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revamped the totally incorrect preamble about the split between father & son . I should know, I wrote the only bok about William Edward Brough
(revamped the totally incorrect preamble about the split between father & son . I should know, I wrote the only bok about William Edward Brough) |
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[[Image:1926-Brough-Superior-SS100.jpg|right|thumb|1926 Brough Superior SS100]] | [[Image:1926-Brough-Superior-SS100.jpg|right|thumb|1926 Brough Superior SS100]] | ||
George Brough named his new machine the Brough Superior.He wanted to mak sure it was different to the Brough name used on father William Edward Broughs machines . George used his own frames and bought engines and various other parts to produce exciting, exclusive, and expensive bikes. | |||
The source of the Father-Son disagree was NOT concerning cylinder angles. W.E. Brough had become an advocate of the flat twin, producing his own engines totally in house ( which he had done with all the earlier productions) , capacities of 496cc to 810cc. The reason that the break between the two men occurred was COST . It was post WW1 and father William was short of funds, He had been attempting to raise capital by selling redundant factory stock,complete engines, bits of engine frames ,even a Brough car. Adverts had been regularly posted in the press. Independently son George had been going out on a limb with his own sports development of the 500cc Brough flat twin engine.. Obviously involving considerable expense which father William Edward Brough was against .That was the reason for them parting company , | |||
The source of the Father-Son disagree was concerning cylinder angles. W.E. Brough had become an advocate of the flat twin, | |||