Greeves griffon 380 cc driver

Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for greeves for sale. Greeves motorcycles wikimili, the free encyclopedia. New 1976 greeves griffon 380cc mkii qub believed to be one of only 40 built. The first allgreeves model was the challenger scrambler introduced in 1964. Any person or the case of sidecar events, the sidecar driver and passenger who has signed the required entry forms and who competes in a meet. On this machine greeves griffon hubs were used and a 12volt lighting system installed. Full text of the classic motorcycle june 2015 uk see other formats. Wednesday overnight open thread 4 1719 the quotes of the day. Mostly vintage, but really anything that catches my eye. Lucky collector car auctions features antique, classic and rare cars several times a year. Owner richard deal bought the rights to the greeves name in may 1999. With the new tubular frame, and ceriani forks, it seemed well up to the competition.

Page 208 of 322 the cutaway drawing and its artists posted in the nostalgia forum. Quote i despite repeated claims that cair is a benign, mainstream civilrights advocacy group, the truth remains that cair has a long history of financing terrorist groups like hamas, hezbollah and al qaeda. The 2stroke engine has massive cylinder finning for cooling and an amal carburetor. Blair to help squeeze more ponies out of the griffon 380. This bike was never sold and sat in a warehouse for over 40 years until i bought it in december 2014. Greeves griffon 380 1969 classic motorcycles by sheldon. Under the guidance of bert greeves, the move into motorcycle manufacture was decided in 1951, with the first machines available being announced in 1953, and the very first model. Sep 22, 2019 the only woman to compete in the event, mary driver, 11 was also riding a greeves machine and won a bronze medal. A motorcycle permanently attached to a singlewheeled sitting or kneeling platform.

Won the first international motorcycle race in 1904. This machine was one of two the factory had left when they closed this machine has been part of our collection since january 1979 when we collected it from the factory it is in as new condition except for discolouration of the mudguards and slight pitting on the left hand fork tube. This collaboration resulted in the last significant bike to be sold by greeves, the griffon qub queens university belfast. The 380 griffon was a revised model from the original challenger. The original company produced motorcycles from 1952, funded by a contract with the ministry of pensions for their invacar, a threewheeler for disabled drivers. This is a greeves tcs 250cc which literally started life as a basket case. Vmcc your online shop for vintage and classic motorcycle parts and accessories. Terea thanya 12207a rue green lane qc montreal quebec. Built in 246cc and later 362cc capacities, the challenger engine was carried in typicallygreeves cycle parts consisting of a cast alloy beam frame and leadinglink forks, the latter of the banana type from 1965, while ceriani telescopic forks became an option. A lap in which all participating riders have passed the finish line under the green flag.

Jul 31, 2017 the ajs stormer is 50 years old this year, 2018, so heres its story. Greeves closed its doors in 1977 after a fire at the factory. It proved to be a great little bike that could more or less do anything off road. I was riding an ex works 380cc greeves griffon enduro when he first got it, i then changed to a new cz 250 enduro. Shaping the future military and veteran health care research canada. Chris huxtable raced a 250 version in the greeves championship some years back.

Suzuki classic motorcycles for sale classic trader. Greeves griffon 380 1969 classic british motorcycles sheldons emu. Nahtif kambryanna 403 n steele st sanford nc 27330 lee north carolina. See more ideas about vintage motocross, motocross and british motorcycles. The name griffon was used by greeves in the 1960s and 70s grindlay peerless england, 1920s 1934 gripen swedenhhadc see motosacoche haggo sweden, 1970s, hagglunds, a large industrial manufacturer, won a contract to build a military motorcycle. Hi, remove if not allowed but thought i would offer to like minded people before the dreaded ebay. Euro spares the greeves projects, greeves information. But where to begin, every book needs a spine, and the history of the ajs stormer, its evolution, development and racing pedigree, is no exception.

