Si King has said Dave Day, a 300-mile motorcycle ride, gave him and his fans “permission” to start grieving Hairy Biker Dave Myers.

A one-hour special called The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone about the day, which saw 46,000 motorcyclists take part, airs on BBC Two on December 23 at 9pm.

Myers died aged 66 in February following a cancer diagnosis.

King said he decided to make the documentary after celebrating the 32nd anniversary of their friendship and 23 years of working together.

Hi everyone- thanks for tagging along on this journey! Let me know in the comments what kind of stuff you’d like to see- still figuring it out! Si x pic.twitter.com/nalhqBHp8H

The 58-year-old told PA: “It seemed only right and fitting that after that date passed that we did something and we thought that this was the best way to celebrate his life.

“Because I think what Dave Day did was give permission to a wider audience, I’d say the Hairy Bikers family, to start that........

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