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1983 Hesketh..never heard of them!
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:53 pm
by Mitch1100
A rare bike is visiting Tasmania at the moment. A 1983 Hesketh, one of three known to be in Australia. In immaculate condition it will be touring the state for the next week along with a Triumph T150 Trident in immaculate condition
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:09 pm
by SP250
Mitch that's a T150 Trident in the background not a T120 Bonneville.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:47 pm
by f90x
At the time I really liked the Hesketh and thought it looked great. Ultimately I believe they were overpriced, overweight and underpowered as well as being unreliable. As it happens a friend of mine at the time was working at British Aluminium who developed the wheels. I hope they have a backup van with plenty of spares. I'll take the Trumpet.
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:44 am
by dave the german
I remember seeing the Hesketh at the first (I think) birmingham bike show - it was called the Big Brum. Wanted it to succeed as it was British but as above, overweight overpriced etc
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:37 am
by Grip Fast
The marque is back with the special edition 24. Saw one at the Classic Bike show in the NEC before Christmas.
http://www.heskethmotorcycles.co.uk
P.S. Called the 24 after James Hunt's racing number.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:30 am
by The Teutonic Tangerine
Not wishing to be a Pedant but it's a T160 Trident. the T150 had different tank and the Engine Barrels were bolt upright. A friend is in the midst of rebuilding his T150 Which he's had since the early 1980's
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:11 pm
by Corvus
Im with sp250.
That's a t150 Shirley?
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:23 pm
by Blackal
The T160 was a beautiful creation......
Same as Norton - there is something aesthetically-pleasing about having the engine tilted forward, with the pipes swept up at a complementing angle.
The sculpted tank - was also...... just right.
Al
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:39 pm
by Corvus
Blackal wrote:The T160 was a beautiful creation......
Same as Norton - there is something aesthetically-pleasing about having the engine tilted forward, with the pipes swept up at a complementing angle.
The sculpted tank - was also...... just right.
Al
I agree, it was/is lovely. Not the bike in the op tho.
Interesting how they made the crankshafts.
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:07 pm
by slparry
Jeepers look how small that front disk is
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:04 pm
by 1200boxer
slparry wrote:Jeepers look how small that front disk is
The front wheel is 19" which makes it look small.It's not a very large disk though.
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:54 am
by SP250
The OP Trident is a T150 with upright cylinders but US spec with wide bars Bonnie shape tank and later sidepanels.
T160 and the Craig Vetter designed Triumph X75 Hurricane used the BSA Rocket 3 engine with canted forward cylinders as per Al's pic.
Rode them all, owned a couple, raced a production R3 in the 70's.
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:03 am
by Corvus
SP250 wrote:The OP Trident is a T150 with upright cylinders but US spec with wide bars Bonnie shape tank and later sidepanels.
T160 and the Craig Vetter designed Triumph X75 Hurricane used the BSA Rocket 3 engine with canted forward cylinders as per Al's pic.
Rode them all, owned a couple, raced a production R3 in the 70's.
Game, set and match.
Chaps?
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 4:00 pm
by The Teutonic Tangerine
I stand corrected. My Mates Tank is more Slab sided (IE English / european spec
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