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Britten V1000.

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Found this firts vid...An OLD Top Gear vid with Steve Berry ! Doing the voice over...Yes that Old...

http://www.motorsportretro.com/2012/04/ ... otorcycle/

A good watch...However at the end I found this link 1st of 3, 20 min, haven't watched it all yet so not sure if pt 2 & 3 links are there but I'm sure a bit of searching will revel them...Indeed it did...




Pt 2...



Pt 3...



Enjoy Chaps.
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That was truly amazing !!
didn't know he was that driven,
or mental,
brilliant
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:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Such a talent!
such a loss.
Cheers Mac, always good to watch that again :D
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If you enjoyed them get a copy of 'one man's dream - The Britten bike story. A very talented and driven individual.
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Kev L wrote:If you enjoyed them get a copy of 'one man's dream - The Britten bike story. A very talented and driven individual.
I'll look in to that cheers...
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Pete.L wrote::thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Such a talent!
such a loss.
Cheers Mac, always good to watch that again :D
I liked the bit when he was ''Heating'' the CF tube the Americas cup team had given him... ''CF can take a lot of heat...Oppps didn't expect that reaction !''
Walks off with flaming tube of CF... :lol:

I bet H&S would love his workshop !
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MacV2 wrote:
Kev L wrote:If you enjoyed them get a copy of 'one man's dream - The Britten bike story. A very talented and driven individual.
I'll look in to that cheers...
How much !



:Jaw Drop:

That's better...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/One-Mans-Drea ... 3cb28a59c8
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Or I could post you my copy and, if you have the technolgy, you could make your own copy.
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Kev L wrote:Or I could post you my copy and, if you have the technolgy, you could make your own copy.

Indeed I do... :thumbup:
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MacV2 wrote:
Pete.L wrote::thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Such a talent!
such a loss.
Cheers Mac, always good to watch that again :D
I liked the bit when he was ''Heating'' the CF tube the Americas cup team had given him... ''CF can take a lot of heat...Oppps didn't expect that reaction !''
Walks off with flaming tube of CF... :lol:

I bet H&S would love his workshop !
Lol :D health and safety would stay away if they had any sense 8O
And if not I,m pretty sure he would have designed something unique to keep them out :crazy:
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Good find Macster, what a talented guy :thumbup:
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Pah.
It's nothing they average guy couldn't knock up themselves, with a bit of time and effort, and an old Black and Decker.

Go on, give it a go.









(if only.....the man was a genius.)
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That was fantastic to watch... What a talented and passionate man... And his wife was so proud and supportiveq :thumbup:
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AMCQ46 wrote:That was fantastic to watch... What a talented and passionate man... And his wife was so proud and supportiveq :thumbup:
+1 can't agree more
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