Brough Motorcycle and Lawrence of Arabia
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T.E. Lawrence, a famed WW1 soldier, had a fascination for Brough Motorcycles and had the misfortune of having a fatal accident while riding one. This display segment reenacts a little from his life with a restored Brough. The display was seen at the Classic Fighters 2005 airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand.
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The best looking Brough Superior I've ever seen!
Nice to see those early model Broughs in action, an interesting history lesson re T E Lawrence/Shaw and his involvement with the marque also.
I'm not sure who has the funner ride. I want both! a lovely video.
Wonderful!
First rule of sailing:-? nothing ever goes to plan.
Little known fact of Lawrence, his nick name was "The Cruiser", because he liked fast cars and fast women.
@davidcollings4750
4 жыл бұрын
He was gay
@Wa3ypx
4 жыл бұрын
@@davidcollings4750 Was he?? For real?
@rowdyyates4273
4 жыл бұрын
and fast camels!!!
@luuko656
3 жыл бұрын
@@Wa3ypx Yeah he was so gay he practically sneezed glitter....The fact you didnt know this leads me to believe your "little known fact" is actually just bullshit..
@Wa3ypx
3 жыл бұрын
@@luuko656 Ah come on, he was THE cruiser
One hell of a motorbike-------------x
Sadly as much as I love war history the only thing I know about TE Lawrence is from the armored train mission from battlefield 1 and you never get any info about him really you only see him in cutscene and not much is told about him
@luuko656
3 жыл бұрын
You gotta watch that movie about him.....its definitely worth it...
Those newer ones never got the styling right..... just saying
QUESTION What does the JAP mean on the Brough engines?
@historicalmachines
2 жыл бұрын
From Wikipedia: "The first engine (from 1924 to 1936) was the twin-cam KTOR JAP (made by J. A. Prestwich) V twin (upgraded to a Matchless engine from 1936)"
@historicalmachines
2 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brough_Superior_SS100
Brough Motorcycle has how many cc engine? thx
@Wahian1
3 жыл бұрын
They vary but the 1932 Brough Superior Lawrence was riding when he crashed and later died, was/is 980 cc.
Looks like an Old Harley Ironhead...yah???
Should have put Bruce Anstey on the Brough he’d have beaten the aeroplane
Very nice, thanks, though I cringe seeing that motorcycle ridden without a helmet...
It’s a shame they are made in France now.
Get Levin off your ads!
@historicalmachines
5 жыл бұрын
Jim, sorry we have no control over that -- I wish we did :-(
Changed his name you mean for double crossing his Arab friends
Good to know he died in pain !!!
@linhiril664
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry to disappoint you. He was in a coma for 10 days. No pain.
@peggygeren4169
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertohoraciovines5416 "To S.A." may be the best poetic expression of love and loss ever penned. It is amazing in the way that it encompasses both his own very personal, private and secret loss as well as the loss to the Arab people in only a few beautiful, poignant lines. If you understand the diplomatic background, it also describes the story of the Revolt and its betrayal, and correctly predicts the consequences for the liberated region: "And now the little things creep out To patch themselves hovels in the shadow of your gift." Amazing.