Ola Scooter Stunting Inside ‘Wall Of Death’ Will Remind You Of Childhood Days [Video]

Many of us have fond memories of stunt shows in the “wall of death” displayed at local fairs from our childhood days. While growing up, we praised the bravery of daredevils performing stunts inside the “well of death” (popularly known as “maut ka kuan”) by riding motorcycles in a circular motion inside a curved wall. A recent video of an Ola S1 rider performing similar stunts inside a “well of death” is catching the attention of many, reminding them of their childhood days of praising these stunts.

 

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A video shared by the Instagram account of “olaownersmumbai” shows an Ola S1 electric scooter being ridden by a stuntman inside a wall of death. The video shows the stuntman riding his Ola S1 scooter in a circular motion inside the “well of death”, starting from the bottom while riding upwards over the inner curved surface of the well. The stunt shown in the video is said to be performed by a professional stuntman, who is putting the instant torque availability of the Ola S1 scooter to his advantage.

While we have seen many stuntmen riding motorcycles in “Well of Death”, there are rare instances when such stunts are performed on a scooter. The stuntmen who usually perform these stunts have evolved from two-stroke motorcycles like Yamaha RX100 and Suzuki Max100 to new and lightweight four-stroke motorcycles like Hero Splendor and Bajaj Platina.

Some stuntmen even use heavy motorcycles like Royal Enfield Bullet 350 and 150cc motorcycles like Bajaj Pulsar and TVS Apache. However, it is the first time an electric scooter is seen doing such stunts.

These  ‘wall of death’ stunt arenas are now rare as travelling circuses often skip bigger cities. The cost of setting up a travelling circus in India’s biggest cities is quite expensive, and this limits these circuses to smaller towns,  where  they continue to be popular.

It is not the first time that an Ola S1 electric scooter has been used for performing daredevil stunts. In the recent past, a few stuntmen have used this electric scooter to perform stunts like stoppie, wheelie, riding through the waves of a beach and even a “human pyramid”. The advantages of Ola S1, like light kerb weight and instant torque availability, come in handy for stunt professionals.

However, you must note that all these stunts always carry an element of danger, and must only be performed by those who’re trained. Emulating such stunts is very risky. Falling off a scooter even from 4-5 feet height can cause serious injury, or even death. Moreover, the scooter falling over people can also do major damage as it’s an object that’s quite heavy at over 100 kilograms.

Even on the sales front, the Ola S1 range has been performing excellently despite the instances of poor build quality issues, software glitches and overheating that do pop up from time to time. The Ola S1 range, which consists of models like S1 X, S1 Air and S1 Pro, is consistently performing as the country’s highest-selling electric scooter.

Ola just launched the Gig and Gig+ range of last mile delivery electric scooter mainly aimed at Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto delivery personnel. Ola has also launched a low cost scooter called the S1 Z. These scooters will go into production early next year, and deliveries are slated for March 2025.