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.
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.
Its a great film, and to anybody reading whose not watched it ..... watch it!! I have a very grand bike shed at the bottom of my garden that I've built from scratch, and I built it with Burt Munro in my head! I wanted that sort of 'grandpa' feel about it with wooden work benches and draws .... the sort of thing that my kids and their kids will always remember .... 'Grandpas bike shed'. Thank you for the inspiration Burt Munro!!
Watched it last week, quality film......Anthony Hopkins plays a blinder. Its got a proper feel good factor about it and had me grinning from ear to ear by the end.
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.
Should have seen John Brittany bike , both burt and John are amazing , I did have the fastest production bike in new zealand , early 2000s limited edition kawasaki zx9 94 ONLY 7 BEING PRODUCED, got stolen twice by the finance company and the bike dealership , and the banks , found out THEY where scams , downstairs show room all white , upstairs , in office Japanese mafia , GLAD THE SHOP GOT RIPPED OFF TWICE YEARS BEFORE FOUND OUT ON THE NEWS , 😅😅😅 FUNNY I ACCIDENTALLY BUMBT INTO THEM ICOULDNT SEE THEIR FACE MY GLASSES WAS FOGGY WINK WINK 😅😅😅 , SAD THOUGH HOW THEY STEAL OF PEOPLES ,THEN RESELL , THE ITEM THEY LIED ABOUT PAYMENTS , I STILL HAD PROOF , IT THESE GUYS AND ARRON SLIGHTS , REASONS WHY , LOST THE BIKE ,LOST MY WORK TO FAR TRAVEL MISS RACING , AROUND THE BLOCK OF AUCKLAND 😢 😢😢 AGAINST THE POLICE 😂😂😂 WHERE THE GHOST RIDER HOLD MY WHISKEY AND RUM , GIVE PUFF ON THE WEED , 😮😊😅😂😂😂❤ IT , 🎉 I GOT A LIMITED EDITION 750 HURRICANE I NEED TO GET BACK INTO RACING AGA8N PLENTY OF ANOTHER RACERS I KNOW THEY WILL JOIN IN WITH ME , EXCEPT I DONT HAVE LIGHTS LIKE THEMS , 😂😂😂
@@Philly-lq6zr Wow, you must be so proud to have hijacked this wonderful video to tell your own sick story. Be careful, one day your ego might hurt you badly !!
@@alpeach9480 WTF? NZ is probably the best country in the world for riding. Being a Kiwi, all I can say is that I hope you don't visit our beautiful shores, we don't like or agree with that sort of attitude in NZ. Be careful, one day your jealousy might cause you a heart attack.
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 .
Reminds me of 1960s drag racer Pete Robinson: "Anything that falls to the ground when you let it go from your hand is way too heavy to be on my race car."
@@pro-seriesfabrication3810 These drag racers were the first ones to buy Russian titanium, building lighter frames, right? No? How else would you win a drag race? Weight is a big deal. Replace that heavy aluminum!
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.
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!
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.
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.
His friendship( in the film) with the black transvestite/ transgender ,made the film for me, I'm not into the "alphabet" thing , but it was a sweet touch. Along with him buying the old clunker car in the U.S. paying for it, then lifting the bonnet and tuning it to run better by ear.....
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.
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.
Just found this. What a beautifully presented story - i had a smile on my face watching this. Yes i have seen the movie years ago. The man was incredible. Thank you for delivering the story with so much enthusiasm and passion.
The picture of Burt standing with his custom Indian at the salt flats is the most iconic picture in the motorcycle community. Etched into every riders mind.
