Final Ride Cremation Urn

Did your ancestor ride a Harley? Actually, my Dad did back in the Thirties, years before I was born. Anyway, a company called "Final Ride Products" has released its first batch of mobile cremation/ memorial urns. I am not sure this is an appropriate article for a genealogy newsletter, but I found it to be interesting. Maybe you will too.

Final Ride funeral urns are a modern funeral item. These urns are not designed for use at a cemetery; they are mounted on a motorcycle. Final Ride urns are constructed to hold a generous amount of cremated remains or store personal items and act as a rolling memorial. The intent is that you can take some of the deceased's ashes with you wherever you ride. In short, he or she can still "ride along with you."

The Final Ride Urns are steel tubes that are designed to be bolted to a motorcycle frame although I am sure they could be bolted to most any other object as well. The steel used for the urn chamber itself has a listed strength of over 60,000 pounds. This makes every Final Ride urn quite possibly "tougher than what you mount it to."

Each steel tube can have a logo permanently etched or attached to the end cap, such as a fraternal organization emblem, a logo related to the deceased's occupation, or whatever else seems appropriate.

It is difficult to describe this urn. I suggest that you look at the company's web site at http://www.1finalride.com and especially the pictures at http://www.1finalride.com/product.html.

Comments

[chris willis]

Is there a mounting option for the RX-8 or will you have to make one yourself?

[Dick Eastman]

Hmmm,I don't see a "maximum speed rating" for the Final Ride Cremation Urn. Do you think it will remain attached to the RX-8? (smile)

- Dick Eastman

[paul daraghy]

don't know about other states, but taking Pop for a ride could violate at least the great state of california's laws; specifically CALIFORNIA CODES, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, SECTION 7050.5-7055:
"7055. (a) Every person, who for himself or herself or for another person, inters or incinerates a body or permits the same to be done, or removes any remains, other than cremated remains, from the primary registration district in which the death or incineration occurred or the body was found, except a removal by a funeral director in a funeral director's conveyance or an officer of a duly accredited medical college engaged in official duties with respect to the body of a decedent who has willfully donated his or her body to the medical college from that registration district or county to another registration district or county, or within the same registration district or county, without the authority of a burial or removal permit issued by the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred or in which the body was found; or removes interred human remains from the cemetery in which the interment occurred, or removes cremated remains from the premises on which the cremation occurred without the authority of a removal permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as follows: (1) For the first offense, by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (2) For each subsequent offense, by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both."

don't you just love it?

[Wayne Townsend]

These look like a great idea but I can't see any practical way to mount one on a saddle. I suppose it could be hung on a strap around the horse's neck but that would depend on the horse.
Let's be serious....do you really want to drag Uncle Charlie's ashes around with you? Sounds a bit morbid to me.

[Steve Radz]

Re: Final Ride Products.
Dear Mr. Eastman, I was very suprized, in a positive way, to see your write up on my urns. I thank you for the interest and for sharing this with your readers. Still reviewing the letter from the gentleman from California, as we dont want to break any laws.
I've heard of cremated remains scattered in the ocean or over mountians. Airdropped by plane over the countryside. Shot from fireworks, shotgun shells and cannon. Built into sculpture and man made reefs. With all this and people relocating all over the world, bringing thier loved ones in urns with them, I cant see the fuss.
The handling of human remains buring final disposition is the Funeral Directors, of course. Once the ashes are given to the next of kin after cremation, it is thier property. It is not uncommon for the ashes to be separated and a portion given to family members, who take them to parts unknown.
I am greatfull for the information and will research it. Please contact me if you desire more information. By the way, besides the unfunny crush rate, the indoor shelf life, columbarium or mantle, is about 1000 years.
Best, Steve Radz
Inventor/Founder
Final Ride Products US Patent# 7,178,209 B1

[Steve Radz]

By the way, for Mr. Townsend, the urns do mount to a saddle. Anywhere two holes can be drilled and bolts passed through. A seperate flap, made to match the saddle, would make an outstanding mounting platform.
Also, the California State law mentioned about my urns doesn't apply. cremated remains are the exception. Thanks, S. Radz

[Susan Fraser]

Recently a friend of mine passed away, and we offered her son a cremation urn. It was a perfect white marble vase style urn, and exactly what this woman reflected to us. Many people touched the urn and had a special connection to her through it. She was a good woman, good friend, and a knowledgeable and active member of our mountain side community. I will miss our walks in the morning with my dogs.

We were glad to memorialize our friend through the urn we choose. Cremation urns provide the special opportunity to give a loved one a special resting place just as unique as they were in life.

A wide selection can make it easier to choose just the right cremation urn to properly memorialize a loved one for eternity. In this case for us, our friend was Catholic and her urn was buried next to her husband in our town's little cemetery. Her dog's cremains, who passed just a few months ago, will soon be scattered over the area where she is buried. Remember, all urns can be buried. In some instances the cemetery may require a vault to protect the earth from sinking. And of course, cremains are non-toxic and will not hurt the environment.

See if we can help you make a decision on a cremation urn for your loved one, to go: In The Light Urns