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Originally Posted by coolblackbird
long way round got me back into biking and i for one would love to have his job travel around world and get a tv station to pay for it. I for one will be watching
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"Long way round" did not get me into biking BUT it completely changed my way of riding bikes. We sold the Harley´s, got GS Adventure bikes and went to Mongolia within a couple of years after seeing "Long way round"....
Totally missed that program when it was aired back when they filmed it. Bought the DVD by mistake in -08, saw it, sold the Harley´s and ordered GS Adventure bikes and took a tour round eastern Europe within days after we had gotten the bikes and kitted them.... 20 countries on rather bad roads in 5 weeks.
It´s sad to see how many that write bad things about Charley and Ewan on internet. They´ve done great stuff for many bikers and I know plenty of folks that would not have been out riding outside their own countries if it had not been for the "Long way round"/"Long way down" series...... My own life is great more fun now these days when it comes to bikes and traveling. They´ve inspired me and I was 42 when I first saw "Long way round".....
I read somewhere that they´ve decided to do a "Long way up" (or something like that) film. Argentina/South America/Central America/USA/Canada and up to Deadhorse. Would be great fun if they did that.
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