Many people have been congratulating me on being on TV. And yes in a way I think it’s cool that I’m on an international TV show. But to be honest. I’d still rather I wasn’t.
Yes, the show made me seem like some badass underworld racer. But problem is…..I’m not that. Last time I checked I was “The World’s Most Successful Motorcycle Video Blogger”…..I’m a video blogger. That’s it. No more no less. But they didn’t even mention that.
So instead of saying what I really do……which would have really really helped me and my family. They instead make up a fictional story that they thought sounded cool. About me “organizing illegal street races” …..they make me sound like Vin Diesel. I’ve seen his movies…..and yes he’s cool…but he’s also always on the run from a shit load of police. And I can’t run. I have a baby. I have a job teaching. I was starting a tour company. But now………now they have announced to the planet…..that I am a criminal…..which is a lie….but their show is made to look like a documentary so people will believe it. The Taiwan government will believe it.
I’ve never been in an actual race on the street. Sure I may pass someone and ride quick for a few seconds….then slow back down again. But that sure as hell doesn’t fit the definition of a race.
And to top it off……they showed my license plate. You know….the one I have been editing out of my 600 plus videos…..the one I’ve been editing out of videos for the LAST 5 YEARS! The same license plate that they said they would not show. The same license plate that I wrote about in their waiver…..I wrote “You may use footage of me in your show as long as you do not show my license plate or my face without my helmet or mask on.” That was how I signed the waiver they gave me.
In other words…..they made up a lie and told everyone I was an organizer of illegal activities and then gave everyone my name and address.
Slander. Defamation of character. Libel (they wrote under my picture that I was an illegal street racer). And last, but not least Breach of Contract. I’m sure there are a few others….that I can’t think of.
So……thanks to Charlie Boorman’s Big Earth production company, M13 is selling his motorcycle and won’t be buying a new one for awhile. The police in Taiwan now have all my info……and will make up an excuse to impound my bike if they see me riding it. So….for the last few months I’ve been looking forward to this….as you all know…..as I wrote about in my thank you letter for my private series. This was supposed to be my big break…..this was supposed to be my big chance. Oh well.
The producer of the show already apologized and said he’d tell the people at Big Earth to contact me (they haven’t yet). And oddly enough Claudio hasn’t responded to my email yet. But he’s such a nice guy he’s probably just looking into it for me first. We’ll see what they say. In the meantime…..anyone know a good lawyer in the UK?
This was supposed to be the best month of my life.
M13
Holy hell man, I know you got shafted somewhat, but i had no idea how bad until you put it like this.. And to show your licence plate? Goddamn.
I really hope you don’t need to sell the bike. I also hope this doesn’t effect anything too much… is BAM going to screen in Taiwan? Will the incompetent police actually bother to chase this kind of thing up, if they do catch wind of it?
I don’t know, but i sure hope not. Its possible some editing can be done to the series for the international version (bound to happen for other reasons anyway) hopefully they can scrub out your plate and maybe Caption “awesome v-Blogger” instead of “illegal street racer”
Its a shame man. A fuckin’ shame.
BAM will be showing in Taiwan this Saturday. So in 4 days it will be announced to the country that some cocky white devil is organizing illegal street races…..and then my plate will be shown.
hey man i jsut wanted 2 say how much it sucks what they did to you and i hope you dont getn in any trouble
I’ve got to confess that when I watched the programme as it was being broadcast I had a good laugh: you arriving with a screech of brakes and ninjing for the camera on the way to the second part of the meetup. Classic M13, and great fun.
But some of it made me cringe: the “illegal street racer” tag, the bit about running red lights… taken out of the context of your videos (that show loads of people doing that all the time) it was a bad thing for them to choose to show.
And then there was Charley Boorman’s reaction to the crash… you came across as concerned for the guy, hoping it was nothing more than the fact he’d been winded and was still shocked. Boorman came across as callous: he was having a bit of a laugh about it all.
Selling the bike? There was nothing in the video that showed you doing anything illegal. You were at the back of the group with Boorman and going slower than the rest so I really don’t see how the police could possibly pin anything on you even if they did decide to follow it up.
It’s a real shame; it wasn’t how any of us would have wanted to see you portrayed.
