Steel Bird

HERITAGE, POWER, RESPECT ENGINE: Water-cooled DOHC 88-degree 997-cc V-twin four-stroke POWER: 100 bhp/130 bhp (track-only sport version) WEIGHT: 186 kg TRANSMISSION: Six-speed BRAKES: Front, 4x230 mm Beringer 4D stainless-steel discs; rear, 1x230 mm Beringer 4D stainless- steel discs TORQUE: 89 Nm/120 Nm (track-only sport version) WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION: 50/50 MANUFACTURED: Toulouse, France LAWRENCE OF ARABIA WAS A FAN. “As reliable and fast as express trains and the greatest fun in the world to drive,” the swashbuckling British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and author once said of his Brough Superior SS100s, which he loved so much he ordered seven of them. Long considered the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles, Broughs (pronounced “Bruff”) were built in Nottingham, England, from 1919 to 1940, and became renowned for their unparalleled power, engineering, and sheer beauty. With fewer…