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BBC News
27-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Dave Myers auctioned motorbike will be ridden in his memory
The new owner of the last motorbike ridden by the late Dave Myers has said he cannot wait to get out on the road with Harrison, who was a friend of both Hairy Bikers, bought the BSA Goldstar for £16,000 at a charity said Myers would be "so chuffed" that it had been bought by Harrison said he was looking forward to riding it in memory of his "dear friend" on the second Dave Day event in Barrow, Cumbria, in June. Myers died in February 2024 aged 66, two years after he revealed he had been diagnosed with bike, which featured in the BBC's Hairy Bikers Go West, went under the hammer at the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull, West Midlands, on money raised will go to children's charity the NSPCC and the Institute of Cancer Research. Mr Harrison, a keen biker, was unable to ride for three years following an accident and had to attend last year's Dave Day event in a car, but is now ready to get back on the accident also left him unable to play the guitar - at one time he performed in a band at festivals alongside the Hairy Bikers."I had a fantastic time, but all of that is gone," he said. "I'm registered disabled now, but can still get on a bike, so getting this one just means so, so much to me."He added: "The first bike I ever reconditioned was an old BSA in Si King's mam's garage when I was in my 20s, so I've got a lot of attachment to the make."His late friend would have wanted the bike to be ridden, he said."He wouldn't have wanted it just sitting there looking pretty, it needs to be out and about."So every time I sit on it I'll think of Dave."The first Dave Day event saw the biking community raise £127,000 for charity, with more than 20,000 bikers riding from London to Myers' hometown of Day 2 will be held over the weekend of 21 and 22 June. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Last motorbike Dave Myers rode makes thousands for charity
The last motorbike Dave Myers rode has raised thousands for charities at auction. 'The Hairy Bikers' star died in February 2024 aged 66, following a two-year cancer battle, and the 2023 BSA Gold Star he used in his last series for the cooking and motorcycling TV show - which also starred Si King - sold for £15,800 after it went under the hammer at H+H Classics in Solihull, West Midlands. Money raised from the auction will be going to CancerCare, NSPCC Childline and The Institute of Cancer Research - all of which were "close to Dave's heart". Dave's 58-year-old wife and widow Liliana is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: "I'm delighted that Dave's bike has found a new home and raised proceeds for charities close to Dave's heart. "It's a special motorbike with some special memories, and I hope the new owner will love riding it as much as Dave did." According to BBC News, the motorbike - of which type was first produced in 1938 - was on display at the National Motorcycle Museum, alongside the late star's riding uniform. Jason Woodcock - the organiser of the annual Dave Day event, which began in 2024 and saw £127,000 be raised for charity by the biking community as they travelled from London to Barrow in memory of the TV presenter - hopes the motorbike's new owner will ride next to him at a future event. He told BBC News: "Whoever you are if you bought that bike, I expect you to be riding next to me on Dave Day." Liliana - who is a hypnotist - admitted in February 2025 that she still found Dave's loss "challenging and painful" - but she still feels him protecting her from above. Liliana - who has penned the book 'Dave and Me - Life With and Without My Hairy Biker' - told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Loss is hard. "Having to learn how to live with it is challenging and painful at times. "He's been with me every day all along this year, I could feel his presence very clear. "Some days I felt protected by an invisible force, other days I felt his hand on my shoulder. "I've been guided by him to do things I never thought I would do."
