Funerals and good buggers.

[old slider]

The guy I purchased my Fat Bob from in April sadly had his funeral today, The sign said Harleys to the left as I entered the Te Horo property, wow I thought greeted by a large assortment of Harleys, Indians etc all of them looking spectacular, each one was immaculate and gleaming in the sunlight.

I was to learn this was mostly Leiths friends and members of the Wellington HOG chapter, what a great bunch of friendly lads and lasses. I think we turned a few heads with our respectful procession as we escorted our friend and mate to his final resting place.

My solo ride back to Wanganui was uneventful but cautious with heavy traffic encountered all the way back to Bulls.

[Katman]

I'm sure people attended for who he was rather than the fact that he rode a motorcycle.

[old slider]

I'm sure people attended for who he was rather than the fact that he rode a motorcycle.

Correct Katman, you can possibly judge the character of a man by the size of his funeral, he had hundreds of friends and family and he had a love of Motorcycles, Harley Davidson in Particular.

[Paul in NZ]

I'm sure people attended for who he was rather than the fact that he rode a motorcycle.

I rather suspect my funeral (in no hurry just yet thanks) will be a quiet affair either way....

[pritch]

The size of the funeral can be more to do with age. Younger people tend to have bigger funerals.

[jasonu]

The size of the funeral can be more to do with age. Younger people tend to have bigger funerals.

That's partly because most of the older family members are not dead.
Having said that my old mans was a big one. Lots of people not seen or heard of for decades showed up.

[Maha]

The guy I purchased my Fat Bob from in April sadly had his funeral today, The sign said Harleys to the left as I entered the Te Horo property, wow I thought greeted by a large assortment of Harleys, Indians etc all of them looking spectacular, each one was immaculate and gleaming in the sunlight.

I was to learn this was mostly Leiths friends and members of the Wellington HOG chapter, what a great bunch of friendly lads and lasses. I think we turned a few heads with our respectful procession as we escorted our friend and mate to his final resting place.

My solo ride back to Wanganui was uneventful but cautious with heavy traffic encountered all the way back to Bulls.

We attended a mates funeral in 2012, the casket was loaded into the hearse and it left the church for a long drive back to Wanganui..some time later, a group of his riding mates got onto their motorcycles and headed off. They caught up with the hearse but didn't pass it, it was posted later that this was possibly the first time that Tony had lead a group ride.

Oddly, people do attend funerals for the mere fact that the deceased rode a motorcycle, that was very evident when someone on here died as a result of a motorcycle accident.

[old slider]

We attended a mates funeral in 2012, the casket was loaded into the hearse and it left the church for a long drive back to Wanganui..some time later, a group of his riding mates got onto their motorcycles and headed off. They caught up with the hearse but didn't pass it, it was posted later that this was possibly the first time that Tony had lead a group ride.

Oddly, people do attend funerals for a mere fact that the deceased rode a motorcycle, that was very evident when someone on here died as a result of a motorcycle accident.

Lol, one funeral in recent years saw the casket holding our mate Barry stropped down on to a Harley Davidson sidecar, after entering town just before midday we did two very fast laps of the cemetery circuit, was the fastest I have ever ridden round the city streets, there was a few anxious moments when it looked like Barry may exit his cask several times and the casket was going to leave its now precarious position.

The Police were very good and we all rode our bikes without Helmets up to the Aramoho cemetery following the service.

Edit, this and the original post were both funerals for older guys. Barry was a speed freak, about 45 years ago he fitted a merlin plane engine into his speed boat and promptly ended up on the opposite river bank after firing it up, lol

[MrMarko]

We attended a mates funeral in 2012, the casket was loaded into the hearse and it left the church for a long drive back to Wanganui..some time later, a group of his riding mates got onto their motorcycles and headed off. They caught up with the hearse but didn't pass it, it was posted later that this was possibly the first time that Tony had lead a group ride.

Oddly, people do attend funerals for the mere fact that the deceased rode a motorcycle, that was very evident when someone on here died as a result of a motorcycle accident.

Evident in regards to whom? You are always so vague when referencing events. If you have a point to make and something to say then just say it.

Some people do out of respect. Ride with somebody enough and chats at the pub etc.

They have the misfortune of paying to price for the risk we take everytime we swing our leg over. Damn right i'll show up to see them off if ive spent some time with them and liked the bugger.

It was nearly bloodey my turn yesterday. Southbound into toll tunnell some moron came northbound down the offramp at me.

Many poos.

[Big Dog]

I've been to a few where I only knew the rider through this site or only met them a few times, and a couple were I didn't even know them.
Why go to funerals of someone you don't know well?
Sometimes because the family has asked for a motorcade and they or the person asking have contributed to the motorcycle community in the past.
Sometimes for closure because you were only talking to them a day or so before they passed.
Once to provide moral support for someone else who was going.

Motorcycling is different to cars in that I have never been to a car drivers funeral because they drove.
Maybe it's because it is a community on its own. A minority of people who often need help from others who seem to need to take their turn at helping.


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