Triumph’s Serial No. 0278 of 1,000 2022 Scrambler 1200 Steve McQueen Edition motorcycles will be offered for public sale on Saturday, August 14 in Monterey, California, at The Daytime Auction with all proceeds from the sale donated to the Boys Republic, a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian school and treatment community for troubled youth. The motorcycle is one of an exclusive run of just 1,000 produced globally and boasts a serial number that matches the number plate ran by Steve McQueen in the International Six Days Trial (ISDT). It was back in 1964 when actor and motorcycle rider Steve McQueen, “The King of Cool,” helped to form and fund the first official Team USA to enter the famed ISDT motorcycle race held annually in Europe. His team members included Bud and Dave Ekins, Cliff Coleman and John Steen, all of whom piloted their very own Triumph motorcycles in the harrowing and iconic race. Their efforts across the pond were highly publicized, with countless magazines and news outlets including prominent feature articles about the race within their pages. As a result, imagery of McQueen atop his No. 278 Triumph at the 1964 ISDT remains prolific even today, and the Triumph brand has retained status as a household name with relative ease throughout the past half-century. First established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 119 years of motorcycle manufacture in 2021. For more than three decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, in the United Kingdom and has produced iconic bikes that blend authentic design, character, charisma and performance. Building around 60,000 bikes each year, Triumph is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer and has around 650 dealers worldwide. The Triumph Scrambler 1200 was first launched in 2019 and has rapidly become a modern Triumph icon, setting a new benchmark in its category thanks to its class-leading riding capabilities both on-road and off-road, its state-of-the-art technology, outstanding specifications and extensive customization options. It’s powered by the latest evolution of Triumph’s characterful 1200cc high-power British twin, and, new for 2021, the engine update delivers lower emissions. With a low inertia crank and a high-compression cylinder head, plus a dedicated Scrambler tune, specifically developed to give the perfect balance of power and torque delivery for both road and off-road riding, the result is incredible torque through the entire rev range. The distinctive Scrambler sound, produced by the 1200cc 8-valve parallel twin engine, is delivered by the twin high-level exhaust system, which has been updated with the added benefit of improved heat distribution. The class-leading long travel suspension delivers incredible off-road capability and ground clearance, and superior stopping power is guaranteed by the category-leading Brembo M50 radial monobloc calipers, with twin 320mm floating discs on the front and the Brembo caliper with single disc on the back. Such outstanding braking power is managed by the ABS that comes as standard.
