He Rode Yamaha R1 At 300 KMPH In Bengaluru, Arrested After Video Is Viral

Bengaluru:

An excellent-bike rider’s try to make the most of the coronavirus lockdown in Bengaluru as he rode his Yamaha R1 bike at almost 300 km per hour on a metropolis street, landed him in jail. After his video of driving approach over the pace restrict was viral, the police tracked him down, impounded his pricey bike and arrested him after registering a case of reckless driving.

“This video made viral by the rider.. going at a dangerous speed of almost 300 kmph at Ecity flyover putting his own & others life at risk..CCB traced the rider & seized bike Yamaha 1000 CC.. handed over to traffic…,” the senior police officer tweeted.

A twitter person who describes himself as a “cop in Bengaluru police” took a pointy jibe on the rider. “This beast oversped right into our custody. It’s resting now”.

This beast oversped proper into our custody. It’s resting now. @BlrCityPolicehttps://t.co/P5BrpDKRXV

— BCP MAN (@HMLokesh) July 21, 2020

Identified by the police as Muniyappa, the person rode his bike on the almost 10-km lengthy Electronic City flyover, accelerating nearly to 300 Km/hour as he zoomed previous some autos, together with automobiles autorickshaws and vans that have been coming from each instructions, jeopardising street security.

The police mentioned the incident occurred in the course of the week-long lockdown in drive within the metropolis and outskirts until Wednesday morning to include the unfold of coronavirus, leaving most roads abandoned as folks remained indoors.

A fortnight in the past, three youths who have been doing wheelies on the town roads met with a ghastly accident and misplaced their lives, information company PTI reported.

R1 is Japanese producer Yamaha’s flagship mannequin. The 1,000cc supersport, which has peak energy of 200 PS at 13,500 RPM, is among the quickest manufacturing fashions on the planet. It prices over Rs 20 Lakh in India.

With inputs from PTI