Motorcycle Messengers

Book excerpt: "Motorcycle Messengers" is a collection of travel stories from some of the leading writers in the genre . . . plus a few people you've never heard of. Consider it a sample pack of authors. Stuff a copy into your saddlebag, read a story by the fire, and discover your new favourite motorcycle travel writer. Lois Pryce exploits her dead grandmother and an imaginary husband to access the Congo. Neil Peart finds his rhythm through the curves of North Carolina. Geoff Hill breaks a Royal Enfield, falls in love, and becomes a hookah hooligan in Iran. Mark Richardson puts his foot up and makes connections in Rwanda. Christopher P. Baker nearly crashes as he crushes crustaceans in Cuba. Ted Simon ponders humanity while observing a rescue at sea off the coast of Malaysia.