2015 Hesketh 24

Hesketh 24 one of a Kind
• 1 of only 7 built
• 125bhp
• 2100cc
• V Twin push rod motor
• Fantastic condition
• Good tyres
• Motor runs sweet
• Sounds incredible

Extremely rare machine This bike is superb in its design and unique in many ways. Due to manufacturing circumstances there was only 7 out of the initial 24 ever built. The previous owner requested number "10/ 24" which is what is represented on the authenticity plaque in the paperwork and also stamped to the bikes yoke (as per the images). It was built to the owners specification in lacquered carbon fibre meaning that this is not only a seriously rare machine, but one of a kind!
The 2100cc S&S 125bhp V-twin motor has just the right amount of growling vibration to make it interesting and characterful. The vibes fizz the mirrors, but they won’t shake your fillings out and spoil the ride. It’s actually a lot smoother than you’d imagine a 2. 1-litre engine to be and it has a perfectly smooth throttle, delivers sizzling acceleration and of course, making 144ftlb of torque at just 3500rpm is perfect for all-day, top gear cruising.
Hesketh is the latest UK heritage motorcycle brand to be reborn and the ‘24’ is their first offering. This is a shouty, noisy, slightly show-off bike which is a little at odds with the understated, cool, classy lines of the original V1000. Sure, there are enough connections here for the 24 to be a credible successor of the V-twin, the cowl shape, the classy Hesketh signature on the cases. History: The project was inspired by Lord Hesketh, who planned to revive the failing British motorcycle industry and at the time had a background of F1, being the last private team to win a F1 GP with James Hunt at the wheel. Lord Hesketh wanted to use the skills and facilities built up in that pursuit to greater effect and production of a quality motorcycle was born.
The Hesketh motorcycle was developed on the Easton Neston estate, with the prototype running in the spring of 1980 using a special Westlake engine. The V-twin 1000, based loosely on the marketing panache of the Vincent but looking much-like a contemporary Ducati 860 GT, offered all sorts of advances; for example, it was the first British spec bike with four valves per cylinder and twin overhead camshafts (although commonplace in Japanese machines).
After two years of development, the project was announced to the press and partners were sought for the manufacturing. However, none were forthcoming and so Lord Hesketh formed Hesketh Motorcycles plc. In 1982 a modern purpose-built factory was set up to manufacture the Hesketh V1000 motorcycles in Daventry.