1929 Brough Superior SS100

10tenmen · Jun 10, 2022

A friend of mine came to visit me whilst we were staying in Bakewell, he fetched a couple of Brough Superior motor cycles he owns, the star being the 1929 bike that was first owned by Sheffield City police from new, this bike at that time held various speed records and has open side valves.
Value £250.000.
TE Lawrence (of Arabia) was killed whilst riding such a motorcycle in 1932.

Oldrat · Jun 10, 2022

Wonderful

RedRick Esq. · Jun 10, 2022

Fabulous !

Just out of interest has Micky got a photo of him on it

theoneandonly · Jun 10, 2022

but did he let you ride it ?

a friend had a 1932 , had it for 15 years , i pestered , he relented on the day he was selling , 90mph down the Michelham bypass, 0730 in the morning , made my day.

elgringo · Jun 10, 2022

theoneandonly said:
but did he let you ride it ?

90mph down the Michelham bypass, 0730 in the morning , made my day.

Fucking cracking!

Micky · Jun 10, 2022

RedRick Esq. said:
Fabulous !

Just out of interest has Micky got a photo of him on it

Ha ha

Voyager · Jun 11, 2022

Errrm . . . "Open Side Valves" . . :nenau

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That's an SS80 - with a side valve JAP motor. The SS100 had the overhead valve motor as shown in the 'Lawrence' photo.

Still a lovely bike though

.

Bob.

Posh Pete · Jun 11, 2022

The Lawrence link is legendary of course. As is Lawrence's description of his race with a Bristol fighter when he was based at Cranwell.

Here's the actual event in Lawrence's own words ... https://thevintagent.com/2017/09/04/t-e-lawrence-the-road/

There's no finer summation of the joys of motorcycling than those first sentences ...

The extravagance in which my surplus emotion expressed itself lay on the road. So long as roads were tarred blue and straight; not hedged; and empty and dry, so long I was rich.

10tenmen · Jun 11, 2022

Voyager said:
Errrm . . . "Open Side Valves" . ..

That's an SS80 - with a side valve JAP motor. The SS100 had the overhead valve motor as shown in the 'Lawrence' photo.

Still a lovely bike though .

Bob.

The owners other bike below is the SS80 lol

steve hughes · Jun 11, 2022

Ok Ive had a chat with missus Ill give him two hundred and fifty quid for it

1929 Brough Superior SS100

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So much better now Engineer is on ignore

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Telling Engineer to F**K off since 2023

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looking over the edge

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Micky

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Still got a pulse.

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