Reddit mentions of John Britten

Other firsts/notable features:

• Engine datalogger;
  
• Carbon fiber wheels;
  
• Ducted under seat radiator;
  
• Pull-rod, front mount, rear suspension;
  
• Adjusters for easy and quick geometry changes;
  
• "torpedo atop a knife-blade" aero philosophy;
  
• On the fly suspension adjustment;
  
• Skin & bones carbon fiber construction;
  
• The top fairings work as the engine's airbox, fuel tank and ducting for the radiator;
  
• Mass centralisation before it became de rigueur (the engine is heavy).
  
  Every part except for brakes, transmission shocks,and tyres were custom built, most of them by themselves.
  
  [Edit] I have pictures of the bike being built from the crankshaft to completion. I'll upload and link later.
  
  [Edit2] Here they are. Source

TBH, I haven't read may books about bikes. At least non-technical. Come to think of it I only have 4: "John Britten", "Jupiter's Travels", "One Good Run", and "Big Sid's Vincati".

John Britten is a personal hero and the bike he came up with is amazing. "Jupiter's Travel's" is about a journalist who travels around the world on his bike back in the 70s. "One Good Run" is about a crazy man called Burt Munro who had a film based on him called "World's fastest Indian". "Big Sid's Vincati" is a book about a legendary tuner who decides to build a specific bike with his son after almost dying.

Most of my books are service manuals.

I'm not sure whether this is what you are meaning but this book still gets me excited and wanting to do something batshit mental.

This book is one of my biggest inspirations too!