Burt Munro

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Burt Munro, known as the fastest man from New Zealand, became internationally known for the records he broke at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the 1960s. In eleven record attempting trips to the National Speed Week, the Kiwi broke three world records on his Indian motorcycle – one of which still stands today. The “World’s Fastest Indian” from the edge of the world believed in boundless opportunities and in the importance of never giving up his dreams regardless of challenges along the way. 'Burt Munro - New Zealand’s Fastest Man: Salt Flats Speedster'. Biography by Henrike Forschler.
See full biography here: http://www.nzedge.com/legends/burt-munro-worlds-fastest/

Anthony Hopkins played Burt in the 2005 movie, "The Worlds Fastest Indian"

In March 2013 Indian Motorcycles announced that it was producing a custom-built streamliner named the Spirit of Munro.