Bikes

Bikes are new vehicles in Mario Kart Wii and are an alternate means of driving to Karts. Although they feature the same basic attributes, but there are differences. Bikes typically weigh less than karts; they are able to perform wheelies to boost one's speed for about four seconds (albeit at the cost of a reduced turning ability) but can be cancelled earlier by hopping or making a sharp turn; and bikes are rendered incapable of performing Super Mini-Turbos, a stronger type of Mini-Turbo only karts can perform. Similar to karts, bikes are classified by weight. They're recommended for Time Trials because they have superior turning and their ability to conduct wheelies. The following is a list of all of the bikes in Mario Kart Wii. They appear in all weight classes. Bikes were removed in Mario Kart 7, but reappeared in Mario Kart 8 as vehicle customization parts, however, they lost their abilities to do wheelies (likely due to complaints that they made the bikes overpowered); to compensate, bikes can now perform Super Mini-Turbos. Note that rocket starts and Mushrooms will cause bikes to do wheelies; this is only a visual effect that has zero effect on game play.

Bikes in Mario Kart Wii
Small Medium Large
 * Standard Bike S
 * Bullet Bike
 * Bit Bike
 * Quacker
 * Magikruser
 * Jet Bubble
 * Standard Bike M
 * Mach Bike
 * Sugarscoot
 * Zip Zip
 * Sneakster
 * Dolphin Dasher
 * Standard Bike L
 * Flame Runner
 * Wario Bike
 * Shooting Star
 * Spear
 * Phantom

Bikes in Mario Kart 8
Note: Bikes in italic mean DLC
 * Standard Bike
 * Comet
 * Sport Bike
 * The Duke
 * Flame Rider
 * Varmint
 * Mr. Scooty
 * Jet Bike
 * Yoshi Bike
 * Master Cycle
 * City Tripper