Britten Bikes

**Kittyhawk** · 20th October 2005, 00:01

Does anyone on here own one or have they ridden one of these rare bikes?
I'm curious

**What?** · 20th October 2005, 05:24

Almost certainly not, very unlikely and yes. Only 10 were built.

**curious george** · 20th October 2005, 06:13

Saw #10 bike for sale not so long ago. Only 500,000US dollars. I'd flipping buy it if I had the money

**Wonko** · 20th October 2005, 06:47

I was privledged enough to sit on the Britten when it first came to Paeroa many years ago. For some unknown erason they wouldn't let me take it for a blast around the track.

**NordieBoy** · 20th October 2005, 07:11

I touched one!
They're a lot smaller than you'd think in real life

**RiderInBlack** · 20th October 2005, 07:25

was the Britten shop in Christchurch. They let you sit on it.

**Kornholio** · 20th October 2005, 07:26

Ive got a photo of it wheeling the main street of Paeroa about 2 feet from the camera...must dig it up
Also got a signed laminated poster of the beast which John and Andrew Stroud signed

**SimJen** · 20th October 2005, 07:44

Originally Posted by Kornholio

Ive got a photo of it wheeling the main street of Paeroa about 2 feet from the camera...must dig it up
Also got a signed laminated poster of the beast which John and Andrew Stroud signed

Wicked that poster will be worth something one day. Hoping they'll do a movie on John Britten and his bike......something like "Worlds Fastest Indian", how cool would that be.

**Kickaha** · 20th October 2005, 08:06

It was pretty common to see them at Ruapuna testing or racing while they built and designed them, most people only think of the bikes pictured in the thread but there were others before them before he built his own engines

**SimJen** · 20th October 2005, 08:06

Yes but with big budget action.......hollywood would have fun recreating the front fork breakage during testing

**HDTboy** · 20th October 2005, 09:21

We had one sitting at work (Auckland) for about a week, I think it belonged to one of the customers

**Kittyhawk** · 20th October 2005, 11:13

The pics are cool! I just love drueling over the bike, and havne't really read up on the creator.
It's one of a kind and if there's just 10 that's extremely rare.
Has anyone done/designed replicas of the bike?

**HenryDorsetCase** · 20th October 2005, 12:27

Originally Posted by Kickaha

It was pretty common to see them at Ruapuna testing or racing while they built and designed them, most people only think of the bikes pictured in the thread but there were others before them before he built his own engines

I have a photo somewhere of a red really bulbous bike he did which was composite. a v twin powered by two denco 500cc speedway motors with custom cases and crank if I remember right... telescopic forks too I think. its soooo long ago now but the photo was taken in the pits at Ruapuna. maybe that Sound of Thunder Hugh Anderson was at or around that time?

**NordieBoy** · 20th October 2005, 12:32

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

Has anyone done/designed replicas of the bike?

This one is a bit of a tribute...

**NordieBoy** · 20th October 2005, 12:34

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

I have a photo somewhere of a red really bulbous bike he did which was composite. a v twin powered by two denco 500cc speedway motors with custom cases and crank if I remember right... telescopic forks too I think. its soooo long ago now but the photo was taken in the pits at Ruapuna. maybe that Sound of Thunder Hugh Anderson was at or around that time?

Aero D 1?
The Denco was designed by Colin Lyster in Nelson.