Following the misspelling of his name in an American motorcycling magazine in 1957, Bert Munro (born Herbert James Munro in 1899) decided to change his name to Burt.

Munro traveled to Bonneville 10 times, the first time for “sightseeing” purposes.

Munro’s Indian Scout was very early off the production line, being only the 627th Scout to leave the American factory. The bike had an original top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h). In its final stages, the Indian’s displacement was 950 cc (as built it was 600 cc) and was driven by a triple chain drive system.

In the nine times he raced at Bonneville, Munro set 3 world records: first in 1962, again in 1966, and once more in 1967 at the speed of 295.453 km/h (183.586 mph) (still standing today). To qualify he made a one-way run of 305.89 km/h (190.07 mph), the fastest-ever officially-recorded speed on an Indian.

Burt Munro would have been 115 years old.