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.
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Ryan Villopoto was nearly flawless at this weekend’s RedBud round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross series, turning in a perfect 1-1 moto tally on perhaps the roughest track the series has encountered so far this year. The only area that the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider might have improved on was his starts, however, with his ability to move quickly through the pack, that small shortcoming ended up not being a major factor.
Villopoto did encounter a bit of resistance from James Stewart in the second moto, however, the Yoshimura Suzuki rider leading Villopoto for the first five laps of … Pictures and more
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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.
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A few days ago the FMX competition at the 21st Free4Style Event was held in perfect weather conditions with stunning freestyle action! Since Friday the small town of Estavayer-le-Lac at Lake Neuchatel hosted the world`s best Freestyle-Motocross riders, wakeboarders and jet-skiers in the world, to entertain 20.000 spectators for three days straight! Local hero Mat Rebeaud (SUI) took 1st place in the FMX competition followed by Josh Sheehan (AUS) in 2nd and X-Fighters Champ Levi Sherwood (NZL) in 3rd!
During the night session on Sunday Josh Sheehan (AUS) showed a DOUBLE BACKFLIP on his FMX bike!!!
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