NAME:Steven

AGE:52

BIKE:Triumph Sprint

STRATEGY: Ignore the engine management light!!

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Putting the worries about the bike keeping going to the back of my mind!

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Longest Day Challenge 2022 (GPZ500 that died on every incline so ride done in 25hrs)

NAME:Ian

AGE: 52

BIKE: Yamaha XJ900s

STRATEGY: Steady away and keep rolling.

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Northern Scotland in the dark especially if the weather isn’t being kind to us.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Longest day challenge 2021 / 2024

NAME:Mike

AGE: 45

BIKE: 1990 Kawasaki ZZR600

STRATEGY: Head down.... Grit teeth!

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Keeping up my physical and mental strength for the duration of the ride.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Longest Day Challenge 2024 - 974 Miles, 26 Hours, breakdowns and lots (I mean LOTS) of rain!

NAME:Karl

AGE: 54

BIKE: Honda CB500

STRATEGY: Trying to be efficient in the Pitstops

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: My knobbly knees will be hurting if I wear a Racesuit after 300miles

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Previous LDC in 2024 and a one hit trip to the south of France on the 2024 bike when I was younger!!

NAME:Steve

AGE: 43

BIKE: Triumph Trophy 1200

STRATEGY: Highest possible average speed by limiting time at pit stops and anywhere where my speed is 0mph.

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Getting my motorbike to start.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Longest Day Challenge – 950 miles

NAME:James

AGE: 63

BIKE: Hawkati - a honda hawk with an Aprilia mille engine and other assorted tat.

STRATEGY: Twist the throttle, head north, don't fall asleep

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Building the bloody thing!

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Many ldcs, and I've regularly clocked around 500 miles in a day racing back to catch ferrys from Europe.

NAME:Keith

AGE: 50

BIKE: Honda Deauville 650 aka The Dullville!!

STRATEGY: planning… failure to plan is planning to fail…

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Pain in the backside… literally!

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Notts to Reims in France, day 1 of a European trip last year visiting France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium.

NAME:Ted

AGE: 64

BIKE: Honda CBR600

STRATEGY: To not waste time getting lost

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: The toughest part for me will be the last few hours riding in the dark.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: My previous longest bike trip was a regular 600 mile “commute” from Paderborn, Germany where I worked to Stoke

NAME:Andy

AGE: 43

BIKE: Kawasaki ZX6R (2001) 65,000+ miles on the clock.

STRATEGY: To power on through to the end - no matter how much my knees and backside are screaming at me to stop!

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: All of it! I'll be riding down over 2 days from the Highlands, to the start at Lands End (400 miles/day).

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: 575 miles (Harwich Ferry back up to Inverness), after a 4000+ mile tour of the Alps in 2025. I'm hoping the LDC route will be a lot more interesting than a motorway blast home after a long trip!

NAME:Nick

AGE: 57

BIKE: 1996 Honda VFR750, with 140,000 miles under its belt!

STRATEGY: Ride safely and don't fall asleep before John O'Groats.

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Trying not to stop every hour for a wee! And everything else… this is mental...

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: I did a test ride on the VFR from my home in Wiltshire to Yorkshire, to visit family, no motorways. That was 10 hours in the saddle and 430 miles. I was shocked when I finally got home and realised that was less than half the distance and time of the LDC.

NAME:Darryl

AGE: Too old to count, but not dead yet

BIKE: Triumph Trophy

STRATEGY: Get to the end before it get too light

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Keeping awake and not getting lost

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Did the LDU in 2023

NAME:Richard

AGE: 60

BIKE: BMW R1100RT

STRATEGY: Keep thinking about why I’m participating in this madness!

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Achy knees and riding in the dark when knackered.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: In 1 day, probably Reims to Harrogate.

NAME:James

AGE: 44

BIKE: Honda CBARRGH 600F 1999

STRATEGY: Keep moving, minimise any time not on the bike, get the test miles in to find the leaks and creaks beforehand...

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Fatigue in the latter stages. Keeping alert, as well as keeping muscles responding after that long in the saddle.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: London to the Scottish border after work. That was a while ago, and not going to cut it as prep for this!

NAME:Paul

AGE: 65

BIKE: 1998 Triumph Sprint 900 (also known as the Triumph Tractor)

STRATEGY: To keep going and not stop too long especially before 3- 4pm

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: The last 4 hours

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: Innsbruck to Bedfordshire in one hit, 820 miles in 15 hours, on a Streetfigher Honda Fireblade

NAME:Ewan

AGE: 29

BIKE: 1990 st1100 (jenny)

STRATEGY: Try not to get lost.

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Navigating through the towns in the middle section and keeping the bike cool at low speeds.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: The length of the A470 and back 330 miles 7 and a half hours riding.

NAME:Gav

AGE: 37

BIKE: 1994 Honda CBR 600F

STRATEGY: Ride, Fuel, Ride, hydrate on the go.

WHAT YOU THINK THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE CHALLENGE WILL BE: Staying awake/alert- caffination I think will be the key towards the latter stages.

PREVIOUS LONGEST BIKE TRIP: 504 miles (training for LDC 26).