Indian Army creates Guinness record with 58 men riding a single motorbike in Bengaluru

Nov 20, 2017, 04.11 PM IST

Stunt of the year

In a spectacular display of daredevilry, 58 men of the Indian Army set a world record on November 19 by riding a single motorcycle at the IAF base in Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

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Just for records

The 58-member motorcycle team of the Army Service Corps (ASC) christened 'Tornadoes' set another world record by riding a 500cc Royal Enfield motorbike for 1,200 metres at the Yelahanka Air Force Station, read a a Defence Ministry statement.

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Balancing act

Dressed in a Tricolour apparel, team driver Subedar Rampal Yadav steered the sturdy bike, with its leader Major Bunny Sharma on the vanguard while other members stood behind and around on the flanks attached to the two-wheeler.

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Tightly packed

The team prepared for the stunt by consuming only biscuits and 100 ml of water in order to keep their body weights suit the bike and its custom-made frame.

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They even failed twice

Members of the Tornadoes motorcycle display team of the Army Service Corps (ASC) suffer a fall during an attempt to break the record. It was in the third attempt the team successfully created the record. The team achieved the feat by riding a distance in excess of a kilometre.

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Breaking their own records

The team poses for a photo after creating the record. With 1,000 shows across the world in three decades, the ASC team now holds 20 world and national records, including one by 56 men riding a motorbike in 2010," the statement said. The Tornadoes team debuted at the 9th Asian Games in New Delhi in 1982.

Formed 35 years ago under the aegis of then Colonel C.N. Rao and Captain J.P Verma, the display team became world famous with its devilry and record-breaking feats.