Aston Martin and Brough Superior are making their first street-legal motorcycle together, and it arrives with the kind of spec sheet that makes you check the price tag twice.
The AMB 002 Roadster pairs a 1,083cc V-twin with a titanium frame in a 418-pound package. Only 300 will be built, with deliveries starting late next year.
What Makes This One Different
This is the third collaboration between the two brands, following the track-only AMB 001 and AMB 001 Pro. Both earlier bikes lived in garages and on circuits, but the Roadster gets a license plate.
The engine is an all-new 1,083cc water-cooled V-twin producing 130 horsepower and 81 lb-ft of torque. Brough Superior has not confirmed the engine’s origin, though it likely shares architecture with the 998cc twin from the AMB 001.
At 418 pounds soaking wet, the bike carries a power-to-weight ratio of 620 hp per ton. That figures favorably against something like a Ducati Monster’s 575 hp per ton, though it trails the Diavel V4 RS at 763.
The frame is CNC-machined from a solid billet of titanium and weighs just 11 pounds. A Fior fork front end separates steering from braking geometry, which reduces dive under hard stops and keeps the front composed.
Carbon fiber covers the upper bodywork, with exhaust tips echoing the Aston Martin Vanquish and taillight LED blades nodding to the Vulcan track car. Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer, led the design work. Nothing carries over from the AMB 001.
What This Means for Luxury Motorcycles
Aston Martin is not the first car brand to build a motorcycle. BMW, Honda, and Suzuki have done both for decades. But the AMB 002 Roadster targets a different buyer entirely.
The previous AMB 001 cost around $120,000. Neither brand has confirmed Roadster pricing, but given the titanium chassis, carbon bodywork, and 300-unit production run, a similar figure seems realistic.
That puts it in rarefied territory where buyers are collectors first and riders second, though this one at least gets street tires.
British motorcycle heritage runs deep, from the Vincent Black Shadow to Brough Superior’s original machines to modern revivals. A street-legal Aston Martin-badged bike stretches that tradition into new ground.
