A Cumbrian man completed a 500-mile journey on his scooter earlier this month to raise money for two charities close to his heart. 

David Kershaw, from Brampton, completed the North Coast 500 challenge on Sunday, September 17 in order to raise money for Great North Air Ambulance and Blood Bikes. 

Most undertaking the 516-mile road trip, which takes travellers around the north coast of Scotland, would take around six or seven days to complete the journey.

David, on his trusty 125cc Honda scooter, would manage it in just 13 hours.

So far he has raised around £270 for the two charities but he is hoping for more donations.

He said: "Both charities are exceptionally prominent in biking terms. It’s a no-brainer really that those two local charities should be chosen. Being a biker, it’s a way of giving back not only to them for what they do for bikes, but also bikers giving to the general population, because it’s not just bikers that they service.

David and his wife have travelled around the Netherlands on a 125 in the past, while he is also hoping to take on another challenge next month which will take him to the most northernly, southernly, easterly, and westerly points of the UK mainland.

All of this is building up to June next year when David hopes to complete a 4,000-mile trip around Africa in three weeks.

But after completing 500 miles in one day, that trip could be a little easier than the North Coast 500, which David described as a success despite the disappointing weather. 

He said: "I picked the wrong day, the weather forecast was supposed to be good for Saturday and Sunday. I relaxed on Saturday and took in the sun which was fantastic, only to be told that Sunday wasn’t going to be as good.

"The day started off very cold with freezing fog in some areas. The sun then came out but then around halfway round, it started raining. All in all, I’m very pleased with the time that I did."

You can donate to David's fundraiser here.