1 00:00:06,632 --> 00:00:09,218 Got sun on my face 2 00:00:10,594 --> 00:00:13,180 Sleeping rough on the road 3 00:00:14,806 --> 00:00:17,351 I'll tell you all about it 4 00:00:17,434 --> 00:00:21,980 When I get home 5 00:00:22,731 --> 00:00:25,150 Gonna roll up the sidewalk 6 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:29,238 Gonna need letting up 7 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:33,450 Comin' round to meet you 8 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:38,455 The long way up 9 00:00:41,250 --> 00:00:43,252 In 2004 and 2007, 10 00:00:43,335 --> 00:00:46,296 I did two motorcycle trips with my best friend, Charley Boorman. 11 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:48,799 We called them Long Way Round and Long Way Down. 12 00:00:49,216 --> 00:00:54,096 We rode across Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and North America in Long Way Round. 13 00:00:54,179 --> 00:00:56,306 It's either get across it, or this trip ends. 14 00:00:56,390 --> 00:00:58,767 We don't have to solve problems like this in everyday life. 15 00:00:59,643 --> 00:01:02,563 And then down through Europe and Africa in Long Way Down. 16 00:01:03,021 --> 00:01:03,897 We did it! 17 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:08,110 I always felt in my heart of hearts that there would be three Long Ways. 18 00:01:08,193 --> 00:01:09,862 But life got in the way. 19 00:01:09,945 --> 00:01:11,738 I went back to work and moved to the States, 20 00:01:11,822 --> 00:01:14,241 and Charley and I just sort of lost touch. 21 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:18,912 And then something happened that reminded me what was really important. 22 00:01:19,538 --> 00:01:23,208 I got a text saying that he'd had a horrendous motorcycle accident. 23 00:01:23,292 --> 00:01:26,378 Broken his legs and his pelvis and broken his left wrist, 24 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:29,965 and I think because of this, we just sort of found each other again. 25 00:01:34,136 --> 00:01:37,306 And now we've decided to do another epic trip, 26 00:01:37,389 --> 00:01:39,641 riding 13,000 miles 27 00:01:39,725 --> 00:01:43,353 from Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego in the southern tip of Argentina, 28 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:46,106 crossing South America, Central America, Mexico, 29 00:01:46,190 --> 00:01:48,275 all the way to Los Angeles in California. 30 00:01:49,026 --> 00:01:51,320 And we've got just three months to do it. 31 00:01:51,403 --> 00:01:53,071 It's a lot to do. 32 00:01:53,155 --> 00:01:55,073 We had to get the old team back together again. 33 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:57,993 We've got Russ and Dave producing and directing. 34 00:01:58,076 --> 00:01:59,703 I'm good to go when he is. 35 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:01,622 We've all been waiting for it for about 12 years. 36 00:02:01,705 --> 00:02:03,749 So it's great the team are back together. 37 00:02:03,832 --> 00:02:07,085 Ewan and Charley will have cameras and microphones on their helmets, 38 00:02:07,169 --> 00:02:10,339 so they can actually film themselves when they're not with the team. 39 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:13,425 We'll link up with the boys at borders, 40 00:02:13,926 --> 00:02:15,636 but otherwise, they'll be on their own. 41 00:02:16,637 --> 00:02:19,681 We'll ride through the brutal Patagonian winter, 42 00:02:19,765 --> 00:02:22,518 the extremes of the Atacama Desert, 43 00:02:22,601 --> 00:02:24,978 the vast salt flats of Bolivia... 44 00:02:26,271 --> 00:02:30,442 before witnessing firsthand the endangered jungles of Central America, 45 00:02:31,527 --> 00:02:34,530 and Mexican communities torn apart by cartels. 46 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,034 And if that wasn't enough of a challenge, 47 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:42,538 we wanted to see if we could do it on electric motorcycles. 48 00:02:43,622 --> 00:02:45,666 -This will be a problem for that. -Yeah. 49 00:02:45,749 --> 00:02:47,835 If we can't charge the bikes, what are we gonna do? 50 00:02:49,086 --> 00:02:52,965 I'm really a bit worried about whether or not this is possible. 51 00:02:53,799 --> 00:02:55,968 We're calling this one Long Way Up. 52 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:13,485 I was dreaming of doing a trip for years, 53 00:03:13,569 --> 00:03:18,490 just leaving LA and riding to the very tip of South America, Tierra del Fuego. 54 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:22,828 I bought all my kit, and I built a bike for it. 55 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:29,376 I'm gonna try and see if we could start it using some starting fluid. 56 00:03:29,459 --> 00:03:33,463 It just became really apparent that this journey should be shared with-- 57 00:03:33,547 --> 00:03:35,048 you know, with him. 58 00:03:35,132 --> 00:03:37,342 -I'll spray, and then you start. -Okay. 59 00:03:37,426 --> 00:03:41,305 There's something very attractive about being on the road. 60 00:03:41,388 --> 00:03:45,684 You yearn for adventure and not knowing what comes ahead. 61 00:03:49,313 --> 00:03:50,564 There's a bit of fire. 62 00:03:54,193 --> 00:03:55,694 Maybe we should've taken that off. 63 00:03:56,195 --> 00:03:57,571 At least we got it started. 64 00:03:58,989 --> 00:04:03,452 There's this whole big area over here, the Americas, that we haven't explored, 65 00:04:03,535 --> 00:04:05,537 and that's hugely thrilling. 66 00:04:05,621 --> 00:04:08,665 I'm dying to get out there. I want to be on a trip again. 67 00:04:09,917 --> 00:04:12,127 See, it must be-- I haven't turned the fuel on. 68 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:14,671 -Do you think that would help? -That would help, yeah. 69 00:04:14,755 --> 00:04:16,255 Oh, my God! 70 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:20,594 The main thrust of the prep for me is, what are we gonna ride? 71 00:04:22,471 --> 00:04:24,598 The idea of doing the trip on an electric bike 72 00:04:24,681 --> 00:04:26,683 wasn't something that I'd immediately considered, 73 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:28,936 but I realized that it was something that's part of my life. 74 00:04:29,019 --> 00:04:30,479 So, that's it. Twelve panels. 75 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:33,607 So then it gets fed over here into this. 76 00:04:33,690 --> 00:04:36,944 This is the solar hub. 77 00:04:37,653 --> 00:04:41,698 I run air-conditioning for the trailer, TVs, washing machine. 78 00:04:41,782 --> 00:04:43,325 And I've got 12 solar panels 79 00:04:43,408 --> 00:04:46,912 and never ever used more power than I'm making, not ever. 80 00:04:47,412 --> 00:04:49,498 And there's nothing quite like throwing a switch 81 00:04:49,581 --> 00:04:52,334 and knowing that the light bulb came on because you collected the sun. 82 00:04:54,711 --> 00:05:00,801 I'm having my old beloved 1954 Volkswagen Beetle converted to electric. 83 00:05:00,884 --> 00:05:02,344 It's definitely the future. 84 00:05:02,427 --> 00:05:05,097 We'll all be driving in electric-powered vehicles, I'm sure. 85 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:08,851 Do a little... solar experiment. 86 00:05:08,934 --> 00:05:10,811 He's charging a phone. 87 00:05:10,894 --> 00:05:13,272 The whole idea of going electric is really interesting. 88 00:05:13,355 --> 00:05:15,524 Ewan and Charley do solar. 89 00:05:15,607 --> 00:05:18,318 Cars, it seems like they're getting a real handle on it, 90 00:05:18,402 --> 00:05:22,739 but in the motorcycle world, they're not as far ahead as I thought they would be. 91 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:25,242 And so, that makes it even more challenging. 92 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:26,326 Boom, USB. 93 00:05:26,410 --> 00:05:29,830 So, we just need a bit of-- I just wonder what size of this we would need 94 00:05:29,913 --> 00:05:32,165 -to charge, say, a motorcycle. -A motorbike. 95 00:05:32,249 --> 00:05:33,584 I'd say a bit bigger. 