A bunch of adventurous bikers ditched Chicago for a 21-day motorcycle ride through Vietnam

A group of bikers from Chicago spent three weeks this spring touring Vietnam by motorcycle.

Dubbing their trip the Hilo Project, the five American bikers were provided with vehicles by Ducati Vietnam. They started their trip in Saigon in early April, and made their way north to Hanoi.

The group made friends with bikers and other locals over the course of their trip even though only one of the bikers, Catherine Pham, was able to speak Vietnamese.

We spoke with Chris Force, who spearheaded the trip, about the group's experience and how the biker scenes in Chicago and Vietnam differ.