Antarctic Angel:
I don't think so, granddad!
Burt Munro:
Well, why don't you put your money where your mouth is?
Fran:
[
to a staring crowd] What are you looking at? Dirty old men need love too!
Tom:
Aren't you scared you'll kill yourself if you crash?
Burt Munro:
No... You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime.
Tom:
Why do you pee on your lemon tree?
Burt Munro:
Invercargill, I-N-V-E-R-C-A-R-G-I-L-L. Sometimes I spell it with one 'L' to save ink.
Burt Munro:
If you don't follow your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable.
Burt Munro:
If you don't go when you want to go, when you do go, you'll find you've gone.
[
Burt starts to mount his bike, but stops]
Burt Munro:
I can't get my leg in because of the asbestos cloth on it.
[
gets off]
Burt Munro:
Let me take it off.
Rolly:
Well, what about your leg and the heat?
Burt Munro:
Screw it. I've got a spare one.
[
the motorcycle gang comes to see off Burt]
Antarctic Angel:
Good luck, mate. Show 'em Kiwis can fly too, eh?
Burt Munro:
Right. I'll bring you back the Statue of Liberty!
[
after buying his used car, Burt says he needs some wheels to build a trailer for the motorcycle]
Fernando:
Well, I got a couple wheels in the shop I could let you have, but first you got to do me a favor.
Burt Munro:
Oh, well just say the word.
[
cut to Burt fixing the engine of one of Fernando's cars]
Burt Munro:
Okay, give it a try, Fernando.
[
Fernando turns the ignition, and it turns over]
Fernando:
Burt, you're a goddamn genius! Hey listen, why you gotta go? Why don't you stay here and work for me? I'll pay you well.
Burt Munro:
Oh, no thanks, mate. Me and the motorcycle have got to pick up and be in Bonneville by the 18th.
Fernando:
Well, you always got a job here. Good luck.
[
calling Tom from Utah]
Burt Munro:
We did it, Tom. She's the World's Fastest Indian!
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