Between the years of 1926 and 1961, one man from a small town in New Zealand dreamed of setting a land speed record on a 1920 Indian Scout. In 1962 at the Bonneville salt flats that man’s dream finally came true.
To honor the past and power the future, Indian Motorcycle built the Spirit of Munro, an all-metal tribute bike which would house the new Thunder Stroke 111™ engine. On May 5, 2013 the bike was run on a dry lake bed in California. A tribute to the great Burt Munro, and a celebration of the Indian Motorcycle that is yet to come.
ABOUT THE SPIRIT OF MUNRO:
Fully custom-built, the Spirit of Munro is an all-metal tribute to the racers and mechanics throughout history who have collectively built the legacy of record-breaking racing performance and strength that is Indian Motorcycle.
The motorcycle is named in honor of Burt Munro’s “Munro Special,” the historic 1920 Indian Scout that broke the under-1000cc land-speed record in 1967 at the Bonneville Salt Flats as famously portrayed in the motion picture “The World’s Fastest Indian.”
The Spirit of Munro was constructed by Jeb Scolman of Jeb’s Metal and Speed in Long Beach, CA. It was designed from the ground up to house the new Thunder Stroke 111™ engine and showcase its awe-inspiring power and performance.
Yamaha Australia gave me brand new WR450F’s, 4 great riders and left me to do my thing.
The basic story (actual real story) is about 4 friends that used to ride and hang out with each other as kids, They reunite atop there favorite hill and riding area years later.
We shot this in New Zealand in the town of Queenstown.
The official film of Dirt Quake II: a global gathering of crackpot riders flat track racing the most inappropriate bikes, plus Davros, Lord of the Daleks.
The event was co-organised by Sideburn magazine and the Dirt Track Riders Association and held at the Norfolk Arena, England on 8 June 2013.
Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday! Thrills, chills, and cheap nachos
The poor bastard, he never saw it coming.
Wait. He definitely saw it coming; he just couldn’t do anything about it. There he was, a race marshal running onto the course after the green bike from the first heat overcooked his motorcycle on the back corner. And as he’s dragging Green Guy off the course, he looks up and what does he see — another motorcycle taking the same narrow line, already sideways, barreling right towards him.
Boom, motorcycle and motorcycle and man impact at the same time. And our poor race marshal executes a perfect front flip into the air, over the second motorcycle, managing to land on his pelvis and getting right back on his feet. The second bike wasn’t so lucky … Pictures and more