Well done Phil Land’s End to John O'Groats in 23 hours Phil Trotter of Epney volanteered to ride with Norman Pyne on this epic motorcyle ride to raise money for the Niemann-Pick Disease Group UK ...in 24hrs on a classic 1970’s Triumph Trophy motorcycle. It’s currently undergoing an engine rebuild but should be ready in time! This sponsored ride by Norman Pyne is to raise funds for the Niemann-Pick Disease Group UK and will take place during Easter 2007. The weather will dictate the exact day. and the reason is Annie In July 2005, Norman and Kait Pyne’s daughter Annie, who was then 9 years old, was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type C, a rare but devastating, degenerative, genetic disease. At that time and in the months since, the family have received a lot of help and support from the NPD group. Their role, as an organisation, is to provide a support structure for sufferers and their families. They provide nursing care and raise funds for research into the disease itself and act as a source of information on the condition. To give something back and to help boost the Niemann-Pick Disease Group’s funds, Norman proposed a sponsored ride on a classic fundraising route from the botton to the top of the UK mainland on a classic British bike. Norman says “I’ve often thought about doing the end to end ride on my Classic Triumph Trophy and have decided to do this at Easter 2007 to raise money for the group. I'll try to make the ride in just 24hrs. This shouldn’t be too difficult, plenty of people have done this trip before but it will require good preparation, care and stamina. (Also some fairly good map-reading because I don't think ‘satnav’ would be in the spirit of the ride!). The distance of the trip will be about 860 miles.” “The bike is a 1971 Triumph Trophy (a single carb Bonnie) which I first bought in 1979 having just passed my test. At the moment the engine needs a complete rebuild after major engine failure (see right) and I’ll post updates on the progress on the web site.” How to donate np-ride.org.uk/sponsor.htm | 
Phil Trotter is events organiser for the Laverda Owner’s Club and feels this is an event he doesn’t want to miss, he has done the trip by bicycle in the past but will be riding a BMW trailly thing this time.
