| Author | Message | ||
     Jewfzr |
Did this one of my favorite bike of all time.  | ||
| Crusty |
That's beautiful! | ||
| New12r |
That bike is so sweet!! | ||
| Liquorwhere |
I got to stand no less than ZERO inches from #6 of 10 at the Guggenheim exhibition when it was in Orlando..that bike was truly a work of art..poetry in motion. | ||
| Court |
Nice bike eh? . . . #6 belongs to a friend. Anyone know where #10 is?   | ||
| Jewfzr |
#6 belongs to a friend? You are my new hero.  | ||
| Liquorwhere |
I don't know Court..but #8 sold on GPstars.net for $250,000.00...that one supposedly is the bike that finished on the podium at Daytona..if I remember the add correctly..so do tell where is #10? | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Oh yeah...who is that in the photo? | ||
| Cowtown |
http://www.britten.co.nz/ #10 Owned by Michael Iannuccilli, Las Vegas, USA | ||
| Diablobrian |
Isn't #10 the one sitting in a lucite box in an executive office. Supposedly with something like 3 miles on it? Or at least I remember being told that at some point. | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Sweet Paul...your favorite ride is where I grew up, south and west of Kerrville Tx. Good info on the Britten. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Is that Kenny Rogers in that photo? I thought he did roasters, not bikes. | ||
| Court |
Okay. . . we're going to have a bit of confusion because on the Britten website the guy who listed them numbered them differently than John did. I'm not up for an argument or want to take the time to explain, suffice for now to leave it simply as "nobody's really wrong" and the information is sufficient to allow this thread to advance. That's me on the left, a guard in the center and "The Hammer" from Buell on the right. The Britten is the one, which I now learn was the 6th made but not "Number 6" . .. anyway . . you get the point. The one that sold at auction, you call it #8, Britten would call it P004, is the bike currently on display at Barber. Totally sexy bike or what . . . you'd think it was designed by a glassblower. | ||
| Court |
P.S. - I would BLUE the pipes in the painting. I mean that's a Britten "signature"  | ||
| Coolice |
Oh you guys keep bringing this bike up. I was at Daytona when Andrew Stroud won, it was a special moment, too bad John wasn't there. I know in spirit he was, something I'll never forget. And I went to Orlando last year too. I have the poster, video, and book. Still think about Erik and John getting together, just think what they could have done together........ And Court, we have to talk someday, remember? | ||
| Djkaplan |
There is an 8-valve Britten on display at the Barber Motorsports museum. At their old building in downtown Birmingham, it was entirely possible to to sit on it without being noticed. Not that I did. | ||
| Diablobrian |
I was happy just to be close enough to fog up the body work  I've seen 3 of the 10 myself, the first was at the Art of the Motorcycle in Las Vegas, A different one at AOTM in Memphis, and the third was at the Barber Museum in Birmingham. I was astounded and noticed more/different details each time. Amazing bikes. And yes Court, it is quite obvious that an artist (glass blower) designed the bikes. He definitely gave them an "organic quality". I like it better than the current fad of all angles and planes. The origami/stealth looks sucks in the aerodynamic department too. There is no reason, with a bike being as "dirty" as it is anyway, to make it less efficient at punching a hole in the air. At least in my opinion there isn't, but I'm not into all of the latest and greatest fashions either. Most of that stuff is just a flash in the pan. Before anyone goes calling the hard edge flat plane style modern take a look at the original Suzuki Katana gsx1100 from 1983. http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/suzuki_gsx_1100_s _katana_1983.php Notice how similar the design is to "modern" naked bikes and even the styling of bikes like the RC8 and the latest from Japan inc? I guess it was inevitable, for the past few decades the japanese youth were in love with Americana. Now American kids are falling for japanese anime/origami styling and the latest trends from Japan. Better stock up on the latest Hello Kitty gear if you want to stay at the forefront of sportbike fashion!    Note*** My tongue was planted firmly in cheek during the last paragraph!! Lighten up! | ||
| Liquorwhere |
Well speaking of styling and who steals from who or who influences who...an Aussie sportbike manufacturer Drysdale..V8 engine and styled similarly enough to make it appropriate for this thread..the 750 is oh so similar the 1000 "naked" looking Ducati maybe? http://www.werple.net.au/~iwd/index.html | ||
| Liquorwhere |
And speaking of influence...just a thought...didn't the White Lightning come with Blue pipes?.....signatures...hmmmm I guess Buell Styling were out to pay some homage???? | ||
| Diablobrian |
That Drysdale is HOT! I dig the 750 (v-8) superbike model. |
