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  1. Top 10 most expensive motorcycles

    ... we hope they’re wrong about the fireball bit. 6. Hesketh 24, £35,100 6. Hesketh 24 , £35,100 An outrageously enormous S&S 1950cc V-twin engine ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  2. The Top 10 'Revived' British Brands and the stories behind them

    ... rebadged Chinese-built lightweights.     7. Hesketh Another er, ‘historic’ British bike brand with a somewhat chequered past. Hesketh Motorcycles was originally launched in 1980 by Lord Hesketh at his ...

    Phil West - 19/10/2023 - 17:01 - 0 comments

  3. First Person - Mick Broom

    ... I got two phone calls, one from Norton and one from Lord Hesketh. Norton wanted me to look at making a 125 for them, Lord Hesketh wanted me to come and sort his bike out for him. I looked at them both ...

    rgo - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  4. The Professionals - John Mockett

    ... never regret. AND DIDN’T YOU HELP DESIGN THE HESKETH? The Japanese encouraged Dave Bean, Yamaha’s chief road tester at the time, and I to get involved in the Hesketh project. Unfortunately we didn’t have any of their engineers, which ...

    Visordown News - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  5. Top 10 motorcycle marques that should be revived

    ... carrying the names Ariel, Matchless, Brough Superior and Hesketh. And then there are heavier-hitting efforts like the rebirth of Indian. ...

    Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  6. Gladstone Motorcycles

    ... British motorcycle manufacturer to come to the market since Hesketh in 1984.” Hmmm. OK then. The man behind the Gladstone is ‘The ...

    Visordown News - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  7. Curtiss Motorcycles unveils first bike in 100 years

    ... - 23:40 Buy a super-charged Hesketh V Twin. Plenty of "rabbits", less vulgarity and cost plus a lot more ...

    Laura Thomson - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 3 comments

  8. E10 fuel: Worse fuel consumption, worse performance?

    ... Furthermore, the 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 of Chris Hesketh “has 10-15mpg less, lumpy and bogged power response,” with E10, he ...

    Alex Whitworth - 27/09/2022 - 14:56 - 0 comments

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