Vintage fund-raiser for Daft as a Brush

The North Coast 500 is one of the country's most famous motorcycling rides, a must-do for bikers all over Europe.
The three riders with Brian Burnie.The three riders with Brian Burnie.
The three riders with Brian Burnie.

But perhaps the last machines you would imagine suitable for the challenge would be 40 year-old Honda Scooters, especially with less than eight horse-power.

Nevertheless, Paul King talked his friends, Daniel Laurie and Michael Perry, from Northumberland, into taking up the dare to raise funds for Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care and to support founder Brian Burnie as he takes on his epic 7,000 walk around Great Britain and Ireland.

The hardy riders have raised around £2,000 for the cause.