Sport Bike
- This article is about the bike body. For the vehicle class, see Sport bike (vehicle class).
The Sport Bike is a Bike body that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As its name implies, it resembles a typical sports bike with a fairing enclosing the front part and as such it could be considered the successor to the Mach Bike from Mario Kart Wii (which can be implied by the Japanese name). The bike has good acceleration and handling stats, but its weight and especially traction stats are poor. The character's emblem is at the center of the front side and next to the exhaust pipe. It changes its color depending on its driver. It has the same stats as the Comet, the Yoshi Bike, and the Jet Bike. It has a four-stroke twin cylinder and its sound is shared with the Yoshi Bike.
Although this bike is available from the start, CPUs will never use it, thus meaning that it is a player-exclusive vehicle in the Wii U version. It is also the only starting vehicle with this feature. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, however, it must now be unlocked by collecting 1,350 coins, and its stats have been altered, with the bike now sharing its stats with only the Jet Bike and the Prancer. CPU Larry, Rosalina and Koopa Troopa can be occasionally seen using this body, with Larry using the Monster tires, while Rosalina pairs it with the Slim tires and Koopa Troopa using the Standard tires respectively.
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
Color Schemes
Similarly to the Circuit Special, the Sport Bike has three different varnish colors, which are all used by various characters.
| Varnish | Decals | Characters | Mii Colors | Mii amiibo Racing Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 red |
Bullet Bill Speed Trial Chain Chomp Racing Chains |
                       
|
Red, Light-blue, Blue, Purple, Black | Mario Suit, Hylian Suit, Captain Falcon Suit, Fox Suit, Toad Suit, Bowser Suit, Rosalina Suit, Mega Man Suit, Sonic Suit, Pikmin Suit |
 green |
1-Up Racing Lemmy's Tire Service Mushroom Piston Roy Smooth Sounds |
                
|
Light-green, Green, White | Luigi Suit, Yoshi Suit, Animal Crossing Suit |
 orange |
Lemmy's Tire Service Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie Princess Orange |
                    
|
Orange, Yellow, Pink, Brown | Peach Suit, Donkey Kong Suit, Kirby Suit, Varia Suit, Wario Suit, Pac-Man Suit, Inkling Suit |
Gallery
Rosalina, on her Sport Bike.
Rosalina on her Sport Bike.
Roy on his Sport Bike.
Ludwig on his Sport Bike.
Larry on his Sport Bike.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マッハGP[?] Mahha GP |
Mach GP | |
| Dutch | Circuitsrijder[?] | Circuit Combatant | |
| German | Renn-Bike[?] | Race Bike | |
| Italian | Motobolide GP[?] | Bolide bike GP | |
| Korean | 마하GP[?] Maha GP |
Mach GP | |
| Portuguese | Relâmpago[?] | Lightning | |
| Russian | Супербайк[?] Superbaik |
Superbike | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Moto GP[?] | GP Bike | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Moto Bala[?] | Bullet Bike |
