The Motor-Inn keeper where we stayed at Invercargill knew Burt Munro in his later years. He told us of a story of Burt’s drag bike. Burt decided that his bike was too slow getting off the mark because it was too highly geared. His solution? Build a small swiveling stand at the rear to hold the wheel off the ground, then spin the wheel up to speed and drop the bike off the stand. The theory was better than the result. The bike toppled over onto his leg injuring it considerably. Apparently his thoughts though were not of his leg and refused to seek medical attention despite the bleeding.
Ross. Spot on re the beach and the hardware store
