Caracas, Venezuela: Motorcycle trick rider and adrenalin junkie Pedro Aldana draws masses of Venezuelans starved for entertainment to his street clandestine shows across the country.
Aldana, who prefers the nickname "Crazy Pedro," also teaches boys and young men who flock to his shop in a poor neighbourhood of Caracas the basics of motorcycle maintenance.
The improvised performances consist of swarming motorcyclists riding wheelies at high speed, often standing on one foot or a knee from the seat or the back footpeg.
Among other manoeuvres, they turn tight circles in a group, each rider hopping from a normal seated position to sidesaddle with the front wheel sky-high, while others make a high-speed run with both wheels on the ground and then brake hard, popping a reverse wheelie that appears dangerously close to flipping over.
Aldana said they use their daily motorcycles or the ones they use for work to perform the tricks.