A serving soldier's dad is using his military-themed Harley Davidson to raise money for Blesma.

Mike Hollis from Hampton, bought his Harley-Davidson in 2012 and decided on the military design in honour of his son, Simon who serves in the Army Air Corps.

The bike’s artwork features poppies, a Lynx helicopter and a dog handler with his dog, as well as camouflage and patches.

“I wouldn’t be able to run a marathon or climb a mountain, but I’m always attending memorial rides so I thought I could ride my bike to raise awareness for Blesma,” said Mike. “A few of Simon’s friends have been helped by Blesma after they lost limbs, so I already knew of all the good work the Association does.”

Mike has so far raised more than £15,000 from attending memorial events in the UK and Europe with his bike, Blesma banner and bucket. He even travelled to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. 

I have three goals; the first is to get Prince Harry on the bike, the second is to raise £30,000 for Blesma, and the third is to get my story into Blesma Magazine

Mike Hollis

Well, one out of three isn’t bad!