Nineteen years of IBR has run on trust - a nod, a WhatsApp group, the unspoken code that we look out for each other on the road. That's not changing. But trust was never meant to be a legal shield, and it's time we stopped treating it like one.

Why This, Why Now

A rider was recently invited on a ride by a newly formed club. She met with an accident and lost her life. That club got hammered online afterward - not just for the tragedy, but because there was no record anyone had agreed to anything. No documented understanding of responsibility. No proof riders knew the risks and chose to ride anyway. Just grief, blame, and a club with nothing to stand on.

We asked ourselves: if that happened to us tomorrow, could IBR survive it? Right now, no - not because anyone here is careless, but because intent doesn't hold up in a legal notice. Documentation does.

What This Form Actually Does

This isn't "IBR isn't responsible if you get hurt." Read it and you'll see it's fairer than that:

• Confirms you're riding voluntarily, aware motorcycling carries real risk - true with or without a form.
• Protects our core team, chapter mods, ride captains, and organizers from legal trouble over things genuinely outside their control.
• Makes pillion safety explicit - carrying someone means vouching they know what they're signing up for.

It's what should've existed since day one. We're nineteen years late, fixing it now.

What Happens If You Don't Sign

Non-negotiable: you won't be permitted to ride any IBR event until it's done. Chapter mods and ride captains will check your status before you roll out. No exceptions - applies to every rider and pillion.

This isn't about gate-keeping. It's about IBR still standing in another nineteen years.

How to Complete It

Registered members (and already-registered pillions):

Log into Den → Members Den >> Indemnity → "My Indemnity" tab → Read, Understand and Acknowledge.

Guest pillions (not registered with IBR):

Same section → "Pillion Indemnity Form" tab → share the public link.

They fill mandatory details + attach ID proof (.jpg, under 500KB).

Do this before your next ride, not at the meeting point.

One Note

This covers official IBR rides only - posted on Hub under your chapter's Event section. It doesn't extend to unofficial rides. But most of us ride in IBR colors regardless - so complete it anyway. Five minutes, covers you either way.

Ride safe. Ride smart. Ride covered.

--- IBR Core Team