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Imagine a curtain fronting a presentation, or veil over a statue. This post will be updated 26 August 2017, a very special anniversary.
No spoilers! Maybe OK to peek...

50 years ago:
On August 26, 1967 one of New Zealand’s favorite sons decimated former Land Speed Record for displacements under 1000cc at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA.
68 year old Burt Munro, of Invercargill, astride his 1920 750cc Indian Scout, timed (averaged of two) pass was 183.586 MPH, or 295.453 KPH. Better calculations corrected it later at 184.087, or 296.259 KPH. The unofficial top speed was 205.67 MPH, equaling 330.993 KPH.
His modifications and engineering savvy raised the motorcycle’s advertised top speed nearly 130mph over stock. It is worth noting he bought the Indian new and commenced steady experimentation.

Bystander: [punning on "State of the Art" to describe Burt's 1920 Indian Scout motorbike] Straight out of the Ark.
Burt Munro: Don't be so cheeky.

His feats are documented in “Offerings to the God of Speed” by Roger Donaldson 1971; and theatrically by Donaldson in 2006, starring none other than Sir Anthony Hopkins. Interestingly, Hopkins declares this, “The World’s Fastest Indian”, his favorite of all roles.
I recommend any persons who love “...things that roll and go”, make definite efforts to watch a copy uninterrupted.
Not only for entertainment, but admiration of those singular persons that grasp what many would say is beyond reach.
I’m certain riders among us will watch over and over again.

And the most stunning revelation of all, 50 years later, Munro’s record still stands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Munro