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Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dave Myers' bereaved wife Lili shares moving update about her life without tragic Hairy Bikers star - 14 months after his death to cancer
The bereaved wife of star Dave Myers has reflected on her personal journey following his death to cancer in 2024. The much-loved TV presenter lost his two-year battle with the illness last February, aged just 66, shortly after filming his final Hairy Bikers episodes with TV co-star and best friend Si King. Myers' heartbroken widow Lili is now preparing to release an emotional memoir, Me & Dave: Life With And Without My Hairy Biker, on June 19. Taking to Facebook ahead of its release on Sunday, hypnotherapist and grief coach Lili - who married the Hairy Bikers star in 2011 - admitted to experiencing 'unbearable' days while coming to terms with his death. She wrote: 'Everybody goes through loss in their lives, it's in our human path, and dealing with it isn't a linear process. It's messy and distressing on many levels. Lili Myers, the bereaved wife of Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has reflected on her personal journey following his death to cancer in 2024 Myers and wife Lili in 2014. The Hairy Bikers star died in February 2024 following a two-year battle with cancer 'When you're facing loss, you have to reach deeper than your mind can go. 'You have to lean into love, faith, hope, meaning, and purpose — and hold on to them like your life depends on it. 'Some days will feel almost unbearable; others a little lighter. Find what is meaningful for you and hold on to it, because that is what carries you forward.' She added: 'Your responsibility to yourself is to find out who you are in relationship to the world, what makes you unique and what gifts you have to give… and use that as a source of your work. And if you can just keep moving — from one day to the next, and then the next — little by little, a new version of yourself will begin to emerge. Have a blessed Sunday.' Lili first met the TV personality in 2005, while he was working on location in her native Romania. They became pen pals before establishing a romance, with Myers eventually becoming stepfather to her two children from a former relationship. The final motorbike he rode on The Hairy Bikers was recently sold for a huge five-figure sum, with the proceeds going to two charities. Lili Myers told how she wanted his final motorbike - which featured in the BBC's Hairy Bikers Go West - to go to a good home. The BSA Goldstar went under the hammer at the National Motorcycle Museum near Solihull and sold for a massive £15,800, with the proceedings going to two charities. Of the sale, Lilian told the BBC: 'That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it.' '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,' she added. The motorbike was sold to Si Harrison, who was friends with Dave, and the funds will be donated to NSPCC Childline and CancerCare North Lancashire & South Cumbria. Harrison said buying the vehicle meant 'so much' to him and shared his plans to ride it on Dave Day, which sees the biking community gather to remember Myers. '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,' he said.
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.
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.
BBC News
31-01-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Hairy Bikers Dave Myers' last TV motorbike to be sold at auction
The last motorbike ridden by Dave Myers during the making of the Hairy Bikers' TV show is due to be sold at found fame alongside his friend Si King as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo and their last show together was broadcast shortly after Myers' death last BSA Goldstar he rode in the BBC's Hairy Bikers Go West is due to be auctioned in March, with all the money going to charity."It's a wonderful opportunity to have such a significant bike - Dave Myers was so well respected," said Mike Davis, a senior motorcycle specialist at H&H Classics which will hold the auction. Although the bike is a new "standard model", Mr Davis said he was hoping the auction would raise more than its ordinary price tag."You can buy them new today and they range from £6,000 to £8,500."I would love it to go for £10,000 plus, but the sky is the limit."He added it would be very difficult to put a value on it and he was expecting both BSA collectors and Dave Myers' fans to bid for it. 'Motorcycling history' Mr Davis said the bike was being sold without fees and all money raised would go to the NSPCC and the Institute for Cancer BSA Goldstar was first produced in 1938, but it wasn't until the 1950s that it became popular."It's what every rocker wanted, you were guaranteed to go over 100mph," said Mr auction is due to be held on 26 March at The National Motorcycle Museum in Bickenhill, Solihull, which currently displays the bike together with Myers' riding Hewing, museum director, said: "Dave was a beloved figure in both motorcycling and entertainment."He added the auction would enable someone to "own a piece of motorcycling history" while celebrating Myers' death from cancer sparked a huge celebration of his life in his Cumbrian hometown of Barrow last Day raised more than £120,000 for charity and a second edition of the event is expected to take place in June.
