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|image=[[File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|x250px]]<br>[[Bowser]] on his '''Bowser Bike'''.
|image=[[File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|x250px]]<br>[[Bowser]] on his '''Flame Runner'''.
|name=Flame Runner
|name=Flame Runner
|high=Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo
|high=Speed, Weight, Drift, Mini-Turbo
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|weight=Large
|weight=Large
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The '''Bowser Bike''' ('''Flame Runner''' in North America) is a large-sized [[bike]] which appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. As the PAL region 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 playable characters.
The '''Flame Runner''' (known as '''Bowser Bike''' in the PAL regions) is a large-sized [[bike]] which appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. As the PAL region 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 playable characters.


The kart counterpart for this bike is the [[Flame Flyer]].
The kart counterpart for this bike is the [[Flame Flyer]].
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The Flame Runner has great speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration among all bikes in the game, and its handling and off-road are also rather low.  
The Bowser Bike has great speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration among all bikes in the game, and its handling and off-road are also rather low.  


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
File:FlameRunner-Wario.png|Wario's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-Wario.png|Wario's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-Waluigi.png|Waluigi's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-Waluigi.png|Waluigi's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-DonkeyKong.png|Donkey Kong's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-DonkeyKong.png|Donkey Kong's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|Bowser's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-Bowser.png|Bowser's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-KingBoo.png|King Boo's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-KingBoo.png|King Boo's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-Rosalina.png|Rosalina's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-Rosalina.png|Rosalina's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-FunkyKong.png|Funky Kong's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-FunkyKong.png|Funky Kong's '''Flame Runner'''.
File:FlameRunner-DryBowser.png|Dry Bowser's '''Bowser Bike'''.
File:FlameRunner-DryBowser.png|Dry Bowser's '''Flame Runner'''.
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>


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|Jap=スーパーバウザー
|Jap=スーパーバウザー
|JapR=Sūpā Bauzā
|JapR=Sūpā Bauzā
|JapM=Super Bowser, reference to the Western name of the character known as Koopa in Japanese
|JapM="Super Bowser", reference to the Western name of the character known as "Koopa" in Japanese
|Spa=Moto de Bowser
|Spa=Moto de Bowser
|SpaM=Bowser Bike
|SpaM=Bowser Bike
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Bowser Bike is one of six vehicles in ''Mario Kart Wii'' to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the [[Baby Booster]], [[Wario Bike]], [[Twinkle Star]], [[Torpedo]], and [[Phantom]]. In this case, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Bowser Bike have their exhaust pipes positioned lower than the other bikes. Also, Rosalina's Bowser Bike features shorter handles than the other Bowser Bikes.
*The Flame Runner is one of six vehicles in ''Mario Kart Wii'' to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the [[Baby Booster]], [[Wario Bike]], [[Twinkle Star]], [[Torpedo]], 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 Flame Runner features shorter handles than the other Flame Runner.
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[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]
[[Category:Bikes]]
[[Category:Bikes]]

Revision as of 21:37, June 12, 2012

Template:Kart-infobox The Flame Runner (known as Bowser Bike in the PAL regions) is a large-sized bike which appears in Mario Kart Wii from the Mario Kart series. As the PAL region 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 playable characters.

The kart counterpart for this bike is the Flame Flyer.

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Template:Mkwiistat The Flame Runner has great speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration among all bikes in the game, and its handling and off-road are also rather low.

Gallery

Names in Other Languages

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Trivia

  • The Flame Runner is one of six vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the Baby Booster, Wario Bike, Twinkle Star, Torpedo, 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 Flame Runner features shorter handles than the other Flame Runner.

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