Although this comment is late, it's still accurate. That record will never be broken because the organisers at Bonneville have closed the class. Around ten years ago an acquaintance of mine built an Indian specially to go after the record. IIRC on the first attempt he beat the record but the scrutineers found a fault with the bike (I don't recall what it was, but it was something NOT required by the class rules). This guy fixed the 'fault' and the following year went again to Bonneville, only to find that the class rules had been changed so that his bike no longer qualified for that record. Two years after that the class was closed. The organisers do not want the record beaten because the legend is worth too much to them. If any of you have seen the BBC documentary 'Speed Dreams' that was the story of the chase for the record. However, there's a lot missing from it (as you'd expect) because it has to appeal to a wide audience. The kicker in all this is that Chris was also a one-man band, so taking the record would have been very fitting.
I know the guy that owns the house next door to wear Burt use to live. Sadly, all his old sheds are long gone. his collection of bikes is on display to this day in an Invercargill hardware store. Owned by his friend Norman Hayes who recently passed. New Zealanders seem to have a nack for innovation on a budget. Building insane things with no money At 6:21 you can see the corner of my mate's house.
A great new newzealander who didn't hold back despite his hurdles and his crude way of building one off custom performance parts for his journey into the hall of fame,i think mr munroe lived a teenagers life until he sadly passed. He lived a life of his direction and of his choosing ❤great job burt .
I love your pure excitement for burt’s amazing achievements. He was, and still is, a true genius. With no factory back up, no big money sponsorship, he achieved his dreams and some amazing records. A truly amazing man, a real hero of mine. God bless Burt Munro 🎉
Great Video my friend, Burt has been my idle for decades, your passion describing this legend made me tear... Age is nothing, dreams are everything! Those who can't find the courage to pursue their dreams, will regret it, once age prevents them to do so.... Balkan Shipyards
Well done… and the story of Burt and his passion. And the failure is not an option. is what separates the heroes and the zeros……Your passion for this story and you’re astonishment for this man. you brought forward with so much energy and exuberance.made me feel just how incredible and exciting Bert’s achievements and how important his drive and passion for people that have a dream…. Thank you 😊
I met the the author for Berts book and he said that Anthony Hopkins played Bert so well in the movie of him the Fastest Indian. Anthony Hopkins was just like Bert in real life and this came from his family. The Fastest Indian is one of my favourite movies.
I cannot begin to touch Burt's awesomeness. Yet, similarly I did my fastest motorcycling in my sixties. I hit triple MPH digits most every weekend for a few years, with many gears in reserve.
A man like Burt Munro comes along in the proverbial blue moon! Such dedication to his god of speed! The world will never see his likes again. Hero is not enough of a word to describe him. Unique!
As a lifelong motorcyclist, half Kiwi and proud owner of a BMW for nearly forty years, Burt's story has always fascinated me. l rode my BM all over the place, rebuilt t it numerous times (sometimes between 40km trips to work) for years. Burt's is the story of the little man who ignored convention and is a bit of an analogy of the Kiwi people who somehow always manage to punch above our weight. Hope he is still going bloody fast on a bike wherever he is now!!
Bert Munro also gave the world a biodegradable, soluble, easily mass-produced citrus fertiliser called Munro Water. He made it himself, all the time. When his tank filled he would go out the side of his garage and pee on the lemon tree. Excellent crop, by all accounts.
Well done video. Great movie and an even better book. The man was truly a legend. I have been to Bonneville twice and met people that knew Burt. Nothing but admiration and great memories from those guys!
Maybe you can add another Kiwi to your videos, another motorbike genius, John Britten. He took on the king of the twins, Ducati, and beat them with a bike he built in a garage in Christchurch. A photo of his bike made the cover of Cycle World with the words, "THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED MOTORCYCLE And it's not from Japan, Germany, Italy, or America."
I’m so glad you added John Britten in the comments here as he was also another great NZ motor cycles genius that is often overlooked by rest of the world a lot like Burt was until the movie about him was made.
@@andrewd7586 30 years old and still looks amazing beside modern superbikes! I saw two racing ay Pukekohe several years ago. I was lucky enough to be at the pits when one started up. Beethoven couldn't have imagined that sound!
I am also wondering if the Britten family have got back one of the bikes that was stolen from them a few years ago. My sister in law in Christchurch family is close to the Britten’s and they did put a call out about 10 years ago about trying to get it back.
