Biker saddles up to raise €1m in 80-day world trip

SADDLE soreness will take on a new meaning for Stuart Mullion when he sets off on his 80-day round-the-world challenge on his trusty Harley Davidson in September.

"A sore bum is my main worry," said the 54-year-old Wicklow businessman, who will travel 15,000 miles on land and has set an ambitious fundraising target of e1 million to be shared between three charities.

The bike enthusiast, who has already clocked up 20,000 miles on his 1993 Harley Heritage Softail, plans to trace the land and sea journey of Jules Verne's mythical character Philias Fogg. And, just like, Phileas, Mr Mullion hopes to gain nothing from his world tour except happiness.