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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bowman" data-source="post: 28283753" data-attributes="member: 580038">Sheer Beauty[ATTACH=full]187689[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]187690[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]187691[/ATTACH]Britten V1100, named Cardinal (1st one, only 1100cc one & open megaphone) at Classic Motorcycle Mecca, Invercargill New Zealand.Arguably the most famous Britten is this Britten V1100 with original Blue & Pink Factory Colors, named Cardinal. This was named after an early sponsor. It is this bike that really put the Britten name on the map. This would be the best known Britten through the documentary film “1 Man’s Dream” showing the bike being built predominately in John’s garage at home and it’s unveiling at Daytona Raceway in 1992 astounding all who saw it. This bike has long since been retired and was last ridden twenty seven years ago by Andrew Stroud through Central Christchurch to John Britten's funeral farewelling it's creator.cosmetic refurbishment in 2014 repairing damage sustained in the Christchurch earthquakes, it is now back to perfect condition and looking at it, it is hard to believe that it is 31 years old now.[ATTACH=full]187693[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]187694[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]187695[/ATTACH]Unit #9 at the Britten Motorcycle Company workshop in Christchurch, taken in 1999 from memory when it was only one year old. This was the bike, Britten rider Lex van Dijk rode to victory at Daytona in 1999. It's in its new Pro Carbon Britten Racing Team Colors but still spotting pink Kiwis on each wheel from its original Blue & Pink Factory Colors. The bike is now again painted in the Factory Colors of Blue & Pink.Of the Ten Britten V1000s built, Nine were painted in Factory Colors, Blue & Pink. Two of these, #8 & #9 were changed later to different color schemes.[ATTACH=full]187696[/ATTACH]Unit #4, the CR&S Britten, named Black Beauty. The only bike that has never been Blue is #4, the CR&S Britten, named Black Beauty, which has been Black & Yellow Factory Colors all its life.</blockquote>

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