Good News/Bad News ??
I am in the process of doing my Prudhoe Bay (this past June 8th) to TDF (Christmas/New Year's ????) trip and have noticed the same thing. A LOT of people to which I mention my trip bring up the Long Way Round thing. The folks that have done some adventure motorcycling know about their support and such and what they did. The non travelers at least seem to appreciate the difficulties of the trip. I guess that would make the Bad News -- They brought attention to adventure motorcycling, perhaps causing many more to attempt it (could get crowded out there). The Good News -- at least on TV they down-played all the support they had and played UP the difficult parts (bad roads, difficult borders, bike trouble, etc). Most everyone (non moto travelers) still understand that it may not be something to take on just because you can ride a motorcycle.
Rick
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