Jon,
Why not just use the tank on your own bike? Besides, if you got creamedby a
truck at an intersection, the dents would make a dandyconversation piece......
Ed (doing his part to save the planet thru recycling)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Wennerberg [mailto:jon@infodestruction.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 05:56 AM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Fuel tank funeral urns - non-LSR
What'll The Motor Company do next?
Begin forwarded message:
>
> from George Appleton, former M-Riders Coordinator:
>
> This actually was in the Business section of today's Az Star:
>
> Old bikers never die. Actually they do , and a Milwaukee paint
> expert
> is hoping a lot of them will want to end up in replica gas tanks when
> the
> time comes.
>
> Jim Moritz, who spends his days developing new paints for a large
> Milwaukee company and spends his free time doing custom paint jobs on
> motorcycles, has launched a new business offering a product for that
> last
> ride: Motorcycle Memorials.
>
> Moritz and his business partner, Ron Winkler, have already sold 50
> cremation urns in the form of motorcycle gas tanks, and have more than
> a
> dozen funeral homes carrying the product.
>
> "I wanted to call it 'Tanks for the Memories,'" Moritz said, "but
> that name was trademarked."
>
> The buyers can choose a custom paint job that duplicates the look
> of
> the deceased's bike, or they can pick a design that memorializes
> another
> aspect of his life, such as military service or a law enforcement
> career.
>
> "I'm working on an Iwo Jima design," Moritz said.
>
> The urns are formed from heavy plastic and sold mounted on stands
> made by a woodworker.
>
> Kevin Timm, a Harley owner who woks in the service department at
> Hal's Harley-Davidson in New Berlin, WI, thinks Moritz's urns have a
> lot
> of potential for sales to riders.
>
> "If it was a hard-core rider, do I think they would do something
> like
> that? Absolutely." Tims said. "This is not just a hobby. It's a
> passion for people."
>
> Both Simonson and John Rozga, a partner at Rozga Funeral Home, say
> the gas tank urns are getting a lot of attention in their product
> display
> rooms, which are open to the public during viewings at funerals.
>
> "I've never had anything in the funeral home that has drawn that
> much
> interest," Rozga said.
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