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Burt Munro
New Zealand motorcycle racer
Burt Munro | |
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| Born | Herbert James Munro [1] (1899-03-25)25 March 1899 Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 January 1978(1978-01-06) (aged 78) Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Carpenter New Zealand Home Guard Speedway rider Motorcycle salesman Mechanic |
| Known for | Land Speed record holder |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Beryl Martyn (m. 1927; div. 1947) |
| Children | 4 |
Herbert James "Burt" Munro (Bert in his youth; 25 March 1899 – 6 January 1978) was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, famous for setting an under-1,000 cc world record, at Bonneville, on 26 August 1967.[2] This record still stands; Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record.[3]
Working from his home in Invercargill, he spent 20 years highly modifying his 1920 Indian motorcycle that he had bought that same y