Vintage Pics of the Day

[ihrescue]

Vintage Pic of the Day - March 28, 2025

I hope this photo has not been posted and by now it would be a life task to go through all these to find duplicates. So a belated cheer for Burt Munro whose birth anniversary was March 25.
Here is a photo of Burt pointing out that this is not The Fastest Indian In The World. So what bike is Burt sharing here?

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Mike Love

[1939wl]

Love this picture of Burt Munro. shows that spirit that we all have building and riding our machines.
What is he pointing to? Looks like the case broke? High speed engine disassembly? There is a story here.....
Thanks for posting.

[1939wl]

Had to share these. Burt Munro has always been one of my heroes, for many reasons.
He is often quoted as saying "You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime"
I drag raced for years, built all of my own machines, and know this feeling, it's in our blood, it's who we are. Incredible spirit.
As we say about motorcycling, It's the greatest sport !

Munro was 68 years old when he set the record, that still stands today !!!!
Record: Munro's record was 184.087 mph (296.259 km/h).



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[ihrescue]

Had to share these. Burt Munro has always been one of my heroes, for many reasons.
He is often quoted as saying "You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime"
I drag raced for years, built all of my own machines, and know this feeling, it's in our blood, it's who we are. Incredible spirit.
As we say about motorcycling, It's the greatest sport !

Munro was 68 years old when he set the record, that still stands today !!!!
Record: Munro's record was 184.087 mph (296.259 km/h).



Burt Munro II.jpg Burtmunro1920indian.JPG Burt_Munro_1.jpg Burt Munro at 68.jpg

ihrescue says - Good photo spread, thanks for sharing.

Mike

[JoJo357]

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[FNG1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVNozc6qh3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4QUhygfPKI

[JoJo357]

Interesting Video CJ, thanks for posting.

Interesting Video CJ, thanks for posting.


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[JoJo357]

Vintage Pic of the Day - March 28, 2025

I hope this photo has not been posted and by now it would be a life task to go through all these to find duplicates. So a belated cheer for Burt Munro whose birth anniversary was March 25.
Here is a photo of Burt pointing out that this is not The Fastest Indian In The World. So what bike is Burt sharing here?

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Mike Love

I believe the above picture Mike Love posted is a transplanted Vincent head on Burt's Velocette. It was #104 'Offering To the God of Speed'. Speaking of the Velocette nobody really talks about, the Indian stole a lot of it's thunder, but all all, it was one bad hombre' also!
Burt was truly the 'MAD Scientist' of the early motorcycle world, wasn't he!
*Below picture~Burt on the right.

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Burt’s other Bike - The World’s Fastest Velocette - Old Bike Australasia

---> Burt’s other Bike - The World’s Fastest Velocette - Old Bike Australasia <---Good reading.

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[JoJo357]

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[1939wl]

Ray Tursky,
Boatload of history there !
Thanks for posting

[JoJo357]

Ray Tursky,
Boatload of history there !
Thanks for posting

John, i agree.

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[JoJo357]

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[Steve Slocombe]

Picture 4344 shows Ray Tursky on a 34VLD when he won the Jack Pine trophy, and #4346 shows him on a 35VLD when he placed third the following year. I saw the '34 at Oley a few years ago. Apparently Tursky sold it around 1938 and the new owner had kept it since then. It was in the late season Copper Du Lux paint scheme. Somewhere I've seen a magazine article on that bike.

[JoJo357]

Yes Steve, here is the article. That 'Copper Du Lux & Vermilion Red was one of my all time favorite paint combinations.

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1934 Harley-Davidson VLD <------*Article.

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[Steve Slocombe]

Thanks JoJo and it must have been 2008 when I saw the bike at Oley. The rider was an old guy then and I had to start the bike for him for the return journey. Where is it now?