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Brough inferior
« on: 04.03. 2022 18:28 »
1914 Brough 500 Model H

Originally William Brough's son, George Brough, was a partner in his father's company, but he split from it in 1919 and started his own factory, also in Nottingham. He named his motorcycles "Brough Superior". Upon hearing the name of the new motorcycle company, his father made the comment, "I suppose that makes mine the Brough Inferior".
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Re: Brough inferior
« Reply #1 on: 04.03. 2022 22:58 »
Hi All
A model just like this was stolen along with some other rare bikes from the Late Joyce Cobbings some years ago
No trace has ever been found of any of them *sad2*

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Re: Brough inferior
« Reply #2 on: 05.03. 2022 09:56 »
Hi All
A model just like this was stolen along with some other rare bikes from the Late Joyce Cobbings some years ago
No trace has ever been found of any of them *sad2*

John
Too distinctive to sell maybe. Might be in some oligarch's private collection.
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Re: Brough inferior
« Reply #3 on: 05.03. 2022 10:35 »
Or sold in a million bits at Kempton etc. *sad2*