Actually I found that odd too, didn’t see the license plate myself though, also I thought that they had gotten in touch with you, the way he was saying it it sounded like you had gotten in touch with them etc etc, surely there is somehting you can do, get in touch with the production company and make it obvious that they are breaking the contract by showing your plate and also also with the defamination(sp) of your name especially without your consent…..i don’t know but surely you have some legal rights in it all
If something happen we’ll make those bastards apologize and explain everything to everyone.
we’ll do it. if so
Hi, I’m one of your newest fans, learned to ride from your videos. I’m so sorry to hear this, should have been your big break.
If you’re selling your bike I hope you’ll be getting a better one, somehow…
I must admit when I was watching it and he started going on about illegal street racing I thought he was meeting someone else before you. I noticed the glaring licence plate as well…that sucks mate. But obviously media companies dont really care about what shit they say does to people and their families so long as it can get them some extra ratings or attention. Shit world, eh?
Okay, before when I posted my previous comment, I hadn’t really seen the video but I just saw it and I’ve gotta say, how could Boorman do that to you? Didn’t you hang out before the shoot and everything? Shouldn’t he have known you’re not an illegal racer? I thought it was just the tv executives screwing you but Boorman said it himself that you organised illegal races. Damn… And what illegal race? It was just a gathering, right? Hopefully they censor out you’re number plate before they broadcast it in Taiwan. Its not much, but its at least something…..
Hey, sorry to hear about this incident. When i saw this episode i cringed (as it seems many of your followers did) at the comment of illegal street racer, and how they portrayed you. I’m sorry to hear you have to sell your ninja. Hopefully you will be able to come out of this well, breech of contract is an extremely serious issue and i would guess that you would be able to get a nice amount of compensation out of this that could go towards your wife, child and a new bike. Hopefully things will start looking up for you..
The beeb need to read their own guidelines:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/edguide/thelaw/defamation.shtml
“Any living individual or company can sue as long as they are reasonably identifiable from what is said and the material is defamatory of them. This means that it would tend to lower them in the estimation of right-thinking people generally.”
Showing someone’s numberplate and tagging them an “illegal street racer” fits that bill pretty well…
Ahh man, I’m totally gutted about this. I really did think it was going to be your big break, instead they may have ruined everything.
I would like to encourage everyone to try and contact the production team of BAM2 and let them know how pissed we are about this, il be telling them that by labeling M13 as an illegal street racer, they may have cost him his job, family and maybe even freedom. I couldn’t find an Email address that would directly get into contact with them, but I’m going to join twitter and write to them all, and anyone else who has twitter could do the same, power in numbers right.
I’m totally pissed off about this whole thing, i truly belive Mordeth is a good guy, who deserves better.
So yeah.. Let Big earth know!
Sounds like time to get an UK Lawyer
how DARE they ruin you like this
Ouch dude.
At least, just saying that you do something isn’t evidence; the taiwan police might come pay you a visit, but if you just say, “yeah, those TV guys, they like to sensationalise everything”, maybe you’ll be able to get out of it as they don’t have any evidence that the way BAM portrays you is true. But they can still make your life miserable for a few months, maybe a year
Not cool. Lesson to anyone really; don’t get involved in film/tv unless you’re a pro at it.
Good luck!
Damn M i knew that show was bad news from the moment i saw it i hope you got/can get a copy of that contract or you’ll struggle in a legal battle. I’ll watch any video’s you put up still even if there’s no bike and i’ll still be oin the web site for sure!
you gotta sue them atleast for the money
what they have done is illegal and therefore you have the write to take legal action against them weather that be for slander or for breach of contract conditions. I do hope you have a copy of the contract beacuse if not you will need to hire a uk lawyer to liase with the BBC in order to obtain said contract. also the tiawan police cannot arrest you beacuse of the fact that YOU did not say anything incriminating but u did hint towards owning a big bike in tiwan before they were legan so if the police do persue you i dont know how well that evidence would stand up in court but it may be as good as a confession (i dont know the law in tiawan). Also my recommendation is that you hire a lawyer sharpish beacuse there are boude to be legal reprocussions of you being missrepresented by the BBC. And also i think that people shouldn’t put so much emphasis on Charley Boorman being a fool beacuse of the fact that they probably edited out the bits in which he spoke highly of you. Most likley this was the fault of the editor with whom i suggest u get a lawyer to speak too. Aso as a veiwer of you videos i hope that you are back soon on an bike and i hope this all goes well for you, or rather that you can gain some fiscal reward for the suffering that you are most likley going to endure as a consequence of this program.
