After a journey from bus and auto i was well prepared to meet him. I rang him and told him about my location and was egger to listen that I am at the right spot. But no i still had to cover around 3km by foot. Throughout my walk, i had an imagination of a man in his late twenties. Finally after reaching the location which I thought was correct, once again I rang him and this time it was too much. Now I had gone around 1km ahead of his house. It was as if, but what to do I returned and finally was at my destination. A bit tired and to be very frank and honest little annoyed also.
To my surprise the guy standing to escort me was a boy in his early twenties, it was a macho man appreance. I went ahead and we got introduced to each other. He was no one other than the international fame India’s first ever recognized Freestyle Biker, 2nd runner up of 1st Bajaj Pulsar Mania Syed Adil Kazmi. It is a name sufficient within itself and is not restricted to any recognition. A lot to his fame and still very unsatisfied and waiting to achieve the maximum, this is what Syed Adil Kazmi is all about. He is talking about freestyle biking and his riding experience with Saket Narayan.
Tell me something about yourself, something what people should know about you?
Adil: What to tell about myself, what people wish to know about me…... I can’t guess….... (something about your schooling and starting days, I interrupted) Ok now I do have something. I have been grown up in Bhopal, had my schooling and bachelors here only. About my starting days, I started my free styling with my skeet board when I was 6 only. Then moved on to bicycle and started my freestyle riding on wheels. Finally at 13 I started my freestyle biking.
What attracted and inspired you the most about biking?
Adil: It was my elder brother and his bike stunts that attracted me the most. Since childhood I admired him on his bike and his stunting abilities. If it comes to inspiration then my elder brother Syed Adeel Kazmi is my inspiration.
How you decided to enter this field?
Adil: I started freestyle biking as my passion and craze. In beginning it was not like a profession to me. But gradually as people got aware about biking and its different riding style I decided to opt it as my career and establish myself as a freestyle rider.
What were the difficulties that came your way in this field?
Adil: When I was 13, I got my 1st bike which my brother left. I started my freestyle riding with it and it was Yamaha RXZ 135. In beginning I was not permitted by my parent for this and had to practice without let them knowing. Then when they came to know this my bike was sized. Finally I started to practice on my friend’s bike and in return taught them the techniques of free styling. Police was also a very big problem in my starting days. Even today after so much popularity they are really a serious problem and I have visited almost every police station of Bhopal (he said with a smile).
Which is your favorite bike on which you like to do your free styling?
Adil: I love Pulsar 220 and presently I perform on that only. For learners Pulsar 180 classic is good.
Till date what you consider as your biggest achievement?
Adil: No doubt my win in Pulsar Mania is a big achievement for me. But in 2007 when I came to know that I am rated as the best and top most freestyle biker of India, it was and is the biggest achievement for me.
Tell me something about your experience in MTV Pulsar Mania?
Adil: It was great experience for me, a full surprise package. It was not a free styling competition but a stunting one. Thus being a freestyle rider I could finish as 2nd runner only. There should be competition for freestyle biking also.
What exactly is the difference between freestyle, stunt, racing and motocross biking?
Adil: There is big difference in all these four style. We can say these are the four different streams of biking. Stunting is all about jumping over the buildings, hills, from train and mountain. Racing is concerned about speed. While motocrossing is the mud biking. And freestyle biking is the balancing of bike and acrobats done with bike.
You are known as “the Psychap”, from where you got this name?
Adil: (he smiled) It’s around four year back incident. As told that in starting days I had to practice without letting my parent know and I even did not had the bike. So I worked as a DJ only for the sake of my biking. I loved music and that also the hardest and the fastest music Psychedelic Trans. Thus gradually from there only my friends started to call me “the Psychap”.
You are running a stunt school, how you decided to start this?
Adil: When in starting days I use to lend my friend’s bike for practicing and then teach them some of the techniques, from there only my stunt school concept developed. Gradually I decided to open a school and train people. I even wanted to make awareness in them about freestyle biking.
Tell something about your school?
Adil: The stunt school is at Panchvati road and is named Bhopal Stunt School. It is the first and the only stunt school with all legal permission. We have a group called Bhopal Bikers Boys and we keep on performing and doing road shows. We have even done shows for AIDS awareness.
What is the future of biking in India?
Adil: If we talk about 2-3 years back, then biking was consider just as a talent of the riders and not a legal activity. But now the scenario has changed, people know about bike stunting and there is awareness in them regarding this. Today youth are ready to make their career in this field. Even groups are coming ahead for the upliftment of riders and to make bike stunting a legal activity. Bajaj Pulsar Mania contributed a lot in the popularity of bike riding and stunting. At present time bike stunting has become a career opportunity for the youngster and they are ready to convert their passion into profession.
Now you are a celebrity, how you fell when peoples pay attention to you especially girls?
Adil: (as he heard girls it was a smile from “the Psychap”) Yes once when you become celebrity it’s hard to be that common and live that simply. Today I can’t move around in market freely with my friends and enjoy the food at the stalls along the road side.
What are your future plans?
Adil: Not any such specific. Just want to keep on performing better and better each day and achieve the perfection. If it comes to championship then wish to win the American Championship of Freestyle biking and become the top freestyle biker of the world.
With this I came to the end of a very interesting and exciting freestyle talk with a freestyle biker. We had a warm smiling hand shake and a hug. Then finally I turned over to reach my place. The tiredness and the little annoyance that I had when I reached were all over. I was fully ready to cover the 3km by foot.
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