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The Brough Superior Lawrence ushers in the latest chapter for the Rolls-Royce of motorbikes. <a class="g1-link g1-link-more" href="http://www.maxim.com.au/archives/16611">More</a> ....
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Brough Superior was acknowledged as a superior British brand before World War 2, at a time when Britain was building a lot of outstanding motorcycles. At a time when the British – or English, I suppose – motorcycle industry was at its peak both in innovation and workmanship, Brough’s products were known as “the Rolls Royce of motorcycles” and renowned for their quality. Keep in mind that they were the only machines of any kind that were ever allowed to call themselves “the Rolls Royce” of anything. George Brough built a number of different models at the Haydn Road works in Nottingham, not least the several attempts at creating a commercially viable four-cylinder machine. The only one of these to reach double figures in production was the Austin-engined model with its twin rear wheels and shaft drive, and just 10 were made. Despite the variety of attempts, however, it was the SS100 that was the only really successful one and it makes up the majority of the 3000 Br ....
Published on: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 By: AFP Around 100 Brough bikes will be made this year. SAINT JEAN: Brough motorcycles, favourites of the writer, spy and gentleman adventurer T.E. Lawrence, are making a comeback – not in their former home in England, but deep in the southwest of France. Production of Brough bikes, of which the historic figure known as “Lawrence of Arabia” owned seven, ended in 1940 when the factory in Nottingham was requisitioned for Britain’s war effort. Manufacture didn’t resume after the war, but the bike’s memory was kept alive over the decades by diehard – and flush – fans, with prices for the bikes sometimes reaching $600,000 at auction. ....