Heaven's angel Ray Biddiss, of Field Close, Wheatley, Halifax, has had a Suzuki motorcycle hearse built for bikers' funerals.

Relatives can travel on the pillion as it pulls a glass, black and chrome coffin carriage with a steel deck, designed by Mr Biddiss.

"I'm here to help people make their last goodbye the occasion they want it to be rather than what Church tradition dictates."

Mr Biddiss, 54, a former minister at Pellon Baptist Church in Halifax, has been a biker since he was 15. He now conducts funeral services across West Yorkshire and has become known for his open-minded attitude and has even conducted a punk ceremony.

"I had to warn the older members of the congregation that they might want to leave before we played the Sid Vicious version of My Way," he said.

"I do bend the usual funeral rules because I believe a funeral is about
what you and your family want.

"It's great to see the bike finally here," he said. "I'm hoping to do my first funeral with it soon."