Long Way Up

[rodbargee]

Just watched up to ep 4 inclusive enjoying it so far!

[Jody]

The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

[The Spin Doctor]

The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

You're right! How did it end up here?

[Bigyin]

The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

The photo or the actual jacket ? ...... i have a couple of other pics of the jacket if thats what you want and i have the actual jacket at the ATB to try and convince the yoofs i teach to wear protective kit and not rely on the usual grey Nike tracksuit of invincibility

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

Photos would be good - be interesting to get comments on the failure mode which can be cross-referenced to the crash.

Wrong thread !

You're right! How did it end up here?

Wasnt the wrong thread Spin, you replied to a post on page 2 of this thread. It was just a sideline discussion that didnt relate to Ewan and Charley on leccy bikes.

I'll sort some more photos of the jacket and send them to you on an email

[Dodgy69]

Just watched No 4. Really makes you want an adventure. Bikes seem fine but charging probs continue. Great tv, on par with Mortimer and Whitehouse fishing.

[The Spin Doctor]

Wasnt the wrong thread Spin, you replied to a post on page 2 of this thread. It was just a sideline discussion that didnt relate to Ewan and Charley on leccy bikes.

I'll sort some more photos of the jacket and send them to you on an email

Ah... yes. Goldfish memory

I used to have the page display on the Rev Counter set to 30 posts or something specifically to stop that kind of thing!

[TightRS]

I had Amazon Prime for a month and watched Race to Dakar, it was pretty good with various mishaps. It was quite hard to hear sometimes with the generators running at camp though.

Looks like it's free on Youtube, only 360p but the camera resolution wasn't great on Amazon either with the old helmet cams etc.



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[demographic]

Bit of a Youtube vid about a Landrover Defender thats been converted to electric.
I'm sort of in two camps with Landies and like them and dislike them at the same time.
I do really like the idea of old vehicles converted to electric as they don't usually have all the spazzy electric door handles and random shite that the modern electric cars seem to be festooned with.

The Landy fairly chucks out the horses mind as its Tesla motors and batteries.

[Slenver]

I have Apple TV as a freebie on my phone but dont fancy watching it on an iphone7 teeny screen

You can watch via the web as well if you've got a PC etc..

[Taipan]

4 episodes in but its losing me now. The technical problems are more interesting than the dialogue tbh, but there's only so much meat on that bone. I'm also finding the scenery boring, which isn't helping. Snowy hills and landscapes and one horse towns repeated, just don't float my boat. Be glad to see some sun and civilisation, assuming I watch it again.

[IOU0]

4 episodes in but its losing me now. The technical problems are more interesting than the dialogue tbh, but there's only so much meat on that bone. I'm also finding the scenery boring, which isn't helping. Snowy hills and landscapes and one horse towns repeated, just don't float my boat. Be glad to see some sun and civilisation, assuming I watch it again.

Ep5 is going to be a disappointment then
To be fair, what did you expect from S America?
Doubt you'll see much civilisation until Columbia (unless they visit Machu Pichu)

[Taipan]

4 episodes in but its losing me now. The technical problems are more interesting than the dialogue tbh, but there's only so much meat on that bone. I'm also finding the scenery boring, which isn't helping. Snowy hills and landscapes and one horse towns repeated, just don't float my boat. Be glad to see some sun and civilisation, assuming I watch it again.

Ep5 is going to be a disappointment then
To be fair, what did you expect from S America?
Doubt you'll see much civilisation until Columbia (unless they visit Machu Pichu)

Well the Hairy Bikers made S AMerica more interesting than this pair! I'm finding the whole production a bit stilted TBH and am really just hanging round because of my interest in the leccy bikes and pick ups, but as I say there is only so much meat on that bone and they are down to repeating cliches now with both their dialogue and pained expressions. I really want to like this, but...

[Dodgy69]

Don't know why they needed electric trucks aswel, bikes are enough trouble. Proper trucks with fuel and gennies. Hoping ep 6 gets better.

