9-20-18 Update: Mat G-S notes that this Hesketh is back up for sale with a slightly lower asking price. You can now find it with a BIN of $26,000
Post Listing Update: This Hesketh did not get any action at the BIN of $29,000.
By 1981, England was almost irrelevant in the international game of motorcycle production. So Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, a Lord and Baron who had already started a racing team, decided to start his own motorcycle company. You can guess where he got the name from. Enter the Hesketh V1000.
The V1000 featured a 992cc V-Twin produced by Weslake – it was claimed to be the first Brit bike with DOHC and 4 valves per cylinder. The engine produced 82 horsepower and 78 pound-feet of torque, but the bike weighed 540 pounds. Teething problems put Hesketh out of business almost immediately after just 139 bikes were built. But the company was brought back to life multiple times, the most recent of which was in 2010 by someone who started selling an updated version of the V1000 (it looks almost the same, but with necessary fixes). For more information on the Hesketh, check out this excellent write-up from OddBike. Note that Hesketh is still alive and kicking, and they’re in the process of releasing a limited edition of a new bike called the 24.
The seller of this example doesn’t volunteer much information, especially consider how much money he/she is asking for. Still, the listing says that the bike is “perfect” and “like new” with just 146 miles. It’s got import documentation and it has not yet been registered in the US. The seller also has “all paperwork and certificates from [the] Hesketh Owners Club” .
Find this Hesketh for sale in Miami Beach, Florida with a BIN of $29,000 or best offer
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