The ‘Bonneville T100 110th Anniversary Edition’ will be sold from this April onwards, with production capped at 1000 units. The £7,399 (on the road, in the UK) motorcycle can be distinguished from its regular Bonneville brethren by an anniversary crest that features a Queen’s crown, three dots to represent the three historic locations of Coventry, Meriden and Hinckley, and the Triumph ‘triangle’ within the crown.
The new limited edition model aims to build on the Monster’s youthful image by adding what the Italian duo calls ‘urban military chic’. Or what Classic Driver calls a new paint job.
Said hue is ‘Diesel Brave Green matte’, paired with black treatment of the frame, wheels, engine covers, exhaust system and forks. The ‘shocking yellow’ front brake calipers and rear springs jump out from the rest of the bike – which is based on a Monster 1100EVO.
The commission came from a West African-domiciled Frenchman who was looking for something unique - but also tough enough for the rough local terrain. It must also be to a simple technical specification, so the tried-and-tested, two-valve BMW R100 RT was chosen by the customisers from Copenhagen.
The Sydney-based company specialises in surfin’ dude style and its showroom/café/HQ has now become a “shrine to ‘run-what-you-brung’ resourcefulness and street-honest industrial art”.
Described as a “Sharapova-shrieking, 4-valve inner city café runt”, 'The Mouse Trap' has new mudguards, alloy tank and exhausts. Every component has been repainted blue, bar the engine, which is sprayed satin black.
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The one-make series is fully backed by Ducati UK, and offers both drivers and sponsors significant exposure thanks to the strong event turnouts (up to 50,000 spectators have been known to attend) and satellite TV coverage. As well as visiting six UK circuits (Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Oulton Park, Cadwell Park, Donington Park and Silverstone) while shadowing the British Superbikes, the Championship also has two now-customary overseas rounds: Assen (Netherlands) and Misano (Italy).
The changes are purely cosmetic. The renowned German tuner has - for now at least - left the already mightily powerful bike alone in the performance department, simply applying its high-quality carbonfibre know-how to an already dramatic machine.
The matt-black and ‘AMG special Diamond White Bright’ motorcycle is trimmed with carbonfibre stripes and lateral radiator grilles with aluminium trim. It has an ‘AMG-style’ sport exhaust system with engraved end-caps, and an AMG-inspired, horizontally ribbed seat, upholstered in Alcantara.