A Newquay surfer who loves riding his Harley-Davidson around the Cornwall coast is the star attraction in an uplifting film that has been viewed more than a quarter of a million times.

Troy Stringer, 32, explores the peace he feels when out at sea or on the open road in the two-and-a-half-minute short produced by award-winning motoring magazine Influx. The positive and energetic video has struck a chord with footage showing his thoughts and the county’s glorious scenery being watched 271,000 times.

 “It’s like a kind of meditative feeling, riding a motorcycle and surfing,” Mr Stringer said in the edition entitled Stripped to fly: A Harley Haven.

“And I think they definitely translate perfectly, really. Gliding on a wave to riding on a big open road with no cars around and just opening that thing up and having that raw power - you just feel like you’re in control and there’s nothing else. There’s no one else to ruin that for you.

“You can just shut your mind off and just relax for once. It could be just for that day. It could be that one time in the week when you can only just get your bike out, and it just, yeah, it kind of makes you feel like, if I can surf and ride my bike in one day, that’s - you can’t beat that. And a nice cold beer after that makes you feel good.”

His 2002 Sportster features heavily in the shots alongside him riding waves. His love of tattoos and martial arts, enjoyed at Newquay’s North Shore, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and surfing lifestyle brand, also get plenty of air time.

“It definitely does make you feel like a cowboy sometimes riding the bike,” he added.

“Like you’re on your iron steed riding around the coastline of Cornwall and all the country roads to little bars and pubs. You just feel like you’re trotting around.”