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Final motorbike Hairy Biker Dave Myers rode sells at charity auction
"That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it."Lilian Myers, wife of one half of the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers, was determined to see the last motorbike he rode when filming the programme go to a good BSA Goldstar which featured in the BBC's Hairy Bikers Go West went under the hammer at the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull, and sold for £15,800, in aid of two charities."I am really, really happy to see this bike being loved, and I'm sure the person who got it will love it as much as Dave did," Ms Myers said after the sale, to Myers' good friend Si Harrison. The funds will be donated to NSPCC Childline and CancerCare North Lancashire & South Myers was not the only person determined to see the bike go to good use."Whoever you are, if you bought that bike, I expect you to be riding next to me on Dave Day," Jason Woodcock, who organises the now annual event, told the BBC. The first Dave Day, in June 2024, saw the biking community raise £127,000 for charity, with more than 20,000 bikers riding from London to Harrison of course plans to be there on the day in June this year."We've been such good mates and the news of Dave's passing was absolutely devastating," he said."I couldn't think of a bike that I'd rather be on, and the idea of riding in Dave Day meant so much to me." Myers found fame alongside his friend Si King as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo - their last show together was broadcast shortly after Myers' death in February it was sold, the bike was displayed at the museum, alongside a life-size cut-out of the pair, as well as Myers' riding gear. The BSA Goldstar was first produced in 1938, but it wasn't until the 1950s that it became H&H Classic Auctions, previously said the bike was believed to be in "Legacy" spec with the chrome mudguards, and had seen little use since the completion of filming. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Garraway and Si King share grief 'triggers' after deaths of loved ones
Watch: Kate Garraway and Si King share experiences of grief Kate Garraway and Si King have shared their experiences of grief a year on from the deaths of Derek Draper and Dave Myers as they spoke about emotional "triggers". The Good Morning Britain host welcomed King to the ITV show on Friday where he spoke about publishing one final cookbook of recipes created with his late best friend and Hairy Bikers co-star, Myers. Garraway spoke to him about her own experiences of grief and what triggered it after losing her husband Draper in January last year. Myers died in February 2024 and King spoke about the Dave Day ride out where he and thousands of motorcyclists commemorated his friend's life. Garraway and King have been going through a similar timeline of grief after Draper's death in January 2024 and Myers in February 2024. Speaking to TV cook King on Friday's Good Morning Britain, Garraway said: "Grief isn't linear, is it, we talk a lot about the stages of grief and you go backwards and forwards. "I find often one of the triggers, because Dave sadly passed away not long after my husband - you and I have talked about this together — but one of the triggers is actually smells and sights and sounds. Do you find yourself when you're making a recipe that you devised together just having a little moment of thought of him?" Read more: What are the grief stages? Hairy Bikers' Si King talks struggle since Dave Myers' death (Yahoo Lifestyle, 6 min read) Si King says creating new Hairy Bikers book 'tough' while grieving Dave Myers (PA Media, 2 min read) Hairy Bikers star Si King confirms solo work and reveals Dave Myers' heartbreaking wish (Birmingham Live, 2 min read) King agreed that he found the same thing and said: "I've often said that just because Dave's passed doesn't necessarily mean that he stops being my best friend. So of course, any meatball recipe, he had a penchant for meatballs." Talking about putting together The Best of Hairy Bikers cookbook — the last recipe book featuring the food they cooked together — he added: "The whole process was evocative and nostalgic, it was lovely." Garraway asked: "This probably felt like a finale of a chapter of your life." He replied: "It is, Kate, it's the last of the Hairy Bikers publishing run because Dave's no longer with us. I was just saying yesterday it's interesting putting the book together because food is comfort and grief is a very interesting emotion in the sense that it's as individual as the person that feels it. "It was a tough book to put together I have to say, because the team and I have been working together for 20 years. We all had a few tears and we all had huge laughs about what Dave would think of this and it was lovely, a lovely process, very cathartic." King had spoken to The One Show on Thursday about how difficult it was to choose which of their many favourite recipes would make the cut. King paid an emotional tribute to his best friend Myers last June in "Dave Day", which saw thousands of motorcyclists join him on a ride out from London to Myers' hometown of Barrow-in-Furness. Talking about what it had meant to him, he said: "It was absolutely remarkable, it was a tsunami of community, of fellowship. There was 46,000 motorcycles, 176,000 people lining the route. "There isn't a superlative in my vocabulary that I can express. You know when words aren't enough, and it's just about trying to feel that emotion and say it wasn't like anything. It was the most wonderful tsunami of love, affection, care and a sense of belonging and place that was quite remarkable." King also added that the next Dave Day, which will follow the same route, is set to take place on 21 and 22 June this year. Good Morning Britain airs on ITV1 at 6am on weekdays.
BBC News
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Food award accolade in honour of late Hairy Biker chef Dave Myers
A food award is to be presented in honour of the late TV chef Dave Barrow-born presenter, who died of cancer in February 2024, is to be remembered at the annual Cumbria Food have renamed the night's top prize the Dave Myers Cumbrian Food and Drink Hero trophy after the 66-year-old, who was one half of the Hairy Bikers with Si King. Co-organiser Michaela Robinson-Tate said Myers had been a "very special person". She said the chef had been "proud" of his home county and its "food heritage" and had hosted the first awards event in 2022. This year's event takes place on 20 March at Kendal College and will be hosted by TV chef Matt Tebbutt of BBC's Saturday Kitchen. 'Never be forgotten' Myers' widow Lili said the naming of the trophy "meant the world" to her and knowing how much her late husband was "appreciated".The award will be presented during a gala evening which will be attended by 165 finalists, sponsors and special Robinson-Tate said: "Dave Myers was a very special person and his support of Cumbria and our awards will never be forgotten. "We are proud to name the night's top award after him and are grateful to Lili for supporting the plan."A large-scale charity motorcycle rally, known as Dave Day, is due to return in June. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
