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The new SS100 has a 997 cc (60.8 cu in) DOHC 88° V-twin engine developed and built with French specialists Akira
Engineering of Bayonne that produces 120 hp (89 kW). Produced at Henriette's Boxer Design factory in Toulouse, France, the new SS100 is hand built. The chassis is
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Every owner was encouraged by Brough to suggest their own ideas for developing the SS100, which meant that almost all his motorcycles were uniquely hand-built and the design continually evolving. The
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sold a 1934 Brough
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in 1935. The accident occurred because a dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on bicycles. Swerving to avoid them, Lawrence lost control and was thrown over the handlebars. He was not wearing a helmet and suffered serious head injuries that left him in a coma; he died after six days in
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both achieved a record 130 mph (210 km/h) for the kilometre on the SS100 and in 1928 Brough broke his own record with 130.6 mph (210.2 km/h). In 1932 Ronald Storey achieved 81.08 mph for the standing half-mile at
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an expensive mix of magnesium, titanium, and aluminium with carbon-fiber wheels and a double-wishbone front fork. The brakes are
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