Posted on 05/09/2010 8:30:52 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
A Hells Angel who was shot dead in a gunfight has gone for one last ride on his beloved Honda - his destination beyond the grave.Friends helped Puerto Rican David Morales Colon, from San Juan, fulfil his last wish - to be buried with his bike - after the 22-year-old lost his life in a shootout last week.
Funeral directors embalmed the body, dressed him in jeans, shoes, a jacket and a hat and put sunglasses on him to cover his eyes.
They then used hidden supports to put the corpse on the bike for the wake - with his hand gunning the throttle and body crouched over the fuel tank, to mimic his stance when riding at speed.
Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album was played at the funeral.
His uncle Jose Torres said: "He went out as he wanted." A video of Mr Colon, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on his bike
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Godspeed. I was only kidding. All motorcycle enthusiast’s should be brothers and sisters in the sport. There is enough division in the culture already.
Peace to you...
Thanks. Yes I know they shuttered the Ohio plant, but my bike was made there. I agree with you from the standpoint of peg position, but I have found several reliable aftermarket suppliers for Honda accessories. Kuryakin and Cobra are two that come to mind. What may also be an advantage for HD is that their models never seem to become discontinued the way the other makes move things around. Once Honda stopped manufacturing the Valkyrie in 2003, the aftermarket began to dry up. I don’t think that is the case with HD, but I could be wrong.
Godspeed...
That’s the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen.
Seriously. Both embalmings were done by the same funeral outfit.
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