@@RustyFireEye I am not aware of any Britten that has been stolen. There were ten of them made and I'm sure they are all accounted for. Was it one of his earlier bikes he designed a fairing for or something?
In 2014, 36 years after his death, he was posthumously awarded a 1967 record of 296.2593 km/h (184.087 mph) after his son John noticed a calculation error by AMA at that time.
I saw this very machine in person and heard it run a few years back in Philadelphia at the Simeone Museum. What an experience! And what a primitive, amazing machine!
the bike in the US is not his first Indian. it was a 2nd bike frame he built to leave in the US later on after a few trips to the US he took the OG engine home with him each time to work on it. his original bike is still in Invercargill New Zealand . the engine in the one in the US is all parts he used and made but not the speed run engine
Interesting. It was presented at the event as being “on loan” to the U.S. , later to move from Philadelphia to Boston and then to be returned to NZ. Either way, a really impressive experience! Thanks very much for the comments!
I have seen the bike on display at his friends hardware store in Invercargill at the southern end of the South Island. Pretty rickety cobbled together chassis compared to what we have had from the factories even since the 1960's. It looks completely hand made for sure. It is an incredible story 😅
A great story of a great man, a friend of mine was the Director of Photography (David Gribble ACS) on the Anthony Hopkins Film of Bert, The World's Fastest Indian (2005), thanks for the telling of this Dx
I heard that the speed record could be broke easily nowadays but no one would dare do it to unseat Burts awesome record. There is still respect in the racing world.
Alberto, Munro was a real deal dude. His passion is not matched by anyone I dont believe. Thanks for the reminder of him, I was well aware of Bonneville but not his records in NZ. If you are ever in America, my door is open to you my friend. Hell, if you hit a track day or two with me, I may pay for your flight out and back.... :)
I have watched a number of TH-cam offerings on Burt Munro, I reckon this one stands above the others. Wonderful impassioned delivery, skilled video montage along with details and additional story elements I had not heard before. Thoroughly entertaining. (and so damned refreshing not to have AI generated script or voice over)
I am an old Kiwi car guy, not so much into the bike scene. However, I have long known the story of Burt Munro, have the superb movie on DVD ( fantastic, Anthony Hopkins ! ) etc, etc. ( Do check out Jon Britten ) Anyway, linnight ( above ),, I was going say exactly what you have said. What a brilliant video this is,, comprehensive, accurate, FULL of enthusiasm and an absolute credit to the presenter and producers. Outstanding !!
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think it's really that nobody can beat his record, I think its more that he was and is so respected in that world that nobody is even going to try to take Burts record from him.
That's not it at all. The bike he ran would not be legal to run in any class today. He set a record in a very unsafe bike. For that reason, adhering to the modern safety standards, it will be very difficult to break that record .
@@AmbroseBoaBowie I very much doubt Burt would see it that way. Like any other LS racer, I'm sure he would like to see others try and beat his record, and would be very happy for them if they did. Records "belong" to no one....nor should they. That would defeat the whole purpose of doing what we, as racers, do. If his record were to be beat, it wouldn't in any way change is legendary status. Nor would it be "tainted". It would be an honor.
@@csyarid I would normally agree with this sentiment if it wasn’t for the nature of the record. if a record remains unbeaten that long then i consider it a historical monument. The only way, i personally, would accept that record being broken is if one individual set out to break that record in honor of its holder. No big corpo, or sponsors, or anything that involves bureaucracy. As far as im concerned the record is a historical monument of what once was but now can never be achieved because some suits on a board put limitations in place
@@AmbroseBoaBowie Well, it's a good thing that what you think doesn't matter. You certainly don't share the sentiment of the majority of, if not all of the racing community. I have no doubts that they would all whole heartedly disagree with you. FYI, it isn't "some suits on a board" who "put limitations in place", which made it so that his record couldn't be beat. It is fellow racers who enacted/implemented safety standard to minimize the potential for injury and death in the sport. You are clearly commenting on something to which you know nothing about.
i saw this movie in cinema wen i was 17 since then i am a motorbike junky. this man is and was a hero. thanks for your video and sorry for my english. have a nice day and greetings from your austrian neihgbor
I've a bunch of Kiwi mates Speedway sidecar racers that brought the sport to America. Nutters each and every one, and true blue friends. A truly different breed. 😊
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.
