BikeJobs co-owner John McAvoy recently took part in The Longest Day Down Challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The event was organised by a group of Performance Bikes magazine readers to ride bikes that cost no more than £300 from John O’Groats to Lands End in one day without using motorways.
The group of 28 bikes and riders raised £20,000, even though several bikes didn’t finish the challenge. “It was a huge success and a credit to the spirit and generosity of motorcyclists,” said McAvoy, who completed the challenge in 19 hours and was the first to arrive at Lands End on his 78,000 mile 1985 Kawasaki GPZ-750R. His Just Giving page is still live. To make a donation to add to the £1800 he has already raised, the url is http://www.justgiving.com/John-McAvoy