Here’s what to expect from India Bike Week 2015

What can we expect this year?

With the idea that your excitement for India Bike 2015 (IBW 2015) is uncontrollable we will get right to the schedule. First things first, there are 10 different venues hosting a variety of events spread out across the course of two days. The day will begin at 11:30am and end at 11:30pm, though given the biker community’s penchant to stretch out the good times; we expect the camaraderie and celebrations to carry on well into the night.
Some of the newer destinations for this year’s IBW include the Howling Dog Bar and Drag Racing Arena, ACE Café, DSK-Benelli Rock Stage and the Red Bull Stage. In addition to these new arenas most of the venues have been carried over from the last two years. Events include the custom biker build off, burnout competition, loudest bike challenge, stunting and the Bikini Bike Wash.

What about famous biking personalities?

Wanderlust seems to be the theme this year and there appears to be no shortage of riders who have unlocked achievements that we could only dream of doing on our own bikes. This year’s guest list for 2015 includes a wide variety of names from the Indian biking fraternity as well as the international biking community.

On the Indian front, we are looking forward to having a chat with Major General RK Jain, Gokulram Vasanthi, Deepak Thimoji and obviously India’s Dakar hero CS Santosh. Oh! but wait, there is more! The 2015 edition will also see Bikerni’s like Rashmi Tambe, editor of the Global Women Who Ride project and Sangeetha Jairam chronicling their travel tales. 
On the international front, in attendance will be Grant and Susan Johnson who have been touring the world for over 11 years now, managing to visit 39 countries and cover a whopping 100,000kms in that period. Expected to return for this year’s edition will be Nick Sanders and Ted Simon while a new visitor this year will be Mark Wilsmore, manager and founder of the Ace Café in London. 

Brands brands brands!

The event is being sponsored by Harley-Davidson so we expect a large contingent of the H.O.G from across the country to bike their way up to Vagator for the event. Exactly a year since it was launched, it will be interesting to see just how many Street 750s turn up for the event.

We also expect a full line- up from Aprilia, Vespa, DSK Benelli, Moto Guzzi. Given the potential for getting people excited about bikes, we also believe that all these manufacturers will have registration and financing counters at their respective stalls for people who want to put down their money for a brand new bike.

What else will be there apart from the bikes?

Taking in all the right elements from such festivals around the world, India Bike Week 2015 is expected to play host to a large number of music artists over the course of the two days. This line- up comprises:
Day 1
•    Sky rabbit
•    OX7gen
•    Nucleya
•    Nichlson vs Fuzzy logic
•    DJ Akhtar
•    DJ URi
•    Rodney Braningan
•    Whirling Kalaps
•    Clayton Hogermeer
Day 2
•    DJ black Jack
•    Sound Avatar Vs DJ SA
•    Curtain Blue
•    Babyhead
There will also be a host of biking related movies and speeches from all the personalities that we have mentioned in the section above. The former will all happen at the SHELL Big Trip cinema hall while the bikers will share their experiences at various stages in the arena.
In addition to the music, movies and interactive sessions, the schedule also reveals that that there will be a host of games, stunt shows, strength challenges and of course a ton of shops for you to purchase gear, accessories, merchandise and memorabilia.

Will the BikeWale and PowerDrift teams be there?

Though this sound likes a bit of shameless plugging but yes both teams be there in full attendance for Day-1 and Day-2. You can identify us by our unique T-shirts that we will be wearing during the event. Like you, we too are driven by a passion for all things two-wheels and schedule permitting would love to discuss them with you. So come greet us, take photos, take selfies and most importantly share on social media.

See you in Goa on February 21!