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Britten V1000 motorcycle (Factory Bike No. 2)
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Britten V1000 motorcycle (Factory Bike No. 2)

Britten Motorcycle Company Ltd., manufacturer · John Britten, designer

Factory Bike No. 2 of John Britten's radical New Zealand-designed V1000 motorcycle, one of Te Papa's nationally recognised technology and design icons.

Date
1992
Catalogue
Britten V1000

Known example
01 / 01

Record

Medium
carbon fibre; Kevlar; rubber; steel; aluminium; titanium
Origin
New Zealand

Provenance and history

  1. 1992

    Created by Britten Motorcycle Company Ltd., John BrittenA

Sources

  1. A

    collections.tepapa.govt.nz

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  2. B

    collections.tepapa.govt.nz

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