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The Burt Munroe Challenge
« on: November 18, 2011, 09:53:49 AM »
So who is going to this?
Held in the South Island of New Zealand every year in November, a week of bikes bikes and more bikes, races, beach sprints, hill climbs and more bikes.
Even the Aussies come over for it.
Anyone on the site going to it?
Can ya put up some photos for us please.
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 10:01:34 AM »
Sorry, no pictures of the challenge but I like this one of Burt. Cliff.
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2011, 06:31:52 PM »
"The World's Fastest Indian" .. a great movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Burt Monroe .. for those who have not heard of Burt before.

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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011, 11:49:04 AM »
good movie
wonder how much was true
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 11:56:28 AM »
most of the movie was true, but a bit of "artistic license" was used. Burt actually went to the flats a few times.

pity I'm not going, sadly have to work. a few mates are heading down tomorrow, if "Bear" manages to work his camera, I will post pics when he gets back next week.
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2011, 01:04:08 PM »
Burt, on his Indian, set in August 67 and still holds the S-F (1000cc) Bonneville land speed record of 183.586 mph.  He also had an unofficial run (officially timed) of 205.67 mph for the flying mile.

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« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011, 01:17:38 PM »
What I didn't know about Burt was that he built and raced several other bikes apart from his beloved Indian. He build a drag bike out of a 1936 Velocette 500 single that would do 250 KMH (155.35 MPH) and ridden by Neil Neilson, broke the 500cc land speed record in 1964. A very talented man. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2011, 12:10:38 AM »
Gotta feel sorry for the poor buggers who planned all year to get time off to go to this meeting and it is peeing down in the South Island! :(
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2011, 12:06:11 AM »
Oh well, it could be worse Hushy, it could be earthquaking!  ;D
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2011, 12:08:38 AM »
They need jetskis this year!
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2011, 02:04:11 AM »
Quote from: Hush on November 21, 2011, 12:10:38 AM
Gotta feel sorry for the poor buggers who planned all year to get time off to go to this meeting and it is peeing down in the South Island! :(

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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2011, 09:51:15 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 20, 2011, 01:17:38 PM
What I didn't know about Burt was that he built and raced several other bikes apart from his beloved Indian. He build a drag bike out of a 1936 Velocette 500 single that would do 250 KMH (155.35 MPH) and ridden by Neil Neilson, broke the 500cc land speed record in 1964. A very talented man. Cheers, Terry. ;D

I was just going to add Burt was a Velocette man and in fact used the Velocettes more than he did the Indian for racing.
Terry beat me to it. ;) How's it going Terry?
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2011, 10:44:33 AM »
heres a link to the rally if anyone is interested.
http://www.burtmunrochallenge.com/
Hush...the weather was great yesterday for those going down.
Terry...what's an earthquake or 2.. ;D
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2011, 10:23:27 PM »
Quote from: Rocking-M on November 22, 2011, 09:51:15 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 20, 2011, 01:17:38 PM
What I didn't know about Burt was that he built and raced several other bikes apart from his beloved Indian. He build a drag bike out of a 1936 Velocette 500 single that would do 250 KMH (155.35 MPH) and ridden by Neil Neilson, broke the 500cc land speed record in 1964. A very talented man. Cheers, Terry. ;D

I was just going to add Burt was a Velocette man and in fact used the Velocettes more than he did the Indian for racing.
Terry beat me to it. ;) How's it going Terry?

Yeah I'm good mate, how about yourself? How's that beautiful Ducati going? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2011, 10:43:15 PM »
Hey Terry, hows that deadly treadlie of yours going mate..... ;D
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« Reply #15 on: November 26, 2011, 12:17:26 AM »
G'Day Mick, it's still sitting in my cousin's garage gathering dust. Over the last few months he's had a marriage breakup and he's got to sell the family home and pay out his ex-wife half a million bucks, so he's got enough to worry about without me asking him how the "tuning" is going.  ;)
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #16 on: November 26, 2011, 12:35:08 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 26, 2011, 12:17:26 AM
G'Day Mick, it's still sitting in my cousin's garage gathering dust. Over the last few months he's had a marriage breakup and he's got to sell the family home and pay out his ex-wife half a million bucks, so he's got enough to worry about without me asking him how the "tuning" is going.  ;)

Maybe he should start the bike, grab all the money and head for the longest straightest road available.... ;D :o

Poor bugger....
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2011, 04:16:30 AM »
Here's some photos of Burt and John Britten that I've shot from a book.
A guy (from NZ who now lives here in Darwin) came into work a while ago and gave me a stack of old motorcycle photos and VHS tapes that were taken in NZ many years ago.
He said that he was having a big cleanout and just didn't want them anymore.

I'd like to digitalize the tapes and get them onto DVD's to preserve them.

 



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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #18 on: November 26, 2011, 06:31:18 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 25, 2011, 10:23:27 PM
Quote from: Rocking-M on November 22, 2011, 09:51:15 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 20, 2011, 01:17:38 PM
What I didn't know about Burt was that he built and raced several other bikes apart from his beloved Indian. He build a drag bike out of a 1936 Velocette 500 single that would do 250 KMH (155.35 MPH) and ridden by Neil Neilson, broke the 500cc land speed record in 1964. A very talented man. Cheers, Terry. ;D

I was just going to add Burt was a Velocette man and in fact used the Velocettes more than he did the Indian for racing.
Terry beat me to it. ;) How's it going Terry?

Yeah I'm good mate, how about yourself? How's that beautiful Ducati going? Cheers, Terry. ;D

I'm still tinkering away on her. 

Hey Mick, you get all that stuff on a dvd I'd like to buy a copy from you. That would be a great history lesson.
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2011, 02:42:50 AM »
Quote from: Rocking-M on November 26, 2011, 06:31:18 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 25, 2011, 10:23:27 PM
Quote from: Rocking-M on November 22, 2011, 09:51:15 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 20, 2011, 01:17:38 PM
What I didn't know about Burt was that he built and raced several other bikes apart from his beloved Indian. He build a drag bike out of a 1936 Velocette 500 single that would do 250 KMH (155.35 MPH) and ridden by Neil Neilson, broke the 500cc land speed record in 1964. A very talented man. Cheers, Terry. ;D

I was just going to add Burt was a Velocette man and in fact used the Velocettes more than he did the Indian for racing.
Terry beat me to it. ;) How's it going Terry?

Yeah I'm good mate, how about yourself? How's that beautiful Ducati going? Cheers, Terry. ;D

I'm still tinkering away on her. 

Hey Mick, you get all that stuff on a dvd I'd like to buy a copy from you. That would be a great history lesson.
No worries Fred.
I'll get the magic box hooked up between the tape player & the PC and see what's on them.
There's 4 tapes altogether, the rest of the tape boxes were full of old photos.
I don't want anything for the DVD's mate.
Once they're copied onto the HD, it's just a matter of burning a few discs and the jobs right.
I can let you know when I've done ém and we'll sort it out from there.
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Re: The Burt Munroe Challenge
« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2011, 04:27:34 AM »
Me to Mick.
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