REMINDER - Long way down this Sunday 28th Oct

[RemaL]

right after top gear.

Sunday 28 October 2007 at 9pm

Can you get a better 2 hours of TV

http://www.bbc.co.uk/longwaydown/

Edited by RemaL on Wednesday 24th October 18:24

[shot2bits]

Is this the first episode? I've not watched any yet... Thanks for posting...

[RemaL]

yes is the first episode

Edited by RemaL on Wednesday 24th October 18:37

[Biker's Nemesis]

Really enjoyed the "Long way Round", pleased the new one is on the BBC, no adverts.

[RemaL]

well my mate told me about the long way round so I bought it on DVD. even my wife and mum loved watching it.

just hope this will be as good

[Dibble]

I actually thought "Long Way Round" was a bit of a let down TBH.

Two "celebs" get bikes and do a supported trip, complete with medical team/translator/fixer, and the very irritating "Russ" or whatever he was called.

From the bumph, you'd have thought they'd ridden off into the sunset, just the two of them and a handycam. I realise that EMcG is effectively a commodity, and his insurers would have had a full on thrommer if that's what had happened, but it wasn't quite the tough trip they made it out to be.

Not like Nick Sanders (I think) or the original guy who did the RTW trip in the 70s/80s on his Triumph.

I shall of course be tuning in on Sunday anyhow!

[Wedg1e]

I think we should do a PH version, where we tour the Scotch whisky distilleries... we could call it The Right Way Up

[Twit]

It wasnt Nick Sanders, it was Ted Simons who did the Triumph run - Jupiters Travels.

As for LWR, yes it was supported but they still rode the miles and deserve credit for that. It wasnt a full on solo trip, but as you say the guys did it around their other lives. I've done it the solo way, and its a great laugh but not for everyone and certainly most of it woundn't make great telly!

Enjoy it for what it is, two blokes on bikes having a laugh....

[wildone63]

No doubt BMW will be rubbing their hands together in anticipation of the next round of McGregor & Boorman wannabees flocking to their showrooms eager to jump on the next GS1200 bandwagon.