executive toured the Brough Superior factory. All bikes had a guarantee that they were capable of 100 mph (160 km/h). The SS100 (Super Sports) was the...
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prototype of a new SS100 was shown in Milan. George Brough was a racer, designer, and showman - his father William E. Brough had been making Brough Motorcycles...
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unlike the cantilever swingarm suspension on the Brough Superior SS100. The forks were Brough Superior's "Castle" forks derived from a Harley-Davidson design...
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Superior SS100. Engine cooling was achieved with a pair of purpose-built radiators fixed either side of the front frame downtube. The Brough Superior-Austin...
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engine which was expected to be superseded by the overhead valve Brough Superior SS100 when it was introduced at the end of 1924, but SS80 sales continued...
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2021. Superior, Brough. "Brough Superior Bonneville 2013". brough-superior.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024. "WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER: BROUGH SUPERIOR "BABY...
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Lawrence was a keen motorcyclist and owned eight Brough Superior motorcycles at different times. His last SS100 (Registration GW 2275) is privately owned but...
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ISBN 978-0996391900. Retrieved December 31, 2017. Miller, Peter (2009). Brough Superior: The Complete Story. Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1847971128. Brown, Roland...
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expensive Brough Superior motorcycles which were the first superbikes. George died in 1970 but his legacy lives on in the many Brough Superior motorcycles...
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T. E. Lawrence (known as Lawrence of Arabia) had a crash on a Brough Superior SS100 on a narrow road near his cottage near Wareham. The accident occurred...
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Gold Star, M20, and A7; Ariel Leader; and the JAP engine of the Brough Superior SS100. Val Page served his apprenticeship as a motorcycle engineer and...
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1999–present Yamaha XV1600A 50 degrees: 1919–1924 BSA Model E, 1924–1936 Brough Superior SS100, 1929–1940 Matchless Model X, 1936–1955 Vincent Rapide, all Victory...
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Norton Commando 961 SE Bimota SB8R Bimota YB9 Brough Superior SS80 period race replica Brough Superior SS100 Ducati 900 Super Sport Desmo Honda CBX Honda...
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Source T. E. Lawrence May 18, 1935 46 Great Britain Soldier, writer. Brough Superior SS100 Wareham, Dorset Bluey Wilkinson July 27, 1940 28 Australia Speedway...
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WR 750 Brennabor Typ A Brennabor Typ N Brennabor Typ Z Brough Superior SS100 Brough Superior SS80 BSA Model L BSA Sloper Böhmerland (motorcycle) Cleveland...
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Matchless Model X (section Brough Superior)
World War II Brough Superior began using 990 cc Matchless V-twin side valve engines for their SS80 and overhead-valve engines for the SS100. Currie, Bob...
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E. Lawrence 1888 1935 46 years British army officer motorcycle Brough Superior SS100 Dorset, England, United Kingdom Lawrence was fatally injured when...
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private tour of "Jay Leno's Garage". There he showed them his 1930 Brough Superior SS100 which he described as "A Harley-Davidson that went to college"....
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Records Preceded by Pope Model L Fastest production motorcycle 1916–1925 Succeeded by Brough Superior SS100...
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Vincent Black Shadow. Highlights include: 1930 Henderson KJ 1937 Brough Superior SS100 1928 Indian 101 1928 Indian Scout 1941 Indian Chief Six Norton Manx...
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Neracar Model B 17 cu in (280 cc) 1925 United States/United Kingdom Y Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sport 988 cc (60.3 cu in) 1926 United Kingdom Y Bianchi...
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