Get out of your car on a slope without a parking break….Keep you hand on the throttle and let the bike move underneath you. Not much more to say, except most of the time you’ll find that the least corrugated section is on the side of the track. Riding in the middle of a corrugated track, always ride on the side.This is the safest way to tow a motorcycle. Don’t tie it to the bike but wrap it around a foot peg and put your foot on it. Towing it seems like a quick solution to make it on time. In Argentina Ewan runs out of juice while they try to catch a ferry. Towing a motorcycle without a rope is crazy dangerous.I’m not sure why he would risk losing the use of his hands. It is particularly bad in episode 7 and I had to close my eyes a few times. Riding without gloves, Charley I’m talking to you!ĪLTATT means All the Gear, all the Time! You cannot predict what happens, an accident can occur at any time and by the sound of it he has experienced it and lived to tell the tale.The pressure to meet deadlines ruins the ability to be spontaneous and as we’ve seen it comprises their safety along the way. I can understand the logic, but most of their big mistakes are made because of this tight schedule. Traveling on a strict schedule is the reason for most of their mistakesĪpparently Ewan has such a busy schedule that it has taken them 10 years to plan this trip and he only managed to get a 100 days off so the trip has to happen within this time frame. There is just not any reason you should ride at night, it’s not worth it and I can’t believe they keep risking it while they have a family waiting for them to come home. Other road users who don’t have lights and/or drive drunk especially in the night. You cannot see anything, no potholes in the road, no animals crossing the road. It is incredibly dangerous for so many reasons. Riding in the dark is a rookie mistake they should not have made What are the biggest mistakes made in the Long Way Up?

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