Britten: Backyard Visionary

I am still learning more about John Britten, but his story is almost too good to be true. The man was unbelieveable, and completely fearless to take on the huge dynasty of European and Japanese motorcycling conglomerates. An amazingly inspirational story - I can only imagine that he must be regarded as a deity in N.Z. Talk about David vs. Goliath(s!) - he was a true "giantkiller".

It's funny, but I like to tinker and fix things, and lots of people I know seem fairly impressed by that. I do enjoy it, but all I am doing is repairing old things, finding what's broken and fixing it, and occasionally having to get creative with a solution, and persistence will get you EVERYWHERE. I think the reason that I am not very impressed with what I do is that every so often I hear about somebody like John and what they can and do accomplish, and the sheer awe and admiration for what HE did never really leaves you. In that light, it is pretty hard for us mere mortals to be overly impressed with our minor accomplishments. The world could really use a lot more people like him - bold visionaries who show us what many could hardly dream up, let alone execute, despite the odds. Just unbelieveable....

I remember this so well. John was my uncle and a massive inspiration in my life. Anyone who is an aspiring creative visionary should read this article also: http://www.designindustry.co.nz/articles/the-myth-of-a-backyard-visionary.htm

I am not that interested in motorbikes but someone recommended this doco to me. I have to say it was fantastic and would quite happily watch it again. So have shared it with all my friends.

Awesome documentary. You never know when you are filming that you are documenting a Legend! How can I buy this on DVD?