Comments on: Three-Part John Britten Biography Video Series – Incredible Story of a Motorcycle Genius (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:02:03 +0000

While John didn’t have the qualifications, he was a natural born Engineer. Just as well really, as the normal rules didn’t seem to apply to him! He was also the visionary and driving force, without which the ‘team’ would have just been another group of enthusiasts (I was one of them).

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By: DesmoDerek

DesmoDerek — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:38:48 +0000

Erik Buell is no John Britten.

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By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:42:11 +0000

I had the pleasure of watching the Britten race at Laguna. It was a truly remarkable machine, and made all other bikes, including the factory Ducati superbike, seem deathly slow and lethargic. Pity he died so young. I’d bet good money that motorcycle design would be several years more advanced if he had survived the cancer.

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By: sherm

sherm — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:59:31 +0000

A long time ago I read an article about John Britten and it said that Britten was basically non technical, and the the engineering of his bikes was done by others. Jim, is there any truth to this.

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By: Matt Thornton

Matt Thornton — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:13:44 +0000

I agree to a point. They shared a passion for motorcycles. They have different goals and different expertise. Britten was a genius. He was not motivated by money. if you take the time to learn about both men. The difference is clear. Can you imagine if John Britten and Earl Munro would have grown up at the same time?????

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By: uncle

uncle — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:34:04 +0000

this is just another great example that I wasted my youth screwing off when I should have done my homework. The sad part is that when I daydream about going back in time to “do it right” I come to the realization that I’d do it all pretty much the same as I already did…Damn it.

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By: stinkywheels

stinkywheels — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:16:21 +0000

Sad statement. I’ve no doubt about Brittens GREAT qualities. I get to sample Erics great qualities. I think their genius is only separated by the end goals. Eric has a desire to get his bikes into many riders hands, John built the bike for himself and didn’t care how many got to sample it.

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By: Bob J.

Bob J. — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:40:28 +0000

Back in the day when I was racing at Laguna Seca I had the pleasure
of watching John win his race in a very easy fashion.
The V1000 was real eye-candy.
The exhaust note of the Britten was pure noise-porn!
It sounded something like my ’90 Ducati 851 but better.
He gave me a Britten t-shirt that I still treasure.

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By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:14:55 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you for reminding us of John’s brilliance.

He was an inspirational Kiwi

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By: Brinskee

Brinskee — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:48:47 +0000

Wow. What a truly incredible, remarkable story. To think what this guy could have achieved had he lived even another 10 years. I’m shocked that more of his design innovations haven’t been adopted or used as inspiration. An 1100 kicking out 171 BHP in 1995? Astonishing.

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