"... There was the Bif, two hundred yards and more back. Play with the fellow? Why not? I slowed to ninety: signalled with my hand for him to overtake. Slowed ten more: sat up. Over he rattled. His passenger, a helmeted and goggled grin, hug out of the cock-pit to pass me the 'up yer' RAF randy greeting... They were hoping I was a flash in the pan, giving them best. Open went my throttle again. Boa crept level, fifty feet below: held them: sailed ahead into the clean and lonely country. The Bif was zooming among the trees and telegraph poles, with my scurrying spot only 80 yards ahead. I gained though, gained steadily: was perhaps five miles an hour the faster."
TE Lawrence already owned a Brough SS80 in the summer of 2022. Thomas Edward's "race story" was an interesting piece of writing but his 112 Mph capable amazing Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle couldn't win from a 125 Mph capable Bristol Biplane. 🤔
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"... There was the Bif, two hundred yards and more back. Play with the fellow? Why not? I slowed to ninety: signalled with my hand for him to overtake. Slowed ten more: sat up. Over he rattled. His passenger, a helmeted and goggled grin, hug out of the cock-pit to pass me the 'up yer' RAF randy greeting... They were hoping I was a flash in the pan, giving them best. Open went my throttle again. Boa crept level, fifty feet below: held them: sailed ahead into the clean and lonely country. The Bif was zooming among the trees and telegraph poles, with my scurrying spot only 80 yards ahead. I gained though, gained steadily: was perhaps five miles an hour the faster."
TE Lawrence already owned a Brough SS80 in the summer of 2022. Thomas Edward's "race story" was an interesting piece of writing but his 112 Mph capable amazing Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle couldn't win from a 125 Mph capable Bristol Biplane. 🤔
that was some great footage if you're interested the superior is featured on a segment of Jay Leno's Garage on RUclips
Beautiful machines.
Beautiful!
it could be a aprt of a movie!
if you want to see the Brough from a rider's view, ake a look at "Riding a Brough Superior" on You Tube. You can search under the name Chris Overs.
beautiful,,,,,!!!
Great story, but too many of the facts are incorrect.
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Brough 1
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