The John Britten Story
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- AuotonomousRX
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The John Britten Story
Seeing there was a little bit of a teaser about John Britten (R.I.P.) on another thread http://www.dlra.org.au/forum/viewtopic. ... 0&start=45 and the mention that it might warrant it's own thread, well I thought why not.
I discovered the Britten Bikes a few years ago and the Legend was well established by then.
So for anyone who is unfamiliar with this extraordinary story check out these links.
http://www.britten.co.nz/
http://www.brittendvd.co.nz/trailer.html
http://www.motorsportsmarketingresource ... esign.html
If any one does actually have first hand experience with these Bikes or John Britten, I would really like to hear about it. (Chris D maybe??)
enjoy
Pete
I discovered the Britten Bikes a few years ago and the Legend was well established by then.
So for anyone who is unfamiliar with this extraordinary story check out these links.
http://www.britten.co.nz/
http://www.brittendvd.co.nz/trailer.html
http://www.motorsportsmarketingresource ... esign.html
If any one does actually have first hand experience with these Bikes or John Britten, I would really like to hear about it. (Chris D maybe??)
enjoy
Pete
Still trying to decide if I am a procrastinator
Pete
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Re: The John Britten Story
Hey Pete, my sister lives in NZ and taped, yep was a while ago, a Britten special that was on NZTV. Ill see if I can convert it to DVD and send ya a copy. Very interesting, him designing and building his first Daytona bike.
Dave
Dave
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Re: The John Britten Story
Ive watched it online, what a man !
http://youtu.be/hyht48MAOTw (links to the other parts are on the right of the youtube page)
Tiny
http://youtu.be/hyht48MAOTw (links to the other parts are on the right of the youtube page)
Tiny
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Re: The John Britten Story
I think one of the best bits is the time it goes past the Factory Ducati on the back wheel at 3/4 throttle at Daytona. Well its all good bits really. Like when he is quenching the set of cases that he has just cast.
Dave
Dave
Last Minute Racing
DLRA #928
2010 MPS/G 250 118 MPH
2011 Washed Out
2012 Washed Out
2013 MPS/G 250 131 MPH (RECORD)
2014 MPS/G 250 140 MPH (RECORD)
2015 MPS/F 250 DNF
2016 MPS/F 250 114 MPH (RECORD)
2017 MPS/F 250 DNF
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Re: The John Britten Story
Still trying to decide if I am a procrastinator
Pete
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Pete
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Re: The John Britten Story
There is a docco. Been around a long time
' One Man's Dream'
Bones
' One Man's Dream'
Bones
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Re: The John Britten Story
Here are the other two linksgennyshovel wrote:Ive watched it online, what a man !
http://youtu.be/hyht48MAOTw (links to the other parts are on the right of the youtube page)
Tiny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV0FWljj6FE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTubQg_4_To
This is a link to One Man's Dream - The Britten Bike Story, it's a more complete Doco, runs for 1 1/2 hours.
It's got the Britten World Record attempts on it as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9N1gfLQ--k
Pete
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Re: The John Britten Story
yep john britten was a man indeed ,this bloke will be remembered
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Re: The John Britten Story
Truly an inspirational story where David Betters Goliath and where the eternal optomist is rewarded by his valiant efforts, simply EPIC.
Love is grand, devorce is about 350 grand.
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Re: The John Britten Story
I did meet John in person. I was working for Fisher & Paykel, they sponsored him and he brought his bike to our factory.
Completely amazing machine but more so when he spoke about it.
Everything was done for a reason, like putting the radiator under the seat and ducting the air to it, this he reasoned reduced the frontal area. Every other vee twin had a fairing like a parallel 4.
Tim Hanna wrote an excellent book that details a lot of the history.
Murray Atkins was the brains behind most of it.
There is also a LSR connection to Britten.
Jon White used one of his engines in a streamliner. I never knew of this until I read the book.
I think they had gremlins at Bonneville.
The involvement in that project got the britten guys thinking. They ran a bike with a dustbin fairing on a closed road timed sprint near christchurch. From memory they set a NZ land speed record (don't know if it was official or not)
Completely amazing machine but more so when he spoke about it.
Everything was done for a reason, like putting the radiator under the seat and ducting the air to it, this he reasoned reduced the frontal area. Every other vee twin had a fairing like a parallel 4.
Tim Hanna wrote an excellent book that details a lot of the history.
Murray Atkins was the brains behind most of it.
There is also a LSR connection to Britten.
Jon White used one of his engines in a streamliner. I never knew of this until I read the book.
I think they had gremlins at Bonneville.
The involvement in that project got the britten guys thinking. They ran a bike with a dustbin fairing on a closed road timed sprint near christchurch. From memory they set a NZ land speed record (don't know if it was official or not)