Brough Superior

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From Wikipedia:

Brough Superior motorcycles, sidecars, and motor cars were made by George Brough in his Brough Superior works on Haydn Road in Nottingham, England, from 1919 to 1940. The motorcycles were dubbed the "Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles" by H. D. Teague of The Motor Cycle newspaper. Approximately 3000 motorcycles were made in the 21 years of production; around a third of that production still exists. T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") owned eight of these motorcycles and died from injuries sustained when he crashed number seven; the eighth was on order.

In 1940, the Second World War brought an end to production as the factory was engaged on war work, completing crankshafts for Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. After hostilities had ceased there were no suitable engines available so the company was wound up.

Prices for these motorcycles ranged from £100 to £185 in the 1920s and 1930s.

Gold £4.24 in 1925, so £100 translates (according to my gold standard) as $80,000 in today's Monopoly Money. A little spendy for a sport bike, but possible. It's no longer in the province of the very rich, which kind of implies that society as a whole is considerably richer than it was in 1925. Which reminds me of this video clip.

Brough Superior circa 1930

1922 Brough Superior Mark I

Sum dood bought the name and slapped it on new fangled sport bike. It ain't the same at all.