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Motosikal ciptaan beliau akhirnya berjaya memecah rekod kelajuan dunia (bagi kenderaan 2 roda) di Dataran Garam Bonneville, Utah Amerika Syarikat pada 1962, 1966 dan 1967. Rekod terakhir pada 1967 tersebut masih bertahan sehingga ke hari ini.

Foto adalah milik pemegang hakcipta

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Selain aspek humanism yang diketengahkan, kisah ini turut merungkai pelbagai kepayahaan yang dihadapi di dalam pembikinan motosikal tersebut.
Burt began modifying his bike in 1926. His methods, to say the least, were unorthodox. He used an old spoke for a micrometer and cast parts in old tins although one American report has him casting pistons in holes in the sand at the local beach! He built his own four-cam design to replace the standard two-cam system and converted to overhead valves.
He made his own barrels, flywheels, pistons, cams and followers and lubrication system. In their final form he in effect hand-carved his con-rods from a Caterpillar tractor axle, and hardened and tempered them to 143 tons tensile strength. He built a seventeen plate, thousand pound pressure clutch and used a triple chain drive. He experimented with streamlining and, in its final form, the bike was completely enclosed in a streamlined shell.The leaf-sprung fork was dispensed with and what appears to be a girder fork from a 1925 - 1928 Prince substituted.
Sumber: The Worlds Fastest Indian, The Munro Special.
A Tribute to H.J Munro, a.k.a 'Burt' Munro

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Sebuah kisah yang banyak memberikan inspirasi dan wajib ditonton oleh semua penggemar rekacipta.
1 comment:
Thanks for remind me bout this story. Dah lame x tgk. Dulu pernah ade keluar kt tv. Pastu dah lupe dah. Sekarang, lepas bace entry ni, baru teringat balik. Baru abis tengok balik citer ni. hehe
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