Life in the Garden

Matters of Life and Death

motorcycle urn

Route 66 Motorcycle Cremation Urn

This time of year is so perfect for motorcycle riding, mild temps, beautiful fall colors make for a great road trip. One of our customers bought several of the motorcycle urn pendants to honor a fallen friend who was a renowned award winning custom bike builder. Several of the guys planned to have the little charms filled with his ashes and then mount the pendant under the headlight on the front forks so that their friend could always ride along. I’ve heard of the biker bells that are sometimes mounted on the crank case or on the underside of the frame. The pendants we sell are surgical stainless steel and will wear well on the road.

motorcycle cremation jewelry memorial

In addition to the jewelry, the family had commissioned an urn that was being customized from a Harley motorcycle engine, that they hoped would be ready in time for the funeral.

A less expensive option to memorialize a biker might be the Route 66 motorcycle urn. This is a traditional metal vase shape and has a hand painted highway sunset scene that features the mother road. So pretty and another way to pay tribute to the lifestyle.

With space for up to three lines of an engraved sentiment, this adult size urn can hold up to 200 cubic inches. Made from metal, it also has a secure threaded lid. Help honor your loved one’s memory of his or her rides along the “Main Street of America”  beautifully designed by Urn Garden.

Riding along Route 66 is a lifelong dream for many bikers no matter what part of the country they live. The roughly 2,400-mile Mother Road runs through parts of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri (its birthplace) and Illinois. It is by far, one of the most popular and scenic byways in North America.

Motorcyclists careening down Route 66 truly understand the romance of the road. Long rides and days away from the stresses of every day life are what many bikers relish and miss when they are grounded.

Although Route 66 is one of the country’s first highways, only about 85 percent of it is navigable today. Most of the road has two- and four-lane arteries and unpaved sidewalk roads. Many local businesses still get their “kicks” on Route 66 by showcasing the highway’s famous logo.

 

Mark It! It’s Good Day to Ride

Motorcycle tank urns are hot right now. Black seems to be the preferred choice, followed by silver.

silver motorcycle tank urn

This is the third riding buddy my client has lost in the last few years. Not from bike wrecks, but cancer or some other ailment. He bought the silver urn for his bud who’s dying from cancer and going down fast.  He plans to let friends take a sharpie and sign off on the tank.

The client even called back to tell thank us for the speedy service and how pleased he was with the beauty of the tank.

Thank you for letting us serve you.

Crash and Burn

dirt bike
Motorcycles are a passion in the garden. And we’ve been thinking about the riders in our lives that have went down this past year.

Evel. Candace has a great perspective on this.

Sweet James who recently died from injuries sustained in a crash.

Dan Feather who died on his dream bike two weeks after he got it.

Keane Moss,17 and James De Anda, 19 on their dirt bikes. The helmet pictured below was used at the memorial.

Kevin Umlauf, trials and enduro rider. I remember when we were kids, Kevin was doing a wheelie on asphalt, lost control and completely scrapped the hide off his back and legs.

And then a guy I met a couple of weeks ago, Ronnie, who was hit on his bike in Branson on his way home from work on a Monday night during the first week in November. Driver was on her cell phone. Ronnie was invisible. He lost his leg, but not his life.

He looks pretty good, but is pretty pissed off. He worked a server in a Branson restaurant. His insurance has already dropped him and he’s trying to secure disability. And build his upper body so he can learn to walk.

motorcycle memorial

Have a great week!

Grey Goose

Thanksgiving postcard

The horn in my car is ultra sensitive. So I drive around randomly honking for no apparent reason. It usually happens when I’m deep in thought, and always surprises me! So it does serve a purpose, as sort of an alarm to wake up and tune in to the traffic. Driving home tonight I startled myself and a couple of pedestrians and decided to christen the Toyota, “Grey Goose”. It feels right.

A trying week and it’s only Tuesday. On a positive note we’re refining our motorcycle urn line. The set-up is a bit tedious with all the options available, but will benefit our clients, we’re getting more requests for the motorcycle tank cremation urns.
Back in Black Motorcycle Urn

If you are looking for something special for the free spirit, take a look. Our motorcycle tank cremation urns are some of the best on the market for the money. Midwesterners tell me the motorcycle urn selections are hard to find in the some of the local markets. Here in SW Missouri I know of one funeral home that carries a very attractive tank urn, one style only and starts in the $700 range. The cool thing about the Urngarden motorcycle urns is that if you’ve got a custom paint connection, you can even buy the blank tanks and design your own personalized motorcycle memorial.

So I leave you with my mantra this week:

Wait in power of

knowing what is possible

Do not waiver

Remain Steady

Remain true to your

Goals and allow life

to carry you.

That which is

worthwhile is sometimes

created slowly.