96 00:05:34,168 --> 00:05:35,377 Charging. 97 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:37,796 That's it. 98 00:05:47,306 --> 00:05:53,187 Back together. Lots of things have happened in 12 years. We've all got older. 99 00:05:53,812 --> 00:05:56,148 David and Russ are back on board to film the trip. 100 00:05:56,982 --> 00:05:57,983 But first of all, 101 00:05:58,066 --> 00:06:01,153 we need to figure out the practicalities of going on electric motorcycles. 102 00:06:01,236 --> 00:06:02,404 So, devil's advocate, 103 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:05,991 another part of Long Way Round and Long Way Down that was very special 104 00:06:06,074 --> 00:06:10,537 was riding and being between cities, being between settlements, 105 00:06:10,621 --> 00:06:13,040 and going, "Let's stay here tonight." 106 00:06:13,123 --> 00:06:14,541 And we would put our tents up, 107 00:06:14,625 --> 00:06:17,336 and then we'd wake up in the morning and we'd take off again. 108 00:06:17,419 --> 00:06:19,505 If you've got to charge a bike overnight, 109 00:06:19,588 --> 00:06:21,215 then we wouldn't be able to do that. 110 00:06:21,298 --> 00:06:24,718 I think some of the best parts are when you're doing just what you're saying, 111 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:26,136 and going out and into it. 112 00:06:26,220 --> 00:06:28,472 -So, I wouldn't want... -Us to be tied. 113 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:31,433 -...to sacrifice that. -It's worth experimenting. 114 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,478 You can say it to the kids as well. They're like, "Oh, that's the way forward. 115 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:36,647 -That's the way the planet should be." -Yeah, yeah. 116 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:39,566 No, no, I don't want to be the negative electric guy. I'm not. 117 00:06:39,650 --> 00:06:43,529 I just want us to think about all of the things that could and might go wrong. 118 00:06:43,612 --> 00:06:46,573 I just don't want it to fall into this whole thing of being this... 119 00:06:46,657 --> 00:06:49,910 -Stressed. -...this whole electric kind of mission. 120 00:06:49,993 --> 00:06:55,040 We've spoken to Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki-- It's like we are well ahead of the curve. 121 00:06:55,123 --> 00:06:57,376 'Cause they're just not ready for it. The fact is there's not many-- 122 00:06:57,459 --> 00:06:58,710 Tell us good news. 123 00:06:58,794 --> 00:07:01,255 It's very good news, 'cause there's not many frontier moments in motorcycling 124 00:07:01,338 --> 00:07:03,131 when you haven't ever done anything before. 125 00:07:03,215 --> 00:07:07,594 So you'd be the first people to go this sort of distance charging as you go. 126 00:07:10,097 --> 00:07:11,431 Central America. 127 00:07:11,515 --> 00:07:13,684 It's quite exciting looking at maps again, isn't it? 128 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:15,102 -Yeah. -I'm quite excited. 129 00:07:16,395 --> 00:07:18,313 Charley and I are gonna focus on the bikes. 130 00:07:18,397 --> 00:07:20,357 Finding the right bike, building the bike. 131 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,985 So Russ and Dave will help with the logistics of the trip. 132 00:07:23,068 --> 00:07:25,529 But first we need to plan our route. 133 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:28,574 I'll tell you what we miss is Machu Picchu and a lot of Chile. 134 00:07:28,657 --> 00:07:30,701 And what's this here? Where would you turn right? 135 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:32,661 These are the ice fields of Chile. 136 00:07:32,744 --> 00:07:34,621 -Ice fields? -Well, the glaciers. 137 00:07:34,705 --> 00:07:38,750 -We're on motorcycles, man. Are you nuts? -Are you mad? 138 00:07:38,834 --> 00:07:42,796 -Crossing the ice fields on two wheels. -This is the Atacama, which is stunning. 139 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,257 -Mazatlán? -Into-- 140 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:46,508 We've got to learn Spanish. 141 00:07:46,592 --> 00:07:48,385 Yeah, we've got plenty of time, haven't we? 142 00:07:48,468 --> 00:07:49,970 -I don't know. -Eight months. 143 00:07:50,053 --> 00:07:52,306 -No, to plan, I mean. -I thought you meant to do it. 144 00:07:52,389 --> 00:07:54,224 We've got eight months for the journey, haven't we? 145 00:07:54,308 --> 00:07:55,642 -No? What? -It's not a huge amount to do. 146 00:07:55,726 --> 00:07:59,438 Eight months? We're going on an electric bike, you idiot! Eight months! 147 00:08:02,274 --> 00:08:04,401 We'll have to find a game that we really like. 148 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:07,613 Just something to do while we're charging. 149 00:08:07,696 --> 00:08:09,239 -I don't know what it is. -Cards. 150 00:08:09,323 --> 00:08:10,490 -Uno-- -Strip poker. 151 00:08:10,574 --> 00:08:12,451 Strip poker. Maybe strip poker. 152 00:08:20,626 --> 00:08:23,212 Charley and I have arranged to ride some road going bikes, 153 00:08:23,295 --> 00:08:25,130 electric bikes, to see how they handle. 154 00:08:25,714 --> 00:08:28,008 Oh, my God, it's really sexy. Look at it. 155 00:08:29,426 --> 00:08:32,011 So, you just turn it on and that's it. 156 00:08:34,097 --> 00:08:36,558 All right. Sounds amazing. 157 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:41,522 Or it doesn't sound amazing. There's no loud noise. 158 00:08:43,190 --> 00:08:45,567 We started thinking about being on the road again. 159 00:08:46,109 --> 00:08:49,738 It's a lovely feeling saying, "Let's go here" and then off you go. 160 00:08:49,821 --> 00:08:51,114 You know, with a friend. 161 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,162 It's been a long time since we did this. 162 00:08:57,246 --> 00:09:00,290 I mean, what a great thing to do. To travel and see the world. 163 00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:02,876 And also, I've reconnected with Charley. 164 00:09:03,961 --> 00:09:06,421 I'm most happy when I'm on the back of a motorcycle. 165 00:09:06,505 --> 00:09:10,217 You know, when you look over your shoulder and there's your best friend, 166 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:12,719 that's something that I've really missed over the years. 167 00:09:15,305 --> 00:09:18,851 Charley? What mode are you in? Eco? 168 00:09:18,934 --> 00:09:20,143 Sexy mode. 169 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:26,233 They're great fun. 170 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:29,486 It's much better than I thought it would be, the ride. 171 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:31,655 -It feels great. -And we can talk to each other. 172 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:34,616 -Yeah, it's pretty cool. -And you can hear the birds tweeting. 173 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:36,159 And... 174 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:39,580 It's so good. You know what's interesting is you can really feel the road, 175 00:09:39,663 --> 00:09:42,875 'cause you've got-- there's nothing vibrating, and there's no engine. 176 00:09:42,958 --> 00:09:46,670 So, you really feel-- you just really feel the road under your wheels. 177 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:49,464 And it's fast, and it's really fun. It's nice. 178 00:09:50,132 --> 00:09:51,592 See ya. 179 00:09:58,682 --> 00:10:00,434 Because of Long Way Round and Long Way Down, 180 00:10:00,517 --> 00:10:04,313 I experience a sort of zen-like experience when I ride a bike anyway, 181 00:10:04,396 --> 00:10:07,983 'cause I spent so many hours riding them, 182 00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:10,861 and it puts me in a sort of trance in a way, and I love it. 183 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,863 It's my meditation, I suppose. 184 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,824 And the experience of being on an electric bike 185 00:10:15,908 --> 00:10:17,910 just made me feel even more like that. 186 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:20,913 So, I think this is the way forward. 