Backbencher

Burt Monroe is a New Zealander who ends up breaking the world land speed record. He was a retired Vet of WWII. He had owned an Indian motorcycle, but wanted it faster. If I am correct I believe Indian is an American made motorcycle. Burt sets out to make his Indian faster by making modifications and using scraps. After he makes the modifications he takes his bike to the salt flats to test how fast it goes. Some people thought it was too dangerous for Burt to ride because it was a bike built from scraps essentially. But he does anyways and ends up breaking the 200 mile speed limit, making him the world’s fastest man on an Indian.

I liked this movie a lot, because I am sort of a motorcycle my self. It was interesting to see what kind of modifications he made to his Indian. Actually it would be sweet one day to own an Indian, which has a lot of history in American’s eyes.