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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Burt_MunroBurt Munro - Wikipedia

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   Children. 4. Herbert James "Burt" Munro ( Bert in his youth; 25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, on the 26th of August 1967. [2] This record still stands; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record.

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3. ultimatemotorcycling.com › 2017/03/24 › burt-munrosBurt Munro: Indian Land Speed Record Stands After 50 Years ...

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   Mar 24, 2017 · As of 2016, there are only four records in the AMA record books that have stood longer than Burt Munro’s 50-year-old 1967 class record, The 500cc S-AF class record set in 1958 at 212.288 mph by ...

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4. www.topspeed.com › fast-facts-about-burt-munros10 Fast Facts About Burt Munro’s Land Speed Record

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   Mar 16, 2024 · Burt Munro Archives. Starting in the 1940s, Munro set a number of New Zealand speed records. The first came in 1940 when he set an open road record of 120.8mph; that record held for 12 years. In ...

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6. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › burt-munroBurt Munro Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

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   Burt Munro was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, best remembered for his remarkable Bonneville records. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.

7. allthatsinteresting.com › burt-munroHow Burt Munro Set A World Motorcycle Record At Almost 70 ...

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   Mar 1, 2018 · Perhaps the most shocking part of Burt Munro’s story is Burt Munro himself. At the time that he broke the record, Munro was 68 years old, a few months shy of his 69th birthday. His record-breaking bike, a modified, customized Indian Scout, was 47 years old. With a combined age of over 100, Munro and his Indian were an unlikely duo.

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   Who was Burt Munro?

   • Burt Munro was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, best remembered for his remarkable Bonneville records. Born to a farmer, he was initially forced to take up the family profession. Munro's father never supported his wish to see the world outside his farm, which gave rise to Munro’s passion for motorbikes.

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   Was Burt Munro successful?

   • That he was successful is now a matter of record and recognition of his achievements was enhanced with the 2005 film, The World’s Fastest Indian, starring Anthony Hopkins as Burt Munro. It’s a story of dogged persistence and challenging authority, making both Burt and his motorcycle heroes of speed.

   10 Fast Facts About Burt Munro’s Land Speed Record

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   How old was Burt Munro when he set a world record?

   • Burt Munro was almost 70 years old, but that didn't stop him from setting several world records. In 1967, New Zealander Burt Munro mounted his motorcycle and readied himself to break a record. As he took off, he pushed his Indian to its limits, hoping that the last 20 years he’d spent customizing it for this specific purpose would be worth it.

   How Burt Munro Set A World Motorcycle Record At Almost 70 Years Old

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   How old was Burt Munro when he started riding an Indian streamliner?

   • In qualifying for the 1967 races, he set a one-way record of 190.07mph at Bonneville, the fastest-ever recorded speed on an Indian and the one that gave the name to the movie. By 1967, Burt Munro was 68 years old, and his Indian Streamliner was 47 years old, although not much of the original bike remained by this time.

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9. www.indianmotorcycle.com › en-us › burt-munroBurt Munro - 50th Anniversary | Indian Motorcycle

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   In 1967, 68-year-old New Zealand native Burt Munro made motorcycle history by setting a new official land speed record - 184.087 mph with unofficial top speed of 205.67 mph—when he raced his heavily modified 1920 Indian Scout Streamliner across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, U.S.A. Now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the record ...

10. www.webbikeworld.com › hall-of-fame-burt-munro-isHall of Fame: Burt Munro is the Man Behind the World’s ...

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    Aug 10, 2023 · Today, Burt Munro’s name joins others of his ilk in class 2023 of the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame. Here are the gent’s classmates: Naturally, Indian’s VP of Racing, Technology, and Service is more than a little pleased at the affair. “Burt’s a legend,” enthuses Gary Gray in a recent press release from Indian.