VOL. 51 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 5, 2014 P59
BIKE WILL MAKE
PRIX
that tuned Tom Sykes' World Su-
perbike title-winning Kawasaki ZX-
10R.
But the first steps in returning
Brough to the racetrack, where it
tasted serial success in the pre-
WWII era, have been taken with
the creation (in Taylormade Rac-
ing's Los Angeles, California, work-
shops) of the Brough Superior
Moto2 Grand Prix racer that will
make its debut in the British Grand
Prix at Silverstone on August 31.
"Brough Superior is a sporting
brand which has always competed
at the highest level," said company
owner Mark Upham. "We felt it vi-
tal to remind the motorcycle world
what Brough Superior stands
for. Taylormade's innovative use
of carbon fiber and avant-garde
technology in creating such a liter-
ally unique motorcycle bearing the
Brough name is something George
Brough [the company's founder]
would have completely supported
if he'd been alive today. Its pres-
ence on the starting grid will under-
line the fact that Brough Superior is
not a brand of yesteryear, but of to-
day – one that's alive and well, and
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHIL HAWKINS AND
KEVIN WING
T
he legendary British high-
performance brand Brough
Superior has been reborn,
with the acclaimed debut of its 140
horsepower SS100 V-twin at the
EICMA Milan Show last November.
The high-end (as in $67,000), high-
performance retro roadster is due
to begin production at the end of
this year powered by a dedicated
999cc engine developed by Akira
Engineering, the French company
We got the chance
to sample the
Brough Superior
Moto2 racer that
will make its debut
in the British Grand
Prix at Silverstone
this month.
