WATCH: Massive bear shocks motorists with motorcycle ride

MOSCOW: An astonishing moment was filmed in Russian city, showing a massive brown bear riding in a motorcycle sidecar.

The man who shot the video, Nicholas Pasynkov, said he was driving Saturday in Syktyvkar when he spotted the large bruin calmly riding in a motorcycle sidecar that had been designed to resemble the face of a wolf.

Pasynkov, who pulled out his cellphone and filmed a short video, said it was an unusual sight on the streets of his town.

The bear was later found to be a trained animal performing in a traveling circus organized by the Polar Wolves bike club.