Thousands of bikers met up today at 7am to ride of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria as part of 'Dave Day' to celebrate the life of the celebrity chef Dave Myers.
Thousands of motorcyclists are travelling from the world famous Ace Cafe in London to Cumbria to celebrate the life of the late Hairy Biker Dave Myers .
Organisers have a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for NSPCC Childline and the Institute for Cancer Research.The bikers, led by Si King, stopped at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull on their way to Barrow-in-FurnessThousands of motorcyclists took part in today's Dave Day raising money in memory of the late Hairy Biker Dave Myers
‘We just had so many adventures together and that was fuelled by his creativity, fuelled by his energy. On the route, the bikers will pick up Dave's widow Lili, who he met during the first series of the Hairy Bikers in Transylvania.His tribute day will include a motorcycle procession from London to Barrow-in-Furness, a music concert and a service of remembrance.King, speaking to BBC Breakfast from north-west London on Saturday morning, said the event would be a 'celebration of my best friend that we've lost' and it will be 'very emotional'.
King added: 'It's a celebration of my best friend that we've lost. And, yeah, it is, it's very emotional. 'We're all like-minded folk, you know, and it's diverse and it's as varied as every motorcycle that you see, all the characters and personalities here are just great.The group are expected to make it to Cumbria by 4pm this afternoon
'Oh, it's endearing. It just helps me go through my process of grief. Because it just makes me feel that I'm not on my own with all this.
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