Richard Mille has already parked its ultraviolet watches on the wrists of F1 drivers, but now the guys from Les Breuleux have jumped from hand to two wheels. The result? The RMB01, a racing special born from 18 months of ping-pong with the legendary Brough Superior. The secret is simple: take the obsession with grams and microns, turbo-inject it into a 997cc V-twin, and wrap every millimeter in carbon, because “bonnet” is a phrase for cowards. That’s it - the Richard Mille RMB01 x Brough Superior.
Richard Mille RMB01 x Brough Superior “If a Tourbillon were a motor, it would look like this,” says Thierry Henriette, pointing to the wheels, whose spokes mimic the gears of a watch, and to the mechanical speedometer, which skeletally displays the gears, as if looking into the abdominal cavity of a Richard Mille RM 67-02.
Anatomy of Speed: Richard Mille RMB01 x Brough Superior
- Engine: 997 cm³ V-twin, turbo, 130 hp (97 kW)
- Mass: approx. 159 kg dry glamour
- Frame: CNC aluminum + forged carbon exoskeleton
- Front suspension: Fior double-wishbone, 85 mm travel
- Back: monoshock + CNC swingarm, 113 mm travel
- Final speed: “over 250 km/h (155 mph),” says Brough, because at this price, a shame meter is not included.
A product with (too) many inspirations
The board-track racers of the 1910s were wooden tracks, bikes without brakes, and drivers without the will to live. RMB01 It adopts their extended tank and bare mechanics, but adds aerofoils for traction on the asphalt and carbon, lighter than a Sunday apology.
Obsession with mass
They start with 160kg of aluminium for each unit and strip it down to 23kg of shiny casing. The swingarm, frame and even the cranks are industrial jewelry – if Kanye wore them, Instagram would be on fire.
Exclusive in three shades
Pearl of Speed, Selena and Nocturnal Sapphire – all hand-assembled in the Toulouse-Nottingham plant, each tested on a dynamometer, as in the Finishing department in La Chaux-de-Fonds. In total, there will be only 150 copies, delivery at the end of 2025, when most customers will have already ordered the jewel case.
What about the price?
French whisper price list 200.000 €+, but let's be realistic: at Richard Mille, anything with less than six zeros belongs in the discount showcase. The buyers are probably the same ones who buy a €1 million watch and double park on the perfect track line at the racetrack.
Conclusion: Richard Mille RMB01 x Brough Superior
RMB01 is a machine that makes your heart beat slightly faster and your wallet empty just by looking at it. It combines the perfume-like precision of Swiss micromechanics with the wildness of the iconic British “Rolls-Royces of motorcycling”. Although 130 horses is not a record, they are accompanied by a featherweight and a chassis that does not bend even under the weight of a rich man’s ego. Most of the examples will almost certainly end up on yachts and in museums, but the fact remains: Richard Mille has created a motorcycle that is not just a fashion watch on two wheels, but a real a drop of octane in a haute horology glassAnd let's face it, this is a damn good excuse to swap our Rolex for a helmet and go to the red line – at least in our imagination.
