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Filming to start on Mick Doohan TV pilot

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Filming starts in September 2016 for the pilot of a TV series called Bike Torque hosted by five-time world champion Mick Doohan and adventure rider Charley Boorman, featuring international locations and an Aussie studio audience.

The four-week shoot will take the two motorcycle legends and film crew to Japan, USA, Spain and Italy as well as some locations in South East Queensland near Mick’s home. And Aussie riders can be part of the studio audience!

“People just love the concept and it doesn’t matter where I’ve been, every single bike person wants the show to be overwhelmingly successful,” Clare says. “Europe is very excited about the project because they are mad about MotoGP over there.”

Bike Torque has now attracted a new executive producer who comes from LA and has valuable connections to US cable networks. “We want to get into the important US market,” Clare says.

Some sections of the show will be filmed before a live audience most likely in South East Queensland. Riders interested in being a part of the studio audience should stay tuned to MotorbikeWriter.com, as well as the Bike Torque Facebook page for audience calls.

One of the more popular segments of the show is expected to be Celebrity Challenge – Run the Gauntlet featuring celebrities either learning to ride or tackling various riding challenges on a custom “Ra-Ra” bike made for the show by Rebels Alliance of London.

The Ra-Ra bike for Bike Torque TV show pilot
The Ra-Ra bike

Producers plan to include a stellar line-up of guests including Tom Cruise, Eric Bana, Justin Timberlake, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Pink, David Beckham, Clint Eastwood, Ryan Gosling, Ewan McGregor, Ryan Reynolds, John Travolta, Hugh Laurie, Keanu Reeves, Jay Leno, Jason Statham, Wyclef Jean, Tim Allen, Orlando Bloom, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and Jimmy Buffett.

There will also be the usual motorcycle and car racers such as Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Craig Lowndes, Wayne Gardner, Kevin Schwanz and Sebastian Vettel.

Clare says paying appearance fees for celebrities will be their biggest cost, but she believes the opportunity to ride with Mick will be a big attraction for them.

Bike Torque TV show pilot
Mick and Casey

A typical show format is expected to feature bike reviews, funny bike clips, motorcycle travel, celebrity chats, MotoGP reviews, stunts, a custom bike competition, safe riding tips, gear and equipment reviews, motocross tracks and trails, maintenance tips and classic bikes.

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10 Comments

  1. Looking forward to seeing this! Looks like a great show for motorcyclists!

  2. Love the idea. Hope it gets up and going and is well received. I’d suggest adding a third host though. As Mick will win the racer fraternity/sorority, Charlie has the adventure riders covered, however there’s nobody for the Cruiser market.

    1. ‘Cos there are no shows that ever feature cruisers. HD TV, Temporary Australians. Never seen cruisers on those shows

  3. What’s to bet there will be not one mention on bike transport.
    It’s a fairly big topic, from the guys who load up a ute or trailer to go dirt riding to shipping your bike OS for a tour there’s a lot to cover.

      1. I’m not
        I am someone who can bring the rain by saying it won’t
        I just wish I could say I’ll never win the major prize in lotto and have the same effect.

  6. I’m looking forward to seeing this. Let’s hope though the reviews and features are not in anyway subject to commercial pressures. One reason Top Gear was able to be as honest as it was is down to it being made by the BBC, an organisation which doesn’t rely on advertising revenue to produce it’s programs.

    I don’t want to hear “Thanks to the wonderful team at SprocketMadness we are able to test their new UltraGrommet…” Any such commercial tie ups will undoubtedly affect the conclusion. However, unless you have massive government funding (ABC/BBC) then this is the way of the world, and still better to have than no prime time motorcycling program.

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