Thousands of bikers finish 'Dave Day' ride in honour of Hairy Bikers' Dave Myers – photos and videos

An estimated 20,000 motorcyclists have completed a ‘Dave Day’ tribute ride-out in honour of late Hairy Bikers legend Dave Myers.

The 300+ mile ride from North London to Dave’s hometown of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria was led by Dave's Hairy Bikers co-star Si King, and Dave’s wife Lili.

Dave Myers died aged 66 on 28th February 2024 following a heroic two-year battle with cancer.

Starting at Ace Café at 7am, the ‘Dave Day’ ride stopped off in Oxford, Solihull, Knutsford, and Kendal before the first riders arrived at Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall shortly before 5pm.

King: Dave Day 'absolutely remarkable'

Speaking outside Barrow Town Hall, Si King told crowds after finishing the ride: "It was just absolutely remarkable. What a remarkable reception. Just mind-blowing.

"All of the over bridges all the way from London up to Barrow-in-Furness, people waving and showing kindness and courtesy - unbelievable."

King and Myers' widow Lili later appeared on a stage in Barrow-in-Furness were they thanked those who had come out to pay tribute to Myers.

In videos shared to social media, Lili can be seen thanking those who helped organise the day, saying:

"The love that you've put into this is not going unnoticed, thank you very much.

"I want to thank all the people that have made the effort to come today, some of them from Malaysia, some of them really struggled in different ways to make their way here but they did, they are with us tonight."

She said some of the cancer stories shared with her have been "moving her heart" as she can relate to their struggle, adding: "The past couple of years have been horrendous."

She encouraged the crowd to reach out to anyone they know living with or supporting someone with cancer as she praised her friends who have been by her side.

'Far bigger than we ever imagined'

Myers' friend Jason Woodcock, who helped to organise the ride, told Greatest Hits Radio that he'd had "tears in his eyes" as he saw people lining bridges across the route.

"Dave Day was far bigger than we ever imagined."

He urged people to "wait and see" if it would become an annual event, but added "Dave was my mate, so if that's what needs to happen, that's what's going to happen."

Myers' stepdaughter, Izabelle, added he would have "loved" the event, and "would probably have wanted to get up on stage and say something to everyone."

"Obviously it's been quite hard, but to see how much love everyone in the country's got for him has been overwhelming."

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