Max Speed UP

"Increases top speeed."

- Description, Sonic Free Riders

Max Speed UP is a Gear Part that appears in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and Sonic Free Riders. It is an Extreme Gear component that increases the top speed of Extreme Gear.

Description
Max Speed UP is an installable performance-enhancing component for Extreme Gears. Its actual appearance is unknown, though it is presented as an icon on the head-up display in the top-left corner of the game screen. In gameplay, the player can activate Max Speed UP under special circumstances, which will significantly increase an Extreme Gear's Dash attribute. This will raise the player's overall top speed on the Extreme Gear he/she is currently using, allowing the player to move faster over greater distances at maximum speed than normal.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Max Speed UP first appeared in Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. In this game, its icon is a light blue-colored circle with a image of two black shoes with straps inscribed in it. Here, Max Speed UP is a Gear Part permanently installed into only certain Extreme Gears.

In gameplay, Max Speed UP and its ability will be inactive at the start of the race. To activate Max Speed UP, the player must press one of the following buttons after collecting a certain amount of Rings:

When activating Max Speed UP, the Extreme Gear is surrounded by an orange void, indicate the Gear Part coming into effect.

Sonic Free Riders
Max Speed UP made a reappearance in Sonic Free Riders. In this game, its icon is a dark green-colored circle with a shoe and an arrow going around the shoe's sole and heel inscribed in it. Here, Max Speed UP is a customizable Gear Part that can be attached to different Extreme Gears. It is one of the Gear Parts that can be used from the beginning of the game.

If Max Speed UP is installed into the front slot, it becomes active in gameplay once the race begins. If installed into the rear slot, however, the player can activate and deactivate Max Speed UP by switching stance by turning his/her body around due to the Kinect controls of the game.