Robb Report (USA)

THEMAN,THEMYTH, THEMACHINE

The latest bike from Brough Superior revs with the adventurou­s spirit of Lawrence of Arabia.

- BY VIJU MATHEW PHOTOGRAPH­Y BY MATTHIEU RONDEL

Drawing Daggers

Responsibl­e for the initial brushstrok­es and sculpting a clay model, lead designer Rémy Lavernhe based the new bike’s cutting-edge styling on T. E. Lawrence’s personal jambiya, a traditiona­l Arabic knife he wore in the field, and built on the architectu­ral language of George Brough’s original SS100 motorcycle.

Well, Weld

CNC-machined titanium parts are welded to form the 17.6-pound main frame, which Castaigne describes as “the backbone of our motorcycle,” before it’s bolted to the engine.

Genius at Work

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