Disabled motorcyclist Max Jones from Pembrokeshire, has discovered complete freedom out of the saddle with a powered wheelchair he tows around the UK and Europe.

75-year-old Max is a motorcyclist through and through. He's been on two wheels since the 1970s. Touring the open roads around Europe, Ireland and Scotland has created so many special memories.

Today, now retired from the Police, he continues to ride but with extra wheels to help with severe arthritis. That's three wheels on a touring Honda trike and four wheels on a WHILL C2 powerchair in a trailer. The joy of the open road continues aged 75, or "25 for the third time" as he says!

Max served for 27 years as a Police officer. As a Constable and later Sergeant, he patrolled various areas of Wales as well as spending two years as a Law Instructor at the Welsh Police Training Centre.

He joked: “In those early days being 6’3” was hard when packed into a Mini 'Panda car' with four other burley officers doing a top speed of 40 mph. How things have changed!”

When off duty, he also taught safe motorcycling to those starting out on two wheels.

Today he enjoys more power and performance on his 1800cc Honda Goldwing Tourer which has been converted to a trike. This means he can continue riding with extra back support on 'an armchair with an engine' as he puts it.

However, at every destination, walking was becoming impossible, he needed a solution he could take with him. Research led him to the WHILL C2 from TGA.

"If you start looking for a manual wheelchair when you are tall and 17 stone like me, you have a problem finding anything that will fit,” explained Max.

"I bought my first WHILL as I was becoming increasingly isolated. We'd visit places like National Trust homes and gardens however I was forever leaning on a stick which was a pain and always looking for somewhere to sit down. In the end, my wife would go off on her own while I would sit in the car park and read a book. I couldn't do that anymore.

Life on the trike couldn't be better for Max and his wife, as he explained: "Since we're now both retired, we've been able to do a bit more leisure riding. And as we're members of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club for serving and retired law enforcement officers, we go to motorcycle events and raise money for charities.

“Overall, we ride as much as we can as we feel much more connected with the outside world. In the countryside you can see the animals, the birds, you can sense the atmosphere, you can smell your surroundings. You can't do that in a car."

As Max reflects on his passion for motorcycling, he encourages all retired bikers with mobility challenges to get back in the saddle.

“It's a big, big thing for us and massively great for our mental health,” he added.