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Last bike ridden by Hairy Biker up for auction

Federica Bedendo
BBC News, North East and Cumbria
The National Motorcycle Museum The BSA Gold Star pictured at The National Motorcycle Museum. It has a silvery-grey, chrome and black colour scheme. Behind it is a carboard cut-out of the Hairy Bikers and a leather jacket.The National Motorcycle Museum
The motorbike will be auctioned in March, with all money going to charity

The last motorbike ridden by Dave Myers during the making of the Hairy Bikers' TV show is due to be sold at auction.

Myers found fame alongside his friend Si King as part of the motorcycle-riding cooking duo and their last show together was broadcast shortly after Myers' death last February.

The BSA Goldstar he rode in the BBC's Hairy Bikers Go West is due to be auctioned in March, with all the money going to charity.

"It's a wonderful opportunity to have such a significant bike - Dave Myers was so well respected," said Mike Davis, a senior motorcycle specialist at H&H Classics which will hold the auction.

Although the bike is a new "standard model", Mr Davis said he was hoping the auction would raise more than its ordinary price tag.

"You can buy them new today and they range from £6,000 to £8,500.

"I would love it to go for £10,000 plus, but the sky is the limit."

He added it would be very difficult to put a value on it and he was expecting both BSA collectors and Dave Myers' fans to bid for it.

'Motorcycling history'

Mr Davis said the bike was being sold without fees and all money raised would go to the NSPCC and the Institute for Cancer Research.

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

"It's what every rocker wanted, you were guaranteed to go over 100mph," said Mr Davis.

BBC/South Shore Productions/PA Wire Si King and Dave Myers posing by their bikes on a beachBBC/South Shore Productions/PA Wire
The BSA Goldstar was last ridden by Dave Myers, pictured with Si King, in the last season of Hairy Bikers Go West

The auction is due to be held on 26 March at The National Motorcycle Museum in Bickenhill, Solihull, which currently displays the bike together with Myers' riding gear.

James Hewing, museum director, said: "Dave was a beloved figure in both motorcycling and entertainment."

He added the auction would enable someone to "own a piece of motorcycling history" while celebrating Myers' legacy.

Myers' death from cancer sparked a huge celebration of his life in his Cumbrian hometown of Barrow last year.

Dave Day raised more than £120,000 for charity and a second edition of the event is expected to take place in June.

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