Others enhance driver and crash protection. Some bits make the machines more comfortable for the long-distance haul and suitable to the terrain. Many happy hours have been spent browsing through catalogues, picking the trickiest gear so the bikes could be painstakingly made totally Africa-proof. Of course, the bikes haven't been left as standard. Cameraman Claudio von Planta pilots the third GS, always riding with Ewan and Charley, unlike the support crew, which can sometimes be several days behind. On Long Way Down, as on the Long Way Round, there will be three bikes in all. The boxer engine configuration - with two horizontally opposed cylinders - has been around much longer, since the 1920s. It's the latest model in a dynasty that began in 1980 with the GS800, the bike credited with starting the adventure motorcycle genre. For their African odyssey, Ewan and Charley are using the R1200GS Adventure. Which is why Ewan and Charley are sticking with BMW for Long Way Down. Apart from the riders and the road, the bikes are the most important part of the adventure.
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