late 1950s, Munro suffered a stroke in 1977, and was admitted to hospital. He found his coordination had diminished. Frustrated, but wanting his motorcycles to remain in Southland, he sold both machines to his friend, Norman Hayes, of E. Hayes & Sons. Munro died of natural causes on 6 January 1978, aged 78 years. He is buried at Invercargill's Eastern Cemetery, with his parents and brother. Records In 1962, he set an 883 cc class record of with his engine bored out to 850 cc. In 1966, he set a 1000 cc class record of with his engine at 920 cc. In 1967, his engine was bored out to 950 cc and he set an under 1000 cc class record of . To qualify he made a one-way run of , the fastest-ever officially recorded speed on an Indian. The unofficial speed record (officially timed) is for a flying mile. In 2006, he was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. In 2014, 36 years after his death, he was posthumously awarded a 1967 record of 296.2593 km/h (184.087 mph) after his son John noticed a calculation error by AMA at that time. Feature film The World's Fastest Indian Burt Munro was the subject of a 2005 film, The World's Fastest Indian, based on a composite of his Bonneville speed runs. This film depicts a determined old man who, despite facing many difficulties, travels from New Zealand to the USA to test run his motorcycle west of the Great Salt Lake. The disclaimer says: "While this motion picture is based upon historical events, certain characters names have been changed, some main characters are composites or invented and a number of incidents fictionalised." 2013 Indian named Spirit of Munro In March 2013, Indian Motorcycle announced that it was producing a custom-built streamliner named the Spirit of Munro. The motorcycle was built to showcase the Thunder Stroke 111 engine to be used in one of the 2014 road models. The company said the Spirit of Munro Scout was a tribute to Munro's achievements with the Indian Scout and to all Indians of old. Notes References Burt Munro: Indian Legend of Speed, George Begg (2002) External links E Hayes and Sons: The World's Fastest Indian Exhibition (original motorcycles), The World's Fastest Indian Legend , a documentary Motorcycle Hall of Fame bio and photos Burt Munro Biography more detailed biography and photos “Hero!”