The Bowser Bike (Flame Runner in North America) is a large-sized bike which appears in Mario Kart Wii from the Mario Kart series. As the PAL region name suggests, the bike resembles Bowser; the coloring of Koopa King's Bowser Bike even mirrors Bowser himself. No other vehicles in Mario Kart Wii bear physical resemblances to playable characters.
The Bowser Bike has good speed and weight, along with good drifting and mini-turbo. However, the bike suffers from the worst acceleration of all bikes, and its handling and off-road are also rather low. The kart counterpart for this bike is the Flame Flyer.
The bike is one of the top three bikes used in many Time Trials, along with the Bullet Bike and Mach Bike.
Stats
- Speed: Very High
- Weight: High
- Acceleration: Very Bad
- Handling: Very Low
- Drift: Mid-high
- Off-Road: Very Low
- Mini-Turbo: Mid-high
Trivia
- Many of the world champions use Funky Kong on this bike.