Bodybuilder, biker and trade union organiser, Steve Lewis, 53

Tributes have been paid to a popular Dundee biker who died at the age of 53 following a crash in Highland Perthshire.

Steve Lewis collided with a camper van on the A827 Lix Toll to Ballingluig road on August 2.

Bikers from across the UK are now planning a huge “ride-out” as a mark of respect to the trade union organiser, who also competed as a bodybuilder.

Motorcyclists from Scotland and England will participate in the tribute which will take place ahead of Steve’s funeral service at Dundee Crematorium tomorrow.

His wife Maureen said: “There’s going to be a huge turnout for the funeral.

“The biker community is very tight knit and his friends have organised a ride-out which will start from the Lidl car park at South Road along from the funeral directors and go to Dundee Crematorium.”

She added that she has been left stunned by the number of cards she has received in the wake of the tragedy.

She said: “It was a tragic accident and nothing could be done.

“Steve was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. “He had a heart operation last July when he had a valve replacement and he’d recovered well from that.

“Steve was very well liked, as can be seen by the number of cards and flowers I have received.

“We had been to St Andrews just the day before and then the accident was the next day.

“Steve was a bodybuilder and won a prize in an over50s competition just two years ago, but he didn’t take part any more. His hobbies were bikes and the gym.

“He was well liked in the gym and gave advice to people – he’d never turn them away.”

The funeral takes place at 12.30pm and donations can be made to the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance, a cause close to Steve’s heart.

Steve, a grandfather, is survived by Maureen, sons Barry and Shaun, and stepdaughter Donna. He was brother to Graham, Hannah and Simone, and a son of Jean and Colin.

Steve Lewis, a passionate biker and former competitive bodybuilder.