Bonneville Bullet - another Kiwi record attempt

Published: 7:42PM Thursday June 11, 2009 Source: Close Up

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It has been on the comeback fast-track since Hollywood gave Bert Munro his greatest glory decades after he tore up the salt on his trusty old Indian.

Now Kiwis with pure speed pumping through their veins are literally queuing up to show they've got the right stuff at the fastest place on earth - the eerily beautiful Bonneville salt flats.

And, as Michael Holland finds, there's a team of bike nuts out there who reckon a world record is within reach at a ridiculous 420 kilometres an hour.

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