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John Kenton Britten (August 1, 1950–September 5, 1995) was a New Zealand mechanical engineer who designed a world-record-setting motorcycle with innovative features which were years ahead of contemporary design. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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John Britten was born to Bruce and Ruvae Britten at Christchurch at 10 minutes to midnight and his sister Marguerite just after midnight, so although they were twins they celebrated their birthdays on different dates. Even in birth he showed he was destined to be "different". A dyslexic, he needed to have exam questions read to him at school and during his tertiary education, and his answers recorded by a writer, but that didn't stop him from developing into a remarkable engineer and architectural designer. Christchurch (MÄori: ) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ...
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His childhood heroes were notable fellow New Zealanders, Richard Pearse (pioneer aviator), Bill Hamilton (father of the jet boat), Bruce McLaren (champion driver and founder of the McLaren Formula One Team), and Burt Munro (world record motorcycle speedster and subject of the film The World's Fastest Indian). In his own short lifetime, Britten was regularly and favourably compared with all of his heroes. Richard Pearse Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 — 29 July 1953), a New Zealand farmer and inventor, performed pioneering experiments in aviation. ...
Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton (July 26, 1899 _ March 30, 1978), commonly known as Bill Hamilton, was a New Zealander who developed the modern jetboat. ...
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937–2 June 1970), born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor. ...
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The 1920 Indian (with half the exterior removed to show detail) that Burt Munro used to set his record in 1967 Herbert James Munro (25 March 1899 Invercargill, New Zealand – 6 January 1978 in Invercargill) set the under-1000 cc world motorcycle land speed record, which still stands, in 1967...
The Worlds Fastest Indian (2005), is a film based on the legendary speed bike racer from New Zealand named Burt Munro. ...
Britten completed a four-year mechanical engineering course at night school before joining ICI as a cadet draughtsman, giving him a wide range of work experience including mould design, pattern design, metal spinning and various mechanical engineering designs. Technical drawing, also known as drafting, is the practice of creating accurate representations of objects for technical, architectural and engineering needs. ...
John travelled to England where he worked for four months with Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners on a highway design linking the M1 to the M4. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...
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Back in New Zealand he was design engineer for Rowe Engineering, designing off-road equipment and heavy machinery. In 1976, he built glass kilns and went into business as a fine artist designing and making hand-made glass lighting, later joining the family property management and development business. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
John worked on motorcycle design for some years, developing innovative methods using composite materials and performance engine designs. He created the Britten Motorcycle Company in 1992 to produce revolutionary machines to his own design made of light materials and using engines he built himself, which became famous around the world. For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). ...
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Britten Motorcycle Company is a Christchurch, New Zealand motorcycle manufacturer created by John Britten in 1992. ...
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His Britten motorcycles won races and set numerous speed records on the international circuits, and astounded the motorcycle world in 1991 when they came a remarkable second and third against the factory machines in the Battle of the Twins at Daytona, USA. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...
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One of Britten's radical motorcycles is on permanent display at Te Papa Tongarewa, the Museum of New Zealand in Wellington. However there has been some controversy over whether the machine on display is a genuine racer or just a "shadow bike", assembled from spare parts. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, branded and commonly known as Te Papa (officially translated as Our Place, but more correctly The exhibition of treasures), is the national museum of New Zealand. ...
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New Zealand mourned in 1995 when John died aged 45 after a brief illness related to skin cancer. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...
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The Britten V1000 and Britten V1100 are rare machines with only 12 having been constructed. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 794 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (989 × 747 pixel, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author - Jeremy Gray, Source - Authors personal photo from Motorcycle Show in New Zealand, Mid 1990s. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 794 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (989 × 747 pixel, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author - Jeremy Gray, Source - Authors personal photo from Motorcycle Show in New Zealand, Mid 1990s. ...
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| Highlight include - - Carbon fiber body work including rims and front suspension forks
- Hand cast, 4 valves per head alloy engine
- Frame-less chassis acting as a stressed member
- Radiator located under the riders seat
- Carbon fiber fasteners (joining body work together)
- Rear suspension shock located in front of engine
- Engine data logging
| Non-Britten Components - - Tires
- Steel cylinder liners
- Gearbox (sourced from a Yamaha)
- Suspension shocks
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References - Tim Hanna. John Britten, ISBN 1-877333-08-5.
- Britten Motorcycle Company and Ruffell Films, http://www.ruffells.co.nz Video - One Man's Dream - The Britten Bike Story.
Britten Motorcycle Company is a Christchurch, New Zealand motorcycle manufacturer created by John Britten in 1992. ...
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