Motorcycle burial

Motorbike team with hearse by J. Gorringe & Son

Motorcycle teams with hearse from JG

A motorcycle burial is the term used to describe the transport of coffins with a motorcycle team at the burial . The size and payload of the sidecar is designed for the extra weight.

This form of motorcycle burial has been possible for deceased motorcyclists since the 2000s in the United States and since 2002 in the UK.

Since 2011, motorcycle burials have also been offered in Germany. Commercially available Kawasaki or Harley-Davidson motorcycles, among other things, can act as drive for the combination .

Technical data of a hearse
length	2600 mm
width	1320 mm
tires	145/70 × 13
Suspension travel	60 mm

Web links

Website of the JG-Motorradbestattungen Usingen

Individual evidence

↑ motorcyclefunerals.com (accessed December 19, 2014)
↑ faz.net One last round for the two-wheeler friend (accessed on December 19, 2014)
↑ Motorcycle sidecar catalog, 2013: JG Bestattungsbeiwagen , p. 41.

[1] torcyclefunerals.com (accessed December 19, 2014)

[2] z.net One last round for the two-wheeler friend (accessed on December 19, 2014)

[3] Motorcycle sidecar catalog, 2013: JG Bestattungsbeiwagen , p. 41.