Biker’s Club Network starts club passports to encourage a safer more resourceful network for bikers

Baljeet Singh, Pune embassy holder said Taranpreet started her solo journey on Women’s Day, March 8, from Uttarakhand, following the incident in Jharkhand on March 1 where a Spanish woman biker was allegedly raped.

Taranpreet started a journey that will last 50 to 55 days. She needs to travel through 13 states and 40 cities.

After riding for 20 days, she has already covered 4748 kilometres. She expressed that her motivation for embarking on this solitary adventure was to stand in solidarity with the Spanish woman and to advocate for the safety of all women.

“I received stamps on my passport from different embassies as I travelled through various states. The embassy stamps serve as a support system for us riders as we strive to complete our challenges and levels. “I have achieved the third level of passport after completing 2800 kilometres,” she said.

What is BCP and how does it work?

Rahul Mehta, a founder of the association Biker’s Club Network (BCN) said that while riders apply for BCN membership, they are offered an entire kit along with the passport.

He said that BCN organises various challenges, one of them being the passport challenge that comprises 10 levels and 3 challenges.

Passport level 1 begins with 1200 km, followed by level 2 at 1800 km, and level 3 at 2800 km. After that, it is customised up to level 10. Riders can choose from three challenges: Musafir of 300 km, Gateway of 600 km, and Blockchain of 700 km.

Upon completing the challenges, a rider will receive recognition from the Rider’s Club, a customised metal certificate, and various other goodies. BCP includes a 16-digit number through which BCN manages the complete challenge data of the riders.

Mehta explained that the idea arose during the COVID-19 pandemic amidst their “Ride with Pride” campaign, covering 28,000 kilometres. This campaign involved a blindfolded destination challenge for riders, featuring cryptic and dramatic segments. Participants were required to take on the ride challenge and pass the Biker’s Club baton to another rider.

“Taran is travelling from Dehradun to various locations and we are tracking her through a live location system. We will keep the embassies operating in these locations informed about the riding details and challenges so that the rider can receive assistance through our embassies,” he further added. BCN has more than 25 such embassies across India.