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I hear they are going with KLR’s. Walmart is the title sponsor.



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Why not !! It's all fun and games.

And i'll watch it just like everyone else who says they won't.

Lets just hope they've read the feedback from the last trips.

A lot of their last trips were faked. Pretending to camp when they didn't etc. Faked solo sections when they we're chaperoned etc. They lost a lot of respect. But due to Ewan being such a prize for kidnappers, it will be a Saga Tour.

No doubt they will be sponsored to death too. So expect them on the new 1250GSA with 500 KG of luggage and more technology strapped to them than a CyberGoth on a space station. I can hear the buzz of drones already. lol.

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And i'll watch it just like everyone else who says they won't.
I think you hit a few nails on the head there mate .

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Not here. If I let the wife watch soap operas I earn time out riding. I do about two hours telly a week.

She found me the book in a charity shop. Its unreadable. Still, the charity can make another pound when it goes back!

What I don't get is why two guys who can afford to just do their trip without the crew and support vehicle and pressure from sponsors wouldn't just go. I'm sure Ewan can come up with some means hiding who he is, like a bit of acting or make-up or something? I'd want to do it that way unless I was trying a career move and didn't fancy Celebrity Big Brother.

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Why not !! It's all fun and games.

And i'll watch it just like everyone else who says they won't.

Lets just hope they've read the feedback from the last trips.

A lot of their last trips were faked. Pretending to camp when they didn't etc. Faked solo sections when they we're chaperoned etc. They lost a lot of respect. But due to Ewan being such a prize for kidnappers, it will be a Saga Tour.

No doubt they will be sponsored to death too. So expect them on the new 1250GSA with 500 KG of luggage and more technology strapped to them than a CyberGoth on a space station. I can hear the buzz of drones already. lol.

Let the controversy begin.
That's disappointing. I didn't know that. On a side note if you look at the way they packed in Long Way Round vs. Long Way Down you can see that they figured out how to pack a little better. Even if all of that extra bike equipment was transferred to the support vehicles.
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That's disappointing. I didn't know that. On a side note if you look at the way they packed in Long Way Round vs. Long Way Down you can see that they figured out how to pack a little better. Even if all of that extra bike equipment was transferred to the support vehicles.
Sounds like one of those bitter urban myths to me, same as you hear about Bear grills. I didn't see, and haven't seen, any evidence that was the case. yes some bits they might decide to say a particular thing, and yes they have fixers and a support crew, anyone that thinks you can make a series without that is deranged, but I have no doubt in my mind that any suggestion of it being faked or setup is just a bit deranged.
even if you read it in some obscure press article, it doesn't make it so, most of the shit in newspapers is made up bollocks, especially the sniping at successful people or celebrities, it's just the actions of sad washed up people who didn't do quite as well in life as they think they should have so ended up writing for the daily fail (or worse!!) and try and big themselves up at others expense.
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