Wheelie
A wheelie is a technique that can only be used on a bike in Mario Kart Wii. They 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.
Wheelies can be performed in Mario Kart 8, but players cannot do it manually, and can only be performed via a boost.
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 them:
- Wii Wheel - Lower controller
- Classic Controller - Press
- Nintendo GameCube Controller - Press Down on
- Wii Remote / Nunchuk - Lower Wii Remote
In addition, drifting can cancel a wheelie.
Gallery
Birdo, performing a wheelie on her Dolphin Dasher.
Diddy Kong, performing a wheelie on his Zip Zip.
Larry, performing a wheelie on his Sport Bike.
Ludwig, performing a wheelie on his Sport Bike.
A red Shy Guy, performing a wheelie on its Flame Rider.
Donkey Kong, performing a wheelie on his Jet Bike.
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 too can avoid POW Blocks using the same controls as wheelies (lifting the Wii Remote or pressing
on 
).
