Daniel Craig's motorbikes raise £60,000 at auction for RNLI

The actor, who was educated in Wirral and spent much of his childhood in Hoylake, had gifted for auction his two motorcycles inspired by the bikes that featured in No Time To Die.

His Scrambler 1200 Bond Edition and Tiger 900 Bond Edition went under the hammer at auction through Bonhams Cars Motorcycles at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show last weekend in Staffordshire and sold for £60,000 in total.

Each bike is hand-signed by Craig on each side. They were sold with the original V5C documents bearing the actor's name, as well as a certificate of authenticity signed by both Craig and Triumph Motorcycles’ chief executive, Nick Bloor.

Each lot also included a riding experience at the Triumph Adventure Experience in Wales, UK with James Bond stunt co-ordinator Lee Morrison and stunt double Paul Edmondson.

Craig has been a lifelong supporter of the RNLI, with his previous involvement including supporting a station campaign at Hoylake near where he grew up, and going afloat with the lifeboat crew at Ramsgate.

Daniel Craig afloat with the lifeboat crew at Ramsgate (Image: RNLI/ Triumph) He said: "The RNLI has been close to my heart all my life since growing up near the RNLI station at Hoylake.

"I am delighted that the auction was a record success and hope the donation will contribute to the incredible job the RNLI do of saving lives at sea”.

Jayne George, RNLI's director of fundraising, said: "It’s incredible to have Daniel’s support in our 200th year and continue our special relationship which started back when he was a child in Hoylake.

"As a charity we rely on donations to achieve our mission to save every one.

"The money raised from the auction will make a huge difference. It will enable us to invest in vital training and equipment for our lifesavers as well as helping us to deliver water safety advice to the public so we can prevent people getting in trouble at sea."