Indulging ill-informed young boys' questions is the surest way to guarantee future interest and involvement.
Just remember to pee on the lemon tree…lol
He's my great great uncle. So proud to carry that name
That's awesome! He is a legend!!!
Never knew anything about this, just watched the movie and read about Bert. He was an awesome bike builder.
He was such a unique man. Very rare. I would be so proud also.
Yes very happy for you...I'd cherish his legacy!
Thats fantastic.....what a man.
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.
Its a great film, and to anybody reading whose not watched it ..... watch it!! I have a very grand bike shed at the bottom of my garden that I've built from scratch, and I built it with Burt Munro in my head! I wanted that sort of 'grandpa' feel about it with wooden work benches and draws .... the sort of thing that my kids and their kids will always remember .... 'Grandpas bike shed'. Thank you for the inspiration Burt Munro!!
I love this amazing story...😍💖
A true legend...🏁✨
'The Worlds fastest Indian', good film!
Several people remarked that Hopkins captured Burts accent and mannerisms too, even though he had never met him.
Look for a book called ‘One Good Run’ to back it up.
Watched it last week, quality film......Anthony Hopkins plays a blinder. Its got a proper feel good factor about it and had me grinning from ear to ear by the end.
@@brad270472I agree. He cheated on his wife, but was a character and had this single focus and amazingly, made his own pistons in a crude shop.
@@markhorton8578he’s a great actor
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.
Should have seen John Brittany bike , both burt and John are amazing , I did have the fastest production bike in new zealand , early 2000s limited edition kawasaki zx9 94 ONLY 7 BEING PRODUCED, got stolen twice by the finance company and the bike dealership , and the banks , found out THEY where scams , downstairs show room all white , upstairs , in office Japanese mafia , GLAD THE SHOP GOT RIPPED OFF TWICE YEARS BEFORE FOUND OUT ON THE NEWS , 😅😅😅 FUNNY I ACCIDENTALLY BUMBT INTO THEM ICOULDNT SEE THEIR FACE MY GLASSES WAS FOGGY WINK WINK 😅😅😅 , SAD THOUGH HOW THEY STEAL OF PEOPLES ,THEN RESELL , THE ITEM THEY LIED ABOUT PAYMENTS , I STILL HAD PROOF , IT THESE GUYS AND ARRON SLIGHTS , REASONS WHY ,
LOST THE BIKE ,LOST MY WORK TO FAR TRAVEL MISS RACING , AROUND THE BLOCK OF AUCKLAND 😢 😢😢 AGAINST THE POLICE 😂😂😂 WHERE THE GHOST RIDER HOLD MY WHISKEY AND RUM , GIVE PUFF ON THE WEED , 😮😊😅😂😂😂❤ IT , 🎉 I GOT A LIMITED EDITION 750 HURRICANE I NEED TO GET BACK INTO RACING AGA8N PLENTY OF ANOTHER RACERS I KNOW THEY WILL JOIN IN WITH ME , EXCEPT I DONT HAVE LIGHTS LIKE THEMS , 😂😂😂
@@Philly-lq6zr Wow, you must be so proud to have hijacked this wonderful video to tell your own sick story. Be careful, one day your ego might hurt you badly !!
@@alpeach9480 WTF? NZ is probably the best country in the world for riding. Being a Kiwi, all I can say is that I hope you don't visit our beautiful shores, we don't like or agree with that sort of attitude in NZ. Be careful, one day your jealousy might cause you a heart attack.