187 00:10:24,249 --> 00:10:26,043 It was great to be riding along with you again. 188 00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:28,086 -I know. This is awesome, isn't it? -I love it. 189 00:10:29,046 --> 00:10:30,172 -Thank you. -Yeah. 190 00:10:37,763 --> 00:10:40,641 We're just about to arrive at EV West. 191 00:10:40,724 --> 00:10:43,685 My friend Michael who runs EV West-- 192 00:10:43,769 --> 00:10:47,648 I'm gonna pick his brains about electric-powered things. 193 00:10:48,607 --> 00:10:49,608 Motorcycles really. 194 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,237 He'll put electric power in anything. 195 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:58,116 He converts Porsches and Ferraris and loads of VW stuff. 196 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:00,536 -How's it going? -Good to see you. You all right? 197 00:11:02,788 --> 00:11:04,414 I recognize that. 198 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:11,338 Michael's converting my 1954 oval VW Beetle to electric. 199 00:11:13,131 --> 00:11:16,051 Yeah, this looks brilliant. This looks so trick, doesn't it? 200 00:11:20,389 --> 00:11:22,349 They gave me a little Obi-Wan key ring. 201 00:11:24,101 --> 00:11:26,478 So, you guys are getting ready for a wild one. 202 00:11:27,312 --> 00:11:29,857 -Yeah, yeah, I know. -We wanna pick your brains about it. 203 00:11:30,399 --> 00:11:34,319 'Cause we're gonna be coming across South America, Central America. 204 00:11:34,403 --> 00:11:35,487 What do we do? 205 00:11:35,571 --> 00:11:37,823 You know, the first weekend we got our electric dirt bikes, 206 00:11:37,906 --> 00:11:41,201 we went to the desert and rode until the battery was-- 207 00:11:41,285 --> 00:11:43,704 Like, we literally limped the bikes back to the truck. 208 00:11:43,787 --> 00:11:46,164 And I was like, "I thought we'd have some more juice." 209 00:11:51,211 --> 00:11:52,629 Oh, yeah, it's cool. So cool. 210 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:54,339 Beautifully made, isn't it? 211 00:11:54,423 --> 00:11:57,593 These are just an absolute engineering feat. 212 00:11:57,676 --> 00:11:59,928 I mean, that's why this is gonna be so tough for you guys, 213 00:12:00,012 --> 00:12:03,974 because the best bikes out there, you have a 72-mile range. 214 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:06,977 We're gonna get 70 miles at best, you think, on anything? 215 00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:08,061 Yeah. 216 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:15,903 I think it doesn't sound too good. 217 00:12:15,986 --> 00:12:17,696 -It doesn't sound good, does it? -No. 218 00:12:19,865 --> 00:12:21,366 And he's saying 70 miles. 219 00:12:21,450 --> 00:12:23,785 -On anything. -On anything. Yeah. 220 00:12:23,869 --> 00:12:28,540 I think at that range, if we're having to achieve 160 to 180 miles a day, 221 00:12:28,624 --> 00:12:31,710 you're looking at charging twice during the day. 222 00:12:31,793 --> 00:12:35,255 -Not just a lunchtime charge, but that's-- -And that sucks up hours. 223 00:12:35,339 --> 00:12:39,885 And if you've only got house electrics, you've not got fast-charge electrics, 224 00:12:40,677 --> 00:12:42,346 there's not enough hours in the day. 225 00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:48,185 Let's go and get into it a bit more. Here's the boys. 226 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:50,103 -Hey, guys. -All right, lads? 227 00:12:51,063 --> 00:12:53,232 -How's it going? Looks amazing. -How are you, Russ? 228 00:12:53,315 --> 00:12:56,777 We all would love to do this trip from the tip of South America 229 00:12:56,860 --> 00:13:00,155 to Los Angeles on electric bikes. We all agreed that we'd like to try. 230 00:13:00,239 --> 00:13:03,367 But essentially, whatever we do, 231 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:06,245 we're not gonna get away from this 70 miles. 232 00:13:06,328 --> 00:13:09,164 I feel a little-- I'm feeling a little deflated by it. 233 00:13:09,248 --> 00:13:11,041 You really want to do something 234 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:14,419 that people who know a little something think you can't do. 235 00:13:14,503 --> 00:13:15,504 -Yes. -Right? 236 00:13:15,587 --> 00:13:17,798 None of us watched Evel Knievel jump the Snake River 237 00:13:17,881 --> 00:13:19,758 'cause we all thought he was gonna make it. 238 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:24,221 Attraction to me is, you know, as just an electrical guy, 239 00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:26,890 like, "Oh, my God. These guys are gonna try and do something 240 00:13:26,974 --> 00:13:29,768 that I think is impossible." And so, just basically-- 241 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:32,187 That's encouraging. Thank you very much. 242 00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:41,446 Just to show that it can be done would be great. 243 00:13:42,531 --> 00:13:46,952 But only if it can be done, and our expectation of 180 miles a day. 244 00:13:47,828 --> 00:13:50,372 How do we do it? How do we literally do it? 245 00:14:14,313 --> 00:14:20,360 We're in Rome, Italy, and we're visiting the Formula E Grand Prix. 246 00:14:20,444 --> 00:14:21,445 Thank you. 247 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:27,951 Which is an electric-powered Formula One type car race. 248 00:14:29,786 --> 00:14:33,248 We're here with world-famous actor, Ewan McGregor. 249 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:37,294 How do you see the development of electric racing? 250 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:39,379 I think it's the future, electric. Of course it is. 251 00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:43,425 I'm just very excited about electric cars, electric motorcycles. 252 00:14:45,344 --> 00:14:47,763 The differences are good. You know, it's silent, 253 00:14:47,846 --> 00:14:49,932 there's no vibration between you and the road. 254 00:14:50,974 --> 00:14:53,644 It's exciting, and I'm just-- for sure, it's the future. 255 00:15:04,530 --> 00:15:05,531 Let's do it. 256 00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:13,997 We haven't come all the way to Rome just to play with fast cars. 257 00:15:14,081 --> 00:15:16,166 Do you like my windshield? It's like an inch and a half. 258 00:15:16,250 --> 00:15:17,376 -Hi. -Oh, there he is. 259 00:15:17,459 --> 00:15:19,253 -How are you? -How are you? Nice to meet you. 260 00:15:19,670 --> 00:15:22,256 We've come here to meet Max Biaggi, 261 00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:24,216 a six-time motorcycle racing world champion, 262 00:15:24,299 --> 00:15:26,635 to pick his brains about the technology. 263 00:15:26,718 --> 00:15:31,098 We have a project with Gilo. We're gonna tour with electric bike. 264 00:15:31,181 --> 00:15:34,434 The land speed record-- Do you have an image of the motorcycle? 265 00:15:35,060 --> 00:15:36,770 -Long wheelbase as well, doesn't it? -Oh, my God. It's amazing. 266 00:15:36,854 --> 00:15:42,276 Later this year, Max will attempt to break the land speed record on an electric bike. 267 00:15:42,359 --> 00:15:44,319 So, it will be something new for me, 268 00:15:44,403 --> 00:15:47,447 but, of course, I know enough about the speed, 269 00:15:47,531 --> 00:15:50,200 but for me, it's gonna be something challenging. 270 00:15:50,284 --> 00:15:51,577 -Yeah. -And a huge challenge. 271 00:15:51,660 --> 00:15:54,371 And what kind of practicing can you do? Do you just go-- 272 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:58,584 I have no idea. The first time I do something like this, but I'm very excited. 273 00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:02,212 I think at this stage, it just feels to me like 274 00:16:02,296 --> 00:16:04,256 we're just gonna do it on electric bikes, 275 00:16:04,339 --> 00:16:06,258 and we're just gonna have to try and make it work. 276 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,677 And if we get stuck, we get stuck. 