If you were to sum up Amrit in one sentence, that would be ‘He was a nice guy’. Everyone who ever met him would always be won over by his sincere smile and enthusiasm for life and riding. I met him about 16 years ago when I was still riding my 12 speed bicycle and he would come rumbling in on a spotless Yamaha RD350.
At that time men with RD350s had superstar status and mostly acted like pricks towards us younger chaps who just had Kinetic Hondas or TVS Champs but Amrit was a real gentleman. He would let us sit on his prized RD and even take us out for a spin around the college campus. Years later he progressed into the realm of Superbikes and his experience and techniques grew exponentially but he was still the same ‘nice guy’. And that’s the way we should all remember Amrit Vikram, the nicest man I’ve ever met on an RD.
Fate took him away from his family and friends in a tragic motorcycle accident on October 15th 2010 but his memory will live on. Rest in peace my friend.
Update: you can contact his friend in Dubai thru the FB page thats been created: [link]
Update: From Joe
“With all due respects we ( friends/colleauges/realtives) have completed the all the formalities here in UAE.
Please be informed that, Amrit’s Mortal Remains is leaving from Dubai on Emirates flight EK522 ETD 21:45 to Trivandrum. ETA TRV Shall be 3.30 AM IST (19.10.2010).”
The Toy Room
It is such a miss for all who knows him..!! i still couldnt believe this happened..
Hi Mathai,
dont know if we know each other- i am based in dubai
i am on my way to see the body in sonapur hospital- itys being embalmbed there before we sent it to Tvm
absolutely unbelievabe his death. just cant accept that we wont see him around again.
Avinash
Dear Avinash & Mathai,
I know him & was friend of my cousin Arun Joseph in TVM.
Pls. let me know what exactly happened to him & in which hospital is his body kept & when it will be sent to TVM.
Abey.
050-8527548
What happened? Does he have surviving family with him in Dubai?
Dear friends,
we were all shocked by this tragic incident. It was collision with a cyclist near the tunnel.
Since I’m in Kuwait I don’t have the latest updates on getting the body back to Trivandrum.
Please check with the FB group here
http://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_104139362985909¬if_t=group_activity
or kindly contact Darshan, Eddie or Joe as they are all in Dubai.
If the first link is not working try this one;
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_104139362985909
Dear friends, update from Joe:
With all due respects we ( friends/colleauges/realtives) have completed the all the formalities here in UAE.
Please be informed that, Amrit’s Mortal Remains is leaving from Dubai on Emirates flight EK522 ETD 21:45 to Trivandrum. ETA TRV Shall be 3.30 AM IST (19.10.2010).