That is true Pete, if I had the resources available I would luv to take up the engineering and design work, unfortunately we kiwis are dumb and must own our own homes and our own 1/4 acre, me, I am in the same mould thuis leaving less money to play with.
Where we live in Wanaka it is far cheaper to rent than to own if you have a huge mortgage, fortunately we don't and we have our own place with 110 m2 of garaging (1100sqft) .
Once Mr.Mortgage man is off our shoulders I am gonna start doing light engineering/design etc but until then the Quantity Surveying pays the bills and allows us a life which I can't complain about.
I don't quite have the engineering psycho mind of John, he was a one off from a different mould and I truely aspire to his way of thinking.
K, back to work for me to pay for everything
We'll be looking for you stuff soon!
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2006 Ducati 999S Mono in black.
I am very very proud to be a Kiwi, Burt Munro and John Britten are two of the more notable "characters" in our history and the 'make it yourself' has rubbed off on me.
Up till a couple of years ago we did not have access to the stuff you guys did in the US, the internet has made the world very small but even now the Kiwi way is to make it and save yaself a hundy
Our #8 wire and a block of wood philosophy has worked us into history books, proud of that .... but also happy with new technology as well.
Live your dreams gentlemen, life is not a dress rehearsal
My wife and i did the "Art of the Motorcycle" exhibit in Orlando a few years ago.One of the most notable bikes of the show was a Britten.The pics of it are near the tail end of this collection.I'm not positive that it is the real thing, or a replica. Picasa Web Albums - Ric - Art of the Mo...
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Early forks, early wheels etc, Chris Haldane biffed due to the forks snapping and I think a broken collar bone was the result
Trial and error was a lot to do with a man pushing the boundaries to the max and beyond.
Haldane crashed while testing the bike after the front end broke after coming down from a wheelie. In retrospect it was pretty silly to be wheel standing it on a shake down ride at Ruapuna. He did break his collarbone. From memory he still won the NZGP Superbike race the following week on his OW01.
The bike was awesome and it sure blew the wheels off my Rob Muzzy kitted ZXR750H2 down the front straight!!
A mate of mine spent the last year or two making the mould & wanted me to test ride it so he could see what she looked like on the road. Certainly gets plenty of attention when you pull up somewhere for a rest...
She's all road legal, based on a V 1000, takes a couple of hours max to put the whole bike back to stock fairings. very nicely done job.
Going to do a decent photo shoot soon hopefully & will put some pics up for you's.
a mate of mine spent the last year or two making the mould & wanted me to test ride it so he could see what she looked like on the road. Certainly gets plenty of attention when you pull up somewhere for a rest...
She's all road legal, based on a v 1000, takes a couple of hours max to put the whole bike back to stock fairings. Very nicely done job.
Going to do a decent photo shoot soon hopefully & will put some pics up for you's.
Is he planning on making this kit commercially available?
It seems like a no-brainer to have a Britten tribute (however Aprilia Mille engine would have been logical choice with same Vee angle), can't wait to see the pictures of the finished product!
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