26/08/2026
1928 Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sport
On display at the Bulli Antique Motorcycle Weekend will be this exceptional 1928 Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sport – one of just 35 built that year and number 28 of the series.
Powered by the legendary 998cc overhead-valve J*P V-twin and fitted with the Bentley & Draper spring frame, the SS100 was one of the fastest and most prestigious motorcycles of its era. Famously, every SS100 was guaranteed by the factory to have exceeded 100 mph before delivery.
Despatched from the Brough Superior works in Nottingham on 8 June 1928, this motorcycle has a remarkable documented history, including more than 70 years in Australia.
Restored by Graeme Carson in 1979, it subsequently achieved an extraordinary 499 points out of 500 and a Gold Award from the Vintage Motorcycle Club of Victoria, before becoming a familiar sight at major Australian vintage rallies.
Its extensive history file includes correspondence dating back to the 1950s, factory and club records, restoration documentation and even handwritten period riding and maintenance instructions.
After later passing through the collections of Franco Trento and Steve Hazelton, it was purchased by its current owner in July 2026. Believed to have travelled only around 3,000 miles since its restoration, it remains a wonderful example of George Brough’s most celebrated creation.
Fast, beautifully engineered and unquestionably deserving of the famous title:
“The Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles.”
See it at the AMCA Australia Motorcycle Weekend at Bulli – 28–29 August.