For you Campers and RVers who enjoy riding motorcycles, here's a story you are not going to believe! Right about now you are probably saying, WTH did she just say? NO WAY!? But you heard me right....the guy on this motorcycle is....how do I put this? ....um "dead". David Morales Colon, from Puerto Rico -- was embalmed and mounted on his Honda CBR600F4i motorcycle for his wake. "With full Repsol colors," points out The Sidecar blog at Motorcycle.com, which failed to mention that he isn't even wearing a helmet. Isn't that a Safety violation? The embalming was done by the Marin Funeral Home in San Juan, and the motorcycle was a gift to 22 year old David Colon from his Uncle prior to his death. He is positioned on the bike as if he were revving the engine on a fast highway.
David Morales Colon, 22 years old and a victim of a shooting incident, was positioned in the lifelike manner as requested by his family, who brought the motorcycle to the funeral home after he was killed. Seriously??
I guess one way of looking at it is David Colon is riding his way into the afterlife....literally!
Video Courtesy of CNN
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Don't get me wrong....I think funerals in general are sadistic, especially in the traditional sense. I believe memories captured in photos & displayed in the room while friends speak about memorable moments is a much better way to bid your farewell. Embalming and displaying loved ones in "any" position just doesn't make good sense to me, but to each his own. Rumor has it that this embalming cost the family somewhere around $14 million! That's just crazy! I guess it's a good thing he wasn't a camping enthusiast...this funeral lasted for 3 days. I can't imagine a 3 day camping trip with him lying next to me in a sleeping bag. Where do people come up with this stuff?
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