My name is Harry Bott, and I am going to be visiting all of the 238 RNLI Lifeboat stations of the British Isles on a 96 year old Sunbeam motorcycle. 

The 1926 model 1 Sunbeam motorcycle belonged to my Cornish great grandfather who bought it second hand in around 1932 and used it for 20 years to commute to his job as a shipping agent in Falmouth.  It then spent the next 67 years in the granite barn next to his house until, in 2019, with help from my father, I gave it a full mechanical restoration and put it back on the road.

The idea for this trip came after I rode (and pushed) a Puch Maxi moped from Hertfordshire to Falmouth in the summer of 2020. I then decided that I wanted to ride a bike around the entire coastline of the British Isles.  I have planned the route according to the map on a tea towel of every RNLI Lifeboat station given to me by my surfer/sailor cousin. I expect the trip of around 7000 miles to take at least three months, allowing for breakdowns and rest days.

I am really keen to raise as much money as possible for the RNLI voluntary lifeboat crews which provide an essential 24 hour rescue service throughout the UK and Ireland.  

I am planning to photograph the motorcycle at every lifeboat station and if you would like to follow my progress, I will be posting regularly on Instagram @harry_bott_  and for slightly more technical updates i will be writing a blog at https://rnlitour.blogspot.com/