A final ride with Lionel Lim, Warpigs motorcycle club founder

The 60 Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders each twisted the throttle of their machines. Setting off a roar from the exhaust pipes as a mark of respect, they rode past the casket of Mr Lionel Lim, a founding member of Warpigs Motorcycle Club (Warpigs MC), at Mandai Crematorium.

- Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

The 1km-long convoy escorting the funeral cortege on July 30 must have piqued curiosity.

At the crematorium, Buddhist chants, along with English rock band Black Sabbath's 1970 song War Pigs, were heard as the coffin was moved from the hearse to a hall.

Mr Lim, affectionately known by his Warpigs family as "Fat A**", was there from the start when the club was formed in 1996.

The auditor had died of a cardiac arrest in Kuala Lumpur on July 27—five days after the death of Black Sabbath's frontman Ozzy Osbourne—as he was about to leave a hotel. He was 54.

Mr Lim leaves behind his wife and 18-year-old son. He also left a legacy, said former president of the club, Mr Jap Loh.

"His genuine caring nature and aura have left a lasting impression on all of us," said Mr Loh. "He was humble and he always showed up with a smile."

Mr Lim's brother Leonard Lim, 51, an application manager, said: "It was wonderful. It was a grand send-off and I think it was something he would have liked."