machinistlife: The Fastest Indian. This photograph Burt Munro’s in his shop garage with a Myfo
machinistlife: The Fastest Indian. This photograph Burt Munro’s in his shop garage with a Myford lathe in 1970, in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand. Burt’s under 1000cc world record, which he set in Bonneville on the 26th August 1967 still stands today. Burt was 68 and was riding a 47 year-old 1920 Indian Scout which he modified in this shop. The bike was sold and is on display in a hardware shop in Invercargill. By the time he stopped, the engine, which originally produced 18bhp, was producing around 100bhp and Burt reckoned he had added 3.5mph each year to the bike over the 50 years he campaigned it. Hope you all had a nice grungy week. Check out https://www.Machinistlife.com for machinist swag. Click on the link in my bio. #indianmotorcycle #burtmunro #myfordlathe #metallathe #machinist #machining #homeshopmachinist #Metalworking #oldtools #machineshop #instamachinist #machinistlife -- source link
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