As part of the build up to Motorcycle Live 2015, which comes alive at The NEC, Birmingham on 28 November, adventure rider, travel writer and TV personality Charley Boorman has described the moment he first came alive on a motorcycle.

Charley reveals that he was just seven years old when he took his first ride on his friend’s Maico 500 and after just a few laps of a field, he was hooked. Boorman has gone on to become one of the world’s most well-known long-distance adventure riders, appearing in the hugely popular ‘Long Way Round’ and ‘Long Way Down’ documentaries and publishing various best-selling books on his travels. To view the video click here.

He will be appearing at Motorcycle Live, will run from 28 November to 6 December at The NEC, Birmingham. Advance tickets are on sale now, at just £17.50 per adult, £11 for Seniors and £7 for children aged 11-16* (kids aged 10 and under accompanied by a paying adult go free). There is also a £20.50 advance ticket, which includes entry to the show and a choice of Oxford neck wear worth £15. To book, call 0844 581 2345 or visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk