Brough Motorcycles

Brough Motorcycles - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brough_Motorcycles Brough Motorcycles Brough Motorcycles were made by William Edward Brough at his Vernon Road Works, Basford, Nottingham, England. He moved into this in 1895. It was already built... More

Brough Motorcycles - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brough_Motorcycles Brough Motorcycles Brough Motorcycles were made by William Edward Brough at his Vernon Road Works, Basford, Nottingham, England. He moved into this in 1895. It was already built and had been previously used by a textile dyeing company. At Vernon Road William carried on in business of electroplating and polishing. Safety bicycles were made and called the 'Giant', after his brother Albert, who was the tallest man in England at 7 feet 7 inches tall. Models up to end of WWI (up W E Brough V 1913 to 1918) In 1896, William built his first motorcar, with a 3.5 hp de Dion engine. In 1899 he built a 2.5 hp De Dion engined tricycle. The first Brough motorcycle was built in 1902, and had a single cylinder engine hung from the downtube. Brough entered his oldest son William in the 1906 Lands End Trial,George badgered his mother until he too was allowed to enter. Proper production started in 1908, there were a range of Less