Aston Martin has finally taken its motorcycle ambitions from the racetrack to the road with the new Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster, a machine that turns an unusual collaboration into something considerably more significant. Revealed as the first street-legal motorcycle from the partnership, the AMB 002 follows the track-focused AMB 001 and the ferocious 225-hp AMB 001 Pro.
Yet this is not simply an older model made road legal, as Aston Martin and Brough Superior have developed the AMB 002 as a completely new motorcycle with a distinctly road-focused character. Production will be limited to just 300 examples, with deliveries expected to begin in the third quarter of 2027. The price has not yet been disclosed, although its exotic construction and extremely limited production suggest that exclusivity was never going to be an afterthought.
The AMB 002 is unmistakably an Aston Martin, despite having only two wheels, with its sculpted carbon-fiber bodywork carrying several familiar design cues from the marque’s most dramatic cars. The signature side strake has been reinterpreted across the motorcycle, while the twin oval exhaust outlets draw inspiration from the exhaust finishers of the Vanquish, DB12 S and DBX S.
At the rear, slender light blades echo the visual treatment used on the Vulcan, Valkyrie and Valhalla, giving the motorcycle a surprisingly strong family resemblance to Aston Martin’s hypercars. Its crescent-shaped side gills are more than visual decoration, helping with engine cooling while giving the bodywork an almost animalistic appearance. Carbon fiber, hand-finished leather and intricate metalwork complete a design that looks closer to a collectible sculpture than an ordinary road motorcycle.
Underneath that dramatic bodywork sits an all-new 1,083cc water-cooled V-twin producing 130 bhp and 110 Nm of torque (roughly 132 hp and 81 lb-ft of torque). Rather than chasing the enormous power figure of the AMB 001 Pro, the AMB 002 has been tuned around usable low- and mid-range torque, making its performance more relevant to real-world riding. The motorcycle weighs 190 kg (roughly 420 lbs.) and uses an extraordinary titanium frame milled from a solid billet, with the entire frame weighing only 5 kg (11 pounds).
Carbon-fiber body panels and a carbon-fiber fuel tank help keep mass low and contribute to the targeted 50:50 weight distribution. The engine itself is designed, machined and assembled in-house at Brough Superior’s facility in Toulouse, France, underscoring just how far the partnership has gone beyond styling.
Perhaps the most intriguing engineering feature is the Fior front suspension, a double-wishbone system that separates steering and braking forces while providing anti-dive characteristics under braking. The arrangement is designed to preserve stability and steering precision when the rider is braking hard, including while cornering, while the relatively upright riding position gives the AMB 002 a more approachable character than its track-bred predecessors.
Brough Superior says the resulting sensation is akin to gliding above the road, an apt description for a motorcycle designed around balance rather than brute force. Keyless functionality, a backlit ignition button and hand-crafted saddle-leather seat pads add the finishing touches to an experience deliberately positioned at the intersection of engineering, luxury and craftsmanship. More than a motorcycle wearing Aston Martin badges, the AMB 002 Roadster is the clearest expression yet of what the two marques can create when Aston Martin’s design language meets Brough Superior’s obsession with bespoke motorcycle engineering.
