R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:15 pm
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My brother just sent me these two photos of his friend, who owns (or drives for?) a vehicle trucking company, moving what he says is the Brough Superior that used to be in Steve McQueen's motorcycle collection, to its new home - wherever that is.
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Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2011 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #5 You and me, both. Maybe it wasn't going very far. That photo was taken somewhere south of San Francisco, between that city and San Jose, CA.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2011 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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I have only seen 1 "in the flesh", and that was 2 years (27/01/17) ago at the Classic meeting at Phillip Island in January. It was ridden to the circuit by its owner. Granted it was "smokey", and the wicker-work top box did not look to be waterproof, it was still one great motorcycle. On top of that it was so small! One day I will see one of the modern Broughs in the flesh.
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My home town of Nottingham is where they were made, also I used to work with a guy who had one, what model I couldn't tell and as a 17 year old apprentice at ROF Nottingham one of my fellow apprentice's uncle or grandad use to work for Brough and in his garage he had an old Brough Superior car in need of restoration which he donated to the factory, the only thing I can remember about it was that it hand a straight 8 cylinder engine. |
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Slightly off the thread subject: But when I was in high school, a friend's father rebuilt Stanly Steamers as a hobby - or business, I am not quite sure. I was really impressed with those things. The were huge and created a tremendous amount of steam when he would drive one around the neighborhood. They also took a long time to work up steam before they could be driven. I wish I had owned a camera back then.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2011 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Saw one in person today. I rode up to Mason City Iowa to see the Cannonball riders at today's lunch stop. Lee |
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I Had the opportunity about 3 years ago to sit on the new version... whilst it was running in the showroom in UK... next to it was an original Brough Superior... i have to say... the new one was lovely...well made.. with amazing double twin front brake discs... two outer pads.. one double sided inner pad between the discs in a sandwich... |
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£54,000 on the road.... 
