Pics: Meryick D'Silva
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MD)
Mangaluru, Jan 30: It was an overwhelming experience for scores of bike enthusiasts who gathered at City Center Mall here on Thursday January 29, as European stunt champion Aras Gibieza displayed amazing skills on wheels, as did local talents.
The stunt riders were in the city as part of the India Bike Week On-Tour, a brand new and explosive one-day version of India’s most exciting motorbike festival promoted by 70 EMG and Fox Life in association with Amaron and lubricant partner Servo.
IBW On-Tour enthralled Mangaluru’s bike fans with world class stunts, music, incredible bikes, leaving them yearning for more.
Award-winning stunts by Red Bull athlete and two-time European stunt champion Aras Gibieza on his 2003 model customized Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R B1H gave a jaw-dropping performance in front of the Mangaluru fans.
Aras is on a countrywide tour with the organizers of India Bike Week (IBW) On-Tour to handpick the best biking talents from the smaller cities of India.
Addressing media persons, Shridhar of IBW said that they are on a hunt for the best of the bike stuntmen from eight cities. Five bikers, one each from Chandigarh, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Surat and Pune having already been selected, and they are in Mangaluru now. The team will next visit Coimbatore and Cochin.
"Mangaluru has potential since there are way too many budding bikers in this coastal city, and we want to encourage such bikers to be professionals. That's the reason Mangaluru was picked as one of the destinations of IBW 2015. Mangaluru has lots of talents and it is an oppotunity for bikers to showcase their talents. Riding has become a culture for everyone," he said.
Addressing the gathering Aras Gibieza described that event as a fresh and energizing experience. He expressed delight at being part of the celebration of biking brotherhood that the entire event stands for, and lauded the organizers for binding bike enthusiasts from across the country through their passion.
The eight finalists will fight for glory on February 20 and 21 at Vagator in Goa.
The event was a splendid opportunity to experience passion for bikes at its best. The five-hour electrifying event featured modern and classic bikes, biking gears and what not, with plenty of music too.
IBW On-Tour began from Chandigarh (January 14) and then proceeded to Jaipur (January 17), Ahmedabad (January 20), Surat (January 22) in the North West and in Pune (January 25), Mangaluru (January 29), Coimbatore (February 1), Kochi (February 4) in the South West part of the country.
The IBW On-Tour experience, supported by manufacturers like Triumph, Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, Vespa and Mahindra 2 Wheelers, is a unique initiative that marks the second phase of India Bike Week’s epic third season leading up to Asia’s largest Festival for Bikes and Bikers in Goa on 20-21 February 2015. India Bike Week 2015 is the largest annual gathering of bikers in India’s history and a festival that celebrates the brotherhood of Indian Biking. It will bring together over 12,000 fans including some of India’s biggest biking celebs to Goa, soaking in Indian and international biking trends, new bike launches, products and accessories, music and entertainment.