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I'm planning to take part in the Longest Day Down challenge on June 21st 2015. Essentially, its riding from John O'Groats to Lands End in 24 hours on a motorcycle which has been put together for no more than £300 (Brakes and Tyres are outside this budget!). I'm doing it with a couple of mates from York as part of a group of 40 bikers from around the UK. Its 900(ish) miles and we'll not be using motorways.

My motivation for completing this challenge is several fold. 

1. We are told that, as people have longer life expectancy, there is a 1:2 chance of contracting a cancerous disease which are pretty poor odds.  However, significant medical breakthroughs mean that many types of cancer are now treatable and indeed some are curable.    
2. A couple of great people I have had the pleasure of knowing have been taken from us by the disease over the last few years - Kevin Hall a fantastic mate from Kilburn/Matlock and Keith Walker, my cousin Susan's husband. Both had fantastic senses of humour and endured their health problems stoically.  
3. After university I worked in cancer research for 3 years. It's an area I'm still fascinated with and I wonder what would have happened if I'd continued down that career path.

Anyway, lets see what we can all raise for Cancer Research by doing this daft challenge.  
 
The bike I have for the challenge is a Kawasaki ZZR600 which was bought with a broken engine for £100.  A second hand engine and overhauling  many parts has resulted in a bike which passed its MOT in February, so I plan to use it and prove it over the next few months before the challenge to give it the best chance of completing the run successfully - I'm too unfit to push it!!

There are some photos and videos of the bike and the route in the gallery below. Have a laugh/look and any support you are able to give will be really appreciated by me and the thousands of people it will help in the future.

Thanks for reading this.
Aidan

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