In August 2018 we were the lucky beneficiaries when a generous grant was made on behalf of The Mark Benevolent Fund, to celebrate their 150th anniversary they purchased blood bikes and vehicles for charities throughout the UK. “Mark Mason” proudly was welcomed and went operational on the 9th November 2018 and on to serve the people of Cornwall.

At the end of 2019 we placed an order for two new BMW 1250 RT’s. One the result of the extraordinary efforts from The Oarsome Foursome and their achievements taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, and the second to celebrate our five year anniversary operating as CBB on the 6th April 2020. We have also had a very generous donation of a second hand BMW 1200 RTP from Chevron Traffic Management in 2023 and 2024 bringing grant funding from National Highways in conjunction with the brand new road network throughout Cornwall. 

New bikes guarantee less downtime and the bikes spend more time on the road doing what we do best. The motorcycles are factory built and are purchased directly from BMW Motorrad UK at a cost of £17,500 each.

We have estimated that our average monthly running costs per motorcycle average £500 per month which includes fuel, insurance, servicing, health checks, tracker systems, cameras ,tyres etc, so our total fleet costs each month are £9,500.00 which amounts to needing £114,000.00 purely to keep the fleet on the road. 

However, this does not take account of the cost to replace a motorcycle which we expect will have an operational life of no more than three to four years.

This means that we need to raise an additional £10,000 to £15,000 per annum to keep our fleet of liveried motorcycles up to date.

We are continually humbled by the fabulous support from the communities of Cornwall, whether they be organisations, groups, businesses or individuals then every single penny you raise for us goes back into keeping our fleet of motorcycles on the road. 

You will find us attending a variety of events throughout Cornwall from Land’s End to the Tamar so please continue to look at our events calendar to see where you can come and say hello to our volunteers and their trusty two wheeled steeds.

We also are always delighted to be invited along to groups and organisations to give talks and presentations about our volunteer run charity, our history, what we do and how our team work together to keep our free service serving the people of Cornwall.

Please do get in touch if you would like to request our attendance at your event or give a talk.