The roar of over 12,000 bikers who have joined the Great Migration to the festival was the defining moment at India Bike Week 2016, setting the tone for the rest of the event.
Headlining this year’s event was a featuring international sensation and undisputed King of Trials, renowned the world over for his unparalleled skills in the discipline.
It wasn’t all about the adrenaline though; club and solo riders gathered as a community at the watering holes scattered around the grounds, with hundreds of national and international clubs mingling at the Howling Dog bar, the Beer Café, and the Knock Out Zones. Back for the second time, The Big Trip offered a chance to interact with legends of the road as they shared stories cumulatively gathered over the course of several decades. Some of the speakers this year were Bullet Yatra blogger Dhruv Dholakia; Youhan Mubaraki and Debaashish Ghosh from HOI, who outlined their 25,000 km ASEAN Corridor ride to Singapore and back on their Harleys; and Alankar Misra, who goes by the name of Sole Traveller and did a Trans-America ride in addition to several pan-India rides.
The day drew to a close with performances by Soulmate and The Other People, with the singer songwriters at the DSK Benelli stage leaving the crowd roaring for day two.
