Si King confirms another Dave Day tribute to late co-star Dave Myers is underway after 150,000 fans showed up
THE Hairy Bikers star Si King has confirmed that another sweet Dave Day tribute is in the works following his co-star and best pal’s tragic passing.
The TV presenter helped to organise a mammoth trek across the country on motorbikes as a way of paying tribute to Dave following his death from cancer in February of this year.
It saw Si and 46,000 others take part in an epic bike ride from the heart of London all the way to Dave’s hometown of Barrow-in-Furness.
The huge event drew crowds of approximately 150,000 as they lined the motorways up and down the country to catch a glimpse of Si and the bikers in action.
Following its huge success, it appears that the event could become something of an annual success.
Si, as well as Dave’s pals who helped to organise, recently confirmed that planning is underway on hosting a second monumental Dave Day with the dates already in the diary.
Speaking to The Sun and other press ahead of the launch of the Bikers’ final show in tribute to Dave, You’ll Never Ride Alone, Si spoke on the details for the next Dave Day.
It was confirmed that the action would be taking place over the course of TWO days on both the 21st and the 22nd of June.
Dave’s wife Lilliana helped to organise the big day with plans to make next year’s event an even bigger celebration of his life.
Reflecting back on the day, Si said: “Dave Day was a sense of community.
“It was all of those things that the community need for people to openly grieve the loss of a good, decent straightforward man.”
He then joked: “I mean it was just the most remarkable thing.”
“I often say to Woody [Dave’s friend} and Lil ‘we’re never letting Woody organise anything ever again between the two of them.
“46,000 motorcycles and 150,000 people lining the route I mean that’s some going!”
Fans of The Hairy Bikers will be able to tune in to watch the Dave Day send-off from this year in full as part of BBC Two’s tribute programme You’ll Never Ride Alone.
It will be a lookback at Dave and Si in action together with fans able to see the moment he first met his then-future wife Lil as well as all the behind-the-scenes antics from the Dave Day itself.
Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone airs Monday at 9pm on BBC Two.