The Peril Speed Equipe

Bonhams can usually be relied on to supply some oddball motorcycles in their auctions—but I haven’t seen the likes of these Triumph sprint bikes before. They pre-date George Brown's Super Nero and Alf Hagon’s designs, and they’ll be going under the hammer on 24 April in Staffordshire, England. There's a great story behind the 'Peril Speed Equipe': the three sprint bikes were built by a cabinet maker called Bill Bragg, who first took up circuit racing in the mid 50s with a Triumph sidecar outfit. According to Bonhams’ notes, “A big crash at Crystal Palace resulted in several months in...