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Originally Posted by estebangc
Same discussion again. Roughly I would split it in 3 groups:
a) 33.3% who deeply dislike them and criticize them, some who are older and used to travel by bike intensively quite before LWD was filmed and especially those who started traveling because of them but do not reckon their influence (the laters sometimes look like "exclusive club wanabee members", those who bitterly repeat "it's a nice place, but there were too many tourists").
b) 33.3% who deeply love them, whose passion for motorcycle traveling was born or greatly boosted by watching LWR (they didn't travel much by bike before). Some are nice chaps, others ride 1200GSA (sorry for the bad joke, don't blame me, pleeeeeease).
c) 33.3% who reckon their "positive" influence, even if being a figurated documentary, in spite of the fact that they were previously motorcycle travellers or not (HUBB members would be at least halved if LWR hadn't been filmed). Some may dislike the casting anyway. BUT I guess many of them do not even bother answering these posts, since we ALL more or less know how much Ewan & Charly influenced motorcycle travelling.
[95% don't like Russ Malkin]
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myself
Charley 100% like top biker
Ewan 100% like part time biker and he's an actor
russ malkin 100% just along for the ride
Claudio von planta 100% top bloke didn't ride before LWR saved there arses a few times
I love everybody today
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11 Jan 2013
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Originally Posted by coolblackbird
myself
Charley 95% like top biker
Ewan 80% like part time biker and he's an actor
russ malkin 20% just along for the ride
Claudio von planta 100% top bloke didn't ride before LWR saved there arses a few times
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I haven't met Ewan so I can't really comment about him.
Charley I've met a few times, and each time he's been a top bloke. I think the narration in the latest series is a little over the top but that appears to be the way of most TV products these days. At this rate I'll end up giving up with the goggle box and just have a good read! Or I could turn off the sound!
As for Russ, well I've met up with him a number of times and he's a really good egg. Interesting, can tell a good story when he wants to and is very knowledgeable. A good bloke to join you over a drink or ten.
Regards
Reggie
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