The centenary British brand celebrates six decades on celluloid of the legendary spy created by Ian Fleming. Of this Speed Triple RR “Bond Edition”, 60 units will be produced and only one will arrive in Spain.
“I am a poet in deeds, not often in words.” The stock is worth a thousand for Ian Fleming. For something before becoming a journalist, and shortly after a writer and father of James Bond, he was a British intelligence officer and participated in the real Operation Goldeneye. The 25 official installments of the 007 saga (that is, those of Eon Productions) are full of that frenetic action poetry between quartets of criminals and triplets of heroines who have not lost their rhyme despite the six decades that have passed since the first. Dr. No, the first Bond film.
As a double tribute to these 60 years of adventures on the big screen and the beginning of its collaboration as the official partner of the Bond universe in terms of motorcycles, the British Triumph is also launching the same number of limited numbered units (A plaque on the seat post attests to this) and signed by Nick Bloor, CEO and general manager of the century-old company. IS Bond Edition born on the basis of the already spectacular Speed Triple RR: the top of the range in the brand’s portfolio and true guarantor of the company’s sporty driving experience gene, to which it has added a plus of beauty and undeniable attitude.
Bond and motorcycles… What a match!
The secret agent’s relationship with two wheels isn’t as strong as with cars, it’s true, the Bond-Aston Martin combination is unbeatable. But motorbikes were also the protagonists of great moments (and some controversy). Triumph is today the brand of the saga from the last installment There is no time to die, where the Tiger 900 and the Scrambler 1200 XC are outstanding actresses. A curious circle that the brand closes in some way, given that Bond’s first motorcycle was also British: a BSA M20 with which Ian Fleming makes Bond escape death at the hands of Soviet soldiers in From a view to a kill, his novel of 1960.
On celluloid it’s hard to forget Sean Conney chasing villain Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera) on the Yamaha XJ 650 Turbo across the French Riviera in Never Say Never (from Eon Productions and Thunderball remake). Also to Pierce Brosnan mischief with the BMW R1200C through the streets of Saigon in Tomorrow Never Dies or escape in an impossible leap of faith to get on a plane from his Cagiva W16 600 in Goldeneye; This is the theater of controversy, given that Brosnan’s escape from the chemical weapons factory in the city of Archangel is set in 1986 and the aforementioned Cagiva model is from 1994. And, of course, a Daniel Craig in what is perhaps the most spectacular motorcycle chase of the 25 films, which takes place through Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar on the back of a Honda CRF250R at Skyfall.
elegant like James
The color combination that this edition wears is unique and elegantly mixes two shades of gray (Granite and Storm Grey) on the black frame with some hand painted gold details adding the perfect pop of colour. Grey, black and gold, an intense chromatic cocktail that is difficult to match, but which gives a perfect result if the dose of each one is correct, as in the Vesper Martini (gin, vodka and dry vermouth): shaken, not mixed.
On the undercarriage, the titles of the 25 official James Bond films screen-printed in their original characters and on the dome of the semi-fairing, the unmistakable design of the grooved interior of the gun barrel, the protagonist of the opening sequence of the film. Each unit comes with an exclusive garage cover with details such as the logo commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bond legacy.
On 29 September, and as part of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the first Bond film, Christie’s auction house in London sold the Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE protagonist of agent 007’s leap in No time for die, until now. of the saga, for 138,600 pounds (almost 160,000 euros) to an anonymous online bidder whose money has been assigned to the NGO Severn Hospice.
25 lots were also offered in that same tender, ranging from vehicles and watches to clothing and accessories, many of which were used in the latest film; six of them pay homage to each of the actors who have played James Bond since 1962’s Dr. No.
DATA SHEET
The engine. 1,160 cc DOHC tricylindrical. Food Sequential multipoint electronic injection with SAI system. Power. 180 HP at 10,750 rpm. By engine. 125Nm at 9,000rpm. Brands. Six-speed Triumph Shift Assist quickshifter. suspensions. Semi-active and electronic front and rear adjustment: hlins S-EC 2.0; 43 mm upside-down front forks with 120 mm of travel and rear monoshock with the same travel. Distance between axes. 1,445mm. Seat. 830mm. Brakes. Twin 320 mm front discs with 4-piston radial caliper and 220 mm rear disc with 2-piston caliper, all Brembo Stylema and MCS lever. ABS optimized for cornering and wheelie control. Neumatics. Diablo Supercorsa SP V3 on 17″ aluminum rim. Weight. 199kg. Price. 25,695 euros.