Mordeth,
are you going to auction off your bike? I’d be interested…
And are you going to keep doing vid’s with the scooter?
Fuck man I wanna punch an Englishman in the face now.
With regards to me owning a big bike before they were legal. That was 8 or 9 years ago. Police cannot charge me for any traffic violations that old even if I am guilty of them. And back then everyone who owned big bikes had to run reds….etc. But like I said it was a long time ago.
Fuck you Jason!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy8s113B1ko
Video of the show where Mordeth13 was on.
Sorry to hear about the news, M13. Hope all will go well!!!
Maybe you’ll get a big settlement out of the deal!
Hope it all works out for you. Guess I’ll have to be content with your older vids for a while. But you have still inspired me to buy a motorcycle. :-]
Yeah fuck you jason
what the hell – FUCK U JASON!
Hey Mordeth. Long time watcher of yours, started around the end of 2006, when your videos helped me get through some of the tougher days (mostly stress from school and exams). Regardless, I hope you don’t give up on this whole thing. You have some great vids, and even though I don’t agree with you on a few things, they’re entertaining and most of all, they make me think. Anyway, it’s been about 3 years since I started watching, and the only reason I picked up a motorcycle this season was because of your videos. I look forward to riding in the future, and who knows, maybe in a few years I’ll be one of your customers when your touring company takes off. Anyway, good luck man.
A bit related note: regarding Charley, I don’t know the guy but from what I’ve seen he seems like a decent person. I don’t think it’s his agenda to make Mordeth look bad. It’s probably a case of bad information given to him when he was in Taiwan, along with the production company doing its usual business for a little more viewers ($$$). So yeah, even though there’s a lot of wrong here, I wouldn’t blame it all on Charley and the gang.
Canadian Fan
Don’t worry M13. Saying you are something doesn’t prove anything. Its just a show and it can be scripted. That cant prove anything in court. It just like saying Vin Diesel is a Criminal because of Fast and the Furious. You will be fine. Remember any kind publicity is good. You just have to take advantage of it. Louis
uh oh… M13 has always been too trusting… You remembered your ninja mask but you forgot to paint your plate??!! or at least part of it??!!
Now you might as well throw that plate away, asap, even if it’s too late. (I was all excited, as usual, to see another angle of M13 and was about leave a few funny lines under omni’s share, but then I saw your… pain. Sorrie Mordeth, we forgot to remind you… before you went filming with By Any Means.)
I thought you had a friendly meeting with Mr. Boorman and the crew beforehand. Still, they breached the contract??!! What kind of professionals are they??!! Mr. Boorman and the editors apparently didn’t have a lot of consideration for the parties involved except themselves. If they do, I hope they do some extra editing in their later releases, or at least reply to your concern in a reasonable manner. Otherwise, who even considers buying or watching and supporting the work of such characters??!! Any professional productions like By Any Means should know better about negligence and defamation!!! If they don’t reply to you, or their reply doesn’t satisfactorily answer your concern, you can seek legal action against them, but that’s going to be ugly…
I don’t think many viewers would mind about the bad, funky, cool image
By Any Means “idolized” you, (soon to be forgotten with time anyway) but the editors could have at least highlighted the real M13, i.e., a super motorbike video blogger and an excellent teacher, who is also a caring, loving supporter of Animals Taiwan non-profit organization!!! 
They could have picked a better title than “Illegal Street Racer”, which casually sounds cool and all to me, but seriously would be more fitting to describe those juvenile Taiwanese gangsters or children of government officials. 
I think a formal letter of clarification (if not an extra editing) from By Any Means should cover you, in case the Taiwanese police decides to harass or profit from you. And that could be never, whenever, even years later on. jk, seriously. Do what you deem best, but don’t bang your head. Que sera, sera… You have a big heart, so as the saying goes, “no good deed goes unrewarded”, things will even out.
