Sorry guys this not about a KTM. But shit, it IS about exactly what we all love. What is cooler than a brand new story about a 23yr old Britten, including views rarely if ever seen. I recently had the fortune of spending some time with one. This short film is a re-introduction to a legend, and a glimpse into it's future. Click on the image below (I couldn't figure out how to embed vimeo videos on Superduke.net, apparently it's different than youtube).
Enjoy, and Happy New Year everybody!
GoGo
2014-12-31 23:03:00 UTC
jmann
2015-01-01 00:20:00 UTC
Comrades: Lovely, lovely, lovely - had the privilege of getting up close to one in New Zealand recently.
AGRO!
2015-01-01 01:13:00 UTC
A Really special old beast!
DribbleDuke
2015-01-01 01:21:00 UTC
There's one twenty minutes from my house
http://www.motosolvang.com/bike_pages/1 ... _V1000.htm
I get to drool over now and again. It seems that we have lost a bit of that dreamer mentality from the past and it is getting ever harder to find in the comforts of conformity.
Moto Cyzz turned out to be a moto fiz and wherever did the flame throwing Petronas bikes disappear .
Thanx GoGo, good to see you hanging. Will we see you at Laguna Seca in July?
http://www.motosolvang.com/bike_pages/1 ... _V1000.htm
I get to drool over now and again. It seems that we have lost a bit of that dreamer mentality from the past and it is getting ever harder to find in the comforts of conformity.
Moto Cyzz turned out to be a moto fiz and wherever did the flame throwing Petronas bikes disappear .
Thanx GoGo, good to see you hanging. Will we see you at Laguna Seca in July?
bic_bicknell
2015-01-01 10:24:00 UTC
This is a short documentary that is well worth watching.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/britten ... onary-1993
The guy was a total visionary, genius, inspiration.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/britten ... onary-1993
The guy was a total visionary, genius, inspiration.
GoGo
2015-01-01 16:15:00 UTC
Yea the moto Cyzz fiz, and good point on the Petronas. I got to spend some time with the Mission Motors guys. That bike was, eventually, beautiful. And pretty dam fast too. We managed 31s on our Superduke at Laguna Seca, best I had. Steve Rapp, ultimately, did the same - on an electric motorcycle. Shit. The first two versions of their electric bike were fugly as hell. The last though? I think they called it the M1?
That was their frame, their swingarm, their bodywork, their batteries, and I think the electric motor they pulled from their building's HVAC unit. Ok they didn't, but they didn't make it I know that. The investors behind the project had different visions than the guys who designed/built/developed the bike. They wanted a return on their investments, the builders wanted to sell electric motorcycles. Investors won, they sold their "engine" management systems to some big car manufacturers and the motorcycle dream was put to bed. Mission Motors was, depending on your perspective, a huge success. One of the founders, a very unique tech geek who drove up to my house in a rusty old wooden deck flatbed pickup truck and made beat-box sounds while I edited his videos, went to Africa to help build villages after they sold the company. Or something like that..
I bet the Petronas suffered a similar fate - dreams can get you far but money is the mountain.
That was their frame, their swingarm, their bodywork, their batteries, and I think the electric motor they pulled from their building's HVAC unit. Ok they didn't, but they didn't make it I know that. The investors behind the project had different visions than the guys who designed/built/developed the bike. They wanted a return on their investments, the builders wanted to sell electric motorcycles. Investors won, they sold their "engine" management systems to some big car manufacturers and the motorcycle dream was put to bed. Mission Motors was, depending on your perspective, a huge success. One of the founders, a very unique tech geek who drove up to my house in a rusty old wooden deck flatbed pickup truck and made beat-box sounds while I edited his videos, went to Africa to help build villages after they sold the company. Or something like that..
I bet the Petronas suffered a similar fate - dreams can get you far but money is the mountain.
Doon
2015-01-01 20:20:00 UTC
Post missing.
jmann
2015-01-02 11:09:00 UTC
Comrade Doon: Yup at the Burt. Nah it wasn't me (wrong colour) but I did see it everywhere. Tried to chat with a fellow on an Adventure but he didn't seem all that interested in fellow comrades. Was that you? If so, I think there is a popular expression I could use. I'll assume it wasn't you Great event(s).
Never seen so many Indians in the one place including the new ones.
Never seen so many Indians in the one place including the new ones.
Doon
2015-01-03 23:41:00 UTC
Wasn't me Comrade!
My 990SDR was at the camp site though,The hail was not welcome though
Next time say your coming and we can hook up and drink some speights.
I have been to 8 Burts and the weather normally sucks,four seasons in an hour in Invercargill is pretty normal.
Glad you enjoyed it.
My 990SDR was at the camp site though,The hail was not welcome though
Next time say your coming and we can hook up and drink some speights.
I have been to 8 Burts and the weather normally sucks,four seasons in an hour in Invercargill is pretty normal.
Glad you enjoyed it.
ktmguy
2015-01-04 07:45:00 UTC
Post missing.
kneepuck
2015-01-08 02:58:00 UTC
Post missing.
lee25racing
2015-01-08 06:02:00 UTC
I was lucky enough to see the brittens racing a few times back in the day in NZ. There was 2 on the grid in most races back then and they used to get so far in front of the rest of the field they'd just spend most of the race playing and doing massive wheelies the whole way alone pukekohe's back straight. They sounded amazing too.... Just about every motorcyclist in New Zealand would be able to tell you exactly what they were doing when they heard the news John Britten had died.