Bob Burns, now a 65-year-old Christchurch pensioner, set the world’s fastest motor-cycle sidecar speed of 176.5 m.p.h. 21 years ago. It still stands. He left on a whirlwind tour of New Zealand on his XS750 Yamaha touring bike on Friday. Mr Burns should be back in Christchurch in 20 days, having ridden more than 5282 kilometres to celebrate his 50 years as a motor-cyclist.
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Press, 4 October 1977, Page 56
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64Bob Burns, now a 65-year-old Christchurch pensioner, set the world’s fastest motor-cycle sidecar speed of 176.5 m.p.h. 21 years ago. It still stands. He left on a whirlwind tour of New Zealand on his XS750 Yamaha touring bike on Friday. Mr Burns should be back in Christchurch in 20 days, having ridden more than 5282 kilometres to celebrate his 50 years as a motor-cyclist. Press, 4 October 1977, Page 56
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