Brough Superior and Sam Ratcliffe
Sam Ratcliffe was personally acquainted with George Brough, bought bikes from him and entered competitions with him in the early 1920s. Steve Ratcliffe is engaged in researching this period. Here are some of the results so far…
S.W. ("Sam") Ratcliffe's early motorcycling history with Brough Superior (edited version of article originally published in the Brough Superior Owners' Club Newsletter March 2004) Studio shot of Sam, probably 1919 with a W.E. Brough SWR on an early OHV Brough Superior SWR on an NUT