Just back from the TT2000, but you'll need to wait for the write-up...
We had plenty of time this year to get the to the ride start in Christchurch so ended up there early with time to kill. A good thing that the Britten Museum had just opened its doors for the first time the day before we got to Christchurch...
I've previously seen the large Britten display at Motorcycle Mecca in Invercargill on a previous trip and now I believe that all the Britten stuff has been moved to the new museum along with a whole lot more.
Along with the memorabilia (including 2 of the 10 final version Brittens currently) there was plenty of information about Johns life and birth of the Britten. There was even an AI hologram of him chatting about the bike.
Anyway, here's some of the pics and a video I took of one of the Brittens:
Interesting museum. I love the red Indian motorcycle.
ReplyDeleteThe Indian is a model similar to the one that John restored as a kid. His original is in a private collection.
DeleteOh, and the silver shoes, taps and the lamp in the picture above the Indian were all made by John Britten.
DeleteThats pretty cool, I'll have to visit there whenever I get back over the ditch
ReplyDeleteNice one, Andrew! Was the green and red one called D'Aero1 or something similar? I saw it race at Pukekohe years ago and whilst my memory is hazy, I seem to remember that it was Ducati-powered. I have a photo I took somewhere.
ReplyDeleteHe started off with Ducati power and then Denco on the AeroD bikes: https://britten.co.nz/pages/the-aero-bike
DeleteHe certainly was a rocket scientist! I saw the Britten race at Bathurst in ‘94 and cherish the memory.
ReplyDeleteNice! I went and watched it race here (Manfield and Whanganui) whenever possible, along with drooling on it whenever there was one on display.
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