This Sunday, our pals Bikers For Good braved the intense Delhi summer heat to hand out refreshing cool water to motorists, an annual tradition going back years. Two of us at Urban Gypsies MC were happy to join in the fun.
Many hundreds of liters of cold, sugary sweet drinks were handed out. Surprisingly, this was more complicated than it sounds to manage. BFG didn’t use disposable plastic cups because that would just end up as litter, so a small crew worked tirelessly to sanitize the glasses for re-use. The rest of us rotated between preparing more drinks in a giant metal tub of ice, handing them out to motorists, and managing traffic so that we didn’t cause a jam.
Hours later, we were all absolutely exhausted. But there’s something deeply satisfying and wholesome about doing something good for no real reason other than to do good. No agenda / political statement / PR stunt / religious proselytizing or whatever. The logic simply was “dude it’s freaking hot in Delhi, someone should hand out some cool drinks to all these people on the roads,” and immediately these guys were “whelp, okay, let’s do it” and that was that.
Side note: Urban Gypsies MC’s medical officer and founding member, Dr Sarabjot Singh, was on his feet for hours on end, working quietly and tirelessly. And once we were done, while the rest of us were trying to catch our breath, he hopped back on his Enfield and rode off to the far end of Gurgaon to start work at his dental clinic. Like it was no big deal. Dude’s unstoppable.
Bikers For Good are an organization that have been organizing events and massive group rides longer than we can remember. Mohit Ahuja, founder and fearless leader of the bunch, is on a mission to show Delhi and the world that you don’t need to choose between being a hardcore biker and being a generally good guy that does nice things for others. When he’s not working full-time running Bikers For Good, he’s also running photography workshops training disabled youth so they can earn a living and even support their families. But that’s for a whole other blog post.
To learn more about Bikers For Good, catch them on Instagram / Facebook or at their site at http://www.bikersforgood.com.
To learn more about us at Urban Gypsies MC, drop us a line via here or our Instagram and just join us for one of our weekend rides and get to know us better! :D
