8 Long-Lost Brough Motorcycles Found Rotting Are Up for Sale

Villamars ^ | 2.15.15 | Alex Davies

[Daffynition]

Been a rash of barn-finds latelty.

[shibumi]

Yup.

I caught a rash from something I found in a barn once.

[Daffynition]

There’s now a glut of space in barns .... open quickie clinics for treatment of undetermined rashes in them.

[Salamander]

Some blistering riposte, going on.

[elcid1970]

Didn’t Lawrence of Arabia own several of this model and wasn’t he killed riding on one?

[shibumi]

The market is way ahead of us...

[shibumi]

"Some blistering riposte, going on."

No, not riposte.
These comments are all original.

(But after the rash there was some blistering.)

[Tijeras_Slim]

I found a Vincent in my barn....

He didn't hear me sneaking up for some reason.

[riverrunner]

looks like a lot of work to me.

[Seruzawa]

I doubt anyone will find many parts on bike-bandit.

[shibumi]

"Didn't Lawrence of Arabia own several of this model and wasn't he killed riding on one?"

He named all but one of his bikes "George."

He died riding "George VII."

[shibumi]

[Bob434]

four score and 20 ears ago

[shibumi]

[Revel]

There is ton more information and pictures at this link:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3359441/Collection-rare-Brough-Superior-motorcycles-discovered-barn-gathering-dust-50-years.html

[elcid1970]

I think that a moment before Lawrence went flying off that motorcycle to his death, its name quickly changed from “George VII” to “you stupid GIT!!!”

;^)

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Was she a good find?

[shibumi]

She swore to me it was just an allergy.

First time I ever had to get penicillin for someone else’s allergy.

[djone]

[Dr. Sivana]

The motorcycles were dubbed the "Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles" by H. D. Teague of The Motor Cycle newspaper. Approximately 3048 motorcycles (19 models) were made in the 21 years of production; around a third of that production still exists. T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") owned eight of these motorcycles and died from injuries sustained when he crashed number seven, the eighth was on order.

Sounds like a rare and special motorcycle.