Biker to visit Isle of Man on 96-year-old Sunbeam

Tuesday, 10 May 2022 12:57

Marathon trip to raise funds for RNLI

A 23-year-old biker is to visit the Isle of Man on a 96-year-old motorcycle in a bid to raise £5,000 for the RNLI.

Harry Bott is on a four and a half month trip around the British Isles riding a 1926 Sunbeam Model 1.

The engineer set off on his marathon journey four weeks ago.

So far, he's averaging around 20mph on his bike which has a top speed of 46 mph

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