Aston Martin Made Its First Street-Legal Bike, And Collectors Will Fight For 300

The AMB 002 Roadster, built with Brough Superior in a 300-unit run, brings Aston Martin design and engineering to a road-legal superbike.

Aston Martin and Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster

Photo by: Aston Martin

Brian Potter

By: Brian Potter

Sep 9, at 7:16am ET

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The AMB 002 Roadster is Aston Martin's first street-legal motorcycle.
Production is limited to 300 motorcycles.
Its new V-twin engine produces 130 horsepower.

Aston Martin has never put its wings on a motorcycle you could ride to the shops until now. The AMB 002 Roadster changes that, and Brough Superior builds it as a partner.

The two companies had already made track-only machines together, the AMB 001 and AMB 001 Pro. This new bike is the first one you can register, insure, and ride on public roads.

Gallery: 2028 Aston Martin and Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster

Aston Martin and Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster (8)

Aston Martin and Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster (9)

Source: Aston Martin

The First Street-Legal Aston Bike

Marek Reichman, Aston Martin's chief creative officer, said building a road bike had been a long-term goal after the track-only pair showed what the partnership could do. The AMB 002 Roadster is that idea adapted for public streets.

Production is capped at 300 motorcycles, each one hand-built rather than assembled on a line. Aston Martin expects first customer deliveries in the third quarter of 2027, so buyers have roughly a year to wait.

Thierry Henriette, president of Brough Superior, called the bike truly one of a kind, in both its design and its riding experience. Stefano Saporetti, who oversees Aston Martin's brand diversification, described the project as proof that the collaboration has matured into a strong luxury partnership.

Design details borrow visibly from Aston's car lineup, with surfacing cues that echo the Vanquish, Valkyrie, and Valhalla. Buyers who already collect the marque's road cars get a two-wheeled object that fits the same family look.

Aston Martin and Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster

Aston Martin and Brough Superior AMB 002 Roadster

Photo by: Aston Martin

Performance, Engine And Design Highlights

The bike uses an entirely new 1,083 cubic centimeter four-stroke, water-cooled V-twin, engineered from scratch rather than adapted from an existing Brough unit. It produces 130 hp and 81 lb-ft of torque, which puts it firmly in serious superbike territory.

The whole machine weighs just 419 pounds, with a 50:50 weight distribution that Aston Martin says was a core engineering target from day one. Nothing on the AMB 002 Roadster is a carryover part. Chassis, engine, and running gear were all designed from a blank sheet specifically for road use.

The chassis is a titanium frame weighing only 11 pounds, an unusually light structure for a bike built to handle real-world roads rather than a closed circuit. Up front, the AMB 002 uses a double-wishbone Fior fork setup instead of a conventional telescopic fork, a system more often seen on experimental race machinery than showroom bikes.

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Aston Martin presents the result as a bike tuned for enjoyment on the road rather than lap times on a track, which separates it from the AMB 001 Pro. Order books are open now, and the 300-unit run is expected to go to the same collector base already chasing limited machinery like the Valiant hypercar Fernando Alonso helped develop.

Motor1's Take: Collectors will treat the AMB 002 as a brand-extension object and likely chase early examples. Expect strong resale and brisk demand in the specialist market. What matters next is its real-world ride.