“How’s it going Cyril? A while back, there was a feature on your blog regarding the late John Britten and the Britten Bike. Back in the early days when John was building his first motorcycle, the pickings in his bank account were pretty slim, so the company I work for fronted up with substantial sponsorship to help John get his bike on the track. A mutual agreement followed, whereby my employer gets to display the first Britten bike ever built in our front desk reception area. At the time, I snapped this picture”. Cheers, Brian Winter. (New Zealand) Kiwi Bikers NZ
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Historic pic.
Brilliant bike- so far ahead of it’s time- still cool to look at
Cyril, nice to make many discover who was John Britten. I am certain that the new builders never heard his name. It’s a shame that he left us so soon.
In terms of starting with an absolutely blank slate and creating a racer
from the ground up the way John Britten did (engine, frame, etc), the
spirit of John Britten is alive and well in the soul of American
Michael Czysz., who comes from a family that’s been into
motorcycling as long as it’s been around.
Just check out his Digital Superbike on his website:
http://www.motoczysz.com/
Be sure to check out the ‘history’ tab, as it will blow you away.
There are numerous pictures of his family’s history with
motorcycles (very cool).
He will be campaigning his bike in the world’s first zero carbon,
clean emission Grand Prix, to take place on Friday June 12.
http://www.ttxgp.com
Hopefully, he will win and bring the trophy home to the U.S.A.
Let’s wish this young American well in his quest, and hat’s off
to Michael for keeping the spirit of John Britten alive, American Style!
I think that.
Anyone who has built a bike, whether it is a custom or a production one
should get down on their knees as form of respect to this man,and the team that
helped him turn his ideas into reality
john reed.
John was genius,if he would alive today he would had changed the face of modern motorcycles,he stunned the major 4…yamaha,suzuki,kawasaki and honda by building a superior motorcycle…RIP john…
As great inspirations don’t come around that often,
It’s nice to see John finally achieve the fame he so greatly deserved.
We need more people cut from that cloth in our industry.
There are achievements in this world that transcend money.
John’s is certainly one of them.
John was a visionary man who was way ahead of his time and it is amazing to see all who copied and learned from him since. It is amazing what talent comes out of a small country at the other end of the world, New Zealand, the land way down under. Get his documentary DVD and really see what the Britten was all about.
Please let me know how I can get a copy of the documentary DVD of John Brittons first custom motorycle. Thank you.
Hi,
You can buy the VHS copy from the Britten website. The Official DVD is currently being finalized and will be on sale before the end of the year.
Cheers,
Ben
What a Vision John had.
There is a 5 part movie here
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/britten-backyard-visionary-1993