Jet Bike
The Jet Bike is an unlockable bike body that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As the name suggests, it resembles a fighter jet. The emblem is located on the sides of the bike. It is one of the few bikes that have an inside drift. It offers no top speed boost, but it does increase acceleration and handling, at the cost of weight and traction. It shares its stats with the Sport Bike, Comet, and Yoshi Bike. It is one of the several vehicles in Mario Kart 8 to have a supercharged engine. The Blue Falcon has the same engine sound as the Jet Bike, although lower-pitched in comparison. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Jet Bike's stats have been somewhat altered, and it now instead shares its stats with only the Sport Bike and the Prancer. CPU Peach and Ludwig are seen occasionally using this body during races, equipped with the Slim tires. CPU Metal Mario may also be seen using this body, pairing it with the Metal tires. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc staff ghost for Sunshine Airport has Luigi ride this bike with Metal tires and the Plane Glider.
Stats
Mario Kart 8
- Ground Speed: 0
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: 0
- Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
- Acceleration: +0.75
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: +0.75
- Water Handling: +0.75
- Air Handling: +0.75
- Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.5
- Traction: -1.25
- Mini-Turbo: +0.5
- Bike Type: Sport
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Ground Speed: +0.25
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: 0
- Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
- Acceleration: -0.5
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: 0
- Water Handling: +0.25
- Air Handling: 0
- Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
- Traction: -0.25
- Mini-Turbo: -0.25
- Bike Type: Sport
Gallery
Metal Mario, on the Jet Bike.
Peach, on the Jet Bike.
Ludwig, on the Jet Bike.
Rosalina, on the Jet Bike.
Wario, on the Jet Bike.
Morton, on the Jet Bike.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ジェットライダー Jetto Raidā |
Jet Rider |
| Dutch | Straatjager |
Pun on straaljager (fighter jet) and straat (street) |
| German | Jet-Bike |
Jet Bike |
| Italian | Motosaetta |
Lightning bike (from moto (bike) and saetta (lightning)) |
| Korean | 제트라이더 Jeteuraideo |
Jet Rider |
| Portuguese | Mota a Jato |
Jet Bike |
| Russian | Мотолет Motolet |
From мотоцикл (motorcycle, bike) and полёт (flight) or самолёт (plane). |
| Spanish (NOA) | Halcón |
Falcon |
| Spanish (NOE) | Motorreactor |
From motocicleta (motorcycle) and reactor (reactor) |
