BURT MUNRO

[Flightlessbird]

Harris Family Racing from Hawkes Bay in a Ford powered Hot Rod and the Son in Law on a Bike from NZ so far

[Kwaussie]

Old interview found!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/81594219/saved-from-a-skip--the-lost-burt-munro-interviews

[jellywrestler]

The Velocette is in a cafe in Parnell, Auckland. The owner ( Harvey ) bought it at auction to stop the bike being sold overseas.

The Hayes family brought both his Velocette and Indian and they remain in southland.

[jellywrestler]

If you go on to the net you will see the bike that is in the usa ,that they are saying he used on all his runs on the salt, so what has the bike in nz got to do with what Burt did at Bonneville.

true, but not the engine. He initially travelled back with the bike but then left it there and brought the motor back. When they outlawed his bike Roger Donaldson took him back to do a documentary so he built up a motor to use and sell with the bike. The one over there has been 'restored' to immaculate condition, The engine in the bike here still has the number 50R627 the original number likely restamped as it's unlikely those cases lasted all those years.