Speed King : Burt Munro The World-s Fastest Indian

The moment young Burt Munro saw a motorbike chugging down a quiet Invercargill street, he was hooked. More than fifty years later, he and his ancient Indian motorcycle would amaze the racing world by setting a world land-speed record one that remains unbroken to this day.
Burt didn't have much money. He wasn't young. But he was determined. And, in the end, he became a Kiwi legend.
A wonderful true story about a very unlikely New Zealand champion, by the award-winning author and illustrator of First to the Top..

Featured in the 8 July 2016New Zealand Newsletter.
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