[Daffynition]

Been a rash of barn-finds latelty.

[shibumi]

Yup.

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

[elcid1970]

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

[riverrunner]

looks like a lot of work to me.

[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

[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.

[Chode]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1266500/Lawrence-Arabia-rides-again.html

British-born Mark Upham has resurrected the brand, buying the rights in 2008. The new bikes are entirely hand-made, at a rate of five a year, and are identical to their predecessors, except for the use of some modern materials - but no electronics. Buy one of these, and there’s every chance it will still be on the road in 70 years’ time.

[W.]

I cringe contemplating such restos as the bikes pictured—I ain’t gonna live THAT long! I’ve done several Kawasakis, but the main thing to me was that it would be rideable & reliable after minor work like points/plugs/carb degunking. Only then did I go about making them all pretty—the last one looked like it came off the showroom floor and it was 8 years old and butt-effin’-ugly when I got it. Worth it, though!

[W.]

Forgot this one, my buddy Junior in Lima bought a sweet RD350 from a guy we worked with back in 1982. It wasn’t a barn find—it came out of a chicken coop and it was literally covered in chickensh!t. I couldn’t believe how well it cleaned up. I didn’t want to touch it.

[Revel]

If like Rare finds then you might find this interesting as well.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/classic-1969-dodge-charger-daytona-6993223