Wheelie

Luigi performing a wheelie on his Standard Bike

A wheelie is a technique that can be used only on a bike in Mario Kart Wii. Wheelies 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 they cannot be performed by the player at will. However, during certain boosts, racers who are riding bikes perform a purely cosmetic wheelie.

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

• Wii Wheel – Lift controller up
• Classic Controller – Press
• Nintendo GameCube Controller – Press up on
• Wii Remote / Nunchuk – Lift Wii Remote up

To stop a wheelie:

• Wii Wheel – Lower controller
• Classic Controller – Press
• Nintendo GameCube Controller – Press down on
• Wii Remote / Nunchuk – Lower Wii Remote

In addition, drifting cancels a wheelie.

Gallery

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  Birdo performing a wheelie on her Dolphin Dasher

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  Diddy Kong performing a wheelie on his Zip Zip

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  Yoshi performing a wheelie on his Mach Bike

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  King Boo performing a wheelie on his Phantom

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  Larry performing a wheelie on his Sport Bike

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  Ludwig performing a wheelie on his Sport Bike

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  Red Shy Guy performing a wheelie on his Flame Rider

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  Donkey Kong performing a wheelie on his Jet Bike

See also

• Jump Boost

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 ).