277 00:16:09,803 --> 00:16:12,264 It's too exciting now to turn back on. 278 00:16:12,347 --> 00:16:14,808 It's too exciting not to do it on electric. 279 00:16:18,478 --> 00:16:20,772 Seeing Charley climbing into the Formula E car, 280 00:16:20,856 --> 00:16:23,567 I was reminded that it wasn't gonna be just the electric bikes 281 00:16:23,650 --> 00:16:25,444 that were gonna be a challenge to him. 282 00:16:25,527 --> 00:16:27,613 -Falling off too many bikes, is it? -Pretty much. 283 00:16:27,696 --> 00:16:28,697 But his health. 284 00:16:28,780 --> 00:16:30,240 Yeah, you have to try and get your feet in. 285 00:16:30,324 --> 00:16:31,909 That's it. Then you slide in. 286 00:16:31,992 --> 00:16:34,828 He recently had a second serious motorcycle accident 287 00:16:34,912 --> 00:16:36,914 during the early planning for this trip. 288 00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:45,547 -How is Charley, Olly? -He can't breathe properly. 289 00:16:45,631 --> 00:16:49,426 His lung is collapsed. His blood count isn't good. 290 00:16:50,469 --> 00:16:54,306 They've moved him into intensive care, he's got a swelling around the brain, 291 00:16:54,389 --> 00:16:58,560 and they might have to drill into his skull to let the pressure out. 292 00:16:58,644 --> 00:17:00,687 He's got blood clots on the lung, 293 00:17:00,771 --> 00:17:03,482 and, of course, if they traveled to the brain or the heart, 294 00:17:03,565 --> 00:17:04,900 it could lead to an embolism. 295 00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:07,152 Breathe. There we go. 296 00:17:07,903 --> 00:17:09,279 I mean, he could die. 297 00:17:10,446 --> 00:17:12,907 It was a bit of a fright. Could have lost somebody, 298 00:17:12,991 --> 00:17:15,117 and it was a pretty horrendous accident. 299 00:17:16,537 --> 00:17:19,957 I think then I certainly reflected upon it and thought, 300 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:23,335 you've got to look after the relationships in your life that are important. 301 00:17:23,417 --> 00:17:26,338 You've got to put energy into them to keep them alive, you know, 302 00:17:26,421 --> 00:17:28,298 and if you don't, you're just-- 303 00:17:28,382 --> 00:17:30,384 you're losing something that's very important. 304 00:17:32,177 --> 00:17:35,347 I felt closer to him after that. I was reaching out to him more, 305 00:17:35,430 --> 00:17:37,474 and keeping in touch about his rehab. 306 00:17:37,558 --> 00:17:41,520 I'm only just getting off the wheelchair. 307 00:17:41,603 --> 00:17:45,607 Other people wanna run again or do whatever, but I wanted to get myself 308 00:17:45,691 --> 00:17:48,151 better enough to get back on a motorbike. 309 00:17:48,235 --> 00:17:51,363 Motorcycles are adventures. It is who he is. 310 00:17:51,446 --> 00:17:53,073 It's what makes him feel alive. 311 00:17:53,824 --> 00:17:59,538 Right. I am gonna get on my motorbike for the first time since my crash. 312 00:18:00,497 --> 00:18:02,833 He talks about people being stuck at the accident 313 00:18:02,916 --> 00:18:05,377 and thinking about what they could have done differently, 314 00:18:05,460 --> 00:18:07,212 what they should have done differently, 315 00:18:07,296 --> 00:18:09,548 and that he's talked himself away from that, 316 00:18:09,631 --> 00:18:12,384 and he's got back into life and moving forward, not looking backwards. 317 00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:14,553 He's quite inspirational in that way, Charley, isn't he? 318 00:18:14,636 --> 00:18:17,556 Pretty good, huh? Oh, my God. 319 00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,436 I'll get my scooter. 320 00:18:28,734 --> 00:18:30,569 I have to go back to LA for work, 321 00:18:30,652 --> 00:18:34,948 but Charley's been invited to Geneva to test-drive an electric motorcycle. 322 00:18:35,032 --> 00:18:38,493 In fact, it's a Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle. 323 00:18:38,577 --> 00:18:43,165 We're heading off to this little track to have a go on your e-bike. 324 00:18:43,665 --> 00:18:47,127 This is the only one at the moment. So, please don't break it. 325 00:18:47,711 --> 00:18:49,505 Don't say that. 326 00:18:51,215 --> 00:18:53,425 It's a prototype street bike 327 00:18:53,509 --> 00:18:56,136 that they reckon could be converted for our adventure. 328 00:18:56,220 --> 00:18:59,139 -Here we go. -Oh, my God. Look at that. 329 00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:02,768 -It looks totally-- Wow! -And there it is. 330 00:19:02,851 --> 00:19:09,358 Jeez. I didn't expect to feel so happy. You know, so excited about that. 331 00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:13,111 This particular bike, this production bike, 332 00:19:13,195 --> 00:19:15,489 no one, other than Harley-Davidson workers, 333 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:17,366 have ever been on this bike before. 334 00:19:18,242 --> 00:19:19,785 Looks incredible. 335 00:19:19,868 --> 00:19:21,453 And he said the classic line. 336 00:19:21,537 --> 00:19:24,998 "This is the only one in the world, so don't crash it." 337 00:19:25,082 --> 00:19:27,835 And it's just like, oh, no! Pressure! 338 00:19:27,918 --> 00:19:29,628 Ewan, I wish you were here. 339 00:19:33,090 --> 00:19:34,925 -Okay, here we go. -Enjoy. 340 00:19:41,932 --> 00:19:44,101 It's a incredibly powerful motorcycle, 341 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:47,145 and he's got it on full power with a slick tire on it. 342 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:48,605 Cold, slick tire on it. 343 00:19:50,607 --> 00:19:52,776 So I'm a little worried, watching him out there. 344 00:19:53,819 --> 00:19:54,820 That's slippy. 345 00:19:55,445 --> 00:19:57,281 He just lost the back end. 346 00:19:57,364 --> 00:19:59,616 All right, I'm-- I'm nervous now. Tell you that. 347 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,711 Wow, that back tire's slippy. 348 00:20:11,670 --> 00:20:15,757 Well, what do you think, Charley? You could be going over the Andes on this. 349 00:20:15,841 --> 00:20:18,218 It's an amazing bike. It really is, just amazing. 350 00:20:19,011 --> 00:20:22,389 What I think would be interesting would be to have you work with our engineers 351 00:20:22,472 --> 00:20:25,642 and maybe test it out, and we can just get that configuration right. 352 00:20:25,726 --> 00:20:27,978 Another adventure. 353 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,522 I must admit, I would never have imagined 354 00:20:30,606 --> 00:20:32,774 Harley-Davidson making an electric motorcycle. 355 00:20:32,858 --> 00:20:34,568 I've had a few Harleys over the years, 356 00:20:34,651 --> 00:20:37,362 and I'm excited to see if they can adapt this one for our adventure 357 00:20:37,446 --> 00:20:38,655 with the time that's left. 358 00:20:51,001 --> 00:20:52,252 We're here! 359 00:20:52,336 --> 00:20:53,337 I've come to London 360 00:20:53,420 --> 00:20:55,923 so we can all figure out the day-to-day planning of the trip. 361 00:20:56,882 --> 00:20:58,717 Hey, guys. How's it going? 362 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,011 -It's going very well. -Oh, hello. 363 00:21:01,887 --> 00:21:03,597 -Perfect. -How are you doing? 364 00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:05,599 -How was the ride? -You look cool. 365 00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:08,393 Yeah, good. It was-- It's hot. 366 00:21:08,477 --> 00:21:10,812 -How was it? -The traffic's crazy today. 367 00:21:10,896 --> 00:21:14,024 -So, listen, guys. That's... -Take a look at it. 368 00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:16,610 That's it. You sent a picture of this one. 369 00:21:16,693 --> 00:21:17,694 This is 25. 370 00:21:17,778 --> 00:21:18,946 -Thirty-five. -That's it. 371 00:21:19,029 --> 00:21:20,656 It's much smarter than this one. 372 00:21:21,740 --> 00:21:23,116 -Is this your one? -No. 373 00:21:24,785 --> 00:21:27,120 New HQ. London HQ. 374 00:21:27,204 --> 00:21:29,581 We picked up the keys, literally, yesterday. 375 00:21:29,665 --> 00:21:31,333 -That's good. -Pull 'em back. 376 00:21:32,501 --> 00:21:35,128 Is this all the crap that you couldn't fit in your office, is it? 377 00:21:35,212 --> 00:21:38,215 You know what, Charles? Are you-- Did Charles not have lunch? 