James, Richard and others in “Top Gear: Vietnam Special (December 28, 2008)”

You'll now attempt to achieve in eight days what the Americans failed to achieve in ten years: get from the south of Vietnam to the north. You will ride from [laughs] here in Saigon to Ha Long City, near the Chinese border, which is one thousand miles away.

That is excellent!

Wow!

That is the best challenge we've ever had!

That's fa-- I'm going. I'm getting--Get his bike started. [runs back to his bike]

Honestly, that is fantastic. [leaves too]

I just-- I can't do that. I can't do-- Guys, I can't do that! I can't ride a bike. I'm sorry, this is stupid. [points to crew behind the camera] And I'm not joking, it is-- I don't know who came up with this, but it's daft.

I think it's brilliant! I'm more excited than anything we've ever done.

I can't believe you're being a misery-guts.

Because it's a thousand miles in the rainy season...!

I know, that's the best thing about it!

...a thousand miles, in the rainy season, in a country with not very good roads, and I can't ride a bike!