A 2001 Triumph Bonneville gets a custom makeover made to look like David Beckham’s Amazon jungle bike.
If you are one of my fans and followers from the UK, you might of seen the BBC documentary, “Into the Unknown“, starring David Beckham and his pals as they traveled through Brazil’s spectacular Amazon Rain Forest in 2014.
This kind of road trip is nothing short of amazing and is the type of riding many adventurers put on their bucket list but never get to make. Thanks to TV documentaries, custom motorcycle builders and purveyors of motorcycle stuff, we can at least participate in these types of extra-ordinary adventures vicariously.
Beckham is not just another celebrity with a motorbike.
David Beckham is one of the best professional athletes the world has ever seen. He spent 20 years leading his soccer teams to greatness retiring only recently in May of 2013. He played with Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.
You can get Beckham updates by adding your “Like” to the 55.6 million “Likes” he has on his Facebook Page or you can click here for a well-written Wikipedia summary of Beckham’s life, accomplishments and celebrity highlights.
Venturing into the Amazon Jungle on a motorcycle. No small adventure.
The Amazon rainforest covers over two million square miles of South America including major areas of countries like Brazil, Columbia and Peru. It is the largest tropical rainforest in the world and is home to the Amazon River. We are talking real jungle here folks. Click here for an excellent overview of the Amazon Rain Forest by Rhett Butler of Mongabay.com.
Look at the size of this jungle. The Amazon Rain Forest Basin in South America. Source: NASA Public Domain Image.
BBC documentary inspires a replica Triumph Scrambler bike build.
Shortly after the TV documentary about David Beckham’s trip to the Amazon had aired, the retro-clothing pros at Motolegends decided it would be fun to create a replica of Beckham’s bike. Triumph’s humble Bonneville, a 2001 model donated to the project team, would be the platform used for the build. Motolegends teamed up with Phil and Graham at FCL Motorcycles in Cranleigh for the actual build, parts and paint. Total value of the build came in around 10,000 euros.
While not a perfect reproduction of Beckham’s bike, it’s about as close as one could get. And, the build was actually quite simple and within the scope of any budding bike-shed mechanic. Also note that many viewers assumed that the Amazon roadtrip bikes were Triumph’s latest Scrambler models; since the three bikes, like the new Scramblers, wore a high-level, off road, Arrow Exhaust. But no…best we can tell, the film was not an advertisement piece for the new 2015 Triumph Scramblers. Check out the Motolegends-FCL build below.
HEY, YOU IN THE UK. YOU COULD WIN THIS BECKHAM REPLICA TRIUMPH. GOOD LUCK! Click image to enter.
Motolegends will be giving away this cool ride at the end of the NEC Motorcycle Show in November 2015. No obligation. It’s free to enter.
The only stipulations are that you must complete all the fields and be a resident of the United Kingdom.  Enter your name, UK home address, your email address, and a phone number. If any of the fields are empty, you won’t be entered. Sorry!
The Motolegends Team will be announcing the winner during the NEC Motorcycle Live Show in November.
ONE LUCKY UK RESIDENT WILL WIN THIS COOL RIDE. CLICK ON THS TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE SCRAMBLER IMAGE TO ENTER.
FYI: The Beckham Replica Triumph Bonneville Scrampler will be on exhibit at the following shows:
Goodwood Festival of Speed  | 25 – 28 June
Beaulieu International Autojumble |  5 – 6 September
Motorcycle Live, NEC Â | 28 Nov – 6 December
David Beckham Into The Unknown. The BBC documentary.Â
This is an interesting documentary. It follows David and his team from the madness of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the simple life of solitary native inhabitants deep into the Amazon jungle. Click on the image below for the full episode and to see how the Triumph Bonneville/Scrambler fared through it all.
BBC Documentary: “David Beckham Into The Unknown.” Courtesy of Nykko Tina’s YouTube Channel. Image Source: BBC
Good luck to all my UK friends…
Ride Safe Out There.
Thank you for reading my blog folks. – Motorcycle Marc
Note: Copyrights and Trademarks are the property of their owners. No infringement ever intended. Motolegends, 8, Quadrum Park, Old Portsmouth Road, Guildford, Surrey GU3 1LU, United Kingdom. Phone:+44 844 887 7788 is the creator and manager of this free prize competition. The bike is a replica of David Beckham’s Triumph Bonneville used in the making of the BBC documentary, it is not the actual bike.
