CONTROLLED CHAOS!

We just can't get enough of the moto-madness in Goa!

- Keshav Teiva Poumai

Eleven years of celebrating motorcycles and the community built around them, and the party just keeps getting bigger and better! India Bike Week 2024 brought together thousands of bikers, gearheads, and motorcycling aficionados from across the country and beyond — 25,000 people in all! Just imagine the number of new faces I came across, with a tonne of familiar ones in the mix. There's no denying that the festival has evolved into a global-scale celebration of motorcycling culture.

The days leading up to the festival saw the highways dotted with motorcyclists, all on their way to a weekend of fun and frolic amongst the thousands of others who share similar quirks. Every year I see the same response to IBW, and that is an army of motorcycle aficionados gathering together to celebrate their two-wheeled companions. Our team managed to get inside the gates a day prior as everything was being set up, and it truly blew our minds. The work that goes into preparing a venue that big to accommodate a multitude of people and their motorcycles, not to mention the clockwork-like coordination it takes to keep everything running smoothly.

This year, IBW offered a perfect blend of entertainment and community, as one of India's largest motorcycle festivals came back to Goa with a refreshed agenda for anything on two wheels (and maybe more). From adrenaline-pumping activities like the Harley-Davidson Flat Track race (for which Rajputana Customs built custom X440 flat-trackers) to mesmerising exhibitions and performances, IBW was an unmissable event for anyone with a passion for motorcycles. The event also featured a wide array of bike collections, too, ranging from cutting-edge superbikes to custom-built cruisers and vintage machines.