I cannot understate the impact that Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor's 'Long Way' documentary series has made not just on me, but the entirety of the motorcycling community. And that continues with 'Long Way Home,' the duo's new Apple TV+ series debuting today.
There was a time, prior to the debut of the series, when only a select few intrepid lunatics would go off on some far-flung off-road adventure on a tall cruiser-type bike, ala the original BMW GS. They'd hop about the continent, go on long trips, and that was pretty much it. But then 'Long Way Round' debuted in 2004, and the entirety of the motorcycling world changed.
That original series not only showed this intimate adventure between two lifelong best friends as they embarked on their quest around the world, but they showed the riding public that there were still those wild places waiting to be explored. And they showed off exactly how capable an ADV was, as well as what they could be with a few choice modifications.
