AN adventurous Cutnall Green student is attempting a 9,000 mile motorcycle ride through Africa that will take three months to complete.

Daring Jim Adams, 20, from Kidderminster Road, has been joined by friend Humphrey Wrey as the pair attempt to raise cash in aid of Brian Tumour Research.

The friends, who both attend Newcastle University, will ride through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa before finishing in Cape Town.

The journey, which they started on June 26, follows in the tracks of Humphrey’s grandfather who completed the same adventure 40 years ago. The story has inspired the friends to undertake the charity challenge for themselves.

The money is being raised for Brain Tumour Research after Jim’s grandmother, Bobby Adams, died earlier this year and because his aunt, Anne Adams, is continuing to battle the disease.

He said: “This trip will be a great adventure, taking a love of travelling and motorbiking and combining them together to create something that will challenge us both mentally and physically.”

He has said his main worry for the trip will be the 650km of dirt roads in northern Kenya which is notorious for its bandits and where there is only one stop.

To donate to their charity cause visit justgiving.com/jimsjourney