Jay Leno was spotted riding a rare and luxurious motorcycle in Los Angeles on Thursday estimated to be worth around $250,000, nearly two years after his bone-breaking bicycle accident.
The television personality, 74, who recently joked that he is “two-faced” after undergoing surgeries following a gas fire and motorcycle accident, 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-down shirt that was partially unbuttoned around the neck, as well as a pair of classic denim jeans.
Jay also donned a pair of black shoes secured with laces and added a helmet to the top of his head.
Jay Leno, 74, was seen riding a rare, luxurious motorcycle in Los Angeles on Thursday estimated to be worth around $250,000, nearly two years after his bone-breaking bicycle accident.
The Brough Superior SS100 was first designed in 1924 by George Brough in England and saw limited production until 1940.
TE Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, bought one of the first motorcycles in 1925.
The talk show host is known for his impressive collection of cars and motorcycles, which are estimated to be worth around $50 million.
In early January of last year, Leno was involved in an accident that occurred while he was “clotheslined” while riding one of his vintage motorcycles.
The incident caused the star to suffer various injuries, including a broken collarbone and two broken ribs.
During an interview with Las Vegas Magazine At that time, Jay said: “Last week I got hit by my motorcycle.”
—So I have a broken collarbone. I have two broken ribs. “I have two broken kneecaps,” he continued, while assuring that he is “fine” and continues to “work.”
He further recalled, “I turned down a side street and walked through a parking lot, and unbeknownst to me, a guy had a wire stretched across the parking lot but 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’.
In early January of last year, Leno was involved in an accident that occurred while he was “clotheslined” while riding one of his vintage motorcycles; seen in September in Los Angeles
“So, you know, I didn’t see it until it was too late.” He just wrapped me up and, boom, knocked me off the bike. The bike kept going and you know how that turns out.
Just a few months before the accident, Jay suffered a devastating accident when a steam engine from an antique car he had been working on exploded in his face.
The star suffered 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 after the gas fire and motorcycle accident during an interview with Page six.
‘I’m doing well! “I’m fine,” he told the media. ‘Alright! I’m fine. Look, when you’re in my situation, when you’re a celebrity, you’re luckier than most people.
He added: “So when something bad happens to you, you can’t complain because bad things happen to people every day – or they get burned or they get cut – and they don’t have the financial means that I had.” .’
Jay then joked that “people love to see rich people set on fire” because in Hollywood “as long as you look good, you’re good.”
‘No one really cares how you feel. Show business is fleeting,” the talk show host said. ‘You enjoy it while you can and it’s fun. Some days you’re popular. Some days you’re not.
‘I’m doing well! “I’m fine,” he told the media. ‘Alright! 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 DC
Late last month in September, Leno humorously said he’s ‘two-faced’ while at the 2024 Daytime Beauty Awards following the two accidents, according to MY! News.
While on stage, he presented an award to Dr. Peter Grossman, the surgeon who operated on him after the gas fire and bicycle accident.
“So I guess I’m officially a two-faced motherfucker now,” Leno told the crowd.
And as she walked the event’s red carpet, she also recalled the fire and said getting a “new face” was “perfect.”
‘My recovery was nine days. I missed two days of work, so it wasn’t bad. Better than the face I had, so I’ll accept it.
While on stage, Leno explained that after the gas fire, he was taken to the Grossman Burn Center, but returned home that same night to be with his wife Mavis, who was diagnosed with dementia.
In early April of this year, the television personality was granted guardianship of his wife, after the couple married in 1980.
Late last month in September, Leno humorously said he’s “two-faced” while at the 2024 Daytime Beauty Awards following the two accidents, according to E! News; seen in 2023 in El Segundo, California
‘I drive home, see my wife and 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 a pair of scissors trying to cut the pillow. Then Dr. Grossman removed the pillow from my face.
But two months later, he returned to the same doctor after his motorcycle accident.
“I was riding my motorcycle and a guy had a wire on the other side of the road and boom, he tore my face up.”
Jay continued, “I called Dr. Grossman and said, ‘Listen, I need another face. The flip side he got was great, but I just need another one.”