: He bought a 1920 Indian Scout brand new, which originally had a top speed of about 60 mph.

If you’re looking for an inspiring story of grit and ingenuity, few tales beat that of , the New Zealander who spent 46 years tinkering with a 1920 motorcycle in his shed before setting a world record.

Burt Munro was a self-taught engineer from Invercargill, New Zealand, who dedicated his life to pushing the limits of speed.

His journey was immortalized in the 2005 film starring Anthony Hopkins. The Legend: Burt Munro

: Operating on a shoestring budget, Munro hand-cast his own engine parts (sometimes using old tin cans) and modified the bike for nearly five decades.