This period documentary tracking the first build and its race debut of the Britten V1000 Daytona in 1991 is guaranteed to leave you mourning the loss of John Britten and wondering just what might have happened to the bikes bearing his name – and motorcycle design as a whole – if he hadn’t died unexpectedly in 1995, aged just 45.

Capturing the whole built-in-a-garage ethos of the Britten, which ignored conventional bike design entirely – opting for ‘funny’ front suspension, a carbon frame, under-seat radiator and a host of other unusual ideas – the movie is a reminder that you don’t have to follow the herd to be successful. Perhaps it should be made compulsory viewing to designers working in MotoGP and road bike development, just to remind them that you don’t have to copy the established winners to be able to beat them.

Source: Visordown