Legacy MattersFrom coast to coast, San Diego to Long Island, there's a new twist to hearses.
Harley Davidson Drawn Hearse, Anyone?
Harley-Davidson enthusiasts who take the motto "Live to Ride, Ride to Live" to heart now have a proper conveyance to hog heaven.
A Long Island funeral home chain invested $100,000 in a three-wheeled Harley and carriage-style hearse for bikers who want to go out in style.
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For $795, a driver will take the dearly departed from the funeral home to the house of worship, then on to the cemetery _ compared to $475 to $575 for a lift in a traditional hearse, they said.
Moloney said his family hoped to capitalize on a high concentration of military veterans and bike fanatics on Long Island.
"It's not morbid, it's cool," he said. "It's a way for people to always remember your funeral."
It's Never to Late to Go out in Style
Jose Santana hadn't ridden a motorcycle in years, but when the 67-year-old Jamul man died of a stroke last week, his four children wanted his funeral to reflect his free-wheeling side.
They agreed their father's idea of heaven would be a final ride in a Harley-Davidson hearse.
“They said it was a Harley, and I said, 'Yeah, he'd like that,' ” son Jorge Santana said. “My dad liked his freedom.”