Flame Runner

The Flame Runner (known as the Bowser Bike in the PAL version) is a large-sized bike which appears in the game Mario Kart Wii. As the British name suggests, the bike resembles Bowser; the coloring of the bike even mirrors Bowser himself. No other vehicles in Mario Kart Wii bear physical resemblances to its playable characters.

The kart counterpart for this bike is the Flame Flyer.

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

Stats
The Flame Runner has great speed with good weight, drifting and mini-turbo: it is the third fastest bike in the game, behind the Sneakster and the Spear respectively. Its speed is tied with the Blue Falcon. 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.

Color schemes
On the Flame Runner, the color changes on the front wheel well and back wheel, the bike's body, and the exhaust pipe.


 * Wario: Purple well, yellow body, gold exhaust pipe
 * Waluigi: Dark Blue well and body, silver exhaust pipe
 * Donkey Kong: Maroon well and body, gold exhaust pipe
 * Bowser: Red well, yellow body, gold exhaust pipe
 * King Boo: Black well and body, silver exhaust pipe
 * Rosalina: Blue well, grey body, silver exhaust pipe
 * Funky Kong: Maroon well, light tan body, gold exhaust pipe
 * Dry Bowser: Brown well, grey body, silver exhaust pipe
 * Male Mii: Golden well, light tan body, silver exhaust pipe
 * Female Mii: Pink well, a pinkish light tan body, gold exhaust pipe

Trivia

 * The Flame Runner is one of six vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the Bit Bike, Wario Bike, Shooting Star, Spear, and 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 Flame Runner feature shorter handles than the other Flame Runners.
 * 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.
 * If used with Funky Kong, its speed will tie with the Sprinter's default speed.