Editing Wheelie

[[File:MKW Luigi Bike Artwork.png|thumb|150px|[[Luigi]] performing a wheelie on his [[Standard Bike]]]]
A '''wheelie''' is a technique that can be used only on a [[bike]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. Wheelies slightly increase the speed of the player's bike, but if the player bumps into an object or opponent while performing one, it cancels and the player loses speed. The player also drops any items deployed out. Also, the speed increase comes at the cost of reduced handling, and turning while performing a wheelie slows down the player substantially. Wheelies fail if the player tries to perform one without moving, or if the player is moving too slowly.

In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', wheelies have been removed altogether, and they cannot be performed by the player at will. However, during certain boosts, racers who are riding bikes perform a purely cosmetic wheelie.

Depending on the player's controller, a wheelie is activated accordingly: 
*[[Wii#Wii Wheel|Wii Wheel]] &ndash; Lift controller up
*[[Wii#Classic Controller|Classic Controller]] &ndash; Press {{button|wii|Padup}}
*[[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Controller|Nintendo GameCube Controller]] &ndash; Press Up on {{button|gcn|Pad}}
*{{button|wii|Wiimote}}[[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] / {{button|wii|Nunchuk}}[[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] &ndash; Lift Wii Remote up

To stop a wheelie:
*[[Wii#Wii Wheel|Wii Wheel]] &ndash; Lower controller
*[[Wii#Classic Controller|Classic Controller]] &ndash; Press {{button|wii|Paddown}}
*[[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Controller|Nintendo GameCube Controller]] &ndash; Press Down on {{button|gcn|Pad}}
*{{button|wii|Wiimote}}[[Wii#Wii Remote|Wii Remote]] / {{button|wii|Nunchuk}}[[Wii#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]] &ndash; Lower Wii Remote

In addition, [[drift]]ing cancels a wheelie.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=200px>
Birdo Wheelie.png|[[Birdo]] performing a wheelie on her [[Dolphin Dasher]]
Diddy Wheelie.png|[[Diddy Kong]] performing a wheelie on his [[Zip Zip]]
Yoshi wheelie.png|[[Yoshi]] performing a wheelie on his [[Mach Bike]]
King Boo Wheelie.png|[[King Boo]] performing a wheelie on his [[Phantom (bike)|Phantom]]
Larry Wheelie.jpg|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]] performing a wheelie on his [[Sport Bike]]
Ludwig wheelie.jpg|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]] performing a wheelie on his [[Sport Bike]]
Shy Guy Wheelie.jpg|Red [[Shy Guy]] performing a wheelie on his [[Flame Rider]]
DK wheelie.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]] performing a wheelie on his [[Jet Bike]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Jump Boost]]
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
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|ItaM=Wheelie
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==Trivia==
*A wheelie can be used to avoid the effects of [[POW Block]]s, by timing it at a certain point. Players still drop their items, however. Although [[kart]]s cannot perform wheelies, they can also avoid POW Blocks by using the same controls as wheelies (lifting the Wii Remote or pressing {{button|Padup}}).
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