Wheelie record attempt ends in arrest

[Bob]

23 year old Gurpreet Singh decided he wanted to set a new record for India’s longest wheelie. So he performed a 12 kilometre stunt – an impressive performance.

Unfortunately, he decided to make his record attempt on the Greater Noida expressway! To compound his stupidity, he had not made any arrangements with the authorities. Singh was arrested for ‘rash and negligent riding’ and now awaits sentencing.

[Bikernereid]

Was he wearing helmet, turban or something else?

23 year old Gurpreet Singh decided he wanted to set a new record for India’s longest wheelie. So he performed a 12 kilometre stunt – an impressive performance.

Unfortunately, he decided to make his record attempt on the Greater Noida expressway! To compound his stupidity, he had not made any arrangements with the authorities. Singh was arrested for ‘rash and negligent riding’ and now awaits sentencing.

[Sully60]

Was that wheelie performed on a Enfield Bullet?

12km may be rash(only because I'm jealous) but definately not negligent!

[White trash]

Was that wheelie performed on a Enfield Bullet?

12km may be rash(only because I'm jealous) but definately not negligent!

Agreed. The boy deserves an A+ for effort.

Christ, I got arrestedfor doing a pathetic 5 meter bloody wheelie.

[The Stranger:Me]

Agreed. The boy deserves an A+ for effort.

Christ, I got arrestedfor doing a pathetic 5 meter bloody wheelie.

But have you had a rash from being negligent?

[Matt Bleck]

Sounds like something Harsha would do!

[xbhp]

G'Day all,

I was with this guy when he was attempting the wheelie record. Here are some of the facts for you :

• Motorcycle Used : Hero Honda Karizma 223 CC . 16.8 Bhp
• Rear tyre : 110/18 Front : 100/18
• No performance modifications, except a slightly deflated rear for more traction
• The wheelie was carried for 12Kms and the bike stuttered because of insufficient fuel supply courtesy gravity. He was in condition to to at least 15Kms.
• The attempt was made at ^AM in the morning withe first ray of light in minimal traffic
• We had ourselves called the media to showcase how stunts should be done in a safe way. He was wearing full riding gears which can be seen in the picture below.
• The media had removed all our safety announcements on video and did not mention the riding gear he was wearing. This is a big issue in India because hardly anyone who does stunts wear proper riding gears, sometime not even a helmet.

However, there was a big mess created by the media which forced the police to take action against Gurpreet (aka Skyscraper) to save their skin as to how could they let this happen on national media unchecked.

Anyways, the boy wasd charged with reckless driving and was released very soon.

If you want to see talent die, come to India. We dont have any tracks in most parts of India (specially North) and there are no private roads where the stunters can practice.

I myself am not a stunter but can empathize with someone who dreams so big.

12kms wheelie attempt on a 'moped' projected horribly negative...thats Indian media for you.

One thing I am convinced about is - Police and Bikers can never be at harmony for long.

However, we are countering the damage to our club's image by issuing positive press releases like this.

If you want to have a lowdown on the furore created by this have a look here.



But yes, the mistake that we made is not taking the permission from authorities, but all in all the criminal treatment met out was not worthy of a traffic offense. And we are mighty more experienced in handling such things now, on a brighter side!

[toebug]

Go the Karizma!!!

[owner]

I wonda why he used a honda. MUHHaa HHAAAA HhhHAAA
Awesome and welcome xbhp

[xbhp]

@own : Correction : Its a HERO Honda and not a HONDA Yes there is actually a company called HERO HONDA which has a tie up with HONDA and sells cheap single cylinder machines in India by branding them with gay names like 'Karizma', 'Glamour', 'Spledour', 'Ambition'. You pick your adverb and chances are that company is thinking to launch a puny bike with that name.

[inlinefour]

Bloody impressive considering the bike used was not a high preformance bike. Bugger about getting busted, I reckon they should have just videoed it themselves and not told the media...

[BIGBOSSMAN]

If you want to see talent die, come to India. We dont have any tracks in most parts of India (specially North) and there are no private roads where the stunters can practice.

Hi dude, great to have you participate in our little forum but I take issue with the lack of private roads in India. Why, one of our forum members has his own private road in Lubhiana! His name is Harsha, and he is a stunter extraordinaire on his Pulsar 180.
Please click on the thumbnail to view Harsha in action, on his very own private road in India.

[Coyote]

Wicked paintjob. Looks awesome

[xbhp]

With all due respect, that road cannot be private in anywhichever case. Notice the cycle guy with yellow shirt, the striped divider? Those are public roads in India. And I think this guy has done a round of our club forums as well.

[White trash]

Hi there xbhp and welcome to KB. With those stripey roadsides, I think anyone could be forgiven for mistaking themselves to be on a race track and therefore any charges instantly dropped.

Your mate Gurpreet's a bloody legend man. Well done