Shooting Star (bike)

The Twinkle Star (known as the Shooting Star in North America) is a bike that appears in Mario Kart Wii. It can only be used by large characters. It has a star on the front and a comet trail on its sides and exhaust pipes. It must first be unlocked by winning the 100cc Star Cup. It bears a resemblance to the Shooting Star kart from Mario Kart DS.

The Twinkle Star has a good speed and weight, with a nice Drift and Mini-Turbo, which are tied with that of the Wild Wing. However its Off-Road, Acceleration and Handling are quite low.

The kart counterpart for this bike is the Honeycoupe.

Stats

• Speed: Mid-high
• Weight: Mid-high
• Acceleration: Low
• Handling: Mid-low
• Drift: Very High
• Off-Road: Low
• Mini-Turbo: Very High

Color Schemes

• Wario (Yellow body, orange star, purple stripes and seat)
• Waluigi (Dark purple body, yellow star, stripes and seat)
• Bowser (Dark Green body, yellow star and stripes, dark green seat)
• Donkey Kong (Reddish-brown body, yellow star and stripes, dark brown seat)
• King Boo (Grayish-blue body, white star and stripes, red seat)
• Rosalina (Turquoise body, yellow star, stripes and seat)
• Funky Kong (White body, red star and stripes, dark brown seat)
• Dry Bowser (Black body, white star and stripes, red seat)
• Male Mii (Black body, gold star and stripes, red seat)

Trivia

• The Shooting star is the only vehicle other than the Booster Seat in Mario Kart Wii to go through a design change other than a palette swap. In this case, the star on the side of Rosalina's shooting star is larger than on the other Shooting stars. Also, Rosalina's does not have a foot rest, as the others do.
• The Shooting Star has a grey wing on the handle bars.
• The Shooting Star is the only bike with a very high drift rating that actually drifts externally.
• The Twinkle Star's Acceleration is tied with that of the Piranha Prowler.

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