Flame Rider

Not to be confused with Flame Runner or Flame Flyer.

The Flame Rider is an unlockable bike body that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Its design is very similar to Mario Kart Wii's Wario Bike, but with a fire design on the side. The character's logo is found on the headlights, but it seen on the rear of the bike as well. The engine has a Fire Flower, a V-twin cylinder with Mushroom pistons, and a ? mark engraved on it. The Flame Rider offers a small acceleration boost and a large handling boost at the cost of weight and grip. It shares its stats with the Pipe Frame, Wild Wiggler, Standard Bike, W 25 Silver Arrow, Varmint, and City Tripper. It is reminiscent of real-life bikes, especially in the headlights and the grip.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU Shy Guy, Bowser, King Boo, Breath of the Wild-style Link and Waluigi can be occasionally seen using this bike body, with Shy Guy using the Off-Road tires while Bowser, Breath of the Wild-style Link (who also uses the Parachute glider with it) and King Boo pair it with Monster tires; Waluigi uses the Slim tires instead. Additionally, the Flame Rider now only shares its stats with the Standard Bike, Wild Wiggler and W 25 Silver Arrow. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 200cc ghost Dry Bowser rides this bike with Slim tires and the Bowser Kite.

Stats

Mario Kart 8 Ground Speed: 0 Water Speed: +0.25 Air Speed: +0.25 Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25 Acceleration: +0.25 Weight: -0.25 Ground Handling: +0.5 Water Handling: +0.5 Air Handling: +0.5 Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25 Traction: -0.5 Mini-Turbo: +0.25 Bike Type: Standard

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Ground Speed: -0.25 Water Speed: -0.25 Air Speed: 0 Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25 Acceleration: +0.25 Weight: -0.25 Ground Handling: +0.25 Water Handling: +0.25 Air Handling: 0 Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25 Traction: +0.5 Mini-Turbo: +0.25 Bike Type: Standard

Gallery

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  Shy Guy

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Turbochopper[?]	Turbo Chopper
German	Flammen-Bike[?]	Flaming Bike
Korean	버닝볼[?] Beoningbol	Burning Ball
Portuguese	Flamejante[?]	Flaming
Russian	Огнебайк[?] Ognebaik	Portmanteau of the adjective "огненный" (fiery) and "байк" (bike)
Spanish	Llama Fugaz[?]	Fleeting Flame

Trivia

• This is one of two vehicles in Mario Kart 8 to have Mushroom Pistons—the other being the Tri-Speeder.