Worlds fastest indian is a brilliant movie showing this story, thank you Naska for bringing this story to a new generation 😁
I'm 23 years old I just watched this movie a few days ago and that's why I'm here cause it's fascinating. I want to be more like burt.
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 .
Reminds me of 1960s drag racer Pete Robinson:
"Anything that falls to the ground when you let it go from your hand is way too heavy to be on my race car."
@@pro-seriesfabrication3810 These drag racers were the first ones to buy Russian titanium, building lighter frames, right? No? How else would you win a drag race? Weight is a big deal. Replace that heavy aluminum!
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.
I have tears in my eyes. What a legend. The kind of man who no longer exists.
Yes he is the goods.
There are great young people out there……I believe in them. I pass this vid on
The 'Fastest Indian ' is a great movie. I saw it years ago .
"The Worlds Fastest Indian" is the name of the movie
Amazing man and the film did him justice.
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!
Amongst legends Burt Munro is a true legend, an inspiration for new legends - what a man !!
One of the coolest stories in motor racing as a whole.
Thanks for revisting it.
I think I will watch the movie again later.
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.
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.
I already knew about Burt. But I completely enjoyed your telling of his story. Thank you!
Burt’s trials and bravery is truly an inspiring story.
Salute to Burt Munro, the knight of motorcycle speed. I'm 67, and will pedal bike for transportation for a long time.
"Worlds fastest Indian", my all time fave movie.
I AGREE
His friendship( in the film) with the black transvestite/ transgender ,made the film for me, I'm not into the "alphabet" thing , but it was a sweet touch. Along with him buying the old clunker car in the U.S. paying for it, then lifting the bonnet and tuning it to run better by ear.....
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.
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.
Great video.. love old burt . On hell of a man !
Amazing story! Never heard of this before, going to watch the movie. Thanks for sharing!!!!!
The movie is amazing really great film
It's absolutely brilliant
Best movie ever. A great bloke. A great yarn.
Just found this. What a beautifully presented story - i had a smile on my face watching this. Yes i have seen the movie years ago. The man was incredible. Thank you for delivering the story with so much enthusiasm and passion.
Excellent story sir, really enjoyed it. What a man.
The picture of Burt standing with his custom Indian at the salt flats is the most iconic picture in the motorcycle community. Etched into every riders mind.
Although this comment is late, it's still accurate. That record will never be broken because the organisers at Bonneville have closed the class. Around ten years ago an acquaintance of mine built an Indian specially to go after the record. IIRC on the first attempt he beat the record but the scrutineers found a fault with the bike (I don't recall what it was, but it was something NOT required by the class rules). This guy fixed the 'fault' and the following year went again to Bonneville, only to find that the class rules had been changed so that his bike no longer qualified for that record. Two years after that the class was closed. The organisers do not want the record beaten because the legend is worth too much to them.
If any of you have seen the BBC documentary 'Speed Dreams' that was the story of the chase for the record. However, there's a lot missing from it (as you'd expect) because it has to appeal to a wide audience. The kicker in all this is that Chris was also a one-man band, so taking the record would have been very fitting.
That's not at all true. Munro set a record in the 1000cc S-F, which was never closed, still in the books and available for anyone to go after today.
I know the guy that owns the house next door to wear Burt use to live. Sadly, all his old sheds are long gone. his collection of bikes is on display to this day in an Invercargill hardware store. Owned by his friend Norman Hayes who recently passed.
New Zealanders seem to have a nack for innovation on a budget. Building insane things with no money
At 6:21 you can see the corner of my mate's house.
@@tcbink nope. Section was flattened with a new house built.
Some great engineers in southland, I was born there and have left thinking the town has nothing but it had great minds when it came to cars and bikes,
Thank you for a great history of a motor bike hero! No other rider will ever match his achievements including building his own bike.
Thank you for this post! Burt Munro is my hero! I'm 75.
