Herbert James Munro was a motorcycle racer from New Zealand, famous for setting a motorcycle speed record in the 1000cc Streamliner Modified Fuel category, at Bonneville, on 26 August 1967. This recor
Burt Munro
A replica of the 1920 Indian (with half the exterior removed to show detail) that Burt Munro used to set his record in 1967
Indian Motorcycle is an American motorcycle brand controlled by the Los Angeles–based private equity firm Carolwood LP since February 2026.
Burt Munro
…store in Invercargill maintains a free museum collection featuring Munro and his work, including the original "Munro Special" Indian. In March 2013, Indian Motorcycle announced that it was producing a custom-built streamliner named the Spirit of Munro. The motorcycle was built to showcase the Thunder Stroke 111 engine…
Oscar Hedstrom with the first prototype of Indian
1905 Indian on display at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Birmingham, Alabama. The single-cylinder motorcycle had a displacement of 260cc, weighed 130 pounds, and had a top speed of 30-35 mph.