Kmown as one of the most valuable motorcycles in the world, the Brough Superior SS100. nicknamed in 1931 “Moby Dick” by UK Motor Cycling is going again to auction in Italy on May 27. The SS100 was proclaimed as “the fastest privately owned machine in the world” at that time.
At its last auction the bike was sold by Bonhams for US $333,210 in 2011, becoming one of the top 10 most valuable motorcycles ever sold. This time around, Moby Dick is estimated by auctioneers RM-Sothebys to sell for between US $550,000 to US$770,000).
That’s a long, celebrated history! And good looking too!
They had a chrome guard option, threre is an SS100 in the MC Museum in Invercargill NZ, Home of the “Burt” rally and it has chrome guards. Beautiful MotorCycles.
An all-time Classic… that just happened to be so very fast. They will continue to be sought after as time goes by… may be the first motorcycle to go over the $1 Million mark in the future. they look even better when out on the road being ridden!
Bill Kniegge
Wheel Jockey Inc.
If I’m not mistaken the one million dollar mark has already been broken years ago.
@ GYM – The Captain America chopper ridden by Peter Fonda in the film “Easy Rider” was sold for $1.35 million in 2014