Cor Hutton is embarking on the adventure to raise money for the amputees that the charity she founded, Finding Your Feet, supports.

The 52-year-old, from Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, had her hands and lower legs amputated in 2013 after suffering acute pneumonia and sepsis, which nearly killed her.

She was given a 5 per cent chance of survival, before doctors managed to perform life-saving surgery.

Cor Hutton, who had both legs and hands amputated in 2013 after a bout of sepsis, in Lochwinnoch, ahead of her North Coast 500 challenge on a second-hand scooter

The mum-of-one was fitted with prosthetic legs and, after five years of trying to find the right donor to match her own blood group, skin tone and hand size, she successfully underwent pioneering hand transplant surgery in 2019.

Now, with her new hands functioning near enough to 100 per cent, she has decided to hop on a scooter again to take on the 500-mile route.

“I am an old-school biker,” she said, “and this will be a way for me to get back into it.”

When asked what egged her on to take on this challenge, she said: “I have a bee in my bonnet about getting on and doing the things that I wanted to do previously and haven’t been able to do.

The 52-year-old, was the first person in Scotland to have a double hand transplant.

“I was a biker, and I want to get back on the bike.

“I want to show that I can get my life back.

“I’m also inspired by the donor and her selfless family.

“I promised myself and them that I would live life to the full because to be given these hands is such an incredible gift, and the pain that the family goes through is never far from my thoughts.”

Ms Hutton will be riding an AJS 125cc, while her friend, Mark McLean, will be following her trail “on a much bigger, better bike”.

“I’ve managed to go up to 60mph on this one, once, but that was downhill with a lot of wind behind me,” she laughed.

“So it’s going to be interesting tackling the motorway near Inverness on this wee bike.”

While looking forward to the scenic trip, the motorbike enthusiast was open about the challenges ahead.

“My doctors tell me that I have 95 per cent functionality in one hand and 75 per cent in the other.

“That sounds great, but it’s still a massive effort for me to keep the muscles engaged for long periods of time.

“On the bike I’ll be working the acceleration, which will involve a lot of twisting the wrist, and the brakes, and the indicators.

“And my prosthetic legs make it quite hard to stay steady on the bike, it’s only wee.”

But her main concern is whether the bike will make it to the end.

“The bike can only go about 40 miles before I need to fill it up,” she said.

“I will need to map out all the petrol stations in the area, I can’t imagine there are that many. So I have made things quite difficult for myself, which is certainly not the first time.

Scots mum who had double hand transplant to take on North Coast 500

To donate to Ms Hutton’s cause, visit https://findingyourfeet.net/cors-nc500/