CYCLE WORLD ROLLING CONCOURS: INDY 2011

Its generally considered 'demanding' if a Concours d'Elegance requires its vehicles to drive over the podium to collect awards, as if proper use of a restored vehicle is unusual...and in some circles - both bike and car - it is.  Cycle World came up with a better idea, conducting its 'Rolling Concours' sporadically and in various locations over the last dozen years; gather a bunch of shiny old bikes together, go for a ride of ~70miles, then judge the machines according to loose categories of chronology and country of manufacture.The rider of the machine is honored as well as the actual motorcycle, rather than simply the owner, as owners tend to enter multiple machines!  My 1925 Norton flat-tank racer took Best in Show in 2000; after...

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BROUGH SUPERIOR, DOUBLE RL, BONNEVILLE

Mark Upham, ceo of Brough Superior, with Jay Leno and the 'Retro'An international crew of Brough Superior enthusiasts, supporters, and well-wishers descended upon Los Angeles in August, coalescing at Jay Leno's 'Big Dog Garage', ready for a look at the newly-built Brough Superior 'Retro', a tool made for an attack on a Bonneville speed record.  It all centered around the ambition of Mark Upham, ceo of the newly revived B-S marque, to re-establish the Brough Superior name at Bonneville after an absence of 62 years, and to show the world that his handbuilt 'SS101' models aren't simply toys or show bikes, but machines developed to be ridden.Leno aboard his Brough Superior 11-50 model, recently restored by the Works.Jay Leno is well-known...

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