CHARLEY BOORMANI
have been doing my once-a-year
clean-up, which is quite a job. I always
try to have a big clear-out, ending
with a visit either to the tip or the
charity shop. It’s not easy, is it? You look at
that bike jacket and you know you’ve not
worn it for the whole year — keep it? No.
Give it to someone who may get more use
out of it. So while doing the same thing
with my laptop, I came across a load of
old Long Way Round photos and thought
they’d make a nice scrapbook article. The
pictures mean a lot to me as I went from
painter, decorator and jobbing actor to a
career in motorbikes, the love of my life.
Hope you like them. Charley.32 | AUSTRALIAN ROAD RIDERLIFE IN PICTURES
While having an end-of-2014 clear-out — as you
do, Charley comes across some old photos which
bring back memories of a life-changing episode ...Want to tour Africa with
Charley as your guide?
Each year, Charley takes a group
of people across Southern Africa,
riding BMWs from Cape Town up
into Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Botswana and Lesotho before
returning back to Cape Town. Riders
can do the whole adventure or a
section of it. You’ll be crossing lots of
borders and you’ll have an amazing
adventure — possibly the adventure
of a lifetime. You could cross the Tropic
of Cancer twice, go whale spotting
and swim with great whites in the
Atlantic. You can take a pillion or even
just ride in the jeep; it won’t be easy
but it will be fun and fulfi lling. Check
out the details and learn more at
Charley’s website,
http://www.charleyboorman.com or email
[email protected].The start line 2004 ... I was totally
terrifi ed and dropped the bike twice —
should have left about 30 kilos behind!Planning and enjoying the moments with Ewan
in our cool HQ in London, Bulwer StreetMe and John McGuinness, TT legend, at
the Goodwood circuit in 2014The Mongolian people were so welcoming. Many live in gers or
yurts and have a nomadic lifestyle. They were natural horsemen and
happy to let us have a blastWho’d have thought that these two BMW GS 1150s would
become synonymous with world adventure rides? I rode mine
recently at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed and seriously
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