The AMB 001 turbo bike, the uber-exclusive love-child of Aston Martin and Brough Superior, is no longer just a concept; they?ve built 30 of them, and delivered them to customers all over the world.

When the AMB 001 was unveiled back in November 2019, it was one of those things that I never actually expected to see in the wild. And in all fairness, thanks to the fact that they?re only actually building 100 models, I?m probably still not going to see one in the wild. But they do exist. And by the sounds of it, they?re pretty bloody trick.

The 997cc V-twin is a Brough-built motor which, with it?s turbocharger, makes 183hp. We haven?t seen any official torque figures yet, but I?d expect them to be pretty healthy.

And the motor is bolted to a brand new, mega-lightweight carbon fibre monocoque chassis, meaning the whole bike weighs just 185kg. That?s really close to a 1:1 power to weight ratio, so this thing?s going to be fast, certainly in litre sportsbike territory.
Supercar to Superbike

Apparently they?ve taken inspo from Aston Martin?s modern supercar line-up, but it looks to me like someone in the design office has been watching too many sci-fi films. It doesn?t look like an actual motorbike that people would genuinely buy to ride on a track, does it" And if you did want to ride it on track, with (by the looks of it) zero wind protection, I can imagine you?d have a sore neck before long.

As you?d expect, there?s loads of shiny chrome bits, an...