Jay Leno was seen cruising on a rare, luxurious motorcycle in L.A. on Thursday that is estimated to be worth around $250K – nearly two years after his bone-breaking bike accident.
The TV personality, 74 — who recently joked that he is ‘two-faced’ after undergoing surgeries following a gas fire and motorcycle crash — could be seen driving down a street while flashing a peace sign.
The star enjoyed a ride on a 1934 Brough Superior SS100 which has also been dubbed the ‘Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles.’
Leno sported a blue button up that was partially unfastened around the collar as well as a pair of classic, denim jeans.
Jay additionally slipped into a pair of black shoes that were secured with laces and added a helmet on top of his head.
Jay Leno, 74, was seen cruising on a rare, luxurious motorcycle in L.A. on Thursday that is estimated to be worth around $250K – nearly two years after his bone-breaking bike accident
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The Brough Superior SS100 was first designed in 1924 by George Brough in England – and had limited production until 1940.
T.E. Lawrence – also known as Lawrence of Arabia – had notably purchased one of the first motorcycles in 1925.
The talk show host is known for his impressive collection of cars and motorcycles – which is estimated to be worth around $50 million.
Earlier last year in January, Leno was involved in an accident that occurred when he was ‘clotheslined’ while riding one of his vintage motorcycles.
The incident caused the star to suffer a variety of injuries, including a broken collarbone and two broken ribs.
During an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal at the time, Jay expressed, ‘Just last week, I got knocked off my motorcycle.’
‘So I’ve got a broken collarbone. I’ve got two broken ribs. I’ve got two cracked kneecaps,’ he continued, while assuring that he was ‘okay’ and still ‘working.’
He further recalled, ‘I turned down a side street and cut through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, some guy had a wire strung across the parking lot but with no flag hanging from it.’
The star enjoyed a ride on a 1934 Brough Superior SS100 which has also been dubbed the ‘Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles’
Earlier last year in January, Leno was involved in an accident that occurred when he was ‘clotheslined’ while riding one of his vintage motorcycles; seen in September in L.A.
‘So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late. It just clotheslined me and, boom, knocked me off the bike. The bike kept going, and you know how that works out.’
Only a few months before the crash, Jay suffered a previous devastating accident when a steam engine from a vintage car he had been working on exploded in his face.
The star suffered from three-degree burns and spent days in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber as part of the recovery process.
In May of last year, Leno gave an update following both the gas fire and motorcycle crash during an interview with Page Six.
‘I’m doing good! I’m doing good,’ he told the outlet. ‘It’s fine! I’m fine. Look, when you’re in my position, when you’re any kind of celebrity, you’re luckier than most people.’
He added, ‘So when something bad happens to you, you can’t whine and complain about it because bad things happen to people every day – either they get burned or they get cut – and they don’t have the financial wherewithal I did.’
Jay then joked that ‘people love to see rich people catch on fire’ because in Hollywood ‘as long as you look okay, you’re okay.’
‘Nobody really cares how you feel. Show business is fleeting,’ the talk show host stated. ‘You enjoy it while you can, and it’s fun. Some days you’re popular. Some days you’re not.’
‘I’m doing good! I’m doing good,’ he told the outlet. ‘It’s fine! I’m fine. Look, when you’re in my position, when you’re any kind of celebrity, you’re luckier than most people’; seen in 2023 in Washington D.C.
Late last month in September, Leno humorously said he is ‘two-faced’ while at the 2024 Daytime Beauty Awards following the two accidents, per E! News.
While on stage, he presented an award to Dr. Peter Grossman – the surgeon who operated on him following both the gas fire and bike crash.
‘So I guess I am officially a two-faced b****** now,’ Leno said to the crowd.
And while walking the red carpet at the event, he also recalled the fire and said getting a ‘brand new face’ was ‘seamless.’
‘My recovery was nine days. I missed two days of work, so it was not bad. Better than the face I had, so I’ll take it.’
When he was on stage, Leno explained that following the gas fire, he was taken to the Grossman Burn Center – but went home that same night to be with his wife Mavis, who has been diagnosed with dementia.
Earlier this year in April, the TV personality was granted conservatorship over his wife – after the pair tied the knot in 1980.
Late last month in September, Leno humorously said he is ‘two-faced’ while at the 2024 Daytime Beauty Awards following the two accidents, per E! News; seen in 2023 in El Segundo, California
‘I drive home, I see my wife and I go to sleep, not realizing this is still burning. When I wake up, I can’t get the pillow off my face. So, I’m sitting there with scissors trying to cut the pillow off. So, Dr. Grossman took the pillow off my face.’
But two months later, he returned to the same doctor following his motorcycle accident.
‘I’m riding my motorcycle and a guy had a wire across the road, and boom, it tore my face.’
Jay continued, ‘I called Dr. Grossman and I said, “Listen, I need another face. The other face you got was great, but I just need another.”‘