Feb 1st, 2014 Dying To Ride

Nirvana · 01-31-2014, 11:03 PM

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MECHANICSBURG, Ohio — If there was anything that stuck out about Bill Standley when he was alive, it was that he did things exactly the way he wanted to do them, usually while riding a motorcycle or a horse.

This morning, his family and friends gave him a funeral fitting of that life.

Instead of lying down in a casket, Standley sat astride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a casket made of Plexiglas and plywood.

LINK

xoxoxoBruce · 01-31-2014, 11:36 PM

They're going to have to refill that hole for awhile.

SPUCK · 02-01-2014, 06:31 AM

Yes soon! When thieves dig it up for the Harley.

There was a Harley stolen in San Carlos. The guy had dug a 5 foot hole, driven rebar into the sides, poured concrete in the hole, covered it with dirt, planted lawn, and used an enormous chain to his Harley. A year later thieves dug up his entire lawn, then somehow lifted the concrete and the Harley onto a flatbed truck and left with it all.

This Cemetery Harley - child's play.

Diaphone Jim · 02-01-2014, 11:25 AM

I instantly flashed on this image from almost four years ago:
http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=22621
It has bothered me since and now I have another one.
Instant heebie-jeebies!
In looking for that one, I came across this one:
http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=24371

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2014, 12:19 PM

Yeah but those are caskets made to look like cars, Jim, not the same as the bikers.

Oh, and a high mileage '67 Road King? Not worth digging up.

Diaphone Jim · 02-01-2014, 03:04 PM

OK, cue the Twilight Zone theme.
In this morning's paper, from the same funeral home in San Juan, P.R.:
http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/stor...at-wake-013114

I still wonder if he were a jockey, would they have shot his horse for the display.
Or a contortionist? Or a stripper?

Gravdigr · 02-01-2014, 04:26 PM

This is just fucking awesome.

Gravdigr · 02-01-2014, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh, and a high mileage '67 Road King? Not worth digging up.

Harley lovers are some of the most nostalgic people alive. Or dead.

Griff · 02-01-2014, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

This is just fucking awesome.

yup

richlevy · 02-02-2014, 03:56 PM

The song is based on a real funeral.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=1264,262577

xoxoxoBruce · 02-02-2014, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Harley lovers are some of the most nostalgic people alive. Or dead.

You're right, I checked on those pre-AMF unreliable, oil leaking, hand numbing, rattle-traps today. They're bringing $25 to $30k.

01-31-2014, 11:03 PM	#1
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Feb 1st, 2014 Dying To Ride MECHANICSBURG, Ohio — If there was anything that stuck out about Bill Standley when he was alive, it was that he did things exactly the way he wanted to do them, usually while riding a motorcycle or a horse. This morning, his family and friends gave him a funeral fitting of that life. Instead of lying down in a casket, Standley sat astride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a casket made of Plexiglas and plywood. LINK __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

01-31-2014, 11:36 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They're going to have to refill that hole for awhile. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-01-2014, 12:19 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah but those are caskets made to look like cars, Jim, not the same as the bikers. Oh, and a high mileage '67 Road King? Not worth digging up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-01-2014, 04:26 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This is just fucking awesome. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-02-2014, 03:56 PM	#10
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	The song is based on a real funeral. http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=1264,262577 __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

02-01-2014, 06:31 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Yes soon! When thieves dig it up for the Harley. There was a Harley stolen in San Carlos. The guy had dug a 5 foot hole, driven rebar into the sides, poured concrete in the hole, covered it with dirt, planted lawn, and used an enormous chain to his Harley. A year later thieves dug up his entire lawn, then somehow lifted the concrete and the Harley onto a flatbed truck and left with it all. This Cemetery Harley - child's play.

02-01-2014, 11:25 AM	#4
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I instantly flashed on this image from almost four years ago: http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=22621 It has bothered me since and now I have another one. Instant heebie-jeebies! In looking for that one, I came across this one: http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=24371

02-01-2014, 03:04 PM	#6
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	OK, cue the Twilight Zone theme. In this morning's paper, from the same funeral home in San Juan, P.R.: http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/stor...at-wake-013114 I still wonder if he were a jockey, would they have shot his horse for the display. Or a contortionist? Or a stripper?

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