Shop By Category
Speed King Hardback Book
$24.95 + GST
Meet Burt Munro, an unknown, elderly New Zealander whose obsession with setting a world land-speed record at Bonneville on his ancient Indian motorcycle made him a Kiwi legend.
In 1967 an unknown, elderly New Zealander and his ancient Indian motorcycle set a world land-speed record at Bonneville. The man was Burt Munro, and he became a Kiwi legend. How did he do it? His amazing true story is now a stunning picture book.
A crowd of people stand on a flat white plain. In the distance, a snarling, roaring dark speck is hurtling towards them. It’s a motorbike. The rider is inside the shell, lying almost flat. ‘Go, Burt!’
The red bike blurs past.
Fingers click stop-watches.
How fast has Burt Munro gone this time?
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 world by setting a 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 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.
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 32
In Stock


Days of the Week Poster Maori
Object Permanence Box with Drawer
Hairy Maclary no te Teri a Tanarahana Paperback Book
Hairy Maclary and Friends: 123 in Maori and English Board Book
Simple Scales
Te Wero Puzzle (17pcs)
Semispheres (10pcs)
Parachute with 12 Handles
Headless Wooden Tambourine
Wireless Colour Controller Wall Mat
Colours Poster Maori
Large Chubby Brushes (10pcs)
Wooden Roadway (42pcs)
Holder for 3 Pencils
1000 Bead Chain of Individual Beads
Tape Measure 5M
Paint Pump
Wooden Hexagon Tessellated Set (45pcs)
Alphabet Bean Bags (26pcs)
Tempera Powder Paint Set 1 Ltr (6pcs)
Cellophane (8pcs)
Colour Fun Dye 2Ltr (6pcs)
Bedding Bag
Pukeko in a Ponga Tree Magnetic Story (12pcs)
Taming The Sun Paperback Book 


Reviews
There are no reviews yet.