Metallic lacquer for my most beautiful toys
At La Seyne-sur-Mer, near Toulon in the South of France, we met up with Jean-Pierre, a former real estate developer who’s two passions are sailing and motorcycling. On the dockside, between the pointed bows of his Gunboat 68, sits his favorite motorcycle, a Triumph Bonneville. These two icons have been given a Silver Blue Metal paintjob that perfectly matches their owner’s eyes. This coating, specially concocted by Map Yachting, was a real technical challenge...
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Publié le
22/07/2021
Par
Norbert Conchin
Numéro :
179
Parution :
Sep.
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Oct.
2021
As two Triumphs approach, tension rises a notch in the port: a vintage Bonneville T120 and a monstrously powerful Rocket 3 R roar onto the quay after a nice ride on the roads of the Var region. On the trampoline of his Gunboat 68 #4 moored in front of the Port Captain’s office, JeanPierre’s face betrays a small, almost childish grin of emotion. It is of course him, our man of the day. The two motorcycles are parked just in front of the bows that as thin as knife blades. This meeting, an unprecedented crossroads of passions, was jointly organized by a pool of participants in this project: Gunbo…
