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Motoschwinn · #1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2008, 07:04 PM

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NID_FTL · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2008, 09:09 PM

wow, that's quite a collection of bikes.

eDJ · #3 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 01:29 AM

If you take a look at that Brough Superior SS100, that's the same model of Brough that T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) was killed on in 1935.

ebmvegan · #4 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by eDJ

If you take a look at that Brough Superior SS100, that's the same model of Brough that T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) was killed on in 1935.

eDJ, you are a wealth of information. You are a true Renaissance man.

Jemma Hawtrey · #5 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 05:14 PM

Interesting machine in the picture... for the life of me I cant work out what is at the aft end of that motor.. I can see the motor is a single cylinder but the rest of it confuses me..

Incidentally that front fork I have seen used on the old Royal Enfield machines of the 1920s..

Jemma xx

Jemma Hawtrey · #6 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 05:19 PM

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I want.... pretty please...

Jemma xx

Jemma Hawtrey · #7 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by eDJ

If you take a look at that Brough Superior SS100, that's the same model of Brough that T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) was killed on in 1935.

Incidentally there were two manufacturers had models called the SS100 - Brough and Jaguar... post 1945 the jaguar was canned or renamed (im not sure which) because of the connotations of the SS moniker.

Strange to say but until the Germans got hold of it - the Swastika was a sign generally held to be of good luck (with the arms pointing the other way) as it was an ancient representation of the sun disc..

Jemma xx

**Bikeguy Joe** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 07:57 PM

Jaguar used to be called the "SS Motors" or somesuch no?

**Bikeguy Joe** · #9 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 07:59 PM

I just spent an hour looking at that link....I need to play the lotto.

Jemma Hawtrey · #10 (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe

Jaguar used to be called the "SS Motors" or somesuch no?

Jaguar were known as SS Jaguar pre-war, I dont know why - but at that time they were an independant company. Later they became part of BLMC which became British Leyland and later still Austin Rover (although by that time Jaguar were decidedly unrelated unless you forced the point... sadly their electrical systems werent..)