A great new newzealander who didn't hold back despite his hurdles and his crude way of building one off custom performance parts for his journey into the hall of fame,i think mr munroe lived a teenagers life until he sadly passed. He lived a life of his direction and of his choosing ❤great job burt .
Great tribute with details I didn’t know ! Thanks for doing this video. I have 2 blueray copies of “Worlds Fastest Indian “. It never gets old !
Love the Burt Munroe story - what a legend!
If you've not seen it - watch the movie: 'The World's Fastest Indian's.
Fantastic movie. Even greater story. God gives us very few light houses like this is one. Thank you Burt.
Thank you for your enthusiasm and respect for Burt.
I saw the film as well but you did a great job presenting his story. Thanks !
I love your pure excitement for burt’s amazing achievements. He was, and still is, a true genius. With no factory back up, no big money sponsorship, he achieved his dreams and some amazing records. A truly amazing man, a real hero of mine. God bless Burt Munro 🎉
Thank you - You tell Burt's story incredibly well !
Great story, great display of pure passion. There needs to be a statue in the USA also.
Burt Monroe is still out there driving that old Indian Scout.
Riding Eternal 🇳🇿🤘👑☝️
One does not "drive" a motorcycle. One RIDES a bike. R I D E 🏍
Great Video my friend, Burt has been my idle for decades, your passion describing this legend made me tear... Age is nothing, dreams are everything! Those who can't find the courage to pursue their dreams, will regret it, once age prevents them to do so....
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Excellent bit of history about a most remarkable man. Nice work!
Thanks for your enthusiasm, a story well told. From New Zealand
HERO. What an amazing, wonderful, inspiring story, and man, and life.
Thank you for Highlighting Berts incredible feat of Perseverance and Dedication to his One True Love., ❤️.
Well done… and the story of Burt and his passion. And the failure is not an option. is what separates the heroes and the zeros……Your passion for this story and you’re astonishment for this man. you brought forward with so much energy and exuberance.made me feel just how incredible and exciting Bert’s achievements and how important his drive and passion for people that have a dream…. Thank you 😊
Great homage to a fellow Kiwi. Thank you for your video ❤
I met the the author for Berts book and he said that Anthony Hopkins played Bert so well in the movie of him the Fastest Indian. Anthony Hopkins was just like Bert in real life and this came from his family.
The Fastest Indian is one of my favourite movies.
I cannot begin to touch Burt's awesomeness. Yet, similarly I did my fastest motorcycling in my sixties. I hit triple MPH digits most every weekend for a few years, with many gears in reserve.
And you did it on a Moto Guzzi!
@@johnhess351 MV Agusta F4
good guess, my brother once had a Moto Guzzi
Motorcycling is a wonderful sport!
what a brilliant and passionate description of a wonderful story. Thank you.
WOW! Thank you for sharing Burt's story! (Don't delete please!) Now I need to see the movie! Thank you!
What a great story. Live your dream, no matter what and don't give up.
...What a great presentation! Very well done!
A man like Burt Munro comes along in the proverbial blue moon! Such dedication to his god of speed! The world will never see his likes again. Hero is not enough of a word to describe him. Unique!
And very passionately told, I must say!
Great video! I saw that movie and loved it but this video really tells the story of him. Thank you!
🌟Awesome video...and I also love 'The World's Fastest Indian' movie! 😊
Thank you for telling the story.
As a lifelong motorcyclist, half Kiwi and proud owner of a BMW for nearly forty years, Burt's story has always fascinated me.
l rode my BM all over the place, rebuilt t it numerous times (sometimes between 40km trips to work) for years.
Burt's is the story of the little man who ignored convention and is a bit of an analogy of the Kiwi people who somehow always manage to punch above our weight.
Hope he is still going bloody fast on a bike wherever he is now!!
Bert Munro also gave the world a biodegradable, soluble, easily mass-produced citrus fertiliser called Munro Water. He made it himself, all the time. When his tank filled he would go out the side of his garage and pee on the lemon tree. Excellent crop, by all accounts.
