There are charity rides and then there are charity rides!
Bruce Smart, 36, who works for the police in Aberdeen, has set off on a 75,000 mile ride across 84 countries and seven continents to raise £1 million in memory of his late mother, who died after a ten year battle with cancer. And he is doing it on a Suzuki GSX-R1000!
The trip is being backed by Bridgestone, which is supplying Battlax Sport Touring T30 tyres for the duration of the 18-month ride.
Bruce is raising money for the Children’s Trust Tadworth, the Born Free Foundation, the Royal British Legion and St Christopher’s Hospice. In the picture, he is flanked by Bridgestone’s product manager Gary Hartshorne and business development manager Steve Watts (right).