Flame Runner

Not to be confused with Flame Flyer or Flame Rider.

Template:Kart-infobox The Flame Runner (known as the Bowser Bike in the British English version) is a large-sized bike which appears in the game Mario Kart Wii. As the British English 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

Template:Mkwiistat 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. It is the lightest large bike in the game. 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

Gallery

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  Wario's Flame Runner

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  Waluigi's Flame Runner

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  Donkey Kong's Flame Runner

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  Bowser's Flame Runner

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  King Boo's Flame Runner

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  Rosalina's Flame Runner

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  Funky Kong's Flame Runner

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  Dry Bowser's Flame Runner

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  Male Mii's Flame Runner

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  Female Mii's Flame Runner

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Name	Image	Appears In	American English Description	British English Description
Bowser + Flame Runner Bowser + Bowser Bike		Wii Mario Kart Wii (04/2008)	Now THIS is a monster of a bike! It was obviously designed with Bowser in mind, since they both weigh a ton and both have trouble accelerating. Once you get up to top speed, though, these two really come into their own! Incidentally, Bowser is known as Koopa in Japan, but the Japanese name for this bike is Super Bowser. How rare.	Now THIS is a monster of a bike! It was clearly designed with Bowser in mind, but since they both weigh a ton, they might have trouble accelerating. Once they get to top speed, though, they're a practically unstoppable team! Incidentally, although Bowser is known as Koopa in Japan, this bike still uses his English name there.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Italian	Moto Bowser[?]	Bowser Bike
Korean	쿠파라이더[?] Kupa Raideou	Bowser Rider
Spanish	Moto de Bowser[?]	Bowser Bike

Trivia

• The Flame Runner is one of seven vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the Booster Seat, 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 and Female Mii’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.

Template:MKW may refer to:

• Template:Mario Kart Wii, covering Mario Kart Wii.
• Template:Mario Kart World, covering Mario Kart World.

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