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**MavericK46** · 03-27-2009, 12:20 AM

Originally posted by ken cool View Post

There are talented people amongst indigenous stunters as well. But it is not something which is considered a "good" thing. These are cultural differences. If you check, you will see that there are governing bodies for Motorcycle stunters. Space is given to them for practising and developping this as an art form and innovating newer stunts! We are a FAR cry from that at this moment. Whatever our stunters do, they do it purely on personal efforts, with almost no or little help from others, and in hiding coz one might end up in jail! Coz our culture does not provide the space, metaphorical and real, to develop such forms.

As a nation we've gone from roadside dhabas to accepting McDonald's as an eating joint. I wonder if its too much to hope for similiar changes in the biking scenario.

By changes, I mean manufacturers catering to the niche segment by coming up with CBU middleweights, Indigenous sport-tourers with enough displacement to bear panniers, luggage et all.
Every day at another goddamn signal, enduring the rickshaw wallah's honking, a silent prayer escapes my lips that such a day will come. Hope the uparwallah is listening and so is Rajiv Bajaj

**ken cool** · 03-27-2009, 12:28 AM

Originally posted by MavericK46 View Post

As a nation we've gone from roadside dhabas to accepting McDonald's as an eating joint. I wonder if its too much to hope for similiar changes in the biking scenario.

By changes, I mean manufacturers catering to the niche segment by coming up with CBU middleweights, Indigenous sport-tourers with enough displacement to bear panniers, luggage et all.
Every day at another goddamn signal, enduring the rickshaw wallah's honking, a silent prayer escapes my lips that such a day will come. Hope the uparwallah is listening and so is Rajiv Bajaj

There are two things I will say here:

1. I am not sure if the McDonald's is a proper analogy. I would prefer to go to a Roadside dhaba ANYDAY than go to Imperialist eating joints selling nonsensical burgers in the name of food. A good Italian joint, a Sushi joint, or heck, even French [My favourite] would do... (could not help that on but there isn't a single joint)
2. Secondly, I am not sure if this is the right section that you should have put this post. Maybe in the Hard Torque section in the "What Next" thread!

**nabendubasu** · 03-27-2009, 12:29 AM

ken da actually i wanted to mean that they are so accurate and perfect in their skills but still they uses all the riding gears.

**MavericK46** · 03-27-2009, 12:36 AM

Originally posted by ken cool View Post

There are two things I will say here:

1. I am not sure if the McDonald's is a proper analogy. I would prefer to go to a Roadside dhaba ANYDAY than go to Imperialist eating joints selling nonsensical burgers in the name of food. A good Italian joint, a Sushi joint, or heck, even French [My favourite] would do... (could not help that on but there isn't a single joint)
2. Secondly, I am not sure if this is the right section that you should have put this post. Maybe in the Hard Torque section in the "What Next" thread!

Kinda drifted from my original point i guess

My main intention was to point out the fact that our nation seems to pick up international trends quite quickly. That is when i tried to fit in the McDonald's analogy

Whether such behaviour is due to commercialisation, status issues etc is beyond my reasoning. Hence, i beleive that stunting as an activity will definitely go past the stage where people are against it due to any cultural bottlenecks.
As to when such a thing will happen, is pure guesswork

**Devilpulsarian** · 03-27-2009, 06:35 AM

Mindblowing stuff......

Thanx for the lovely pics....!

**lakhanironak** · 03-27-2009, 06:51 AM

Thanks for the pics ...

**chicane1879** · 03-27-2009, 08:52 AM

Nice pics, Ken!!

Hats off to the skills of those stunters.Performing in front of those crowds requires guts of steel to get those stunts error-free!!

**Sunny** · 03-27-2009, 10:20 AM

**hitanshu** · 03-27-2009, 11:04 AM

Awesome. Many thanks for sharing!

**ken cool** · 03-27-2009, 11:16 AM

Originally posted by nabendubasu View Post

ken da actually i wanted to mean that they are so accurate and perfect in their skills but still they uses all the riding gears.

Absolutely. I got your point. Was just reiterating it harder.

Originally posted by MavericK46 View Post

Kinda drifted from my original point i guess

My main intention was to point out the fact that our nation seems to pick up international trends quite quickly. That is when i tried to fit in the McDonald's analogy

Whether such behaviour is due to commercialisation, status issues etc is beyond my reasoning. Hence, i beleive that stunting as an activity will definitely go past the stage where people are against it due to any cultural bottlenecks.
As to when such a thing will happen, is pure guesswork

Yes, let us hope sooner than we can imagine despite bottlenecks.

Originally posted by Devilpulsarian View Post

Mindblowing stuff......

Thanx for the lovely pics....!

Glad you liked them.

Originally posted by lakhanironak View Post

Thanks for the pics ...

You next?? I will come to do the photo feature.

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

Nice pics, Ken!!

Hats off to the skills of those stunters.Performing in front of those crowds requires guts of steel to get those stunts error-free!!

Oh yes, error free and taking on local spectators and do a rolling stoppie between a lady's legs... does need guts and nerves of steel. Hats off to the spectator too!!! Also goes to show the kind of confidence they inspire even among the spectators.

Originally posted by hitanshu View Post

Awesome. Many thanks for sharing!

**EL LOCO DIABLO** · 03-27-2009, 08:40 PM

AMAZING man! it looks like ken has had his trigger finger excessively worn out after photo-logging this event, Mindblowing pictures and a very extensive report

**ken cool** · 03-27-2009, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by EL LOCO DIABLO View Post

AMAZING man! it looks like ken has had his trigger finger excessively worn out after photo-logging this event, Mindblowing pictures and a very extensive report

Yo man! Actually I got tired processing these photographs. There are exactly one hundred of them. Uploading them... putting them on the site... true it was quite big and tiring. But unfortunately I was not present at the event.

**L.P.** · 03-29-2009, 02:39 AM

Jean Pierre is realy a guy with talent in his hands and a superb control also!

Originally posted by ken cool View Post

@Sunny. I realised that I cannot multi-quote admin;

I think I can..

Probably you would have exeeceded(Whateverrr) the limit to multi-quote if there is any!

**46wannabe** · 03-29-2009, 04:49 PM

Good stuff. Nice to read about stunters other than the Rossi of stunts.(A certain Pfieffer) Thanks to Madame Valerie for sharing and for all your efforts Mr. Ken

**moeed** · 06-13-2009, 03:44 AM

Great stunting!!

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