Over 20,000 motor bikes rode in convoy from London to Barrow in Furness… his home town… for a celebration for the life Dave Myers’s one of the Hairy Bikers.
He recently died after a long struggle with cancer.
Many of you will have watched his TV cookery shows when he travelled the country with his great friend Si King on their motor bikes.
It took a good half hour for the main body of bikers to pass by.
It was quite a moving experience…..cars flashed their lights, Lorry’s hooted their horns & the bikers waved their arms.
A big get together in Barrow tonight …..all the hotels full & tents in locals gardens.
We were just saying that among all this election stuff…gloom & doom & picking arguments…this country of ours still has its moments like this…..
I read about this & saw the start of it on the news. It must have been a great sight. They were a great Duo & we have most of their cook books, some good recipes! RIP Dave!
@carole_sandford So many people on all the bridges in the M6. Must have been 300 on our bridge & daughter was two bridges down from us & as many there too & it’s in the country. Must have been loads more in the towns.
I was hoping you would pick this up. We were nowhere near the route but we are bikers and loved Dave Myers. So pleased to see this. 20,000 bikers was a great tribute.
That’s a fantastic shot Pat. Thank you. I saw them setting off on BBC Breakfast this morning and so wished I could have seen them en route. I have always been a great fan of the Hairy Bikers, Dave will be sorely missed. Fav.
