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Charley Boorman sits down with Jase to tell the real story behind Long Way Round, the trip with Ewan McGregor that changed the motorcycle adventure genre forever. From how the idea came together over dinner in London, to the Dakar Rally training that got him ready, to riding the Road of Bones across Siberia to Magadan, Charley walks through the trip that shaped his life.
They get into what four months on the road with Ewan actually taught him, how the Sky One deal came together, the Long Way Down and Long Way Up follow-ups, riding Australia end to end, 53 miles of hard enduro at the Isle of Man with David Knight, and what makes Jett Lawrence and Marc Marquez operate on a different level than the rest of us.
Whether you've watched every Long Way series or you're finding Charley for the first time, this is the interview that goes deeper than the shows ever could.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:54 Welcome Charley Boorman to Gypsy Tales
2:26 Jase on the Subscribe Discovery
4:57 Meeting Charley at the Isle of Man TT
10:16 The David Jeffries Story
14:40 Cardo Systems Ad
22:01 Riding Australia End to End
25:49 Living in Queensland with Jason Connery's Mother
34:57 Racing the Dakar Rally
37:07 The Race to Dakar Documentary
40:04 What It Takes to Make the Dakar
50:54 Coming Back to Dakar
52:13 Jumping Into Long Way Down
54:37 The Real Story Behind Long Way Round
1:03:47 Getting the Sky One Deal
1:07:06 Motosport Ad
1:13:54 Collecting Dream Motorcycles
1:24:05 Why Ewan Wanted to Do the Trip
1:30:04 Riding Into Russia
1:38:38 Jase's Scottish Roots
1:39:33 Through Mongolia
1:41:12 The Road of Bones to Magadan
1:45:51 Magadan to Anchorage
1:51:05 Long Way Round
1:58:19 How Long Way Round Inspired So Many
2:04:27 Fist Handwear Ad
2:07:51 The Making of Long Way Down
2:12:58 Africa in All Its Vibrance
2:19:04 The Dangers of Border Crossings
2:32:29 Charley's Dream Australian Ride
2:36:56 Ducati's Desert X
2:37:38 The Bike Charley Bought Himself
2:42:41 53 Miles of Hard Enduro at the Isle of Man with David Knight
2:47:04 What Makes Elite Riders Different
2:47:40 Sota Fuel Ad
2:48:28 Why Jett Lawrence Is So Good
2:51:43 How Soccer Players Handle Injuries vs MotoGP
3:00:58 Charley's Bucket List Rides
3:07:38 The European Bucket List Tour
3:14:02 Closing
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