THE END OF THE 500 THE CLUBMAN ’ S RACER
The most extraordinary thing about the Hesketh is that from its inception in 1977 to its launch , it was developed and built in two and a half years . Not by a motorcycle company , which wouldn ’ t have been so remarkable , but by a company with more experience in building Formula One cars than motorcycles . The other aspect is that they , presumably because of their superior engineering skills , got more things right first time up than many British motorcycles that took decades to develop .
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THE MODERN HESKETH In early 2014 Hesketh Motorcycles announced the upcoming release of the Hesketh 24 that would be the first all-new Hesketh model to be produced in some thirty years . It was designed and developed by Paul Sleeman , Hesketh Motorcycles ’ owner and Chief Engineer . This new machine was named after the number on James Hunt ’ s 1976 F1 world championship winning car . It was a limited edition with only
24 built and sold internationally . Whatever the future holds for the Hesketh it will remain one of the most distinctive looking motorcycles of the modern era , and no doubt one of the most collectable .