1979/80 Kawasaki P&M Number 87 Twin Shock
In single ownership since 1989 and successfully raced in the '90s

Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: 87
MOT: Exempt

• Offered from long-term ownership of 39 years
• Equipped with a highly-tuned, 1,075cc Kawasaki Z1000 engine
• Very successful in club racing during the 1990s

Englishmen Richard Peckett and Peter McNab acquired an expert knowledge of frame-building while working for Dresda, and decided to branch away on their own in 1975. The ensuing frames were marketed under the P&M name and became a common sight at race meetings in the ’70s and ’80s, once assembled with suitably powerful drivetrains, chiefly from Kawasakis. With their excellent handling, they often outperformed factory-prepared bikes.

This motorcycle started life as a P&M frame in 1979 or 1980 and was supplied to Guy Sandall, who assembled a bike around it and raced it, possibly with Robin Drury. However, it was dismantled and the bare frame was sold in 1989 to the current owner, who rebuilt it to his own specification using a 1,015cc Kawasaki Z1000 DOHC inline-four, tuned and bored-out to 1,075cc for racing, with an increased 11:1 compression ratio, enlarged valves, and so on. It enjoyed a second racing career from 1994 to 2001, taking first-, second- and third-place finishes in club championships in 1995, 1996 and 1999. After being refurbished in 2015, it starred as a parade bike at the Spa Bikers’ Classic in 2017, and at many subsequent events at Brands Hatch, Mallory Park and Donington up to 2024. Still presenting very well, it is perhaps time it went racing again.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217