There was a time when an Aston Martin on two wheels might have seemed like an unlikely proposition. Not anymore. Following two track-only motorcycles, Aston Martin and Brough Superior have unveiled the AMB 002 Roadster – their first road-legal motorcycle and a machine that suggests the luxury car marque’s ambitions extend well beyond four wheels.
Limited to just 300 individually built examples, the AMB 002 is less a motorcycle with Aston Martin styling than a genuine exercise in shared design and engineering. Here’s why it matters.
1. Aston Martin is no longer just lending its badge
The partnership with Brough Superior began with the AMB 001 in 2019, followed by the track-focused AMB 001 Pro in 2022. Both established Aston Martin’s presence in the motorcycle world, but the AMB 002 takes the relationship somewhere more significant: the open road.
Its design is unmistakably Aston Martin. The brand’s signature side-strake has been reinterpreted across the fairing, while the rear light blades draw from the Valkyrie, Vulcan and Valhalla. Even the twin oval exhausts reference the latest Vanquish, DB12 S and DBX S.
The result is a motorcycle that feels connected to Aston Martin’s wider design language rather than simply decorated with it.
2. It is seriously engineered
Brough Superior brings considerable technical substance to the collaboration. The AMB 002 is powered by an all-new 1,083cc water-cooled V-twin producing 130bhp and 110Nm of torque, with the engine designed, machined and assembled in-house in Toulouse.
Its titanium frame is milled from a solid billet and weighs just 5kg, helping deliver a claimed 50:50 weight distribution. Carbon fibre bodywork and a low centre of gravity contribute to a total weight of 190kg.
This is not simply about headline numbers. The philosophy is about making the motorcycle responsive and engaging on the road.
3. The front end is anything but conventional
Perhaps the most intriguing engineering detail is the Fior fork. Rather than relying on conventional telescopic forks, Brough Superior’s double-wishbone system separates steering and braking forces while maintaining control of the front-end geometry.
Developed further from the AMB 001 Pro, the system is designed to improve steering precision, high-speed stability and braking behaviour – including when the motorcycle is leaned into a corner.
4. It occupies a new kind of luxury territory
The AMB 002 sits somewhere between superbike, design object and collector’s piece. Carbon fibre, billet-machined components and titanium sit alongside details more familiar from Aston Martin’s road cars: keyless entry, a backlit ignition button and hand-crafted leather saddle pads.
That combination is important. Aston Martin has spent decades selling performance through design, craftsmanship and exclusivity. The AMB 002 applies the same formula to a category where those qualities can be experienced far more intimately.
5. This could be the beginning, not the experiment
Only 300 examples will be built, with deliveries scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2027. That makes the AMB 002 inherently exclusive, but its significance extends beyond production numbers.
Aston Martin has already described the collaboration as a long-term driver of brand value. If the AMB 001 established that Aston Martin could translate its design DNA to two wheels, and the AMB 001 Pro proved the partnership’s appetite for serious performance, the AMB 002 is the real test: can Aston Martin create a credible luxury motorcycle for the road?
The answer, at least on paper, looks promising. And if it works, Aston Martin may have found another way to make its wings fly.
