Get your motor running

摘要

Alpitations and trepidation: these are my principal reactions when facing a river crossing on a motorcycle No matter where you are in the world, once you venture off the beaten track, you can be certain of two things: at some point, you are going to have to cross a river; and when you do so, you will get wet The thought of crossing a river on a motorcycle is enough to make some riders retrace their route and travel kilometres in another direction to find a dry crossing. Rivers come in many shapes and sizes, and all create problems for the two-wheeled adventurer, A rider's first river crossing is a tense affair For me, it came in a remote part of Iceland With no bridges for hundreds of kilometres, it was a simple choice of get on with it or turn round and give up I got on with it.