Super Mario

Mario Kart - Yoshi Bike

A pull back motorbike that actually rips across the floor, and it happens to look like Yoshi built it himself.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 72031 · 2025

Pieces133

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number72031

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The verdict

I pulled this bike back and let it go on my kitchen tile and grinned like a kid, that pull back motor is the whole reason this set works.

It is a small, quick build, so do not expect an engineering puzzle, this is about the payoff at the end when you release it and it zips forward on its own. Yoshi rides in green and white with his signature spotted shell details worked into the bike shell itself, which is a nice touch of theming rather than just slapping a figure on a generic frame. If you want a fast, satisfying build for a Mario Kart fan, or a small stocking style gift that still delivers a real play feature, this is a good pick, if you want a display centerpiece or a complex build, look at the bigger sets in the wave instead.

Best for: Mario Kart fans who want a quick, playable build with a genuine pull back racing feature rather than a static display piece

The full review

What it is

This is one of the smaller entries in LEGO's first ever Mario Kart wave, and it earns its keep with one simple trick done well. You build Yoshi's signature bike, a green and white machine with egg shaped panels and spotted detailing, then set a Yoshi figure on top, pull the bike backward to wind the internal mechanism, and let go. It shoots forward across a hard floor with real momentum, which is exactly the kind of instant gratification a smaller licensed set needs to justify its price.

The catch

I will be honest about the limits here. At 133 pieces this build is over quickly, closer to a fifteen minute project than a weekend one, so if you are shopping for a big build experience this is not it. It also does not tie into the Bluetooth enabled LEGO Super Mario line with the interactive figure and coin blocks, this is a standalone racer built purely around the pull back function, so do not expect it to talk to your existing Mario sets or react to obstacles.

Who it's for

Get this one if you have a Mario Kart fan who wants something they can build fast and then actually play with, the pull back launch is the kind of feature that gets repeated fifty times in an afternoon. Skip it if you are after a serious building challenge or a large display piece, the bigger karts and track sets in this wave are built for that instead.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself is short and straightforward, mostly assembling the bike's frame and wheel mechanism before snapping on the shaped body panels that give it the egg like Yoshi silhouette. There is no real tension or puzzle solving in the steps, the whole point is getting to the fun part, winding the bike up and letting it go, as quickly as possible.

The best piece here is the pull back motor unit itself, a mechanical element that is genuinely satisfying to feel working in your hand, it is not just a sticker on a normal wheelbase. The green and white curved body panels are shaped specifically for this bike rather than reused from a generic vehicle, and Yoshi's figure is styled to match the rest of the Mario Kart wave's scale and detailing. For a 133 piece set the presence of a real mechanical function pushes the part count value higher than a static build of similar size would offer.

Fun facts

01The Yoshi Bike is part of LEGO's first ever Mario Kart theme, launched in 2025 to tie in with the Mario Kart franchise's continued popularity on Nintendo Switch
02Unlike the earlier LEGO Super Mario interactive sets, the Mario Kart wave is built around simple pull back motors rather than Bluetooth sensors and a screen linked figure
03Yoshi's bike design leans into his signature egg and spot motif rather than just being a repainted generic motorbike shell, a detail licensed LEGO themes do not always bother with on smaller sets