Beschreibung:

Brough entered the 1930s with an entirely JAP-powered range, and then, after a brief absence, the SS80 re-appeared in 1935 as the SS80 Special, this time with an engine built by Associated Motor Cycles. The following year the SS100 adopted an overhead-valve version of the AMC power unit, and the two models continued to use the Plumstead-made engines until production ceased in 1939. Launched in 1933, the 1,096cc 11-50 was the largest Brough Superior to enter series production. Powered by a sidevalve v-twin (of unusual 60-degree configuration) supplied exclusively to the Nottingham factory by J A Prestwich, the 11-50 fitted into the Brough price range between the SS80 and SS100. The model was conceived as a long-legged, effortless tourer and could exceed 90mph in solo form or pull a heavy sidecar at up to 75mph. Production lasted until 1939, by which time the 11-50 was the only JAP-powered machine in the Brough Superior range. This 11-50 has the rigid frame and Monarch front fork that characterised the ‘standard’ offering for sidecar use (Castle forks and Bentley & Draper rear suspension were options). In the current ownership for the past 40 years, the machine has not been used for some considerable time and thus will require careful re-commissioning and the customary safety checks before returning to the road. Offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed, it is comes with old-style logbook and Swansea V5.