Aston Martin teams up with Brough Superior on new motorcycle
Aston Martin has revealed its first-ever motorcycle, created in partnership with Brough Superior.
Called the AMB 001, the bike is a track-only special limited to just 100 units – with each costing €108,000 (£92,921).
At its heart sits a turbocharged engine with 180bhp. It’s the same as the one found in the rest of Brough Superior’s current range but produces more power.
Strictly limited to just 100 examples, the track-only AMB 001 represents the union of our iconic design and state-of-the-art Brough Superior engineering to create a piece of automotive art for the motorbike connoisseur.#AMB001#AstonMartinpic.twitter.com/neBBxAARjp
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) November 5, 2019
It uses a machine titanium ‘backbone’ frame, with a double-wishbone front fork. The subframe at the rear, meanwhile, is crafted from carbon-fibre – and most of the bodywork is made from the lightweight material too.
There’s a carbon-fibre fin running the whole length of the bike, and applied to this is Aston Martin’s logo. However, rather than being paint or a sticker, it’s a nine-micron-thick, laser-cut piece of stainless steel applied under the lacquer.
NEWS: The AMB 001 by Aston Martin and Brough Superior makes its worldwide debut.
Unveiled at #EICMA2019, the AMB 001 heralds the first chapter of an exciting new partnership between us and Brough Superior.
Who'd like to take it for a spin?#AstonMartin#AMB001pic.twitter.com/JMIqIZQiBA
— Aston Martin (@astonmartin) November 5, 2019
The front end of the motorcycle may be familiar to those clued-up on Aston Martin’s vehicles. The winglets, which help increase downforce, have taken their shape from the S-shaped curves found at the front of the firm’s passenger cars.
Each bike will be handbuilt at Brough Superior’s Toulouse headquarters and are expected to be delivered at the end of 2020.
