Motorcycle-stunt teams from different Indian security forces frequently put on performances at festivals and parades, such as the annual Republic Day parade in New Delhi. These teams of daredevils stack themselves high on single or multiple motorcycle rigs, displaying their skills and putting on a show. One team in particular, the ASC Tornadoes, set the world record for “most people on one moving motorcycle” in 2017, with a total of 58 riders. Gathered below are photos of some of these two-wheeled performances from recent years.
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![Several stunt teams ride in formations, with multiple people stacked up on single motorcycles.]()
Read moreIndian Border Security Force personnel practice their formations on motorcycles as they take part in a Republic Day–parade rehearsal in New Delhi, India, on January 20, 2006. The lead motorcycle here carries 14 people (one at the rear, not visible, faces backwards). #
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![Seven stunt performers stand on, sit on, and are strapped to a motorcycle with special rigging.]()
Read moreIndian Border Security Force "Daredevils" perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on January 26, 2018. #
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![Four soldiers, stacked on top of one another, ride a motorcycle, as three of them hold weapons.]()
Read moreCentral Reserve Police Force motorcycle-team members perform during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2020. #
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![Ten stunt performers are strapped to a motorcycle with special rigging.]()
Read moreTen Indian-army soldiers, members of the Shwet Ashwa motorcycle display team, perform during a combined display at an officer training academy in Chennai on March 10, 2017. #
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![A stunt performer rides a motorcycle while facing backwards, pretending to read a newspaper.]()
Read moreA member of the Indian-army motorcycle display team rides his motorcycle while reading a newspaper as he shows off his skills during a Daredevils display at Panther Stadium in Amritsar on September 21, 2006. #
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![At least seven stunt performers ride on a rigged motorcycle, with five lying prone.]()
Read moreIndian-police Daredevils perform during a Republic Day celebration in Jammu on January 26, 2018. #
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![Nine stunt performers are strapped to a motorcycle with special rigging, passing by commuters in a street.]()
Read moreNew Delhi morning-commuter traffic comes to a halt while members of the Indian army's Janbaaz motorcycle Daredevils team perform during rehearsals for the Indian Republic Day parade, in New Delhi, on January 12, 2004. #
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![A group of 34 stunt riders squeeze in and hold each other closely, standing on a platform attached to a motorcycle as it rolls down a street.]()
Read moreA team of 34 riders stands on a motorcycle during an attempt to set a new Guinness world record in Bangalore, on June 8, 2004. The Tornadoes, a team of volunteer-army motorcycle riders, had already set several motorcycle-related records. #
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![Two teams of five stunt riders, each clustered on a single motorcycle, pass by during a parade.]()
Read moreThe Indian Border Security Force women's motorcycle team, Seema Bhawani, performs during India's 69th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2018. #
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![At least nine stunt performers ride on a specially-rigged motorcycle. Two of those on top appear to be pretending to spar with each other, each wearing boxing gloves.]()
Read moreBorder Security Force personnel perform as they ride on a motorcycle in India's 73rd Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2022. #
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![A team of at least seven stunt riders prepares atop a specially rigged motorcycle.]()
Read moreBorder Security Force Daredevils motorcycle riders get ready during a rehearsal for the forthcoming Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning at Rajpath in New Delhi on January 8, 2015. #
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![At least 10 stunt riders are seen stacked on one another's shoulders, riding a single motorcycle.]()
Read moreMembers of the Daredevils motorcycle team perform during a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on January 8, 2015. #
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![Nine stunt performers, most lying prone, ride on a rigged motorcycle.]()
Read moreIndo-Tibetan Border Police personnel ride on a motorbike as they perform during India's 73rd Republic Day parade on January 26, 2022, in New Delhi, India. #
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![Eight stunt performers, four carrying weapons, ride on a motorcycle.]()
Read moreIndian soldiers show off their skills on a motorcycle during an army demonstration for the forthcoming Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) in Kolkata on December 12, 2008. #
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![At least eleven stunt riders stand and hang from a specially-rigged motorcycle.]()
Read moreBorder Security Force soldiers perform a motorcycle stunt during the final full dress rehearsal for the Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 23, 2011. #
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![A cluster of 58 stunt riders stand on a platform surrounding a single motorcycle.]()
Read moreA world-record attempt: Members of the Tornadoes motorcycle display team are seen on their final run to set a world record, carrying 58 men on a single 500 cc motorcycle in Bangalore on November 19, 2017. #
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![A cluster of 58 stunt riders stand on a platform surrounding a single motorcycle.]()
Read moreMembers of the Tornadoes motorcycle display team make their final run to set a world record, carrying 58 men on a single 500 cc motorcycle in Bangalore on November 19, 2017. The team achieved the feat by successfully riding more than one kilometer with 58 riders aboard. #
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![A cluster of 58 stunt riders tumble and fall from a platform surrounding a single motorcycle.]()
Read moreMembers of the Tornadoes motorcycle display team suffer a fall during an attempt to set a world record on November 19, 2017. #
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