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| November 1, 2010 | Army motorcycle team carries 48 persons on one bike | | Bangalore: Indian Army personnel broke a world record by being the only team in the world to cross a staggering distance of 1000 metres carrying 48 persons on a single moving 500 cc Royal Enfield motorcycle here over the weekend. The
motorcycle team of the Indian Military Corps, 'SHWET ASHWA' set this record on Saturday and redemonstrated for media and public on Sunday. The group earlier had
the unique distinction of holding a world record of crossing 225 metres carrying 151 men on 11 motorcycles. The feat was acknowledged by Guinness Book of World
Records in 1999. "We have more to show. We have already
done a pyramid on 11 motorbikes and we would go much beyond this," said M.G.
Rajan, leader of the group 'Shwet Ashwa'. Lieutenant General Mukesh Sabarwal
said the show was organised to celebrate past records and set new challenges for the
coming
years. "This is an occasion we try and introspect as to what we have done in the
past years and get a sense of that and there after we would like to do whatever
is the focus for the coming years. That is really the objective of the reunion,"
said Sabarwal. "And again we are very proud that our motorcycle team has created
a record yesterday; so really, we are proud," said Sabarwal. Earlier, the world
record was held by Brazilian Army Corps for carrying 47 persons on a 1200 cc
Harley
Davidson motorbike established on December 15, 1995. The motor-bike riders of
'SHWET ASHWA' also demonstrated some rare stunts such as Scissors, V, and
criss-crossing,
one leg riding, side balancing.
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