[Taipan]

Quite enjoyed last nights episode. I've realised it was because it was warmer and more sunny. I think I must suffer from SADS or something but dark foreboding skies and snow and rain depress the crap out of me!

Harleys seem to be holding up well. I'm impressed. This must be great R&D for the and the leccy trucks.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Don't know why they needed electric trucks aswel, bikes are enough trouble. Proper trucks with fuel and gennies. Hoping ep 6 gets better.

Can't help but think you've missed the point somewhat

Riding electric bikes with a diesel generator following you around rather takes the challenge away...

[Dodgy69]

Not necessarily.

[Bigyin]

Ok Episode 5

I love the scenery and would love to ride all over that area but maybe avoid the tourist traps they went to. Again its not the route that bugs me but the leccy bikes. I keep watching it and every onboard clip shows the speedo and its always maxed at about 45-47 mph. The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

I also wonder how much money Harley spent on installing all their "Juice Boxes" on the route at pre designated points to charge the bikes up as it must have been tens of thousands or even more as the crew manage to try and discreetly miss them when filming but they appear in the background here and there

I think i would have enjoyed it loads more if they did it on normal bikes .....even KTM's <shudder>

Ed March on his C90 travels in South America will do the same speed, have less issues with refuelling and probably have more of a laugh and end up on far more interesting routes

<shameless unpaid for plug> If you havent seen it already ....watch this bloke (and top bird Rachel) go from Alaska to Argentina (eventually) on a pair of crunchies

[Rockburner]

The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

Has to be said it's not quite the same thing... you're comparing a no-holds-barred, ultra-competitive race on specifically custom built machinery to pootling along, stopping to look at the scenery, on bikes that aren't really fully suitable (despite customisations).

[KungFooBob]

Ok Episode 5

I love the scenery and would love to ride all over that area but maybe avoid the tourist traps they went to. Again its not the route that bugs me but the leccy bikes. I keep watching it and every onboard clip shows the speedo and its always maxed at about 45-47 mph. The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

I also wonder how much money Harley spent on installing all their "Juice Boxes" on the route at pre designated points to charge the bikes up as it must have been tens of thousands or even more as the crew manage to try and discreetly miss them when filming but they appear in the background here and there

I think i would have enjoyed it loads more if they did it on normal bikes .....even KTM's <shudder>

Ed March on his C90 travels in South America will do the same speed, have less issues with refuelling and probably have more of a laugh and end up on far more interesting routes

<shameless unpaid for plug> If you havent seen it already ....watch this bloke (and top bird Rachel) go from Alaska to Argentina (eventually) on a pair of crunchies

I bought Ed March's DVD... off of Ed March at a bike show, lovely chap.

[Bigyin]

The fact it took them 5 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Argentina when the Dakar guys do North to South over far harder terrain in 6 days then back down again in 5.

Has to be said it's not quite the same thing... you're comparing a no-holds-barred, ultra-competitive race on specifically custom built machinery to pootling along, stopping to look at the scenery, on bikes that aren't really fully suitable (despite customisations).

I know its completely different but on the first 2 trips (LWR and LWD) they actively looked for routes off the beaten track and they drew in huge following because of this. On this one they seem to be constantly looking for the path of least resistance to get the most mileage from the batteries on the bikes. To ride a foot behind a Diesel powered Merc Sprinter van on smooth tarmac at 40 mph to stretch out the battery so they actually reached the next pre installed Harley Davidson funded charging point seems to be the opposite of what they did on the first 2 trips.

With conventional bikes they could have taken more challenging routes away from the main tourist trails and covered far more distance in a shorter time. My point of the Dakar is they are all on smaller capacity bikes without massive tops speeds but able to cover massive miles in a day down to the endurance of the riders and the ability to refuel and continue hence covering in a day what the leccy bikes take a week due to limited running distance and prolonged charging times.

I'll carry on watching for the trip itself but try not to get pissed off about the leccy bikes too much