Former Royal Marines begin charity ride on RE Interceptor 650

Four ex-Royal Marines have begun a week-long journey to raise awareness of suicide prevention, doing so on a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650. 

The bike used will be shared across the week by Aldo Kane and Paul White, who will take it in turns to ride the Interceptor 650, while Al Chambers MBE and Billy Perham will be in a support vehicle.

The ‘Brotherhood Ride’ began on Sunday at the commando training centre in Lympstone, with the journey ending in Plymouth. Over the course of the week the four-man group will stop at each Royal Marines Unit in the UK.  

The ride will reach its final destination on 20 September, with a visit to the Royal Marines Reserve City of London. At each unit the group will collect a letter from the commanding officer and a plaque, which will eventually be framed and auctioned off alongside the motorcycle in November. A target of £80,000 has been set by the Royal Marines charity. 

After completing the 1,664-mile journey, the motorcycle will be returned to the Guildhall in London, where the bike began life at the charity’s major fundraiser of the year, the Guildhill Dinner. 

Chambers says the ‘Lifting the Lid’ campaign wants to challenge the narrative that Marines will face judgment for speaking out. He said:

“We want every Royal Marine to know it’s okay to not be okay. Asking for help does not make you weak. In fact, it might be the strongest thing you’ll ever do.”

The motorcycle that is being used was originally donated, then auctioned off, before being donated back to the Royal Marines charity.

Image courtesy of Royal Marines Charity.

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