Region's biggest bike festival draws the crowds

1.578966-2919739294 — Bin Sulayem unveils a superbike during the opening of the Gulf Bike Festival. Ebrahim Saleh of Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment is with him. Image Credit: Supplied picture

Dubai : The three-day Gulf Bike Expo (GBF), which officially opened on Thursday, attracted bike enthusiasts in droves.

Mohammad Bin Sulayem, FIA vice-president and president of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE, led the opening ceremony along with Ebrahim Saleh, co-ordinator general of Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment, organisers of the Dubai Shopping Festival and partners of the bike festival.

"I said last year that we were witnessing yet another giant leap in the motoring sector with a gradual growth in the Middle East motorcycle market. The overwhelming response to the expo from exhibitors this year is indeed a statement that the industry is ready to embrace this growth," said Bin Sulayem.

Saleh observed: "We are very pleased to be associated with the second edition of the Gulf Bike Festival this year.

"Our support for this colourful event comes in line with our strategy of diversifying our calendar of events to cater to all nationalities and ages. We are certain that the GBF would achieve its main objective and position itself as one of the major crowd-pullers in Dubai."

The opening ceremony included a tour of the exhibition area after which some of the latest models from the biggest brands in the biking industry — Honda, BMW and Kawasaki — were launched for the first time in the Middle East.

DSF winners

Raffle winners February 4

Lexus Daily Raffle

Winner: Nishan

Nationality: Indian

Coupon No: 3803

Prize: LS460 + Dh100,000

Lexus Weekly Raffle

Winner: Inu Mon

Nationality: Indian

Coupon No: 4422

Prize: LX570 incl. 5k diamond