Burt Munro legenda novog zelanda - HERBERT JAMES MUNRO

[crank]

http://www.indianmotorbikes.com/features/munro/munro.htm

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[Zeljko]

Premda je iz 2005 OVO MORAM GLEDATI!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro

Herbert (Burt) James Munro (25. ožujka 1899. - 6. siječnja 1978.) bio je novozelandski motociklist, poznat po tome što je postavio brzinski rekord za motocikle u klasi motora ispod 1000 ccm (183.586 mph, 295.44 km/h), 26. kolovoza 1967.g, koji stoji i danas (2008.). U vrijeme kad je postavio svoj posljednji rekord, Munro je imao 67 godina i vozio je motor star 46 godina.

Radeći u svom domu u gradu Invercargill, 20 godina je prerađivao svoj motocikal model Indian, kojeg je kupio 1920. Burt je postavio svoj prvi rekord Novog Zelanda 1938., da bi kasnije postavio još sedam. Burt je putovao na natjecanje u SAD, Bonneville Salt Flats, gdje je pokušavao postavitit svjetske rekorde u brzini. Tijekom svojih deset posjeta postavio je tri rekorda od kojih jedan stoji i danas.

    * 1962. postavio je svjetski rekord od 288 km/h (178.97 mph) sa svojim motorom prerađenim od motora 850 cc (51 in³).
    * 1966. postavio je svjetski rekord od 168.066 mph.
    * 1967. postavio je sa svojim motorom prerađenim od motora 950 cc (58 in³) rekord u klasi sa 295.44 km/h (183.59 mph). Kako bi se kvalificirao odvozio je jednosmjernu vožnju kada je postigao 305.89 km/h (190.07 mph), najveću ikad službeno zabilježenu brzinu modela Indian. Neslužbeni brzinski rekord (službeno mjeren) je 331 km/h (205.67 mph) za engl. flying mile.



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I get teary just thinking about it, he proved you could take a bike regardless of age and make it do amazing things if you really put some work into it, I own a 1984 v4 700cc honda saber (nonv65 model) it's the world to me, I've only gotten it to 178 as hard as i've tried, 178mph, if i were evey to get her to crack over 200mph i'd try to decline the record, and when i get to heaven, I'd have to tell Burt I'm sorry, cuz that record deserves to be noted forever, he had the guts to do the amazing!

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[Zeljko]

http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/TheMagazine/burt_monro.html
    

Burt Munro In His Own Words

[DaviiD]

Ja sam gledao taj film. Ali vise je tema filma taj njegov put od NZ do salt lake-a i na svalerke koje je imao uz-put. U stvari je bilo zanimivo samo 20 min filma, gde su testirali motor i onda ubrzavanje na 4 (il kolko vec je) kilometra.

[stipe]

Meni je cijeli film bio zanimljiv, najbolja Hopkinsova uloga ikada, svima sam preporucio da gledaju. A istinita je prica da ga prvi puta NISU pustili da vozi, ali se vratio dogodine i je... im mamu! 

[Zeljko]

Offerings to the God of Speed

Another Burt Munro motto was ‘fix it and try again’. In 50 years, he had some 250 motor -ups, usually because the con-rods or cylinder sleeves couldn’t take the pace.

With basic equipment and astonishing ingenuity, he’d rebuild the engine ready for the next try. He made cylinder linings out of cast-iron drain pipes and fabricated con-rods from steel Ford-motorcar axles. To make a flywheel he cut a coin-sized slice from a hydraulic ram, and used a steam-driven hammer to flatten it out to about 180mm diameter.

He cast motorbike pistons using melted-down pistons plus his own additives, and made high-speed tyres by carving the treads off factory-made racing tyres.

His determination paid off. He won many speed trials and race events in New Zealand - then he took on the world.


Burt Munro's Records
In the records of Motorcycling New Zealand

Flying half-mile, Road, Unlimited Class
Munro Special Indian - 99.45mph, Canterbury, 27 January 1940

Flying half-mile, Road, Open Class
Munro Special Indian - 120.8mph, Canterbury, 27 January 1940

Flying half-mile, Road, 750cc Class
Munro Special Indian - 143.6 mph, Canterbury, 13 April 1957

Flying half-mile, Beach, Open Class
Munro Special Indian - 131.38mph, Oreti Beach, 9 February 1957

Flying half-mile, Beach, 750cc Class
Velocette 600cc - 129.078mph, Oreti Beach, 16 December 1961

Flying half-mile, Beach, 750cc Class
Velocette 618cc - 132.35mph, Oreti Beach, 1 May 1971

Standing Start, Quarter-mile, Open Class
Velocette 600cc - 12.31 seconds, Invercargill, 25 March 1962

In the records of the American Motorcycle Association

Flying One Mile. Class S - A 883 cc
Munro Special Indian - 178.971mph, Bonneville, 20 August 1962

Flying One Mile. Class S - A 1000 cc
Munro Special Indian - 168.066mph, Bonneville, 22 August 1966

Flying One Mile. Class S - A 1000 cc
Munro Special Indian - 183.586mph, Bonneville, 26 August 1967

http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/PastEvents/WFI/Pages/Burt.aspx

[Zeljko]

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Burt Munro Offerings to the God of Speed 1971