BROUGH SUPERIOR TAYLORMADE MOTO2 RACER
RACER TEST
P62
This setup allows a steep
rake of just 16-degrees and use
of considerably softer springs,
while maintaining a similar front
end feel as with standard forks,
insists Taylor, who says the
Brough will still dive when brak-
ing, just not as much.
"The A-arm mitigates the
weight transfer, but we de-
signed it so the braking forces
still compress the fork slightly,"
he declares. "We then run 25
percent lighter fork springs, be-
cause braking forces have been
reduced drastically, and this
provides the feel most riders are
used to at the front."
Fork dive can be controlled by
the A-arm pivot angle. The plate
grafted to the side of the fairing
was added to extend the range
of adjustability, because Higbee
had reached the limits of the orig-
inal design.
Riding the new Brough racer
at Sonoma Raceway in North-
ern California – but incognito
without the Keogh-designed
Brough identity to avoid undue
attention - proved how well this
worked. But only once you wrap
your brain around the idea that
you can squeeze hard enough
on the front brake lever while
cranked hard over to risk locking
the wheel in the absence of ABS,
yet still be secure in the knowl-
edge the front suspension won't
freeze. Instead it keeps working
with an amazing degree of feed-
back from the front tire, via the
softly sprung fork sliders.
It's really impressive how the
Brough's front end absorbs
This is how it
looked when we
were riding the
bike incognito
in Northern
California.
