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Hairy Biker Dave's final ride sells for £16,000

Rebecca Wood
BBC Midlands Today
Chloe Hughes
BBC News, West Midlands
PA Media Two men are in front of a sandy beach. Si King has long grey hair and grey facial hair and is leaning with his arms on the handlebars of a motorbike. Dave Myers has brown and grey hair blowing in the wind and is sitting on the bike, holding a helmet. Parked behind them is another motorbike.PA Media
The BSA Goldstar is the last one that Dave Myers (right) rode while filming Hairy Bikers Go West

"That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it."

Liliana Myers, widow 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 home.

The 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.

Myers died in February 2024 aged 66, two years after he revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer.

The funds from the auction will be donated to NSPCC Childline, CancerCare North Lancashire & South Cumbria and The Institute of Cancer Research.

Ms 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.

Lilian has brown hair and dark glasses. She is wearing a black top with metal circle cut-outs. She is standing in front of a long row of red motorbikes.
Dave Myers' widow, Lilian, wanted the bike to go to someone who would love it as much as he did

The first Dave Day, in June 2024, saw the biking community raise £127,000 for charity, with more than 43,000 bikers riding from London to Barrow.

Mr 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."

Si Harrison is sitting in a bedroom. The black headboard is visible on his left, and there is a brown wooden wardrobe behind him to his right. He has surly grey hair and grey facial hair and wears glasses.
Si Harrison bought the bike and was friends with Dave Myers

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.

Until 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.

H&H Classic Auctions A black and silver motorbike is parked in front of a bush. It has a black bag attached above its back wheel. On its side there is a red and gold symbolH&H Classic Auctions
The BSA Goldstar sold for about three times what they are usually worth

The BSA Goldstar was first produced in 1938, but it wasn't until the 1950s that it became popular.

Auctioneers, 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.

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