{"id":9925,"date":"2016-04-26T10:58:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T03:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/?p=9925"},"modified":"2016-04-26T12:13:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:13:17","slug":"brough-superior-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/en\/brough-superior-motorcycles.html","title":{"rendered":"Brough motorcycle breaks world record at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A rare motorcycle discovered in a Cornwall barn set a new world record after selling for more than \u00a3300,000.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 1938 Brough Superior 750cc BS4 was one of eight bikes of its type found on Bodmin Moor in December last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, eight bikes &#8211; described by auctioneers Bonhams as the &#8220;last known collection of unrestored Broughs&#8221; &#8211; reached \u00a3752,625.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Walker, from Bonhams motorcycle department, described the find as &#8220;the motorcycle discovery of the decade&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said: &#8220;They&#8217;ve caused quite a stir in the saleroom, with each one far exceeding estimate, allowing us to break our own world record for a British motorcycle sold at auction.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9927\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9927\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9927\" src=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568.jpg\" alt=\"The 1938 Brough Superior 982cc sold for \u00a3330,000 at auction\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568.jpg 660w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/568-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1938 Brough Superior 982cc sold for \u00a3330,000 at auction<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Brough Superior motorcycles<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9928\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9928\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9928\" src=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569.jpg\" alt=\"George Brough chats with TE Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, at the Brough Superior factory in Haydn Road, Nottingham\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569.jpg 624w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/569-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Brough chats with TE Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, at the Brough Superior factory in Haydn Road, Nottingham<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brough Superior motorcycles were built in Nottingham, at founder George Brough&#8217;s factory in Haydn Road<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built in the 1920s and 1930s, they were known as the Rolls Royce of motorcycles and used by celebrated riders such as TE Lawrence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British Army officer Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, owned eight Brough Superior bikes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only ten BS4 models (aka Brough Superior &#8216;four cylinder&#8217;) were built, and only seven survive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TE Lawrence was killed in 1935 riding an SS100 he had named George VII<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: Bonhams<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9929\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9929\" class=\"wp-image-9929 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570.jpg\" alt=\"\u0e23\u0e16\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e44\u0e0b\u0e04\u0e4c\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e04\u0e49\u0e19\u0e1e\u0e1a\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e21\u0e01\u0e25\u0e32\u0e07\u0e1d\u0e38\u0e48\u0e19\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e32\u0e01\u0e43\u0e22\u0e21\u0e32\u0e19\u0e32\u0e19\u0e19\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e1a\u0e1b\u0e35\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570.jpg 624w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The motorcyles were found under &#8216;decades of dust&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An unnamed German bidder paid \u00a3331,900 for the 1938 Brough Superior 750cc BS4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The motorcycles, which date from between 1926-1939, were collected by Frank Vague, who died in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9930\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9930\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9930\" src=\"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571.jpg\" alt=\"The unrestored Brough Superior motorcycles were discovered in a barn on Bodmin Moor\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571.jpg 624w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/571-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The unrestored Brough Superior motorcycles were discovered in a barn on Bodmin Moor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span 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The 1938 Brough Superior 750cc BS4 was one of eight bikes of its type found on Bodmin Moor in December last year. 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