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Old 29 Mar 2009
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Charley and Ewen´s Long Way Up?
Does anyone know anything about Charley and Ewen´s plans to do the Long Way Up in South and Central America?
Last I heard it was sceduled for 2009.
We´re in the area and would like to ´bump into´them on their way north, if they are actualy doing it now.

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what i have heard....
Hey jc. Yeah I heard this here People.co.uk - Ewan's UP for a new Long Way. Theres also an article in the MCN that dates to 2007.

I heard there was to be a 'long way to go' which I seem to remember was a similar route. More recently I read in the times that Ewen fancied taking that trip on his own, without filming it.

I have mentioned in other threads that these shows seem to be a little fake and the blokes annoying to watch in one way or another. Thing is, if it weren’t for these guys I wouldn’t be sat here writing this. I can happily watch any of their adventures (especially race to Dakar) more than once a year.

This being said maybe e+c are not going 'public' with this trip, maybe they are there now??? I sure hope they are.
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Shouldn't think it will be this year. I seem to remember reading somewhere that By Any Means 2 was given the go ahead by the BBC not too long ago, and will be on the TV this christmas so I would imagine that is being filmed round about now (or soon anyway). Maybe next year for Long Way Whatever it is?
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More recently I read in the times that Ewen fancied taking that trip on his own, without filming it...
I hope he gets the chance to do it.. this way! It seems to me that for the other two shows he was not happy with the filming schedual.
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I hope so too.

It's the best comeback against the critics (myself included) if they do a ride without the fixer and back up trucks and the spare bikes and the.....

Three bikes (I guess they'd need a security guy) and write the book about it afterwards

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yeah that would be cool. how bout some different bikes (tink its already come up some where before). the guzzi stelvio? trek k amazonas (how cool would that look actually in the amazon!) or my dream machine the guzzi grisso (funny that on a trip the MG factory at lake como, ewen joked whilst sat on a grisso/breva saying "can we the panniers on ere charley?')
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yeah that would be cool. how bout some different bikes (tink its already come up some where before). the guzzi stelvio? trek k amazonas (how cool would that look actually in the amazon!) or my dream machine the guzzi grisso (funny that on a trip the MG factory at lake como, ewen joked whilst sat on a grisso/breva saying "can we the panniers on ere charley?')
Didn't they fancy KTM's before the TV company made the BMW deal?

Could be a kick in the teeth for a big sponsor and affect future paid work if they switched though. Could even be a contract clause by a sensible sponsor; no BMW, no Long Way ????? title for the book?

Anyhow, think of all those poor wannabes everyone tells us about, doing three miles a year on their 1200GS's. They'd have to sell their GS's and buy new bikes. The second hand market would be flooded. BMW shares would crash. On that basis alone, allow me to reccomend the 1994 MZ ETZ 251. Decent long distance tool, easy to fix and I've got 1 and 7/8 in the garage right now. I'll even let them have the DM's, ex-MOD trousers, shooting jacket and **** pot lid that matches the bike.

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i really enjoyed the movies R more than D but then i'm also not one to so quickly judge people. in reality they are two guys just like anyone else on the planet sure they are gonna refer to things as tough and hardcore wouldnt you when talking with your friends everyone wants to live in the moment and joke and kid. and i can understand some of the complaining about time and stuff, its like anything else you have this grand plan and dream and it doesnt work out the way you want it to. as much as some would like to say oh dont complain you had free bikes and a support crew..... its still a dream to do and all of us would want to fulfil that dream to the top. i think that many of us who travel in a non-tv way have a much better experience and they seem like good guys so i hope they get to go on a trip with out all the extra baggage. but how many would turn down the opportunity for sponsorship and to have a film to watch when your old and gray and your back is shot so you cant ride anymore i know i would
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By Any Means 2
Charley and about 1500 other motorbike went by our place on the Northern Beaches,Sydney, NSW Australia about 3 weeks ago to start his new film By Any Mean 2...to bad I didn't have a bike at the time...cheers.
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Just read on wikipedia that McGregor has confirmed Long Way To Go for June 2010, possibly South America.

Im actually excited. By Any Means 2 is quite enjoyable at the moment.
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By Any Means 2 is quite enjoyable at the moment.
I thought so too, maybe it's because it's a part of the world that's not overly exposed, or maybe it because there's more bikes in it.

I'm kinda getting to like Charlie a bit more now.
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I have it from the horses mouth ( well Ewan) this is happening in 2011. Thats all he would tell me.

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After LWR, Ewan and his wife went back to Mongolia and adopted a little orphan girl. That tells me all I need to know about the man.

And I'd ride or get drunk with Charley given the chance - he seems close enough to a "regular guy" for me.

There's a lot worse things than two guys promoting motorcycling in a positive light, however they choose to do it.
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