Guest leadsled1953 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 for those of us that remember the Indian Motocycle and the characters who rode them.The Worlds Fastest Indian came out on dvd today.i picked up 2 copies .one for me and one for my 89 year friend who was a jack pine racer.its looks like a great movie.i'll let you know later tonite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipper47 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I saw it at the theatre. It took some liberties with the truth perhaps but that's show biz. I loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leadsled1953 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 i liked the movie very much. it may have taken a few liberties with the truth but so do i when telling a tale <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> .but i like the story.i know my friend Herb will enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 having an indian in the shed, it interested me, took my father and one of his old m/c mates, they loved it. Now all I have to do is kepp the silly old bugger off the indian.. (The guy can barely stand up, he had a couple of strokes a few years ago)Will have to look into getting my hands on a copy of that DVD. Looks like I have christmas sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 GREAT movie, too bad it wasn't shown in more theaters, we had a bit of a drive to see it. The original bike was shown at Hershey in the late 1980's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leadsled1953 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 when i first start riding there were still a few indians on the road[ i had a flathead harley] and i remember one of the indain riders telling me stories about Munro.i think its a very good story .it sure beats the stuff they are trying to pass off as movies these days <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_jmarsicano Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 I just rented it last night, great movie. Even the girlfriend liked it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 If you watch the DVD extras it's amazing how many dialog bits are word-for-word and beat-for-beat identical to the 1972 documentary on Burt Munro. Nobody portrays a real person as accurately as Anthony Hopkins! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I bought a copy today. Hope to watch it tonight. I have the slimmest of connections to Bert Munro and his bike. Back in the 70s, my brother and I as well as a friend of mine had Indians. Living in SoCal, we made the pilgrimage to Pierce Indian on a monthly basis at least. Sam Pierce was one of Bert's sponsors. He stored the bike at his shop, hanging from the ceiling. Bert would take the engine back to NZ with him to work on it after Bonneville. One day, I was at the shop buying another part to replace something that I killed, when the whole building began to shake and a glorious sound came bellowing out of the back room. "What the hell is that" sez I. The counter guy says it's Bert Munro tuning his bike. That thing put out some serious power. I saw the bike again at The L.A. Roadsters Father's Day show about 5 years ago. A bit over restored, but very nice. I'm glad it survived. They should take it to the salt and let it roar again one more time in memory of Bert. BTW, is the 72 documentary available? JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> BTW, is the 72 documentary available? JC </div></div> It's one of the DVD extras. That's why I mentioned it. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KTS Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I too am an Indian Fan, had a 37 scout in college. I'm down in New Zealand, and just had a chance to visit Burt's hometown and to see his stuff at the Hammer Hardware store there (The owner bought everything fro Burt in 1977, I think it was). They had for sale a newish (2009 publish date maybe?) book about Burt, basically a big scrapbook with lots of original pics and info on the bikes, speed trials, etc. A must read if your really interested. The original speed record motor is there in Burt's 1926 springer sprung frame that he would use to test the engine before taking it to the us to reunite with the frame Pierce kept in his shop for him. Fantastic, and all the stuff in the movie happened, it was just shuffled around a bit to make the story flow. Book is by the movie producer, and he talks in it a lot about how the movie came about. Burt was (is!) an inspiration, wish I'd known about him and bonneville in the sixties when I was running my Scout, I'd like to think I'd have gone to the salt to meet him. get the book, see the movies, awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willys77 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Saw the movie myself with a "mate" and his son - we all enjoyed it! They still ride, I like my four wheels. Still available for rent up north here, but will probably buy a copy when I see one! |Thanks for the memories. TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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