Never heard of hum untill I saw the movie The World's Fastest Indian. Great story and life!!!
Thanks for telling this important story in a funny and enlightening way
This man is a hero ! Just incredible
Very enjoyable tribute, thank you!
Well done video. Great movie and an even better book. The man was truly a legend. I have been to Bonneville twice and met people that knew Burt. Nothing but admiration and great memories from those guys!
Maybe you can add another Kiwi to your videos, another motorbike genius, John Britten. He took on the king of the twins, Ducati, and beat them with a bike he built in a garage in Christchurch. A photo of his bike made the cover of Cycle World with the words, "THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED MOTORCYCLE And it's not from Japan, Germany, Italy, or America."
I’m so glad you added John Britten in the comments here as he was also another great NZ motor cycles genius that is often overlooked by rest of the world a lot like Burt was until the movie about him was made.
I’ve seen the Britten go around Phillip Island on several occasions! Unbelievable bike!👍🏼
@@andrewd7586 30 years old and still looks amazing beside modern superbikes!
I saw two racing ay Pukekohe several years ago. I was lucky enough to be at the pits when one started up. Beethoven couldn't have imagined that sound!
I am also wondering if the Britten family have got back one of the bikes that was stolen from them a few years ago. My sister in law in Christchurch family is close to the Britten’s and they did put a call out about 10 years ago about trying to get it back.
@@RustyFireEye I am not aware of any Britten that has been stolen. There were ten of them made and I'm sure they are all accounted for. Was it one of his earlier bikes he designed a fairing for or something?
In 2014, 36 years after his death, he was posthumously awarded a 1967 record of 296.2593 km/h (184.087 mph) after his son John noticed a calculation error by AMA at that time.
I live in Invercargill and that beach is a 3 minutes drive away... he is still talked about here!
Amazing person and even more amazing story, he was and still is a motorcycle legend, ❤ from🇨🇦👍video.
Old age age and cunning will overcome youth and enthusiasm every time!!!
Peace!!!
It’s such a cool story! He’s a great human being.
DO NOT Delete this channel... Excellent story excellent movie The Fastest Indian.
Thanks for this documentary. "The World's Fastest Indian" is one of my favorite films.
Anthony Hopkins did that movie. The fastest Indian
I saw this very machine in person and heard it run a few years back in Philadelphia at the Simeone Museum. What an experience! And what a primitive, amazing machine!
the bike in the US is not his first Indian. it was a 2nd bike frame he built to leave in the US later on after a few trips to the US he took the OG engine home with him each time to work on it. his original bike is still in Invercargill New Zealand . the engine in the one in the US is all parts he used and made but not the speed run engine
Interesting. It was presented at the event as being “on loan” to the U.S. , later to move from Philadelphia to Boston and then to be returned to NZ.
Either way, a really impressive experience! Thanks very much for the comments!
What great determination and a follower of his dream!
He was an absolute legend!.... Nuff said....
I enjoyed your rendition of Burt Munro’s life and love for speed. Well done 👍
What a man and amazing story ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have seen the bike on display at his friends hardware store in Invercargill at the southern end of the South Island. Pretty rickety cobbled together chassis compared to what we have had from the factories even since the 1960's. It looks completely hand made for sure. It is an incredible story 😅
A great movie about this guy..well worth watching
Well done 👍🏻, thanks!
A great story of a great man, a friend of mine was the Director of Photography (David Gribble ACS) on the Anthony Hopkins Film of Bert, The World's Fastest Indian (2005), thanks for the telling of this Dx
Nice video about Burt! There's the Burt Munro Classic races held in New Zealand every year, in his memory.
I heard that the speed record could be broke easily nowadays but no one would dare do it to unseat Burts awesome record. There is still respect in the racing world.
If that’s not true, it sure aught to be! Cheers for Burt.
