Britten Motorcycle Company

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Britten Motorcycle Company
Industry Motorcycles
Founded1992;33 years ago (1992)
Founder John Britten
Headquarters
Christchurch
,
New Zealand
Products Britten V1000
Websitewww.britten.co.nz

Britten Motorcycle Company is a Christchurch, New Zealand motorcycle manufacturer created by John Britten in 1992. The company produced the Britten V1000 motorcycles, which were unusual for their heavy use of carbon fibre for the fairing, wheels and swingarm. [1]

Britten motorcycles had no chassis in the traditional sense. Instead, the engine behaved as a stressed member of the chassis and each end of the motorcycle was bolted to it. Only 10 were produced by hand between 1991 until Britten's death in 1995. [2] The company continues to exist in a reduced form, preserving the legacy of Britten. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Britten V1000 motorcycle". Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Whatever happened to The Britten V1000?". Motorcycle News. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Justin (28 November 2018). "John Britten Was A Mad Genius Ahead Of His Time". RideApart. Retrieved 2 June 2025.


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