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Well I for one will be happy to see Charlie back in the public eye in whatever form his tie-up with Triumph takes. Most of what he's done since the Long Way stuff has been entertaining enough and I've passed an enjoyable few hours watching / reading it.
We even went to see him a few years back when his travelling roadshow came to the local theatre. OK I admit it was primarily out of curiosity to see what he could talk about for a couple of hours but we came away feeling we'd had value for money. You have to have some respect for someone who can produce a bit of a silk purse out of what would seem to be sow's ear material. There's no hiding place when it's just you and a sofa on stage in front of 3-400 people.
I've no idea what he'll do with / for Triumph but if it goes in the direction where he can produce some competition for Henry Cole he'll get my vote.
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A much better speaker is Mark Beaumont
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Well I for one will be happy to see Charlie back in the public eye in whatever form his tie-up with Triumph takes. Most of what he's done since the Long Way stuff has been entertaining enough and I've passed an enjoyable few hours watching / reading it.
We even went to see him a few years back when his travelling roadshow came to the local theatre. OK I admit it was primarily out of curiosity to see what he could talk about for a couple of hours but we came away feeling we'd had value for money. You have to have some respect for someone who can produce a bit of a silk purse out of what would seem to be sow's ear material. There's no hiding place when it's just you and a sofa on stage in front of 3-400 people.
I've no idea what he'll do with / for Triumph but if it goes in the direction where he can produce some competition for Henry Cole he'll get my vote.
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Seems he had a crash this morning at the new Tiger Explorer launch in Portugal, but he is OK:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...53521789304151
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Wow, that's not good news! Get well soon Charlie!  
I hope his injuries are not too serious. Triumph really needs this guy! Maybe he can convince Triumph to do a smaller/lighter more practical ADV bike?
(that won't hurt so much when in lands on you in an off?)
Go Charlie!
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I've read elsewhere it's a broken leg - and bad enough to need surgery.  Other than that no details.
Best wishes and get well soon Charlie
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Charlie Boorman will go to whoever gives him a free bike and all of the backup he demands. He's like a child who seems to think he deserves everything he wants in the biking world.
His antics in the Long Way series deserved a good slap in the face, from his tantrum and shock at KTM for saying 'no' to giving them free bikes and total backup, followed by his bollocking at one of his crew who didn't buy him titanium knives and forks.
He is a freeloading spoilt brat who has made something of a career on the coat tails of his buddy Ewan McGregor (who seems a nice chap by the way).
PS...The above comments are just my personal opinion. Yours may differ.
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