Vying with the American Crocker Twin, the Brough Superior SS 100 is arguably the most collectable and valuable of all road legal motorcycles. George Brough learned the trade from his father who produced Brough Superior motorcycles, and went on to build and race machines which were the finest machines of the day. Most famous of BS owners was Lawrence of Arabia who owned seven and rode them like there was no tomorrow.



Brough Superior used engines by JAP and Matchless, among others, and also produced some quite remarkable designs of their own. Although George Brough produced several several memorable exotic motorcycles, such as the Austin engined four with twin rear wheels and the Golden Dream of the immediate pre-war period, it is the Model Superior SS 100 that the marque is remembered by most enthusiasts.



The 1932 motorcycle displayed in this picture therefore represents the half-way mark in its life of this famous motorcycle. Probably the best known of Brough Superior devotees was Colonel T E Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia. Between 1922 and his death in 1935, Lawrence owned seven Broughs of which six were Model SS 100s and his writings contain many passages referring to the pleasures of riding these big twis. More specs and user manual of Brough Superior you can see in next overview.




Brough Superior SS 100 specification
Engine: 80 x 99mm, 998cc JAP model 8/50 ohv V-twin.
Transmission: All chain drive via Sturmey-Archer 4 speed hand change gearbox.
Frame: Rigid, Draper patent pivoted fork rear springing available at extra cost.