Biker buried sitting on a motorcycle (7 photos)

A man who has traveled all over America on his motorcycle in 1967, was buried with him. 82-year-old Bill Standley was buried in a transparent glass box, where he sat astride his motorcycle Harley-Davidson.



His daughter Dorothy Brown said that it was the desire of his father. 18 years ago, Bill joked over who will get his motorcycle after death. "What should I do? I have two sons, but only one motorcycle, "said Bill. And then his daughter said, "Dad, then we will bury you with it." A few weeks later the man told his children that this is a great idea. Bill loved to travel. When he was young, he left home at age 13 and began working on the ranch. As a result, he bought the bike and traveled on it from 49 states 50.



Soon he started a family, but a passion for travel and has not disappeared. To comply with the wishes of his father, his sons built a Plexiglas box to place it there with the bike. Were also ordered three burial plot. People at the funeral were simply at a loss. One witness said: "A lot of people after the death of want to go through the pearly gates, and some to ride on motorcycles".









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