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long way round
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Harrington
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They weren't actually BMWs. They were the new Urals.
skidgillen
New member
Wtf?
They are BMW's. The books are great too. "long way round" and "long way down" You'll never want to put them down.
They are BMW's. The books are great too. "long way round" and "long way down" You'll never want to put them down.
Certainly helps to have a 30 person support team with extra parts, tool, and gear following you around and going ahead to make arrangements for you.
roborider
God? What god?
A lot of people chide the guys for the "luxury tour" they took with sponsorships, support crew, etc., but they were making a movie to sell to us and so I expect them to have insurances to support success. And hey, if I could get someone to pay for my trip, give me a bike, and send a support crew I'm pretty certain I'd not say no!
If you do want to see poor guys do a similar adventure, with handheld cameras, beat up bikes, and having to get a job to earn money to get home, Google the DVD "Mondo Enduro" and "Terra Circa". You'll enjoy them as well.
Finally, if anyone knows of other movies of this ilk let us know. I'm in the middle of my cross country ride and I need more adventure riding DVDs.
If you do want to see poor guys do a similar adventure, with handheld cameras, beat up bikes, and having to get a job to earn money to get home, Google the DVD "Mondo Enduro" and "Terra Circa". You'll enjoy them as well.
Finally, if anyone knows of other movies of this ilk let us know. I'm in the middle of my cross country ride and I need more adventure riding DVDs.
Plainsscout
New member
They whined alot about missing their wives in the book. But I am sure that gave them mileage when they got home.
It was a pretty good book.
It was a pretty good book.
Don't forget they approached KTM first with their proposal. Wonder why ?
Its been said KTM turned them down because they didn't think these guys could pull it off or KTM secretely didn't think the bikes capable.
Doesn't really matter, but I still think with the massive resources they had available that most anyone could do their trip and probably on most any similiar bike.
Its been said KTM turned them down because they didn't think these guys could pull it off or KTM secretely didn't think the bikes capable.
Doesn't really matter, but I still think with the massive resources they had available that most anyone could do their trip and probably on most any similiar bike.
crazydrummerdude
advrider.com
Exactly.
Actually, not only would I not say "no," I'd say, "let's go now."
It's been noted that Charlie, the more experienced rider, wanted KTM. Whatever that infers.
rmarkr
New member
The GS has become the best selling bike in UK, largely due to this exposure.
The one issue that made me wince was how heavily the bike were loaded - why, when you have a chase vehicle?
I believe that KTM felt that they did not have the budget for this kind promotion - their story.
The one issue that made me wince was how heavily the bike were loaded - why, when you have a chase vehicle?
I believe that KTM felt that they did not have the budget for this kind promotion - their story.
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XTrooper
Guest
Even with all the resources at their disposal, the journey was a real accomplishment in my book and I found both films, especially the first one, very entertaining. I've actually watched both of them more than once. Hey, the winters are long and cold up here! 
crazydrummerdude
advrider.com
Even with all the resources at their disposal, the journey was a real accomplishment in my book and I found both films, especially the first one, very entertaining. I've actually watched both of them more than once. Hey, the winters are long and cold up here!
I remember there was quite a bit of substance in the Long Way Down series that didn't make it into the movie ...for those long winter nights.
Every time someone comments that they enjoyed the Long Way Round DVD/Book (I did), there are invariably a few sourpusses who have to comment on the fact it wasn't real because they had a support team, they are rich, they were sponsored, they really wanted KTMs but settled for BMW, etc.
Who cares? I don't think anyone (and certainly not Charlie and Ewan on the DVD) claimed that they are the baddest motorcycle adventurers out there. The support team (which is there mostly for the documentary BTW) was part of the plan, not some hidden benefit for the riders.
I (and my non-motorcycling wife) enjoyed it immensely (OK, except for the OC chopper part ), and it introduced us to parts of the world we hadn't really seen much of yet. We enjoyed it for it was: two guys who have the money, clout and drive to realize their dream adventure and generally have a great time doing it.
BTW, Ewan later returned and adopted one of the kids in Mongolia (I believe one of the ones that lived 'under the city'. Good man in my book.
Having said all that, the unsung hero of the trip (and something that McGregor and Boorman also stated) to me is Claudio, the cameraman. He did the same ride - and filmed it too!
