INDIAN MOTORCYCLE AND BONNEVILLE
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Munro family and the film's director on the very
Bonneville grounds that the film was based upon,
was a surreal experience," said Reid Wilson,
Indian Motorcycle's Marketing Director. "It was
a special way to honor Burt and the perfect way
to compliment the efforts of Lee Munro and our
Spirit of Munro racing team on the Salt Flats."
One point of conversation over the weekend
was the fact Indian Motorcycle went to such
lengths to honor Burt yet still not go for an official
record themselves. It seemed odd to a few, my-
self included, that such a financial investment be
made with no possibility of a record at the end,
but this could change in the near future.
"If there's enough interest in going for the class
record, this is certainly something we could look
at," says Wilson. For Lee Munro, there's no ques-
tion as to what he'd like to see.
"At the end of the day, there's a lot more in that
bike we could tune out of it," he says. "We've
given 50cc away, so there's 25cc per cylinder
still available in our class. That's the power we
would need to drive sixth gear through that first
(Left) Burt's son John Munro was the man who
convinced Indian Motorcycle to undertake the 50th
Anniversary tribute to his father. (Below) Lee straddles
the replica of Burt Munro's 1920 Scout that was used
in the film The World's Fastest Indian.
