Tuesday, February 27, 2018

  Most people on one moving motorcycle: world record set by The Indian Army Service Corps (VIDEO)

   Bengaluru, INDIA -- A group of 58 men of the Indian Army Service Corps (ASC), 'Tornadoes', mounted on a single 500 cc Royal Enfield motorcycle and rode it for a distance of 1200 meters as part of a display at the Air Force Station Yelahanka in Yelahanka, Bengaluru, thus setting the new world record for the Most people on one motorcycle , according to the World Record Academy .

Photo: The Indian Army has created a new world record for daredevilry with 'most men on a single motorcycle' feat. In a spectacular display of breathtaking stunt, 58 men of the Army Service Corps, famously known as 'Tornadoes', set a world record by riding a single motorcycle at the IAF base in Yelahanka of Bengaluru. ( enlarge photo )

    Previously, the Indian Army Corps of Signals 'Daredevil' Display Team hold the record for 56 men in 2013.

   The 'Tornadoes' hold 19 world and national records.

The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD (TM) for the most people on one moving motorcycle is 56 and was achieved by the Indian Army Corps of Signals 'Daredevils' Display Team (all India) at Dumna Airport, Jabalpur, India, on 28 December 2013.

   GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (TM) also recognized the world record for the Largest human motorcycle pyramid was set by The Dare Devils Team of the Indian Army Signal Corps; they achieved a motorcycle pyramid consisting of 201 men balanced on 10 motorcycles, on 5 July 2001 at Gowri Shankar Parade Ground, Jabalpur, India. The pyramid travelled a distance of 129 m (424 ft).

    In a spectacular display of daredevilry, a team Army Service Corps (ASC), popularly known as the 'Tornadoes', rode a 500 cc Royal Enfield motorbike for 1,200 metres at the Yelahanka Air Force Station.

   The Corps, dressed in a Tricolour, were led by Major Bunny Sharma on the vanguard while the heavy-duty bike was steered by Subedar Rampal Yadav as other members surrounded them on the flanks attached to the two-wheeler.

   The team was formed in 1982 under the aegis of Colonel C N Rao and Captain J P Verma. Ever since, the Tornadoes have held a total of 19 world and national records for performing stunts on the Royal Enfield Bullet 500. The team has 39 members with two officers, two JCOs and 35 junior ranks, and has over 1,000 shows to its credit across India and the world.

   The Royal Enfield Bullet 500 that the Tornadoes used to break the Guinness world record is a cast-iron model, which is no longer in production. The bike used a 499cc, long stroke engine with about 22 Bhp of peak power and 38 Nm of peak torque. A four speed manual gearbox with a neutral finder is standard on the motorcycle, which used overhead valves and pushrods. This bike's production was stopped sometime in 2007.