The SPEED RECORD NO ONE can beat after 55 Years

There is a motorbike record nobody can beat. A record made by a 68 years old man with a bike build with his own hands.
This is the incredible story of Burt Munro, and his record at Bonneville.
A story on which they made the movie: The World's Fastest Indian

[MattMunro]

He's my great great uncle. So proud to carry that name

[TonyWhite-xc]

I met Burt at a speed event in Dunedin in 1957. As young boys we were talking to him in the pits. He was very happy to answer our dumb boyish questions in a warm and friendly manner. Other competitors were otherwise occupied which is understandable.
I will always remember his warm persona.

[Notions_son]

My father knew Burt. He was truly an amazing talented man well beyond his years. I also had the pleasure of meeting Sir Anthony Hopkins during the making of The Worlds Fastest Indian and managed to watch the replica bike race on Oreti Beach near Invercargill. It was so loud! Today, if you ever visit New Zealand, you can go and see the 1920 scout on display at E Hayes and Sons along with many other memorabillia and rare motor cycles. He is a true lend and was larger than life. RIP Burt. The true king of speed.

[wilbjr]

In 2017 I shipped my motorcycle from the UK to New Zealand and spent six wonderful months there. A highlight was seeing Burt's bike in the E. Hayes and Sons store in Invercargill. Motorcycle Mecca in Invercargill is great too. Thank you for this story.

[adamwolfy]

Worlds fastest indian is a brilliant movie showing this story, thank you Naska for bringing this story to a new generation 😁

[nickharalampopoulos]

Burt Munro is one of my heroes since I first saw the movie back in 2007. Another incredible statistic is that when he set the record the bike was 47 years old! It’s like setting a record today with a 1977 bike.

[STAG]

I went to Bonneville in 2006 after they completed filming of the movie, and found out they shot it at the other end of the raceway, as they were doing actual speed runs from the proper start of the course (the other direction), so all the props, start line, movie set, cast/crew were about 11 miles away from the real speed runs happening. He was still being talked about and the making of the movie was hot talk the whole time I was there. Tenacious old bugger... we'll never see his like again. And Sir Anthony Hopkins did a fantastic job of playing him in the movie.

[andymcneil]

Amazing man and the film did him justice.

[antt]

Hats off to Roger Donaldson for his perseverance having done a documentary on him in 1971 he finally makes the movie 34 odd years later.
The documentary "Offerings to the gods of speed" was in the special edition DVD and well worth watching.
Burt Munro and John Britten are inspirations to an old mechanic like me.

[nickrider]

Amongst legends Burt Munro is a true legend, an inspiration for new legends - what a man !!

[WhatsforsupperGrandpa]

The 'Fastest Indian ' is a great movie. I saw it years ago .

[Truenofan]

Burt’s trials and bravery is truly an inspiring story.

[philliptaylor]

The world really needs to know just how great this simple man was and the self taught engineering skills he developed to not only, build his bike but cast his own parts in a very small town on the Southern most town in New Zealand, close to Antarctica, in a small shed!

[esotericist]

I have tears in my eyes. What a legend. The kind of man who no longer exists.

[mrwhite]

I already knew about Burt. But I completely enjoyed your telling of his story. Thank you!

[la]

One of the coolest stories in motor racing as a whole.
Thanks for revisting it.
I think I will watch the movie again later.

[tonyrata]

Burt did everything on the cheap, nothing was unusable . Nothing was waste .
When someone in America asked him where he was from he said " Invercargill . I sometimes spell it with one L, because it saves ink .... " .
I think that explains his phiosophy perfectly .
Legend .

[xtc]

Great tribute to a legend. If any of you running across this video, haven’t watched “World‘s Fastest Indian” you will enjoy it. It’s all about Burt Munro.

[grumpyolddude]

"Worlds fastest Indian", my all time fave movie.

[allanpolk]

I have this movie on CD and have watched numerous times. It never gets old.
Burt Munro was not only a mechanical genius, but a genuinely well liked man.
He had an unquenchable passion for two wheeled speed, that won him the acclaim and recognition of the racing world. R I P BURT.