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Motu
14th March 2006, 14:27
Check out this thread in ADVrider,he has scanned 1962,1963 and 1964 Cycle World magazine Bonneville reports,Burt was there every year,well respected as you can see.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124887
oldrider
14th March 2006, 14:39
That stuff kinda chokes me up, makes me proud to be a New Zealander! :yes:
GR81
14th March 2006, 15:18
very cool. :ride:
bugjuice
14th March 2006, 15:41
that's awesome.
with a bit of imagination, you can just see what it was like back then.. I'd love to have been there.

Also saw the comments;

Everyone hopes he will be back next year as no Bonneville is quite complete nowadays without him.

and

Bert's often-heard instructions are "Push fahster fellows, fahster!"

good on 'im :niceone:
merv
14th March 2006, 18:35
Absolutely marvellous!!
bladez
14th March 2006, 18:41
very cool :niceone:
onearmedbandit
14th March 2006, 18:44
Awesome read, good to read the article on the Norton's as well.
avgas
14th March 2006, 18:59
nice one buddy, i enjoyed that
UrbanMyth
14th March 2006, 19:29
rad :cool:
C_A
15th March 2006, 11:06
coolness.....:drinknsin
husaberg
23rd May 2015, 21:46
Thread dredge
Berts been dead for 37 years and last year set another speed record.
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/321/18966/Motorcycle-Article/Burt-Munro-Breaks-Record-36-Years-After-Death.aspx
Grumph
26th May 2015, 09:54
Thread dredge
Berts been dead for 37 years and last year set another speed record.

Probably holds the record for longest period after death to have an event named for you. I'd doubt if the Barry Sheene named events will go that long...
Only other one i can think of is the Cannonball Run - which was named for Cannonball Baker.
Anyone think of any others ?
jellywrestler
26th May 2015, 10:27
Probably holds the record for longest period after death to have an event named for you. I'd doubt if the Barry Sheene named events will go that long...
Only other one i can think of is the Cannonball Run - which was named for Cannonball Baker.
Anyone think of any others ?

i ran a Cannonball Run a handful of years ago, named after Rod Cannonball coleman.
the longest after death is probably the rusty nuts Sir Walter Rally i'd think in the motorcycling world.