The museum began as a private collection of motorcycles and has grown over the years. Museum director Marianne Norman says they are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. This standard bike which has been inspired by some of the worlds harshest terrain has been modified by our technical partners Touratech who are based in Germany. Tracey Caldecott, Andy’s widow, will also be there to share some memories and meet up with old friends and proceeds will be donated to the Andy Caldecott Trust. Our race bikes are closely modelled and based on the BMW F650 GS Dakar. The public will get a chance to catch up with Charley and the other race legends with the museum offering a discount entry of $10. The actor has ridden around the globe with close friend Ewan McGregor for the Long Way Round series, but. This time he will be joined by Andy Haydon, the first Australian to podium at a Dakar rally Toby Price who came third in this year’s Dakar and Dave Schwarz, Andy Caldecott’s team-mate in the 2005 Dakar.Īs if that isn’t enough, Valentino Rossi’s long-time race engineer Jeremy Burgess will also attend. Charley Boorman will enter the 2006 Telefonica Dakar Rally on a BMW F650 GS Dakar.

Charley Boorman at the Birdwood Museum with Andy Caldecott’s and David Schwarz’s Dakar Rally bikes The bike took Charley’s interest when he first visited in 2013 and he spent quite a while explaining to the others on the tour how the navigation system works. the Dakar Rally, documented in the TV series and best selling book Race to Dakar. South Australian fans of world traveller Charley Boorman can meet him at the Birdwood National Motor Museum on Tuesday March 17.Ĭharley is in Australia escorting his third Compass Expeditions Outback Tour which takes in a visit to the museum which has an impressive display of almost 100 bikes, including the late, great Andy Caldecott’s 2005 Dakar KTM 660/700 Rallye. CHARLEY BOORMAN REPRESENTATION - Travel Adventurer and Television. Charley Boorman in the Flinders Ranges on the first Compass Expeditions Outback Tour Charley Boorman meets fans and a host of motorcycle race legends at Birdwood museum.

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