- Not to be confused with Flame Rider or Flame Flyer.
The Flame Runner, named Bowser Bike in PAL regions, is a heavy bike featured in Mario Kart Wii.
Information[]
The Flame Runner is Bowser's themed bike, because the front of the bike greatly resembles his head.
Due to its high speed, drift, and mini-turbo stats, the Flame Runner is frequently used for Time Trials, often by Funky Kong.
Advantages[]
The Flame Runner has good top speed, drifting, and mini-turbo stats, but mediocre handling and poor acceleration. It is extremely fast, but not as much so as the Spear, another heavyweight bike.
Disadvantages[]
The Flame Runner has low acceleration, which means a longer recovery time if the player is hit by an item. Despite this, the Flame Runner was still a popular choice in online play.
NPC use[]
Bowser and Dry Bowser use a Flame Runner for Bowser's Castle where Nin*Masa is raced and Bowser Castle 3 where Nin*A24 is raced.
Trivia[]
- This bike is used for the world record in many courses.