Unless the local police doesn’t have anything to keep their hands busy at the present, I think they always have a bigger fish to catch or other more important things to be concerned, like drug dealers or typhoons, 
than some sensational public appearance of some motorcycle video blogger. 
***huhhh…(sigh) yet another long trail… i don’t mean to… but as another concerned viewer, your latest update also worries me… Plus, if M13 ever decides to retire early and bring along all his YT, LV videos…
(cry out loud) 
i want them all as souvenir but my memory can only hold so many… 
***
Crap. That’s just… wrong. They shouldn’t have shown your plate for any reason, waver or not, but to have you tell them specifically not to and then they show it anyway…
I really hope this gets fixed without needing a lawyer or to sell your stuff, that’s just extra stress. If not, I say sue the pants off them and live easy for a while.
Hey, When I went to the UK my uncle worked at a law firm, lemme see if he still does that. I’ll email you when I get any information back.
Oh man, that’s just horrible!
I’d wait how things turn out after the (hopefully edited!) taiwanese broadcast before taking such drastic measures as selling your bike. I saw the bit about you on YouTube yesterday and for the most parts it was really cringe-inducing for everyone who saw your videos – shame on you, Boorman, I thought you were better than that! I wish you and your family good luck for the future and maybe things won’t be as bad as they look right now!
Also: WTF, Jason?!? Not cool, man, NOT COOL.
That sucks. How could they do this? You should sue them or somthing…..
If they would take the time to watch some of your vids, they would see that you´re not an “illegal street racer”. Bummer, hope things get better.
I just started watching your videos about a week ago. I can relate to “Canadian Fan’s” comment about getting through some tougher days with school/exams by watching your videos, because we all know zoning out when you should be studying is an awesome plan
But on a serious note, they really were just what I needed over the past week. I was planning on sending an email to you on YT in time to say something along these lines, but I figured what better time than now since this happened. I don’t even know where to start though..
I’m really frustrated for you that this appearance didn’t turn out better. It seemed sketchy that the police even showed up like that right from the start, then being called an ‘illegal street racer’.. As in, not even JUST ‘street racer’, but ‘ILLEGAL STREET RACER’ was ridiculous and sounded like a way to just pump things up. Then to show your plates after all that, which I didn’t even notice until you said it…. That sucks. I don’t even know how to formulate a more intelligent response than ‘that sucks’, because flat out, it does. I hope they try to make amends with you, whatever that takes. I really hate how television shows twist their own truth at the expense of others sometimes. I really hope this turns out better for you than expected.
“UAlreadyKnew” put it pretty well when they said, “the editors could have at least highlighted the real M13, i.e., a super motorbike video blogger and an excellent teacher, who is also a caring, loving supporter of Animals Taiwan non-profit organization!!!” I like your videos because you’re real, interesting, honest, open, and I enjoy seeing that, not some tv-built facade made up for the ‘excitement/drama-factor’. I think for your real fans – even short-time ones like myself – it was silliness to see the show try to build up some dramatic (not to mention stereotypical) character for you that they probably thought the public would enjoy, when your true character is exactly what draws your fans in the first place.
I’m really sorry that you’ve been put in this position. Again, I hope things work out for the best.
oh shit man!! very sorry to hear that. i cant believe that jackass said that about you! it made you totally look like a criminal. that’s so messed up. i would totally sue for that shit.. you will be in my prayers man. keep safe and hopefully you won’t stop motovlogging forever…. but you shouldn’t give up!! much love M13..
To be honest this really put me off of the program (wasn’t much of a fan of the BBC in the first place anyway), i wouldn’t have even known that it was on if i hadn’t seen your videos before. It seems like common courtesy to at least link back to a person who has provided you with a number a viewers but they obviously thought the whole “illegal street racer” was more marketable.
I don’t really know why they would do that on the BBC though as they’re not commercially run, it’s run by license payer money so whatever amount of viewers they get they still leave with the same profit. Just goes to show how much the media misconstrues things really.
Couldn’t you buy a new plate for the bike? I think in the UK you can get them for about £50 or so, cheaper than buying a new bike. Hope you still make videos though and that it works out eventually.
Far out mate, that’s absolutely brutal.
