Challange Ride - JOG to LE - ONHOLD Current motorcycle record held by Neal Champion

I have been fascinated with the idea of doing the JOG to LE run since reading about such a trip in Bike Magazine.  The idea was furthered by reading Neal Champion's (the current record holder) account of his trip in 1984. I want to do the end to end run down the length - John O'Groats to Lands End - as lets be honest, if the weather is poor and it's is getting dark who in their right mind would want to be heading into the Highlands? Living in the South East the trip presents several problems - getting to the start being the first - it's almost as far as the JOG to LE run itself.  The second being the run home from Land's End.  In total it's about a 1,500+ mile round trip.  Simon Hargreaves from Bike Magazine couldn't beat Neal's time so I know that I don't stand a chance.  Plus the fact I am not as good a rider as either of them!!  I'll set myself a target time of 15 hours (average speed of 60mph). Modern technology gives an advantage - with gps location emails available from my smartphone  I won't have to mess around getting witness signatures to prove location and time.  I won't have to wait until the shops at John O'Groats open to start off, so as long as I fuel up the night before I could be off at 5am if I wanted. All that is needed is to prep the bike and pick a week to go.   Due to unforeseen circumstance this trip planned for 2012 Target time - 15hrs - actual time:  ?hrs ?mins