CHAPTER 417 Ft. Charley Boorman

CHAPTER 417 Ft. Charley Boorman

From Gypsy Tales by Jase Macalpine

August 14, 2026 · 3h 16m · Episode 523

About this episode

Charley Boorman discusses his transformative motorcycle journey with Ewan McGregor and the impact of the Long Way series.

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. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS_mpK0lzxg Listen on Spotify/Apple → https://pod.link/1335551721 🎧 SHOP THE CARDO PACKTALK EDGE: https://cardosystems.com/collections/off-road 🛒 SHOP THE CARDO VENTURE HELMET: https://cardosystems.com/pages/venture 🏍 MOTOSPORT.COM…

People in this episode

Host: Jase Macalpine

Guest: Charley Boorman

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Sponsors

Cardo Systems, Cardo Systems, Motosport.com, Fist Handwear, SOTA Fuel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sky One

Books & works: Long Way Round, Long Way Down, Long Way Up

Places: Siberia, Magadan, Isle of Man

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