From yours and my perspective, I thought it was going to be such a great leap forward for advertising yourself to people beyond your subscribers to see what you do for a living and what you do in your spare time, not a step backwards, or rather, a large step backwards.
This is, well, bullshit. They’ve ruined everything that you’ve built over the past couple of years. This is just sad bro.
I hope things work out mate.
thats f**king Bull Crap…
they really did get there teeth in there :/
tbf you know you can make money out of them by tacking them to court!!
like you say theres paper work they can look back on so do it
eather way your videos are g8 full of laughts
keep it up
hope things pick up for the best sooner budd (Y)
damn, when i heard illegal street racer, i laffed a bit, B/c i know who you are from your videos and i know that you don’t do that shit, but now i can see what other people who know nothing about you would think and how it hurts even more that you are a foreigner.. its odd, who did he get his info from? and what gave them there reasons for saying this stuff…
Can’t believe they tagged you like that,what a load of horse shite, I’ve already sent an official complaint to the bbc, hopefully if enough people complain about it something will be done about it , here is the link for the complaints page
https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/
sadly thats entertainment. people change facts to make it more interesting. the police may not give it any attention at all. you will just have to wait and see, don’t sell you bike yet thats just stupid to do at this time, wait and see if that start giving you are hard time. i do understand you are probably mighty pissed right now and things probably seem worse. life usually works out though
just go play some borderlands and pretend the psycho midgets are charlie boorman and co.
While I think it sucks that happened to you, I wouldn’t point lay the entire blame on the crew- blame it on the people who edited it! not blurring your plate out?-school boy error! As for Charlie’s blurb re: illegal street racing, well he doesnt seem to have it all together up there if you know what i mean.
You know we all got your back on this!
Hey M13. Have never posted on this site b4 but I’ve been watching your videos since I was learning to ride (a yr ago maybe) when i was looking for inspiration/advice on biking on youtube!!
I was a bit confused when i first saw the BAM episode. I was like “Am I missing something after watching all M13 vids… is he a street racer??” They’ve really got their story mixed up, and to be honest have painted you in a pretty bad light. I think this is going to affect you big time!! For that reason you have no option but to get lawyers involved and clear your name. Your videos are real, and amazing and have no bad undertones to them whatsoever. Yes, you are opinionated and do run red lights or perform the odd traffic violation now and again… but illegal street racing is a whole different ball game, and it’s not fair for you to be given that tag!!
I hope the BBC get roasted for this. Their history of late has not been good, and they have been invovled in a few slander cases already similar to this, so you will come out of this well if you keep your head up and take them on!!
I wish you all the best and hope enough people rally to your cause to keep you vlogging!!
AJ
I’ve too sent a written complaint as well as one over the web.
I think we all should, mordeth deserves our backing.
Heres the link.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/
If enough of us complain, they will be forced to state an apology.
I know its not much help to mordeth, but at least he will know we’re all right behind him.
Im disgusted of what they did, its pathetic.
I expect better from the BBC, but yet again they have let down their viewers.
I know for a fact, 90% of us would rather watch mordeth go on about random things like he does, rather than some fat middle aged bloke acting like a dickhead in different countries.
Come on everyone, COMPLAIN!
Mordeth deserves our support.
@Mordeth.
Hold your head high mate, your in the right here.
You should take legal action! I would.
If you fight to the end with this case, you’ll get compensation from it all. We’ve all seen the BBC do this before.
You deserve someone to say ‘sorry’ if not a tonne more.
We’re all behind you.
And look at it this way, you’re videos have had more views in total than this crappy series has! That has to be a bragging point ;P
Good luck man, Hope things get better.
I look forward to new videos soon.
Wait a minute here.
This might sound crazy, but maybe we could all even offer you legal support.
I mean, how many people are behind you on this?
I’d happily send you a few £ to help out in anyway I can.
Im sure loads of others would too. That way you might just have a stronger position to stand.
This might sound nuts, it might not work out.
But im happy enough to give you a hand with this.
I want to see your name cleared.
Good luck.
fucking hell that shit makes your blood boil.if i was you mordeth i,d sue the shit out of the stupid cunt then with the money you get hire a fucking hit man that just fucked your rep up for people who dont really know you its a big load of bullshit all your subsribers and fans are here for you still..take care (sorry about the language)
will you still make videos (charly boorman=prick)
You still could make positive use of the situation, for example if you make it into the news again. Make sure to wear a ‘mordeth13′ or a ‘m13online’ sticker on your mask, helmet and jacket and give some news magazine interviews.
