India Bike Week 2016 What to Expect
The organisers of IBW have announced the highlights of the 2016 edition. Read on to find out what to expect at Vagator Hill Top in Goa on 19 and 20 February
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO the ride to Goa towards the end of the next month for the annual India Bike Week (IBW) 2016, then things are all set to get even more exciting than they were last year. Want to know why? Well, if you’re patient enough to hang on to your Harleys (or whatever bike that you’ll ride down), Seventy Event Media Group (70 EMG), the organisers of India’s largest motorcycle fest, have announced the highlights of the 2016 edition of the event and we have the full dope right here for you.
THE NEW STUFF
1) HARD ENDURO – This year, IBW is all set to host the country’s first-ever official Hard Enduro event, premiering the official Enduro Challenge 2016. The event is open to participation by amateur Motocross teams with the winning team getting the opportunity to take home a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 75,000.
2) IBW MAIN STREET – Lined with bars and tents, the Main Street will split the IBW venue down the centre, providing bikers and clubs the perfect runway to strut their machines and their attitudes. Dubbed the ‘Rio Carnival’ for bikers, the Street will also have DJs belting out the latest in music from bridges suspended overhead.
3) FILM FESTIVAL – For the more artsy riders at IBW, this year’s event will play host to the first-ever Film Festival. It will feature travel films from around the world, bringing together riders, their bikes and the stories of their journeys. Three categories of films will be screened: ‘Heels on Wheels’, which will focus on woman riders, ‘Milestories’, which will be about travel and adventure beyond motorcycling experiences, and ‘Two-wheeler Talkies’, which will be based around the passion that motorcycle owners have about their machines and their love of riding a bike. The event will be judged by a panel of jury members comprising prominent personalities from the Indian film industry as well as the Indian biking community. Additionally, participants can also enter short videos in totally separate categories called ‘Ride with my Pride’, which will be on biking clubs and their rides, and ‘My Ride Video’, which will highlight solo rides.
4) MOTO ART COLLECTIVE – This is an exhibition of a curated collection of motorcycle and moto culture inspired art. The exhibition will take place at a gallery-style space at IBW and will feature lifestyle elements such as customised clothing and safety gear by biker/designer Arjun Khanna. Air brushed helmets, live pinstriping and the showcasing of 2015 projects from India’s most creative bike builders will be the additional highlights of this exhibition. Not to mention the moto-photography by Vikram Bawa and Ronnie Sequeira.