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Hesketh Motorcycles of Great Britain - Resources for Parts Supplies, Restorers, Clubs, Technical Information...
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| 1. Feel the 80s with HESKETH Motorcycles
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| ...Lord Hesketh of Great Britain hit on the idea to build a bike as the British motorcycle industry was falling in the early 80s. James hunt was the rider when a private firm won the Formula One Grand Prix for the last time. Built on his skill and experience, Lord Hesketh had a prototype running loosely based on the Vincent. It was the Hesketh V-Twin V1000 and it was the first brit motorcycle with four valves per cylinder and twin overhead camshafts.... |
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| 5. Hesketh Owners Club
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| Founded In September 1982, shortly after the close of the original Daventry factory (14 June 1982) by a original chairman; Edwin Faulkner and a group of like-minded owners who actually met at the factory auction. Initially formed as a "mutual assistance society" with the aim of helping all Hesketh owners keep their machines on the road... |
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| 6. Hesketh V1000 Roadtest
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| Hesketh V1000 and Vampire - Part 1 - RealClassic.co.uk
This bike is a giant. It's going to become a classic'
Superbike magazine, June 1980
They were so right - but not immediately. When the Hesketh V1000 first hit the road in 1981 it was hardly what the world had been waiting for. Less than 150 were built before the company went bust. A successor picked up the pieces - and went under just as fast. |
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