Ah, and don’t worry too much about your license plate being shown. If your vehicles are registered under your own name, everyone with access to the Taiwanese motor vehicle registration database could find you there even without the license plates. How many people in Taiwan would have a car and a bike like you registered to the same name? How many of them would be Canadian residents?
i must admit, i was slightly confused at first when charley said ” so i’m going to meet up with this illegal street racer ” and though oh it’s a joke he’ll explain properly soon……….. he didn’t
it got me really angry too how he seemed very stuck up, i enjoyed his other countries travels but taiwan seemed very different, i can say i will not be watching the last episode.
i concur with everyone else you should definitely have a look round for a cheap good lawyer and sue the pants off them, you signed a contract, that’s gotta be worth something.
i would also rather watch your videos than charley boormans, you give riding tips and you’re more interesting to listen to.
i really hope it doesn’t come to selling your bike, or even worse stopping vlogging altogether
you’ve taught me a lot and i hope it works out for you.
I sent in a complaint, i think everyone should. Also M13 please sue this fucking whore bag alot of money. ^_^
dude.. FUCK BBC2 and Charlie Boorman..
i’ll do my best to set some money aside and send it to ur PayPal account, i dnt rly know any other way of helpin you out..
good luck M13..
Yeah i think everyone should subit a complaint through that link to the bbc about false representation, the more people that do it the more they will have to take notice, il be trying to get some money together to donate through paypal, think its the least that people can do after enjoying all of you videos, when awful stuff like this happens. If you are looking for a lawyer, you will want a solicitor who specialises in contract law, i could try to help find one as my current law teacher is also a solicitor so he may know one, but if he does know someone, whether theyd be willing to bring up a case against the BBC is another question.
NO MORDETH YOu caNNOT SELL YOUR MOTORCYCLE! NO! You’re ONE of the reason I got my damn bike dude….I TOLD YOU this Charlie Boorman’s Big Earth guy was no good I made fun of him and then you got mad at me. These kinda things are always sketchy. Can you out a petition or something where ALL OF US can Sign and help you out there. This is some bullshit bro. Let me know if I can help in anyway I can. I’m submissions72 on youtube btw I comment on your shit ALL the time and annoy you about bikes. Anyway good luck keep us updated.
I used to like Boorman’s films but I just lost a lot of respect for him after reading your post. They did you wrong. I hope they pay for it. I know it hurts for your dreams to get turned into a nightmare. Hang in there. Maybe some good will come of it somehow.
WTF sorry new to this site but ive been following M13′s Vblogs for three years or so now, I can believe Boorman came out with such bollock’s, My heart goes out to ya fella, Think everyone should get together in the UK and make some demands after all the damage has already been done………..was going to get the series but fuck that now………the guy sucks!!!!!!!!!!
Oh by the way Jason you suck dick m8, I mean come on the poor guys on the verg of loosing everything an all you think about is some sort of trophy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes Jason you do SUCK DICK,,,,,,,,,,By the way I already complained to BBC and Boorman on Twitter (Oh I also excluded you from all comment M13),,,,Good luck m8 hope to hear from your Vblogs again soon fella
That plain sucks. I think a public apology from Boorman is the least they can do. I just watched the clip on Youtube, and I thought “who the hell is this M13? This isn’t the M13 I subscribe to”. Can you imagine what other people who have no idea who M13 is must have thought?
I know things are fictionalized to make “good viewing”. But if they had presented Mordeth as the person whom we all know, and maybe shown a clip from one of his Vlogs, it would have made even better viewing.
I’ve actually met Charlie Boorman at London Heathrow airport and had a lengthy chat with the man. Seen a few of his DVDs etc. also and I think he’s a pretty decent guy overall. He’s done a lot for adventure motorcycling along with his mate Ewan. I don’t think he’d try and reveal your cover on purpose but I do think those unscrupulous media company types would do anything for a few more viewers, arses!! I’m interested in your TWAT but still trying to find the exact dates for 2011 to see if it fits in with my holiday leave?
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