Lawrence of Arabia's Motorcycle Homage

Thomas Edward Lawrence — better known as Lawrence of Arabia, made famous by David Lean’s 1962 classic movie of the same name — loved his motorcycles, specifically the spendy and powerful Brough Superior. He owned eight of these beauties.

‘The Road’ is Chapter 16 in Part III of T.E. Lawrence’s book The Mint, written in 1929 but published posthumously 20 years after his death in 1935 (as per his wishes). Lawrence writes about ‘Boanarges’, the name he gave his 1928 Brough Superior SS100, his only earthly indulgence.