378 00:21:38,590 --> 00:21:40,843 So many chairs. Let's go. Let's do this. 379 00:21:40,926 --> 00:21:44,263 Watch the back on the wall. You're scratching the wall already. 380 00:21:44,346 --> 00:21:46,682 He's lost the deposit there now. 381 00:21:46,765 --> 00:21:48,809 I'm losing my-- You have to follow me. 382 00:21:48,892 --> 00:21:50,269 'Cause otherwise... 383 00:21:50,352 --> 00:21:51,728 I'm gonna lose my clutches. 384 00:21:52,229 --> 00:21:57,609 Sadly, I managed to break a lot of bones before they decided to move in. 385 00:21:58,861 --> 00:22:01,405 -It's too heavy for me to carry. -I got it. 386 00:22:01,989 --> 00:22:05,492 -Hang on. -Could be from that pouch that he's got. 387 00:22:06,869 --> 00:22:10,163 It's so heavy this thing. How are we gonna get it up there? 388 00:22:10,247 --> 00:22:11,456 Turn it sideways. 389 00:22:11,540 --> 00:22:13,041 It's not going to go through the door. Gotta lift it. 390 00:22:13,125 --> 00:22:15,169 -What'd he say? -A bit of effort into it. 391 00:22:15,252 --> 00:22:19,006 Charley, you tell us what to do, so if it doesn't go up, it's your fault. 392 00:22:20,507 --> 00:22:23,177 -This is gonna be a bit tricky. -That side as well then, Russell. 393 00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:24,720 We turn it round like that? 394 00:22:24,803 --> 00:22:25,888 -No. -I think... 395 00:22:25,971 --> 00:22:27,014 I think we're stuck. 396 00:22:27,639 --> 00:22:30,267 It's gotta stand up like we did with the thing. 397 00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:33,937 -I think-- go right to the ceiling. -It's not gonna go past here. 398 00:22:34,021 --> 00:22:36,273 On the left, above your head. That ceiling. 399 00:22:36,356 --> 00:22:38,942 All these legs will come off. I've got the screws right here. Hold on. 400 00:22:39,026 --> 00:22:40,277 Why don't you bring it back down? 401 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,195 Hold on. 402 00:22:41,278 --> 00:22:43,655 One, two, three, shove! 403 00:22:43,739 --> 00:22:46,867 Yes. It's gone round! Hang on, where am I gonna go? 404 00:22:46,950 --> 00:22:47,951 Got it! 405 00:22:49,161 --> 00:22:53,248 -Good on ya, mate, it's here. Well done. -All right, mate. Not too bad. 406 00:22:54,791 --> 00:22:55,792 Here we are. 407 00:22:56,585 --> 00:22:59,463 I suppose it's sort of a little bit more like a reality now. 408 00:22:59,546 --> 00:23:01,465 Let me just sort out what we got. 409 00:23:02,299 --> 00:23:04,468 Thank God we've got a caviar spoon. 410 00:23:04,551 --> 00:23:08,222 I mean, what were we gonna do without that? 411 00:23:08,305 --> 00:23:10,474 "Where's the caviar spoon, guys?" 412 00:23:13,393 --> 00:23:14,436 Beauty, mate. 413 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:15,938 -All right, mate. -Thank you, mate. 414 00:23:17,105 --> 00:23:18,649 That looks pretty professional. 415 00:23:18,732 --> 00:23:20,859 Well, professional might be stretching it. 416 00:23:21,652 --> 00:23:26,114 We're available for any sort of decorating, DIY shows, 417 00:23:26,198 --> 00:23:27,950 home improvement, that kinda thing. 418 00:23:28,033 --> 00:23:30,077 As long as they had some maps, we'd be fine. 419 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:31,370 We do-- 420 00:23:33,997 --> 00:23:38,877 The traditional Pan-American Highway route runs from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. 421 00:23:39,586 --> 00:23:42,506 But we've done most of that northern part in Long Way Round. 422 00:23:44,383 --> 00:23:47,928 So the new plan is to start our trip in the very tip of South America 423 00:23:48,011 --> 00:23:49,263 on September 1st, 424 00:23:49,346 --> 00:23:51,431 and then ride all the way to Los Angeles 425 00:23:51,515 --> 00:23:54,142 in time to spend the Christmas holidays with our families. 426 00:23:54,685 --> 00:23:56,812 So now you wanna head to Cusco. 427 00:23:56,895 --> 00:23:59,606 There's a lot around Cusco. So that's where Machu Picchu is. 428 00:23:59,690 --> 00:24:00,524 Yeah. 429 00:24:00,607 --> 00:24:01,900 Machu Picchu's about here. 430 00:24:01,984 --> 00:24:03,735 You definitely wanna go to the salt flats, right? 431 00:24:03,819 --> 00:24:05,195 Salt lakes. Absolutely. 432 00:24:05,821 --> 00:24:08,782 That's then called Lago de Poopó. 433 00:24:09,408 --> 00:24:13,370 Forty-eight years old and I'm laughing 'cause it says poopo. 434 00:24:13,453 --> 00:24:18,083 We wanna offset our carbon footprint for this journey. 435 00:24:18,166 --> 00:24:20,586 And so we're gonna do a little scheme here. 436 00:24:20,669 --> 00:24:23,297 It's just in Peru, and it's called Cool Earth. 437 00:24:24,339 --> 00:24:27,843 We're reducing the carbon emissions of our trip, but we want to do more. 438 00:24:28,468 --> 00:24:32,139 Protecting endangered rain forests is critical for the climate and the planet. 439 00:24:32,806 --> 00:24:34,850 So, we're visiting a project in the Amazon 440 00:24:34,933 --> 00:24:37,019 to see how the process works for ourselves. 441 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:42,482 And we're doing 150 miles every day. It's a long way to go, you know? 442 00:24:45,736 --> 00:24:49,364 It'll give us a lot of time to talk shite, but... 443 00:24:50,824 --> 00:24:52,701 I don't think I've got enough to say. 444 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,080 It's so cool. It's gonna be a cool route. It's really gonna be varied. 445 00:24:57,164 --> 00:25:02,044 Mountains and desert and then, you know, just a massive beach holiday all the way, 446 00:25:02,127 --> 00:25:03,378 all the way, all the way. 447 00:25:08,050 --> 00:25:10,260 Patagonia is such a vast, remote area. 448 00:25:10,344 --> 00:25:14,014 It's over 400,000 square miles of Chile and Argentina. 449 00:25:14,473 --> 00:25:17,601 And we've asked the Argentine Embassy to advise us on charging the bikes. 450 00:25:18,685 --> 00:25:21,396 -This road is very famous. The 40th. -Road 40th. 451 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,315 -Because that's the one-- Yeah. -This one? 452 00:25:23,398 --> 00:25:25,984 The glaciers, the lakes, this is very impressing. 453 00:25:26,068 --> 00:25:28,904 This section here would be very similar to this section here? 454 00:25:28,987 --> 00:25:29,988 -Yes. -Yes. 455 00:25:30,072 --> 00:25:33,242 So, if we did this, and yet we did this, then you get a bit of both worlds. 456 00:25:33,742 --> 00:25:35,285 -Yeah. -Yes. 457 00:25:35,369 --> 00:25:38,872 Just one other thing. Because we're going on electric motorcycles-- 458 00:25:38,956 --> 00:25:39,957 How to charge them? 459 00:25:40,666 --> 00:25:43,252 Think you are-- From here upwards, there's no... 460 00:25:43,335 --> 00:25:44,753 Yeah, this-- this will be problem for that. 461 00:25:47,047 --> 00:25:50,759 When you talk the reality of the electric bikes 462 00:25:50,843 --> 00:25:55,222 and then you look at that map and you just think, you know, hard work. 463 00:25:55,305 --> 00:25:58,934 The only bits that worry me are the big, empty swathes of landscape. 464 00:25:59,017 --> 00:26:00,018 What do we do there? 465 00:26:06,275 --> 00:26:09,736 Doing a 13,000-mile trip on an electric motorcycle and filming it 466 00:26:09,820 --> 00:26:11,655 means that we're gonna need a whole team of people 467 00:26:11,738 --> 00:26:13,240 to make that happen. 468 00:26:14,616 --> 00:26:19,162 So each one of these, sort of custom-made phone boards is one day of memory cards. 469 00:26:19,246 --> 00:26:23,417 The distances between cities are just too long for the charging points. 470 00:26:24,668 --> 00:26:27,921 On Long Way Round and Long Way Down, both of those trips we left from London. 471 00:26:28,005 --> 00:26:29,339 The biggest thing for this trip, 472 00:26:29,423 --> 00:26:32,092 which we probably haven't really thought through totally, 473 00:26:32,176 --> 00:26:35,512 is everything's got to be shipped down to the bottom of South America. 474 00:26:35,596 --> 00:26:36,597 And then we start. 475 00:26:39,474 --> 00:26:42,769 On previous trips, we've had petrol camera vehicles. 