World beater!

In a Christchurch workshop in the early 1990s, John Britten and his team hand-built the ultimate racing machine – the Britten V1000. It was the world’s most advanced – and fastest – motorcycle at the time, with its radical new engine, lightweight carbon-fibre body, and streamlined design.

In 1993, the Britten V1000 set the World Flying Mile Record for motorcycles 1000cc and under, clocking up 302.705 kilometres per hour.

Purchased 1995 with New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funds