I believe the record was immortalized so it can never be challenged out of respect for Bert.
you cant run a bike with a shell with no firewall now too so it cant be broken
It's no longer possible as the rules have been changed.
As I get older I have come to realize there are some things that should stand and whether they could be beat is irrelevant.
Beautifully produced video. Good script delivered with passion and insight. Thank you.
Alberto, Munro was a real deal dude. His passion is not matched by anyone I dont believe. Thanks for the reminder of him, I was well aware of Bonneville but not his records in NZ. If you are ever in America, my door is open to you my friend. Hell, if you hit a track day or two with me, I may pay for your flight out and back.... :)
I have watched a number of TH-cam offerings on Burt Munro, I reckon this one stands above the others. Wonderful impassioned delivery, skilled video montage along with details and additional story elements I had not heard before. Thoroughly entertaining. (and so damned refreshing not to have AI generated script or voice over)
I am an old Kiwi car guy, not so much into the bike scene. However, I have long known the story of Burt Munro, have the superb movie on DVD ( fantastic, Anthony Hopkins ! ) etc, etc. ( Do check out Jon Britten ) Anyway, linnight ( above ),, I was going say exactly what you have said. What a brilliant video this is,, comprehensive, accurate, FULL of enthusiasm and an absolute credit to the presenter and producers. Outstanding !!
@@alpeach9480 Oh yes - the Jon Britten story is equally of outstanding accomplishments and Kiwi "can do" attitude.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think it's really that nobody can beat his record, I think its more that he was and is so respected in that world that nobody is even going to try to take Burts record from him.
That's not it at all. The bike he ran would not be legal to run in any class today. He set a record in a very unsafe bike. For that reason, adhering to the modern safety standards, it will be very difficult to break that record
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@@csyarid good, let this legend remain untainted,
@@AmbroseBoaBowie I very much doubt Burt would see it that way. Like any other LS racer, I'm sure he would like to see others try and beat his record, and would be very happy for them if they did. Records "belong" to no one....nor should they. That would defeat the whole purpose of doing what we, as racers, do. If his record were to be beat, it wouldn't in any way change is legendary status. Nor would it be "tainted". It would be an honor.
@@csyarid I would normally agree with this sentiment if it wasn’t for the nature of the record. if a record remains unbeaten that long then i consider it a historical monument. The only way, i personally, would accept that record being broken is if one individual set out to break that record in honor of its holder. No big corpo, or sponsors, or anything that involves bureaucracy. As far as im concerned the record is a historical monument of what once was but now can never be achieved because some suits on a board put limitations in place
@@AmbroseBoaBowie Well, it's a good thing that what you think doesn't matter. You certainly don't share the sentiment of the majority of, if not all of the racing community. I have no doubts that they would all whole heartedly disagree with you. FYI, it isn't "some suits on a board" who "put limitations in place", which made it so that his record couldn't be beat. It is fellow racers who enacted/implemented safety standard to minimize the potential for injury and death in the sport. You are clearly commenting on something to which you know nothing about.
i saw this movie in cinema wen i was 17 since then i am a motorbike junky. this man is and was a hero. thanks for your video and sorry for my english. have a nice day and greetings from your austrian neihgbor
They don't mak'em like Bert any more .Bert Munro & John Britten were kiwi heros.
I've a bunch of Kiwi mates Speedway sidecar racers that brought the sport to America. Nutters each and every one, and true blue friends.
A truly different breed. 😊
Have you checked out Allen Millyard - genius English garage engineer? There are also a couple of them in Australia.
Wonderful story! Thank you!
Thanks for that Alberto. As a Kiwi we in NZ are very proud of Bert and his legacy.
His story always makes me smile. Great movie and a great man .
A story well told. Thank you.
My favorite kiwi movie mate Burt Munro is an absolute legend here in New Zealand 🇳🇿
This was so good😭 thank you 👏 Yes I’m a blubbering motorcycle hero enthusiast, and not ashamed of it either😂
Very fine video about this great Man! Thank You!