476 00:26:42,853 --> 00:26:46,690 We've had camping gear in there, filming equipment, medical equipment. 477 00:26:46,773 --> 00:26:50,527 And we're trying to find an electric equivalent to do the same job. 478 00:26:55,282 --> 00:26:57,576 We're heading to Plymouth, Michigan. 479 00:26:57,659 --> 00:26:59,661 We're meeting with this company called Rivian. 480 00:26:59,745 --> 00:27:03,832 And Rivian makes the most incredible 481 00:27:03,916 --> 00:27:08,378 all-electric utility adventure vehicle. 482 00:27:08,462 --> 00:27:09,963 And the thing we've been bumping into, 483 00:27:10,047 --> 00:27:13,675 they aren't really coming to market until 2020, and here we are in 2019. 484 00:27:13,759 --> 00:27:16,553 So, we're gonna meet with them and talk about what's possible 485 00:27:16,637 --> 00:27:17,804 and what's impossible. 486 00:27:17,888 --> 00:27:22,017 And I'm sure, as always, we'll be choosing what's impossible. 487 00:27:29,274 --> 00:27:30,984 It's an old Mitsubishi plant 488 00:27:31,360 --> 00:27:35,656 that they're in the process of converting 2.6 million square feet. 489 00:27:36,657 --> 00:27:38,617 So this is what it used to look like. 490 00:27:41,411 --> 00:27:43,997 This is actual re-prototype to get everything right. 491 00:27:44,081 --> 00:27:46,166 So this is what the whole plant will look like. 492 00:27:47,334 --> 00:27:49,253 The contrast is really striking, huh? 493 00:27:51,088 --> 00:27:53,841 Despite being nine months from mass production, 494 00:27:53,924 --> 00:27:58,512 Rivian have actually offered to give us two brand-new prototype pickup trucks. 495 00:27:58,595 --> 00:28:01,014 But the cars they're talking about building for us 496 00:28:01,098 --> 00:28:03,308 are at the moment only made of clay. 497 00:28:03,392 --> 00:28:07,104 And they'll have to be designed to take on every terrain. 498 00:28:07,187 --> 00:28:12,776 We're gonna go through that snow, desert, rocks, mountains, jungles, mud. 499 00:28:12,860 --> 00:28:15,153 I mean, about everything that's on the planet. 500 00:28:15,237 --> 00:28:16,780 -So, is it ready? -It's perfect. 501 00:28:16,864 --> 00:28:19,157 Yeah. That part's easy. 502 00:28:19,241 --> 00:28:20,492 -That part's easy. Okay. -Yeah. 503 00:28:20,576 --> 00:28:23,453 No, all jokes aside, because we control each wheel with software, 504 00:28:23,537 --> 00:28:28,125 we can make any wheel spin at any speed at any time with any level of torque. 505 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:30,085 So if we get stuck in the sand, or if Dave does... 506 00:28:30,169 --> 00:28:32,796 -We send torque to the other wheels. -...the car will sort it out. 507 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:33,922 These vehicles are-- 508 00:28:34,006 --> 00:28:37,176 We're creating something that's production representative before the plant's ready. 509 00:28:37,259 --> 00:28:39,052 So we're creating tools earlier than we needed to. 510 00:28:39,136 --> 00:28:40,387 I didn't know about that. 511 00:28:40,470 --> 00:28:44,141 So, you know, that's incredible that you'd even have that level of faith 512 00:28:44,224 --> 00:28:46,602 in what we're trying to do to be part of that. 513 00:28:46,685 --> 00:28:49,563 So, you know, thanks, and we respect that enormously. 514 00:28:49,646 --> 00:28:55,527 This will be the first electric drive from the tip of South America to LA. 515 00:28:55,611 --> 00:28:57,196 -Yeah. -It'll be the first. 516 00:28:57,279 --> 00:28:59,615 So part of that story is we're building-- 517 00:29:00,073 --> 00:29:02,284 we're building infrastructure to support that. 518 00:29:03,702 --> 00:29:05,913 There are currently hardly any charging points 519 00:29:05,996 --> 00:29:08,373 for the majority of the countries we want to ride through, 520 00:29:08,457 --> 00:29:12,503 so Rivian are going to install 150 quick-charging points along our route, 521 00:29:12,586 --> 00:29:14,963 which both the cars and our bikes can use. 522 00:29:16,173 --> 00:29:19,218 So, months in advance, we're building out 523 00:29:19,301 --> 00:29:22,137 this backbone-- this charging backbone. 524 00:29:23,722 --> 00:29:28,018 Super excited. I wasn't yesterday. I thought we still had a ton of problems. 525 00:29:28,101 --> 00:29:30,312 These guys, they've given a solution, 526 00:29:30,395 --> 00:29:32,689 but they can solve our bike problem as well. 527 00:29:41,698 --> 00:29:44,910 We are just about to receive the Harleys. 528 00:29:45,410 --> 00:29:47,579 They've adapted their prototype street bike 529 00:29:47,663 --> 00:29:49,915 and we're hoping it can do the trick for our adventure. 530 00:29:49,998 --> 00:29:52,167 -What's in the box? -It's the clutch going in here. 531 00:29:52,251 --> 00:29:53,794 What's in the box, Charley? 532 00:29:54,670 --> 00:29:57,047 Hi, Mark. How are you? Ewan. Nice to see ya. 533 00:29:57,756 --> 00:30:00,968 And now, really, it's the electric Harley or bust. 534 00:30:02,719 --> 00:30:04,096 You nervous? 535 00:30:04,179 --> 00:30:05,556 -No, I'm excited. -Excited? 536 00:30:05,639 --> 00:30:06,640 Excited. 537 00:30:09,226 --> 00:30:10,644 -Okay, here we go. -Wow, here we go. 538 00:30:13,647 --> 00:30:14,648 Big reveal. 539 00:30:15,983 --> 00:30:18,193 -Oh, my God! -Beautiful. God, it looks great. 540 00:30:18,277 --> 00:30:22,030 This is kind of what I think you-- we were all agreed upon, right? 541 00:30:22,114 --> 00:30:25,284 Yeah, yeah. No, wow. I mean, I've forgotten what I'd said. 542 00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:27,828 -Yeah. I was listening. -No, I'm amazed. 543 00:30:28,412 --> 00:30:30,831 We really focused on performance first. 544 00:30:30,914 --> 00:30:32,958 All the roll bars and stuff we're gonna take off for the ride 545 00:30:33,041 --> 00:30:34,084 'cause they're plastic. 546 00:30:34,168 --> 00:30:36,295 Aluminum-made parts will be showing up soon. 547 00:30:36,378 --> 00:30:38,422 'Cause you've already made it look like an adventure bike. 548 00:30:38,505 --> 00:30:41,133 It looks great. Really, you've done a brilliant job. 549 00:30:41,216 --> 00:30:42,926 -It looks great. -Well done. 550 00:30:43,010 --> 00:30:45,554 You know, what was really fun with our team is we took this, 551 00:30:45,637 --> 00:30:49,099 and we took it and six guys and put them in a corner of a room and said, 552 00:30:49,183 --> 00:30:52,895 "Let's build like a one-off bike, and let's go do something fun." 553 00:30:52,978 --> 00:30:54,897 So, this was a lot of fun for all of us, really. 554 00:30:54,980 --> 00:30:58,734 This is the one that you can buy in the shop today, almost, isn't it? 555 00:30:58,817 --> 00:30:59,818 This one. 556 00:31:01,987 --> 00:31:03,572 That is a big difference. 557 00:31:03,655 --> 00:31:05,616 Totally different geometry, yeah. 558 00:31:05,699 --> 00:31:07,284 -Isn't it nice? -It's much taller. 559 00:31:07,367 --> 00:31:08,452 It's a proper tall bike. 560 00:31:08,535 --> 00:31:11,455 It's a really nice position, yeah. You ride that all day, you could. 561 00:31:11,538 --> 00:31:12,831 -All day long. -Yeah. 562 00:31:13,790 --> 00:31:15,876 You know, if it's true it can do 100 miles, 563 00:31:15,959 --> 00:31:18,754 we'd be happy to jump on that bike and go for a long ride. 564 00:31:18,837 --> 00:31:19,838 Okay. 565 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:30,766 How's that seat? 566 00:31:30,849 --> 00:31:33,936 Yeah, it feels good. Just the riding position is good. 567 00:31:34,019 --> 00:31:36,355 I think the bars could come back even a bit more. 568 00:31:39,066 --> 00:31:41,735 Quite nice, this, in the corners. It's quite good. 569 00:31:41,818 --> 00:31:43,570 You look good on it, Ewan. 570 00:31:43,654 --> 00:31:45,239 This is great. I love this bike. 571 00:31:48,325 --> 00:31:50,536 I'm getting a Harley-Davidson tattoo tonight. 572 00:31:53,247 --> 00:31:54,248 All right! 573 00:31:54,331 --> 00:31:56,875 -How many miles we done? -Seventy-three miles. 574 00:31:56,959 --> 00:31:59,545 Seventy-three miles we've done? 40% left. 575 00:32:00,087 --> 00:32:03,298 -So that's well over 100 miles. Range. -Yeah. 576 00:32:04,007 --> 00:32:05,008 Awesome! 577 00:32:05,092 --> 00:32:06,927 I always said we should go electric. 