World's greatest barn find?

In what has been described as the most significant motorcycle barn find ever, eight Brough Superiors have been unearthed on a property in Cornwall, UK.

Brough Superiors are regarded as the Rolls Royce of motorcycles and are the most collectible two wheeled conveyance on the planet with good examples fetching hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction. As we reported here one example sold in December 2014 in Melbourne through Shannons made well over $100,000.

Brough Superior motorcycles were built from 1924 until 1940, and just 380 examples were made by the British company.

Rumours have abounded among vintage motorcycle enthusiasts about a collection of Brough Superiors somewhere in the UK but many dismissed them as urban myths. However following the death of a collector, the motorcycle treasure trove was uncovered.

According to the Western Morning News, the bikes were owned by Frank Vague, an avid member of the Brough Superior Club.

Mr Vague, from a village near Bodmin, Cornwall, acquired the majority of the collection in the early 1960s and they have remained unused for 50 years.

Bonhams will be selling 'The Broughs of Bodmin Moor' at its Sale of Important Collectors' Motorcycles at Stafford on April 24, 2016.

Ben Walker, international director for Bonhams collectors' motorcycle department, said: "This is one of the greatest motorcycle discoveries of recent times.

"A lot of mystery surrounds these motorcycles, as very few people knew that they still existed, many believing them to be an urban myth.

"There was a theory that they still existed somewhere in the West Country, but few knew where, until now.

"Stored in barns for more than 50 years, the motorcycles were discovered whole, in parts, and some were partially submerged under decades of dust, old machinery parts and household clutter.

"This is the last known collection of unrestored Brough Superiors. There will not be another opportunity like this."