Here are some photo's of a bike Sammy "Harley Davidson made of tin, ride em out and push em in" Pierce attempted to market during the 1960's using WWII surplus Scouts. Good man, I met him also.
Well - I finally watched the movie. Bought the blu-ray off ebay; Fantastic movie IMO. I loved how he strapped the post to the trailer after the wheel fell off; Engineering at its best...lol
By the time he was going for the speed record, hadn't Indian been out of business for more than a few years? Its been more than a few years since i watched the movie. Speed record set in early 60's?
By the time he was going for the speed record, hadn't Indian been out of business for more than a few years? Its been more than a few years since i watched the movie. Speed record set in early 60's?
I love that movie, one of several motorcycle themed flicks that I pop into the DVD player occasionally. Isn't there a thread on here about that subject..."motorcycle movies"? I was curious about Burt's records at Bonneville, and found this interesting fact:
The current 'Open' record holder is Chris Carr, who achieved a speed of 350.884 m.p.h. Burt Munro holds the 850cc record (178.97) set in 1962, and the 950cc record (190.07) set in 1967. The rules have changed and the actual class he set his record in does not exist any more. It therefore cannot be beaten ever.
My wife is a Kiwi, I'm telling you I think the guy is more famous than Sir Edmund Hillary that was the first white guy to scale Everest in New Zealand lore.
Good info!!! Thank you. I will definitely watch this movie. I also read this and now I'm looking for similar movies where Indiana motorcycles can be present. I really like the theme and it is very welcome when it is present in the film!
I am afraid this type of movie is no longer being made. The studios forgo quality and profit and now prefer to progress their agenda. I just don't get it.
Part of my exit mantra is: Keys, Calls (phone), Cash (wallet), Spectacles, Testicles.
Partly as a nod to the movie, not sure if Burt actually said that or not. Great movie. My brother had a DVD in his camper, then he sold the camper and I guess the DVD went with it. Haven't seen it for a number of years now.
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