stripes, dark brown seat)
 * Dry Bowser (Black body, white star and stripes, red seat)
 * Male Mii (Black body, gold star and stripes, red seat)

Trivia

 * Wario used this bike in the first May 2008 competition.
 * The Twinkle Star is one of six vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap, the others being the Baby Booster, Bowser Bike, Wario Bike, Torpedo, and Phantom. In this case, the star on the side of Rosalina's Twinkle Star is larger than on the other Twinkle Stars. Also, hers does not have a foot rest, as the others do. In a similar manner, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Twinkle Star have their handles positioned lower than the other Twinkle Stars.