From another site that I inhabit, this For Sale. A 1939 Brough Superior, genuine 3 owners, fully restored. The Buy it Now price is an eye-watering $US250000 but I am supposing that the seller knows that the price is realistic. Lawrence of Arabia had a penchant for Broughs, owning several at once a few times during the 1930’s. He was ultimately to die while riding one.
“At the age of 46, a few weeks after leaving the service, Lawrence was fatally injured in a motorbike accident on a Brough Superior SS100 in Dorset, close to his cottage, Clouds Hill, near Wareham. A dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control and was thrown over the handlebars of his motorcycle. He died six days later. The spot is marked by a small memorial at the side of the road.
The circumstances of Lawrence’s death had far-reaching consequences. One of the doctors attending him was the neurosurgeon Hugh Cairns. He was profoundly affected by the incident and consequently began a long study of what he saw as the unnecessary loss of life by motorcycle dispatch riders through head injuries and his research led to the use of crash helmets by both military and civilian motorcyclists. As a consequence of treating Lawrence, Sir Hugh Cairns would ultimately save the lives of many motorcyclists.” (from wikipedia)