ROAD NEWS
THE NAME’S BOND...
T
riumph Motorcycles has announced a new
take in the Scrambler 1200 format in the
form of the Bond Edition.
Just 250 examples of the Bond Edition Scrambler
will be produced, with Triumph Motorcycles NZ
confirming that a limited number will be making
their way to our shores.
While pricing and estimated date of availability
are yet to be set, Triumph’s recent limited-edition
machines such as the Daytona 765 Moto2 have
been priced within the realm of affordability of
us mere mortals.
In December, Triumph Motorcycles announced
an official partnership with the studio behind the
Bond series – EON Productions – revealing that
Triumph‘s motorcycles would be featured in the
eagerly awaited 25th James Bond Film, No Time
To Die which is due for release in November.
As a result of the official collaboration on the
latest Bond film, Triumph is set to release the
first-ever official motorcycle directly linked to the
Bond Franchise complete with the iconic 007 logo
as part of a number of limited edition touches.
While Bond has previously utilised two-wheeled
transport, including the polarising BMW R1200C
in Tomorrow Never Dies, none have incorporated
Bond themes into their design, with the Bond
Edition Triumph being the first to directly lean
on the Bond name.
Triumph says the special Bond Edition
motorcycle was inspired by the custom Scrambler
1200 action vehicles featured in No Time To Die
and has all of the top-specification Triumph
Scrambler 1200 XE’s performance and capability,
together with premium higher-value details.
In addition to the Bond logos (including on
the TFT display’s startup screen) and numbered
top yolk plaque, each Bond Edition Scrambler
1200 also comes with special machined parts,
carbon fibre tipped Arrow exhaust silencers
and a premium genuine leather seat with Bond
Edition embroidery.
All of this comes on top of a whole host of
beautiful blacked-out features, including
premium black anodised rear mudguard, grab
rail and sump guard, black forks, engine badges
with gold accents, black powder-coated
swingarm and sprocket cover.
Each bike is also delivered with a special Bond
Edition handover pack which includes a signed
letter from Triumph Motorcycles CEO Nick Bloor
and a premium rucksack.
The Hinkley era of Triumph are no strangers to
their bikes starring on the silver screen. Perhaps
most famously the Speed Triple featured in
Mission Impossible 2 starring Tom Cruise, while
the last air-cooled Scrambler 900 featured in
the Jurassic Park reboot Jurassic World. More
recently the Speed Triple joined forces with Idris
Elba in Hobbes & Shaw.
14 KIWI RIDER