'Devil wheel' rider: It makes me happy

Name: 'Devil wheel' rider: It makes me happy
Uploaded: 2017-06-21T23:14:12.000Z
Duration: 3 min 9 s
Description: How a girl from Sumatra came to be riding motorbikes around a vertical wall in a travelling show.

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Karmila Purba is the first female "devil wheel" rider on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

She began performing with a travelling show when she was just 12 years old.

Each night she entertains crowds by riding a motorbike around the vertical wall.

Video by Haryo Wirawan.

Asia

22 June 2017