Who cares? I don't think anyone (and certainly not Charlie and Ewan on the DVD) claimed that they are the baddest motorcycle adventurers out there. The support team (which is there mostly for the documentary BTW) was part of the plan, not some hidden benefit for the riders.
I (and my non-motorcycling wife) enjoyed it immensely (OK, except for the OC chopper part
), and it introduced us to parts of the world we hadn't really seen much of yet. We enjoyed it for it was: two guys who have the money, clout and drive to realize their dream adventure and generally have a great time doing it.BTW, Ewan later returned and adopted one of the kids in Mongolia (I believe one of the ones that lived 'under the city'. Good man in my book.
Having said all that, the unsung hero of the trip (and something that McGregor and Boorman also stated) to me is Claudio, the cameraman. He did the same ride - and filmed it too!
statdawg
High & Dry
Robert E. Fulton Jr. ????????
Robert E. Fulton Jr., an adventurer who circumnavigated the globe by motorcycle in 1932, invented a flying car in 1945, and spent the rest of his life turning his observations from land and air into photographic and sculptural art ?
The book, "The Long Journey Home: The 1932 Motorcycle Voyage of Robert E. Fulton Jr."
.......snip......from his obit
After graduating from Harvard and earning a master's degree in architecture from the Bauhaus school at the University of Vienna, young Fulton decided to return home to New York by going east instead of sailing west. He couldn't photograph much architecture, he and his father agreed, through a ship's porthole.
Given a Douglas two-cylinder motorcycle, he added an auxiliary four-gallon gas tank, a hidden compartment for his .32-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, a sidecar and extra luggage racks to hold his books, sleeping bag, pots and pans, extra walking shoes, tuxedo, sketchy maps from the Royal Automotive Club in London, a Leica camera and a hand-wound 35-millimeter Bell & Howell movie camera.
Fulton set off from London in May 1932 on an 18-month odyssey that would take him 40,000 miles through some 32 countries, crossing Europe, the Balkans, Greece and Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, French Indochina, Java, China and Japan, and the United States from San Francisco to New York.
Learning fast, he dumped the books in Paris, gave away the sleeping bag, pots and pans and shoes in Italy, and ditched the sidecar and tuxedo in the Balkans. The only use he found for his pistol was as a hammer when making repairs.
The motorcyclist ran out of gas once, had six flat tires, was hospitalized for jaundice in Baghdad and knocked himself out in Turkey when his bike plunged 12 feet into a culvert during the night.
................and he lived to see age 95.
Robert E. Fulton Jr., an adventurer who circumnavigated the globe by motorcycle in 1932, invented a flying car in 1945, and spent the rest of his life turning his observations from land and air into photographic and sculptural art ?
The book, "The Long Journey Home: The 1932 Motorcycle Voyage of Robert E. Fulton Jr."
.......snip......from his obit
After graduating from Harvard and earning a master's degree in architecture from the Bauhaus school at the University of Vienna, young Fulton decided to return home to New York by going east instead of sailing west. He couldn't photograph much architecture, he and his father agreed, through a ship's porthole.
Given a Douglas two-cylinder motorcycle, he added an auxiliary four-gallon gas tank, a hidden compartment for his .32-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, a sidecar and extra luggage racks to hold his books, sleeping bag, pots and pans, extra walking shoes, tuxedo, sketchy maps from the Royal Automotive Club in London, a Leica camera and a hand-wound 35-millimeter Bell & Howell movie camera.
Fulton set off from London in May 1932 on an 18-month odyssey that would take him 40,000 miles through some 32 countries, crossing Europe, the Balkans, Greece and Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, French Indochina, Java, China and Japan, and the United States from San Francisco to New York.
Learning fast, he dumped the books in Paris, gave away the sleeping bag, pots and pans and shoes in Italy, and ditched the sidecar and tuxedo in the Balkans. The only use he found for his pistol was as a hammer when making repairs.
The motorcyclist ran out of gas once, had six flat tires, was hospitalized for jaundice in Baghdad and knocked himself out in Turkey when his bike plunged 12 feet into a culvert during the night.
................and he lived to see age 95.
statdawg
High & Dry
Where is Claudio ?????
Reverse, check out Caudio's recent work with these inspirational young men . There is a huge video section and some good reading.........bikeless but raw adventure in an electric car.
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Reverse, check out Caudio's recent work with these inspirational young men . There is a huge video section and some good reading.........bikeless but raw adventure in an electric car.
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