Our Guy in India

[Laurel Green]

FourWheelDrift said:

I have to update the list.

And............Winner of Ridermania 2014 (Royal Enfield 500cc class)

What a fantastic second part to the series. Bring on the Grimsby leg!

[marksx]

RemyMartin said:

Came away with the impression India is just one big sthole with nice countryside. Not somewhere I plan to visit anytime soon.

There are bad bits, and expensive bits, and the expensive bits aren't very good.

[y2blade]

Two shows was not enough.


What a great person.

[Pickled]

iva cosworth said:

Slum houses with big tellys....WTF ?

Enjoyed this......Spot on !

I know, belongs in the "a bit council thread'

[Podie]

Seems like a decent bloke, and I like the way he presents his programmes.

Sadly, I was reading in the Times that he's getting fed up with it all (including racing) and just wants to go back to fixing trucks.

[Hainey]

RemyMartin said:

Came away with the impression India is just one big sthole with nice countryside. Not somewhere I plan to visit anytime soon.

And lots and lots of rape.

[McClure]

Agree with most that's been said. Thoroughly enjoyable series, interesting and not obviously dumbed-down.

Won't be going to India any time soon, and even the Mrs who wanted to visit Goa has changed her mind.

Hope they record and televise the Goa to Grimsby trip but can't see it happening given his comments in the Times on Saturday.

[Chris Type R]

I must admit, I felt a bit twitchy watching the footage from the tower "spire".

[vescaegg]

McClure said:

Hope they record and televise the Goa to Grimsby trip but can't see it happening given his comments in the Times on Saturday.

Is it even possible these days? Going all the way through China, Khazakstan, Russia is a long way round to avoid all the dodgy places.

[McClure]

vescaegg said:

Is it even possible these days? Going all the way through China, Khazakstan, Russia is a long way round to avoid all the dodgy places.

Think I'd rather take my chances with Pakistan, Iran & Turkey than the three you mention!

[Munter]

McClure said:

vescaegg said:

Is it even possible these days? Going all the way through China, Khazakstan, Russia is a long way round to avoid all the dodgy places.

Think I'd rather take my chances with Pakistan, Iran & Turkey than the three you mention!

Shirley you are going the wrong way.

India
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Thailand
Malaysia
Australia
USA
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
UK

Might need a few boats/planes. But that'd be a proper way around....

[mcbook]

vescaegg said:

Is it even possible these days? Going all the way through China, Khazakstan, Russia is a long way round to avoid all the dodgy places.

You should get over to advrider.com to see the crazy journeys that people are going on.

[PositronicRay]

Really enjoyed this, much more than the 1st. It would be a seriously interesting road trip on a royally oily. Shades of Ted Simon and Jupiter's Travels, he's maybe nuts enough to do it as well.
The fact it's not over produced makes it even more enjoyable.

[anonymous-user]

Munter said:

McClure said:

vescaegg said:

Is it even possible these days? Going all the way through China, Khazakstan, Russia is a long way round to avoid all the dodgy places.

Think I'd rather take my chances with Pakistan, Iran & Turkey than the three you mention!

Shirley you are going the wrong way.

India
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Thailand
Malaysia
Australia
USA
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
UK

Might need a few boats/planes. But that'd be a proper way around....

That would be great, do this^^ on some bikes and make a series, call it the long way around or something..........

[digitalsafari]

Spent time in India working on movies and enjoyed this as it's a honest account of the India I saw, crazy place!

TV however can't fully convey the dirt, smells and heat/humidity of India.

[Fort Jefferson]

Laurel Green said:

Bring on the Grimsby leg!

Google maps said:

We could not calculate directions between Goa, India and Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK.

[Laurel Green]

Fort Jefferson said:

Laurel Green said:

Bring on the Grimsby leg!

Google maps said:

We could not calculate directions between Goa, India and Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK.

Bu66er!

[FourWheelDrift]

Laurel Green said:

Fort Jefferson said:

Laurel Green said:

Bring on the Grimsby leg!

Google maps said:

We could not calculate directions between Goa, India and Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, UK.

Bu66er!

If you change the google maps options from driving to walking it says it can be done in 1,869 h, Royal Enfield pace

click details for a breakdown of the journey and zoom in on the map for the route.


But the bad news..................................

[Lynchie999]

... it occurred to me at the end that the whole programme was "sponsored" / funded by Royal Enfield ?? as he rode their bike and partook in their race at the end also ??

... although I could be wrong...

[MC Bodge]

Lynchie999 said:

... it occurred to me at the end that the whole programme was "sponsored" / funded by Royal Enfield ?? as he rode their bike and partook in their race at the end also ??

... although I could be wrong...

Maybe a KTM would have been less in-keeping? Bmw sponsored Long Way About and sold thousands of bikes off the back of it.

Edited by MC Bodge on Tuesday 10th February 19:53