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Ohio man buried astride beloved Harley motorcycle

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The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2014


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The body of Bill Standley secured to his 1967 Harley Davidson rests inside a plexiglass box during his funeral service in Mechanicsburg, Ohio on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Standley's family said he'd been talking about it for years and liked to take people to the garage to show off the unusual casket his two sons had built for him. He told people he didn't just want to ride off to heaven, he wanted the world to see him do it in the big see-through box. COLUMBUS DISPATCH, JONATHAN QUILTER ? AP Photo
















MECHANICSBURG, Ohio An Ohio man's family has fulfilled his dying wish to be buried astride his beloved Harley-Davidson motorcycle encased in a see-through casket.
But it wasn't easy. The project required an extra-large cemetery plot to accommodate a Plexiglas casket for Billy Standley and his hulking custom-painted 1967 Electra Glide cruiser. Five embalmers worked to prepare his body with a metal back brace and straps to ensure he'll never lose his seat.


Standley's family said he'd been talking about it for years and liked to take people to the garage to show off the unusual casket his two sons had built for him. He told people he didn't just want to ride off to heaven, he wanted the world to see him do it in the big see-through box.


"He was a quirky man," daughter Dorothy Brown said. "But when it comes to us kids, he loved us, he raised us well and, of course, we wanted to help him."
The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/1dS4hsq ) reported that Standley, of Mechanicsburg, west of Columbus, died of lung cancer Sunday at age 82. He was buried Friday.
Newspaper photos of the prepared casket showed Standley with his eyes closed astride the big bike. He was dressed in black leathers, a white helmet and glasses, his gloved hands grasping the handlebars.
Standley told his family his motorcycle helped him retain his sense of adventure after he settled down to raise four children, which was quite a compromise for the man who made his start at 13 as ranch hand and rodeo rider.
He started the project himself, buying three extra burial plots next to his wife, Lorna. His sons, Pete and Roy, fashioned the casket out of Plexiglas, reinforcing the bottom with wood and steel rods to handle the extra weight.
Enlisting the help of Vernon Funeral Homes, Standley ensured his funeral would be held outside, so all his biker friends could watch his final ride.


His family agreed the processional to the cemetery might be considered a little bizarre, even shocking.
"He'd done right by us all these years, and at least we could see he goes out the way he wanted to," Pete Standley said.
 
Going out in style!
 
That's awesome!
 
They must have dug one hell of a hole
 
I am going to take the unpopular stance. People who invest money and time into their own memorial are fucking tools. He could have given the motorcycle to a friend or family member, or even a stranger that would have appreciated driving it instead of burying a perfectly good motorcycle. It just seems egotistical and fucking stupid to me.
 
I am going to take the unpopular stance. People who invest money and time into their own memorial are fucking tools. He could have given the motorcycle to a friend or family member, or even a stranger that would have appreciated driving it instead of burying a perfectly good motorcycle. It just seems egotistical and fucking stupid to me.

^^^ I concur. How about give it to worthy charity to auction to someone who will pay to enjoy it.
 
What an awesome story and unique way to leave this world. And to all you ney sayers. Your double negged! I might take mine with me
too.
 
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