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Larry Wheelie.jpg|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]], performing a wheelie on his [[Sport Bike]]
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]]
Ludwig wheelie.jpg|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], performing a wheelie on his [[Sport Bike]]
Shy Guy Wheelie.jpg|A red [[Shy Guy]], performing a wheelie on its [[Flame Rider]]
Shy Guy Wheelie.jpg|A red [[Shy Guy]], performing a wheelie on his [[Flame Rider]]
DK wheelie.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]], performing a wheelie on his [[Jet Bike]]
DK wheelie.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]], performing a wheelie on his [[Jet Bike]]
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Revision as of 06:48, April 15, 2018

A wheelie is a technique that can only be used on a bike in Mario Kart Wii. They slightly increase the speed of the player's bike, but if they bump 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 will fail if the player tries to perform one without moving, or if they are moving too slowly.

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

Depending on the player's controller, a wheelie is activated accordingly:

To stop them:

In addition, drifting can cancel a wheelie.

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Trivia

  • The wheelie can be used to avoid the effects of POW Blocks, by timing it at a certain point. Players still drop their items, however. Although karts cannot perform wheelies, they can also avoid POW Blocks using the same controls as wheelies (lifting the Wii Remote or pressing +Control Pad up on +Control Pad).

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