Promising to deliver non-stop entertainment, Charley Boorman returns to the Devitt Insurance MCN London Show with tall tales and essential tips.
The Charley Boorman Adventure Base Camp stage, supported by Oxford Products, has a packed schedule and will be a daily hub of activity. Featuring stories from his worldwide motorcycling expeditions, offering tips and tricks for budding adventurers with a team of expert riders including the likes of around-the-world Guinness World Record holders ‘The Sidecar Guys’, special guests and plenty more besides.
Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or a beginner dreaming of that first trip, the Charley Boorman's Adventure Base Camp is a must-visit destination at the Devitt Insurance MCN London Motorcycle Show. Prepare to be inspired, informed, and equipped to explore.
Pictue credit: The Long Way Up
Co-hosts and presenters with Charley Boorman are the ‘Sidecar Guys’ Matt Bishop and Reece Gilkes. Matt and Reece hold the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by scooter and sidecar. During a 15-month trip they travelled for 34,000 miles through 35 countries and 5 continents to successfully circumnavigate the globe. They run a sidecar experience centre in the North East of England and are the hosts of The Armchair Adventure Festival.
Photo credit: The Sidecar Guys
Nick Sanders MBE is the most experienced ultra endurance adventure rider in the world today. In a career spanning 44 years, professional adventurer Nick has ridden around the world 11 times across 168 countries & a million kms (once in 19 days by m/cycle & 78 days by bicycle). He has also ridden the length of the Americas 8 times, once both ways non-stop in 44 days. Having published 17 books, in 2019 he was made an MBE for services to motorcycling.
Nick will be joining us on Friday and Saturday to talk about ‘A life in Adventure’ and ‘Around the world on an e-bike’.
Lisa and Simon help define ‘Adventure Motorcycling’. In 2003 they headed out to explore the planet on two off-road motorcycles. They spent the next 17-years riding over 500,000 miles and exploring some of the harshest and most remote regions on earth. Their life of adventure has been fast-paced and often tough, but always extraordinary.
Photo credit: Simon and Lisa Thomas
Tom and Lauren noticed there had been no recorded efforts of a couple riding a pair of125cc bikes from Europe to South Africa. So as Overland Amateurs, they set off inDecember 2023 and took just under 11 months to traverse 25 African countries, and total just shy of 23,000 miles on their humble adventure machines.
Picture credit: Tom and Lauren
Sam Manicom passed his motorcycle test in 6 weeks and 3 weeks later he set off to travel the length of Africa on a 1992 BMW R80GS. This planned 1 year journey turned into an 8 year motorcycle adventure around the world. He’s quite happy to be described as a motorcycle travel addict and now works full time in the world of adventure motorcycling as a travel writer, presenter, author of 4 motorcycle travel books and contributing publisher of ‘The Moment Collectors’ and ‘The Moment Collectors ASIA’ anthologies
Picture credit: Sam Manicom
Tiffany is the world’s foremost female motorcycle adventurer having ridden over 300,000 miles, crossing every continent, some of them several times. She’s travelled just about everywhere and says the remotest locations are her favourites, amongst them -Timbuctoo, Outer Mongolia, Tibet, Madagascar and more recently the jungles of Guyana. Remote riding adventures are her passion, one that Tiffany now also shares with others in her role as one of the world’s leading freelance motorcycle guides. Guiding riders throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Picture credit: Tiffany Coates
Marc has just returned from travelling across one of the most diverse continents in the world. South America. His 23 Bhp Honda CRF250 carried him over 21000km from the Amazon Rainforest to the Andes mountains. Amazingly, apart from camping in the cartel controlled areas of Colombia, destroying his suspension and fuel pump in the deserts of Bolivia and having to drag his bike and himself to safety over a deserted mountain top in the Patagonian Andes, he's got very little to say about his trip. Not to worry, we’re sure he’ll find a story or two to tell you. Besides, he's got some amazing photos to show you if you get bored.
Picture credit: Marc Deri
**Warning MotorSport is dangerous**
Despite the organisers taking all reasonable precautions, unavoidable accidents can happen. In respect of these, you are present at your own risk. During the Live Action shows the noise levels in the hall will be elevated. If you have concerns over the elevated noise levels free hearing protection is available from the stewards around the Live Action area.
