Ohio Man's Wish Fulfilled As He Is Buried On Motorcycle

Billy Standley of Mechanicsburg, Ohio started planning to be buried on his 1967 Harley Davidson motorcycle about 18 years ago. His family carried out his wish Friday with a large Plexiglas casket at Fairview Cemetery in Mutual.

Billy Standley's body was prepped by five embalmers with a metal back brace and straps, He was affixed on top of his bike – a 1967 Electra Glide cruiser-- which was then placed inside a Plexiglas casket. For five years, the box stayed in Standley's garage, one of his sons told the said.Standley also had to buy additional burial plots that could accommodate the casket.

His family told the peopel he had planned the funeral for years.

Standley died of lung cancer Sunday at the age of 82.

The casket consisted of a 9-by-11 cement septic tank, Plexiglas and wood and steel rods to reinforce the bottom. Because of its large size, it also required the purchase of three burial plots, which were next to his wife, Lorna