Editing Flame Runner

{{kart infobox

|strong=Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo

|average=None

|weak=Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] cameo)

|size=Large

The '''Flame Runner''' (known as the '''Bowser Bike''' in the British English version) is a large [[Sport bike (vehicle class)|inside drifting]] [[bike]] which appears in ''[[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}}, specifically an {{wp|Aprilia Tuono}}. 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 medium, small, and group counterparts are the [[Mach Bike]], [[Bullet Bike]], and [[Shooting Star (bike)|Shooting Star]] respectively.

The Flame Runner has great speed with good weight, drifting and [[Mini-Turbo|mini-turbo]]. It is the third lightest large bike in the game, but it is also the second heaviest inside drifting bike in the game, only being lighter than the [[Spear]]. 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 [[B Dasher Mk. 2|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 color 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 Runners have their exhaust pipes positioned lower, and Rosalina's and the female Mii’s Flame Runners feature shorter handlebars.

[[File:BowserCastle3MKWii.png|thumb|[[Dry Bowser]] using his Flame Runner on {{classic link|GBA|Bowser Castle 3}}]]

If Bowser rides the Flame Runner, its speed will become that of the Sneakster and Flame Flyer, its weight will become that of the Flame Flyer, [[Standard Kart L]], and [[Wario Bike]], and its drift will become that of the [[Classic Dragster]]. Similarly, if Funky Kong rides the Flame Runner, its speed will become that of the Sprinter, and its off-road will become that of the [[Wild Wing]], Blue Falcon, [[Honeycoupe]], and Sneakster. If [[Waluigi]] rides the Flame Runner, its acceleration will become that of the Spear and [[Mach Bike]], and its drift will become that of the Honeycoupe.

On the Flame Runner, the color changes on the front wheel well and back wheel, the bike's body, and the exhaust pipe. The coloration the Flame Runner takes on when piloted by Funky Kong bears a resemblance to [[Bowser's Brother]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.

!style="background:#dedede"|Character

!style="background:#dedede"|Color scheme

!style="background:#dedede"|Image

!style="background:#dedede"|Image

|Yellow body, purple seat trim, head and wheel covers, red eyebrows, green rims and back wheel spikes, beige mouth, pale gold exhaust pipes

|Violet body, navy blue seat trim, head and wheel covers, red eyebrows, purple rims, yellow back wheel spikes, beige mouth, silver exhaust pipes

|Brown body, lime seat trim, head and rims, reddish brown eyebrows, chestnut wheel covers, yellow back wheel spikes, beige mouth, gold exhaust pipes

|Yellow body, dark green seat trim and head, red-orange eyebrows, red wheel covers and back wheel spikes, orange rims, beige mouth, yellow-green exhaust pipes

|Black body, head and wheel covers, white seat trim and mouth, reddish pink eyebrows, rims and back wheel spikes, dull silver exhaust pipes

|Light gray body, head and mouth, turquoise seat trim, rims and back wheel spikes, brown eyebrows, royal blue wheel covers, silver exhaust pipes

|Khaki body and mouth, blue seat trim and head, orange eyebrows, scarlet wheel covers, golden yellow rims and wheel spikes, gold exhaust pipes

|Warm gray body, tan seat trim and back wheel spikes, sandy white head and mouth, dark red eyebrows, dark brown wheel covers, light copper rims, whitish gold exhaust pipes

|Beige body and mouth, golden yellow seat trim and wheel covers, red-orange head and eyebrows, sandy white rims, yellow back wheel spikes, silver exhaust pipes

|Cream body, rims and mouth, hot pink seat trim and wheel covers, light pink head, reddish pink eyebrows and back wheel spikes, gold exhaust pipes

|Jpn=スーパーバウザー

|JpnR=Sūpā Bauzā

|JpnM=Super Bowser

|FreA=Moto Flammes

|FreAM=Flame Bike

|FreE=Bécane Bowser

|FreEM=Bowser Bike

|KorR=Kupa Raideo

|KorM=Bowser Rider

}}

[[Category:Mario Kart Wii bikes]]

[[Category:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophies]]