Spear
Template:Kart-infobox The Spear (known as Torpedo in the PAL release) is a large-sized bike in Mario Kart Wii. It looks similar to a torpedo or a blimp converted into a bike with an engine and exhaust pipes. The character's emblem is located on the front and sides of the bike. The Spear is one of seven vehicles in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette-swap; the others being the Booster Seat, Bit Bike, Flame Runner, Wario Bike, Shooting Star, and Phantom. In this case, Bowser's and Dry Bowser's Spear have their exhaust pipes positioned lower than the others. Also, Rosalina's and the Female Mii's Spear feature shorter handlebars.
Its kart counterpart is the Jetsetter. The Spear can be unlocked by unlocking 12 expert staff ghosts or by playing 3,600 races.
Stats
Template:Mkwiistat The Spear is the fastest bike in the game, and it also has good weight (which is tied with the Jetsetter). However, all its other stats are quite low. It shares the same drift stat as the Zip Zip and the Tiny Titan, but suffers from the worst handling, off-road, and Mini-Turbo among all bikes and its off-road is equivalent to the Flame Flyer's off-road. It is also the second heaviest bike in the game, after the Wario Bike, and it is the second fastest vehicle in the game, only behind its kart counterpart, the Jetsetter. While the visual graph shows the Spear with the same acceleration stat as the Mach Bike, its internal data shows it is actually slower. Additionally, it has the worst acceleration among all bikes, only faring better than that of the Flame Runner’s.
Color schemes
| Character | Color scheme | Image |
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| Wario | Yellow body with purple stripes, blue windshield | 
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| Waluigi | Dark blue body with yellow stripes, purple windshield | 
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| Donkey Kong | Brown body with lime green stripes, aqua windshield | 
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| Bowser | Dark green body with orange stripes, yellow windshield | 
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| King Boo | Black body with pink stripes, black windshield | 
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| Rosalina | Turquoise body with yellow stripes, purple windshield | 
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| Funky Kong | White body with red stripes, blue windshield | 
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| Dry Bowser | Gray body with black stripes, blue windshield | 
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| Male Mii | White body with blue stripes, cadet-blue windshield | 
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| Female Mii | Pink body with white stripes, cadet-blue windshield | 
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワイルドスピア Wairudo Supia |
Wild Spear |
| German | Torped |
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| Italian | Torpedo Sprint |
Torpedo Sprint |
| Korean | 와일드스피어 Waildeu Seupieo |
Wild Spear |
| Spanish (NOA) | Proyectil |
Projectile |
| Spanish (NOE) | Torpedo |
Torpedo |
