Friday bike

You're going to have to raid the piggy bank to buy one of these!

Hesketh 24

First bike for a very long time from Hesketh of F1 Racing car and exotic and expensive V twin motorcycle fame.

Powered by a 1950cc S&S X-Wedge engine, the 24 is so named as there will be only 24 of them built. This probably means that they will go into collections and never be ridden on the road.

Whether this signals the start of bike production  by Hesketh or not remains to be seen, but at £35,000 each (44,000 Euros, US$57,000) it's a bike only for the well heeled.

Technical stuff:


Spec sheet

Engine	Air-cooled, 1950cc, V-twin
Ignition/ Start	Digital / Electric
Security	Keyless ignition & immobiliser
Exhaust	Two into one into two – stainless steel & carbon fibre
Frame	Chrome-moly tube cradle frame
Swing Arm	Steel box section with integral oil tank
Front & Rear wheel	17” BST Blackstone carbon fibre
Front & Rear tyre	120/70/ZR17, 190/70/ZR17
Handlebars	Renthal tubular tapered steel Fatbars (UK made)
Fuel tank capacity	19 litres
Seat height	820mm
Wheelbase	1550mm
Gearbox	Baker 5-speed with overdrive
Clutch	Baker wet multi-plate KingKong clutch cable actuation
Front suspension	43mm Öhlins USD forks, adjustable preload, compression & rebound damping, fully machined billet yokes
Rear suspension	Öhlins reservoir-style twin shocks, adjustable ride height, preload, compression & rebound
Power	125PS @ 6000RPM
Torque	196Nm @ 3000RPM
Front brakes	Beringer 300mm floating discs, 4 piston Beringer Aerotech caliper, Stainless steel braided hoses
Rear brakes	Single Beringer 250mm disc, 4 piston Beringer Aerotech caliper, Stainless steel braided hoses

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