578 00:32:07,010 --> 00:32:09,179 I said it from the very start we should do electric. 579 00:32:09,263 --> 00:32:11,139 -Isn't that what I always said? -I remember that. 580 00:32:11,223 --> 00:32:12,307 Yeah, yeah. 581 00:32:12,391 --> 00:32:15,477 This is my first charging station. Yeah. 582 00:32:16,895 --> 00:32:18,397 Yeah. I'm quite touched. 583 00:32:23,527 --> 00:32:27,364 This looks like an adventure bike, but the problem is it's just a prototype. 584 00:32:27,447 --> 00:32:31,660 Harley now have just ten weeks to build two rock-solid all-terrain bikes 585 00:32:31,743 --> 00:32:34,079 that can survive the 13,000-mile trip. 586 00:32:34,162 --> 00:32:35,247 It's a big ask. 587 00:32:43,338 --> 00:32:45,632 I'm heading back to the London HQ with Charley 588 00:32:45,716 --> 00:32:48,844 to get the rest of the equipment and ourselves prepared for the trip. 589 00:32:48,927 --> 00:32:50,721 So this is kind of the new technical fabric. 590 00:32:50,804 --> 00:32:51,805 Oh, yes, yeah. 591 00:32:51,889 --> 00:32:54,183 I've tried the jeans on and they're like silk. 592 00:32:54,266 --> 00:32:55,726 You can literally get off the bike 593 00:32:55,809 --> 00:32:59,062 and you would never know that you had armor in there. 594 00:32:59,146 --> 00:33:00,522 I like this one. 595 00:33:01,565 --> 00:33:02,983 I really like this one. 596 00:33:04,484 --> 00:33:07,446 And there's one old friend that we just couldn't do this trip without. 597 00:33:07,529 --> 00:33:08,363 There you are. 598 00:33:08,447 --> 00:33:11,950 Right through the last minute, things are still chaotic, 599 00:33:12,034 --> 00:33:17,331 but then experience shows once you are on the trip, somehow it falls into place. 600 00:33:17,414 --> 00:33:19,499 Claudio's back on board, everybody! 601 00:33:25,506 --> 00:33:26,924 So, we're off to South America, 602 00:33:27,007 --> 00:33:29,676 and neither Charley or I can speak a word of Spanish. 603 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:33,138 We're going to play a game where I don't speak any English, 604 00:33:33,222 --> 00:33:34,556 and we all speak Spanish. 605 00:33:35,724 --> 00:33:37,392 -Hola. -Hola. 606 00:33:40,062 --> 00:33:43,774 I'm dyslexic. I hate these games. 607 00:33:48,612 --> 00:33:49,780 Muy bien. 608 00:33:50,364 --> 00:33:51,365 Good luck, Charley. 609 00:33:54,826 --> 00:33:58,914 Yo soy actor. Ah, presenta... 610 00:34:00,082 --> 00:34:01,416 Presentador. 611 00:34:05,337 --> 00:34:06,463 The trouser. 612 00:34:06,547 --> 00:34:08,215 Pantalone. 613 00:34:10,092 --> 00:34:11,092 Pantalón. 614 00:34:13,804 --> 00:34:14,847 Chair. 615 00:34:16,389 --> 00:34:18,391 -Silla. -Silla. 616 00:34:18,475 --> 00:34:19,976 La. 617 00:34:20,561 --> 00:34:22,103 You never know. 618 00:34:22,187 --> 00:34:23,605 -You never know. 619 00:34:23,688 --> 00:34:25,983 -If in doubt... -Stick an "as" on the end of it. 620 00:34:26,692 --> 00:34:30,654 It was the first lesson that I've had in my 52 years that I enjoyed. 621 00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:46,085 We are heading to Rivian 622 00:34:46,170 --> 00:34:50,591 to see how the construction of these electric vehicles is going... 623 00:34:51,632 --> 00:34:56,179 and to see how far they've put the charging infrastructure in place. 624 00:34:56,263 --> 00:34:58,140 They've gotta be almost finished. 625 00:35:02,269 --> 00:35:05,898 Due to the time it takes to test and make an SUV actually road-legal, 626 00:35:05,981 --> 00:35:09,443 Rivian must have the first car ready to drive in just two weeks. 627 00:35:10,611 --> 00:35:11,612 This is it. 628 00:35:15,490 --> 00:35:17,910 That's still just the body shell, guys. 629 00:35:24,958 --> 00:35:26,919 What is it, the 002? 630 00:35:27,002 --> 00:35:29,546 ...from this to a finished car. 631 00:35:31,381 --> 00:35:33,300 Yeah, so I can put more people on it. 632 00:35:33,383 --> 00:35:35,260 No, I love your optimism. 633 00:35:37,888 --> 00:35:40,807 That's gonna be ready in two weeks. 634 00:35:41,975 --> 00:35:43,393 -All right. -Well-- 635 00:35:46,271 --> 00:35:48,857 -Are you ready to see vehicle 001? -Let's go see it. Yeah. 636 00:35:49,858 --> 00:35:52,194 The big reveal. This is Dave's car. 637 00:35:53,779 --> 00:35:55,280 001. 638 00:35:55,364 --> 00:35:59,034 The first-ever VIN Rivian vehicle. 639 00:36:07,751 --> 00:36:09,419 I mean, it's just too much, right? 640 00:36:10,796 --> 00:36:14,758 I thought it might be further down the track. There's a lot to do. 641 00:36:14,842 --> 00:36:18,387 All the electrics are still yet to be put in, 642 00:36:18,470 --> 00:36:21,974 and with two weeks to go, got quite a lot to do. 643 00:36:23,934 --> 00:36:26,812 What an undertaking to build not just two brand-new cars, 644 00:36:26,895 --> 00:36:30,148 but two cars with a technology that didn't exist before. 645 00:36:30,232 --> 00:36:32,150 They've never built anything this quickly before, 646 00:36:32,234 --> 00:36:33,986 and they proudly admit it. 647 00:36:34,069 --> 00:36:35,904 How's the charging network going in? 648 00:36:35,988 --> 00:36:39,533 So that's a huge build-out for us. 649 00:36:41,493 --> 00:36:45,581 We have begun selecting sites. We have begun building those out. 650 00:36:46,331 --> 00:36:50,294 As we speak, chargers are getting shipped down to South America, 651 00:36:50,377 --> 00:36:54,423 and probably next week, early next week, they'll start installing them. 652 00:36:54,506 --> 00:36:57,301 Because that really is-- That's the fundamental thing. 653 00:37:01,138 --> 00:37:04,349 Without 12,000 miles of charging in place... 654 00:37:05,475 --> 00:37:07,853 we won't get to the end. It's as simple as that. 655 00:37:22,201 --> 00:37:24,661 Yeah, so one, one. Okay, yeah, so... 656 00:37:25,078 --> 00:37:28,165 We're split now between America and the UK. 657 00:37:28,832 --> 00:37:31,752 You know, we're doing all of the production work over here, 658 00:37:32,336 --> 00:37:35,005 and then the cars and bikes being prepared over there. 659 00:37:36,757 --> 00:37:39,968 Dave, have you seen the pictures of the snow down on Route 40? 660 00:37:40,761 --> 00:37:42,304 It looks really bad. 661 00:37:44,306 --> 00:37:47,184 It's been the heaviest winter... 662 00:37:47,643 --> 00:37:49,853 since 1994. 663 00:37:50,270 --> 00:37:54,608 We need to be prepared for the worst of the worst in order to continue going. 664 00:38:04,743 --> 00:38:08,288 I'm sort of on the border, basically, between Michigan and Ohio. 665 00:38:08,914 --> 00:38:10,541 There's a proving ground here 666 00:38:10,624 --> 00:38:13,210 where they're testing the Rivian for the first time. 667 00:38:14,336 --> 00:38:17,256 It's right there, look! Look at that! 668 00:38:18,173 --> 00:38:19,591 It was never in doubt, right? 669 00:38:22,427 --> 00:38:26,974 Yo, Russell, you're about to see double-oh-one go around the track. 670 00:38:29,810 --> 00:38:33,438 Hopefully, that's what it won't look like over the Andes. 671 00:38:33,522 --> 00:38:34,523 No-- 672 00:38:36,149 --> 00:38:39,695 You can tow charge them. That's what they're trying to do right now, 673 00:38:39,778 --> 00:38:41,780 is test the tow charging capability. 674 00:38:41,864 --> 00:38:43,574 They are tow charging it for an hour, 675 00:38:43,657 --> 00:38:47,744 and they think one hour of pulling it will give it a half a tank. 676 00:38:51,498 --> 00:38:53,959 -First things first. This is Lindsey. -Hi! 677 00:38:54,042 --> 00:38:56,086 Yeah. How's the car going? 678 00:38:56,170 --> 00:38:59,298 Fantastic. She's just waiting for you. 679 00:39:00,674 --> 00:39:03,969 It is finished. We're rolling. Four wheels spinning. 680 00:39:04,052 --> 00:39:05,804 How exciting is that! 681 00:39:05,888 --> 00:39:09,016 It is extremely exciting. It's a good way to end the Friday. 682 00:39:09,933 --> 00:39:11,727 Let's go to South America, right? 683 00:39:11,810 --> 00:39:14,980 Are we in danger of saying Long Way Up is actually happening? 684 00:39:17,816 --> 00:39:20,235 -Very nicely done. -Thanks. 685 00:39:20,319 --> 00:39:22,571 And you got-- God, you got great nails. 