New video of Burt, set to Billy Idol's song "Speed"

Looks like Anthony Hopkins on the movie set for "World's Fastest Indian"

The license plate is close, but not the one on Burt's trailer http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/burts-trailer-simple-and-effective.html , and the tall guy is wearing new sneakers, nothing looked like those in the 60's, and Burt was skinny

found on http://ihatemotorcycles.tumblr.com/

New photos of Burt Munro and his first time at Bonneville have been found

above and below are the images that show Burt having just been given the sack of money that everybody donated to (love the comraderie of racers) that was a scene in World's Fastest Indian and the above moment was captured by another camera http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/they-passed-hat-for-burt-just-like.html

From http://www.jockeyjournal.com/?p=710 . The photos were taken by Jack Brady, and are in the Kellogg collection, and I came across them at http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/post/789278888/the-jockey-journal-blog-archive-the-passion-of

For all the other information and photos of Burt I've come across:

I've been waiting to find this... Burt's "Offering to the God's of Speed" wall in his garage

image is the top of the movie poster found on http://nostalgiaonwheels.blogspot.com/

Burt on the salt, photos I just came across

Above: Rod and Custom 1965

Below: Hot Rod 1964 via: http://nostalgiaonwheels.blogspot.com

Burt respect: "You live more in 5 minutes flat-out on a bike like this than most people do in a lifetime"

For a full gallery of photos of Burt and his land speed record setting Indian with hand made parts http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/burt.html

Burt's Bikes!

The webiste of Burt's bikes: http://www.ehayes.co.nz/burtmunro/ full of info and photos

Via: http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/2009/01/burts-hardware.html

For all the info and images I've come across and posted about Burt and his land speed record 1926 Indian Scout: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Burt%20Munro

Burt Munro at Bonneville 1968, Hot Rod Magazine coverage

For the Car Craft 1963 coverage see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/06/burt-munro-coverage-in-car-craft-1963.html

Burt Munro coverage in Car Craft 1963

For the other 5 posts about Burt, his record holding Indian motorcycle, and the movie "World's Fastest Indian" see http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Burt%20Munro

More photos of Burt Munro's record setting and record holding "World's Fastest Indian"

Of course this is the replica they made for the movie, the original is in a hardware store in New Zealand, in Burt's hometown of Invercargill: http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/2009/01/burts-hardware.html

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309314
For magazine coverage of Burt from 1962 and 63 see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/06/burt-munro-coverage-in-car-craft-1963.html

World's Fastest Indian, 205.67 mph. Damn good movie

Cut right to the 17 second mark, (skip the ratings nonsense)



"Offerings to the god of speed" I dig that.

Think you have made concessions to speed before? Burt was able to sit 3/8" lower because of these rocker arm divots.
http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/2006/08/gale-gearhead-banks-accidently.html

Burt set the under-1000cc world record, 183.586 mph (295.453 km/h), at Bonneville, 26 August 1967, on his 1920 Indian Scout. This record still stands today.
Look over http://www.indianmotorbikes.com/features/munro/munro.htm for more tidbits like these;
He used an old spoke for a micrometer
He made two new con rods from DC6 B propeller
He cast parts in old tins and pistons in holes in the sand at the local beach! He built his own four-cam design to replace the standard two-cam system and converted to overhead valves.
He made his own cylinder barrels, flywheels, pistons, cams and followers and lubrication system.
He effectively hand-carved his con-rods from a Caterpillar tractor axle, and hardened and tempered them to 143 tons tensile strength.
He built a seventeen plate, thousand pound pressure clutch and used a triple chain drive.
Burt still held the Australian sidecar record, as-late as 1977.