A one-day pass for either of the two days will cost you Rs 2,499, while a two-day pass is available at Rs 2,999; both of which include the entry to the festival only. The IBW 2023 will have six different tracks, including three race tracks by CEAT – a Flat Track, Enduro track, Mud Rush, and a one-of-a-kind CEAT Super Cross League preview. The Gulf Syntrac Tivra track features a half-velodrome where one can ride in concentric circles as high as they possibly can. The IBW Pentathlon by Gulf Syntrac will be scoring the best times of Pentathlon racers across five tracks.
There’s also a dedicated Wheelie track, where, as the name suggests, one can learn how to lift the front of the motorcycle. Other activities that attendees can participate in include Ring of Fire, Well Of Death – where one can witness an Ola S1 electric scooter in the well for the first time ever. OEM partners and participants include Harley-Davidson, Hero, Triumph, Suzuki, Aprilia, KTM, Kawasaki, along with others. The ‘Mod Bike Display’ will feature custom-built motorcycles that “push boundaries” when it comes to customization and bespoke engineering.
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IBW 2023’s music lineup boasts top artists like Nucleya, Gurbaxx, Nash Jr, Disco Kid, Aviv Pereira, Aarifah, Vipin Mishra, and the Gully Gang. Moreover, one will also be able to savour the flavours at ‘The Big Forkers Meat Fest’ which will showcase whole hog roasts, live spit roasts, fire & meat displays by grill masters Alistair Lethorn, Arjun Sikdar, Christopher Fernandes, Delzad Khurshad Avari, Buland Shukla and Charlton Mendes.
Expected product unveils
IBW would be incomplete without new or upcoming product unveils since it is one of the biggest stage for two-wheeler manufacturers. First and foremost, the made-in-India Aprilia RS 457 will finally be launched in the Indian market at the event. The RS 457 is Aprilia’s entry-level motorcycle that gets a twin-cylinder engine, and is expected to be priced competitively considering localisation.
Triumph recently released a teaser for the ‘Stealth Edition’ of its motorcycle(s), confirming a launch on the first day of the India Bike Week. Moreover, Kawasaki is rumoured to showcase an updated version of the entry-level W175 with new colourways, alloy wheels as well as tubeless tyres. Apart from the W175, Kawasaki is expected to bring the Ninja ZX-6R to the event as well. EV maker Ultraviolette is expected to showcase its F99 electric superbike for the first time in India at the event as well.