Jet Bike

Jet Bike
Strong stats	Acceleration, Handling (MK8) Speed (MK8D)
Weak stats	Weight, Traction (MK8) Acceleration, Weight, Traction (MK8D)
Appears in	Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Jet Bike is an unlockable sport bike body that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As the name suggests, it resembles a fighter jet. The emblem is located on the sides of the bike. It is one of the few bikes that have an inside drift. It does not offer any ground speed boost, but does provide a strong acceleration and handling boost, at the cost of hindering weight slightly and traction heavily. In fact, the Jet Bike offers the worst traction stat of all vehicle bodies in the game. It shares its stats with the Sport Bike, Comet, and Yoshi Bike. It is one of the several vehicles in Mario Kart 8 to have a supercharged engine. The Blue Falcon has the same engine sound as the Jet Bike which is a ducted jet engine, although lower-pitched in comparison. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Jet Bike's stats have been somewhat altered, and it now instead shares its stats with only the Sport Bike and the Prancer. It now provides a small ground speed boost at the cost of still hindering weight and traction, and now hindering acceleration. However, the traction stat is no longer as weak as in Mario Kart 8. CPU Peach and Ludwig are seen occasionally using this body during races, equipped with the Slim tires. CPU Metal Mario may also be seen using this body, pairing it with the Metal tires. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc staff ghost for Sunshine Airport has Luigi ride this bike with Metal tires and the Plane Glider.

Stats

Mario Kart 8

• Ground Speed: 0
• Water Speed: 0
• Air Speed: 0
• Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
• Acceleration: +0.75
• Weight: -0.25
• Ground Handling: +0.75
• Water Handling: +0.75
• Air Handling: +0.75
• Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.5
• Traction: -1.25
• Mini-Turbo: +0.5
• Bike Type: Sport

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• Ground Speed: +0.25
• Water Speed: 0
• Air Speed: 0
• Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
• Acceleration: -0.5
• Weight: -0.25
• Ground Handling: 0
• Water Handling: +0.25
• Air Handling: 0
• Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
• Traction: -0.25
• Mini-Turbo: -0.25
• Bike Type: Sport

Gallery

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  Metal Mario, on the Jet Bike.

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  Ayah, on the Jet Bike.

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  Ludwig, on the Jet Bike.

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  Arzo, on the Jet Bike.

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  Jack, on the Jet Bike.

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  Daddy, on the Jet Bike.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ジェットライダー[?] Jetto Raidā	Jet Rider
Dutch	Straatjager[?]	Pun on straaljager (fighter jet) and straat (street)
German	Jet-Bike[?]	Jet Bike
Italian	Motosaetta[?]	Lightning bike (from moto (bike) and saetta (lightning))
Korean	제트라이더[?] Jeteuraideo	Jet Rider
Portuguese	Mota a Jato[?]	Jet Bike
Russian	Мотолет[?] Motolet	From мотоцикл (motorcycle, bike) and полёт (flight) or самолёт (plane).
Spanish (NOA)	Halcón[?]	Falcon
Spanish (NOE)	Motorreactor[?]	From motocicleta (motorcycle) and reactor (reactor)