686 00:39:22,654 --> 00:39:25,073 My little one and I were doing our toenails the other day, 687 00:39:25,157 --> 00:39:27,534 and she decided to do mine blue to match my bike. 688 00:39:29,328 --> 00:39:31,455 They're supposed to be my lucky trip toenails, 689 00:39:31,538 --> 00:39:35,584 and I don't know that I wanna do the motorcycle trip with blue toenails. 690 00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:38,295 I told Anouk, right, eight. I said, "I don't know what to do 691 00:39:38,378 --> 00:39:40,714 'cause I feel like if I take it off, it's bad luck." 692 00:39:40,797 --> 00:39:44,134 She went, "It's gonna be cold, isn't it?" At first I went, "Yeah." 693 00:39:44,218 --> 00:39:46,929 She said, "You fool, you're gonna be wearing boots all the time. 694 00:39:47,012 --> 00:39:49,389 -No one's gonna see them anyway." -That's a good point. 695 00:39:49,973 --> 00:39:51,558 So how are you-- 696 00:39:51,642 --> 00:39:52,726 I've just been back, yeah, 697 00:39:52,809 --> 00:39:53,936 I've said goodbye to everybody this morning, 698 00:39:54,019 --> 00:39:56,230 so I've just been battling that all day long. 699 00:39:56,313 --> 00:39:58,649 Yeah. What, now you're here on your own? 700 00:39:58,732 --> 00:39:59,733 -Yeah. -So it's like, 701 00:39:59,816 --> 00:40:01,944 so it's suddenly from everybody to... 702 00:40:02,027 --> 00:40:03,654 Yeah, just a-- yeah. 703 00:40:03,737 --> 00:40:05,572 I just feel a bit down in the dumps. 704 00:40:07,407 --> 00:40:11,328 You know, you try and stay all strong in front of the kids, but I just couldn't. 705 00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:13,914 I know. It's difficult, isn't it? 706 00:40:18,252 --> 00:40:19,837 Look at Ushuaia. 707 00:40:21,129 --> 00:40:23,507 It's snowing today. 708 00:40:24,758 --> 00:40:26,051 It gets up to about three. 709 00:40:26,510 --> 00:40:28,554 No one's seeing my toenails for a while, are they? 710 00:40:28,637 --> 00:40:31,849 Look, and every day except Friday, it's snowing. 711 00:40:43,068 --> 00:40:46,113 We're in Milwaukee. We're gonna go and see our trip bikes. 712 00:40:47,406 --> 00:40:49,199 See-- For the first time, I think. 713 00:40:49,283 --> 00:40:53,620 We've seen sort of mock-ups of them, and we've ridden the prototype one in LA, 714 00:40:53,704 --> 00:40:57,124 but this is us going to visit the bikes we'll actually ride on the trip. 715 00:40:59,334 --> 00:41:00,377 Oh, my God. 716 00:41:00,460 --> 00:41:02,337 When you look around the corner, you'll see the bikes. 717 00:41:02,421 --> 00:41:03,422 Wow. 718 00:41:04,256 --> 00:41:05,549 Wow, guys. 719 00:41:06,508 --> 00:41:08,927 That's a new suspension on the back you've done as well. 720 00:41:09,011 --> 00:41:11,096 We kind of redesigned that whole back end of the bike. 721 00:41:11,180 --> 00:41:12,723 -It'll look more adventure touring. -Yeah. 722 00:41:12,806 --> 00:41:16,018 We also went through an entire suspension tuning event on this for an entire week, 723 00:41:16,101 --> 00:41:18,187 getting the bike dialed in for just this platform. 724 00:41:18,270 --> 00:41:19,271 Amazing. Wow. 725 00:41:19,354 --> 00:41:21,356 So it's a pretty nice setup as it is right now. 726 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:22,858 It's good, isn't it? 727 00:41:22,941 --> 00:41:24,776 You beefed these up a little bit as well. 728 00:41:24,860 --> 00:41:26,361 -We did and brought 'em outward. -Yeah. 729 00:41:26,445 --> 00:41:29,531 So, we've made some new brackets so that it truly does protect some more. 730 00:41:29,615 --> 00:41:30,782 Yeah. No, that's fantastic. 731 00:41:30,866 --> 00:41:33,327 So we've added the bash plate on the bottom 732 00:41:33,410 --> 00:41:36,288 so that you guys are protecting all the key components of... 733 00:41:36,371 --> 00:41:37,497 Of the engine. 734 00:41:37,581 --> 00:41:40,792 God, you guys really did listen. That was amazing. 735 00:41:40,876 --> 00:41:43,921 Thank you so much, all of you, for doing such an amazing amount of work. 736 00:41:44,004 --> 00:41:46,381 They did listen... to me. 737 00:41:46,465 --> 00:41:48,217 -I see. Just a little bit here. -Yeah. 738 00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:50,802 -That's just getting painted right now. -Okay. Just can't wait to ride them. 739 00:41:50,886 --> 00:41:51,803 Let's do it. 740 00:41:52,930 --> 00:41:55,432 I know Ewan and Charley love the bikes, that's the key, 741 00:41:55,516 --> 00:41:58,143 but they've gotta ride 'em first to really know. 742 00:42:01,897 --> 00:42:02,898 Oh, my God! 743 00:42:04,316 --> 00:42:05,692 That's beautiful. 744 00:42:08,445 --> 00:42:10,572 Wow, that feels enormously delicious. 745 00:42:10,656 --> 00:42:13,116 They're gorgeous, yeah. Really, really good. 746 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:15,744 Over those bumps it handles beautifully, doesn't it? 747 00:42:15,827 --> 00:42:17,746 It feels so confidence inspiring. 748 00:42:17,829 --> 00:42:18,830 Awesome. 749 00:42:20,123 --> 00:42:21,333 I really do like it. 750 00:42:23,001 --> 00:42:24,336 Oh, my God, Charley! 751 00:42:26,630 --> 00:42:30,259 -We are so... there. It's unbelievable. -Oh, my God. 752 00:42:30,342 --> 00:42:32,094 Absolutely perfect. 753 00:42:32,803 --> 00:42:34,304 Just so lucky. 754 00:42:35,264 --> 00:42:39,560 Oh, my God. I really like my bike. That's it, I'm in love. 755 00:42:45,649 --> 00:42:47,067 Wow, guys. 756 00:42:47,150 --> 00:42:48,694 That's it. Brilliant. 757 00:42:50,195 --> 00:42:53,073 It's a real relief. The whole thing is just awesome. 758 00:42:53,156 --> 00:42:56,076 All we need to do now is to get them to South America and get going. 759 00:42:57,661 --> 00:42:59,204 Obviously, you know we're Harley-Davidson, 760 00:42:59,288 --> 00:43:01,164 so we have a lot of work on our platter. 761 00:43:01,248 --> 00:43:04,793 So, every one of these guys that have done this has just been volunteer time. 762 00:43:04,877 --> 00:43:09,047 So, they do it evenings. They haven't stopped their everyday job at all. 763 00:43:09,131 --> 00:43:12,050 -Period. Nothing. -I never even asked you that. 764 00:43:12,134 --> 00:43:14,928 Oh, yeah. Yeah. It's all after-hours kinda stuff. 765 00:43:15,012 --> 00:43:16,638 -Yeah. Yeah. -Shit. 766 00:43:17,389 --> 00:43:19,975 So, they love this stuff. That's our hobby. Yeah. 767 00:43:20,058 --> 00:43:21,518 -Thank you ever so much. -No problem. 768 00:43:21,602 --> 00:43:22,728 Really, thank you so much. 769 00:43:23,604 --> 00:43:24,855 Oh, my God. 770 00:43:24,938 --> 00:43:26,982 These are certainly ready to deal with the terrain. 771 00:43:27,065 --> 00:43:32,112 The question's gonna be, can they do 100 days of 150 to 200 miles a day? 772 00:43:34,114 --> 00:43:36,992 So, the only thing we're missing right now is the brush guard. 773 00:43:37,075 --> 00:43:39,077 Those will be in on tomorrow or Thursday. 774 00:43:39,453 --> 00:43:42,289 So, we'll add those. Those will be on the bikes when you guys arrive in Argentina. 775 00:43:42,372 --> 00:43:44,666 The next time we see them will be in South America, yes? 776 00:43:44,750 --> 00:43:45,751 Well, yeah. 777 00:43:45,834 --> 00:43:47,002 -Way down there. -Tip of Argentina. 778 00:43:47,085 --> 00:43:48,086 Yeah. 779 00:43:48,170 --> 00:43:50,172 -Yeah. -God. 780 00:43:50,255 --> 00:43:51,924 -In the snowpack. -Oh, my God. 781 00:43:55,802 --> 00:44:00,015 Charley and I are leaving from LA, and the bikes and cars from Detroit, 782 00:44:00,098 --> 00:44:02,017 and the filming team from London, 783 00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:04,561 all trying to get to Ushuaia on time for the start, 784 00:44:04,645 --> 00:44:07,481 and all because we wanted to call it Long Way Up. 785 00:44:11,568 --> 00:44:14,071 First success. We're all down here, all the kit's here. 786 00:44:16,532 --> 00:44:17,741 Jesus Christ! 787 00:44:20,661 --> 00:44:23,622 This is how Long Way Up starts, in a blizzard. 788 00:44:33,674 --> 00:44:36,218 The scenery out the window was amazing. 789 00:44:36,301 --> 00:44:40,055 There were just, like, mountains and snow on top of the mountains, 790 00:44:40,138 --> 00:44:42,641 and oh, my God, it looked so cold. 791 00:44:48,313 --> 00:44:51,233 And then you come round a corner, and then there's Ushuaia. 792 00:44:54,570 --> 00:44:57,197 I just wonder how we're gonna start the trip with this weather.