About us and our history.
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Managing Director & Professional Riders
Managing Director Rev. Paul Sinclair has served families at funerals for 21 years and his wife Marian is a trained CRUSE Bereavement counselor. He believes people's lifestyles should be reflected in their funerals. "No one submits a Catholic to a Muslim service or places a Liverpool fan in an Arsenal strip when they die so why should those who love bikes be last seen in an automobile?" To provide a dignified solution he launched Motorcycle Funerals Limited (motorcyclefunerals.com), the first ever such company in the UK.
"Their service is very thorough, flexible and
professional."
The Old Bike Mart.
Britain's only fleet of motorcycle hearses are complimented with trained and experienced riders from bereavement care and funeral directing backgrounds. The combined years of professional funeral service amounts to over 150 years. Meet Lucy in Oxford. We will add features on other riders around the UK soon.
History of the Sidecar Hearse
After the war a combination was devised to carry the deceased from battle fields and paupers. This can still be seen at a Norfolk museum. Attached to a Norton this was basically a crude coffin on a hinge rather than a professional hearse, considered undignified and never used. Amongst UK motorcyclists a tradition emerged where a sidecar would be removed so that the coffin could be carried on the chassis. In the late 1990s a few sidecar chassis adaptations were launched professionally in Australia. Each had a platform with various forms of cover. In Australia this proved ideal but with our weather such an open deck does not work. What UK motorcyclists needed was an agile, powerful and tasteful motorcycle combination for a dry final ride.
UK's First ever Sidecar Hearse
We launched the first literal motorcycle hearse in 2002, a distinctive 900cc Speed Triple with a high-powered versatile engine that proved ideal for both slow and paced corteges. As the son of one elderly lady put it, “Thank you for a wonderful Send Off for our Mother. The saddest of days became a day to Cherish and Remember!”