Aston Martin has finally built a motorcycle you can actually ride on the road… not just the track. And, naturally, it has rekindled its love affair with Brough Superior to make sure it looks like something that escaped from a particularly wealthy person’s fever dream.

The new AMB 002 Roadster is the first road-legal motorcycle to emerge from the partnership between the two historic British performance brands, following the track-only AMB 001 and AMB 001 Pro.

Although overall power might be down on its predecessors, it’s still a serious machine, with an all-new 1,083cc V-twin engine producing 130bhp and a claimed 190kg dry weight.

“Rather than conventional telescopic forks, the AMB 002 uses Brough Superior’s distinctive double-wishbone Fior fork”

To look at, the AMB 002 ditches the understated Aston Martin suggestions of performance and goes all-out with the bare carbon fibre, angular aerodynamics and massive intakes.

The carbon-fibre bodywork is low, compact and deliberately dramatic, with a forward-leaning stance that makes it look like it is already accelerating. The side strakes are a neat nod to Aston’s road cars, while the twin oval exhausts borrow their ribbed heat-sink treatment from the likes of the Vanquish, DB12 S and DBX S.

“The new V-twin is water-cooled, produces 130bhp and 110Nm of torque”

There are also six air intakes feeding the engine, a headlight that looks like an Alien designed it and a set of rear light blades inspired by Aston’s Valkyrie, Valhalla and Vulcan hypercars.

It is all slightly more restrained than the AMB 001 Pro, but that is probably the point. This is still an outrageous-looking machine, just one that has been designed to survive contact with the real world.

Brough Superior has done its bit by engineering the AMB 002 around a new titanium frame, milled from a solid billet and weighing just 5kg.

That helps keep the claimed dry weight down to 190kg, while the carbon-fibre bodywork and fuel tank assist in  centralising the mass.

The front suspension is equally unusual. Rather than conventional telescopic forks, the AMB 002 uses Brough Superior’s distinctive double-wishbone Fior fork, an evolution of the unit found on the AMB 001 Pro that separates steering and braking forces and is designed to keep the front end stable under heavy braking.

The new V-twin is water-cooled, produces 130bhp and 110Nm of torque, and has been tuned to deliver plenty of grunt through the mid-range rather than simply chasing a huge top-end number.

Brough Superior has done its bit by engineering the AMB 002 around a new titanium frame”

Generally, Aston Martin believes it should make it a more usable road bike than the track-only AMB 001 Pro, which was always more about lap times than popping down to the local café.

The engine cases are CNC-machined from billet aluminium, while the frame and suspension are designed to keep the bike’s centre of gravity low and its weight distribution close to 50:50.

There is no word on pricing yet, but given the hand-built construction, exotic materials and extremely limited production run, it is unlikely to be competing with your average 125cc commuter.