As hailwood was a british driver, the inside of the case back bares an unusual british hallmark. Hi has anybody got or know of some good pictures of, the following two very interesting greeves. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact ideal motorcycles. Front seat driver s james ml 125 dkw nsu bmw villiers 98 villiers 125. The offroad motorcycles were also developed through an association with queens university belfast producing the later greeves qub model. Haynes publishing is the home of car, motorcycle, scooter and atv manuals, as well as a range of other specialist topics in print and digital formats. Greeves, maximum 32mm carburetor yamaha as1 125cc twin pre1968, cast iron cylinders only yamaha ct1 175cc single no noguchi engine components, maximum 30mm carburetor. On the griffon, bert dropped the aluminum downtube, but kept the leading links for those who demanded them the rest got cerianis. Purchased from the factory by terry silvester motor cycles in january 1979. British riders such bryan wade competed on these bikes during the 60s in events such as the tv scrambles which was a televised series. Julia crawford brought her greeves wessex all the way from seattle, wa for greeves days 2010. The challenger engine incorporated an alpha crankshaft assembly within greeves own crankcases. Today the company produces a variety of vehicles including automobiles, atvs and many more, though the company is probably best known for its motorbikes.

Driven by the market and competitive demand for greater horsepower, greeves turned to dr. Mated to an albion gearbox, this new power unit was carried in typicallygreeves cycle parts consisting of a cast alloy beam frame and leadinglink forks, the latter of the. Largeformat photos include ontrack action, pit scenes and factory tours, all with detailed, firsthand captioning. Classic dirt bikes greeves 250 380 griffon youtube. Less than 500 pieces are thought to have been produced. S 120 5 2 175 87 72 100 190 80 5 126 162 18 83 195 44 50 so 76 100 64 120 35. Greeves motorcycles were made in the uk between 1952 and 1977, the company was founded by bert greeves. Cdc 20052014 fits ford mustang hood struts 380 newton pressure 0511701205.

Papers past parliamentary papers appendix to the journals. Would suit a variety of vintage machines such as triumph, bsa, manx norton etc. Greeves motorcycle enthusiasts public group facebook. Unfollow greeves griffon to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Nick, my brother in law, brought a very nice little bultaco mk 5 matador sd in about 1975. Models at one point, greeves offered 11 models, including the ranger, anglican, pathfinder and oulton, but in 1969, only the greeves griffon 250 and griffon 380 were offered. Shaping the future posttraumatic stress disorder physical. The 1969 greeves 380cc twin port griffon is one of the most collectable and rare vintage motocross bikes. Any official ahrmaapproved organization holding, proposing to hold or otherwise organizing an ahrma event. This is a none profit site, for enjoyment only, please scroll down. It has rebuilt motor, new conrod and main bearings, new fibreglass from roger ennis, rebuilt wheels, new shocks, forks serviced, new bars, levers and cables. After the introduction of the challenger, the next models to appear were the 250 and 380 griffons.

A superb example of an iconic british motocross bike. Greeves griffon for sale in uk 16 used greeves griffons. Tacoma, washington welcomes visitors from all over the northwest including. Stunning coffeetable book depicting the 1972 world mx championship season from behind the scenes, by terry pratt. British manufacturer bert greeves introduced his greeves motorcycle in 1952 with financial assistance of the british government. The first virtually allgreeves model was the challenger scrambler of 1964. I contacted the seller and arranged to buy the rest of the bike before he broke it down and parted it out. Suzuki is a japanese company that was founded in 1909 as suzuki loom works. Greeves pathfinder griffon qub griffon uk,usa tj wessex 32d fleetmaster mx4 challenger r 75567 p 4 sv 4 vd daytona 600 cb 900 hornet 620 multistrada gilera rc 600 sc 40 rc 600 c sprint rs skorpion 660 me pa pw 6263 p 34 street scrambler c 15 s, c 15 t trial evo 3 d 67 lc scarabeo 500 etz 250 9198 9498 9799 nsr 125 r jc 22 mtx 200 rw 89. Greeves griffon 380 cc 1969 70 pre 74 twinshock what others are saying american motorcycles cars motorcycles european models enduro scrambler motocross racing bike husky. The last of the challenger models was produced in 1968, replaced by the 250 and 380 cc griffon motocrossers in 1969. The a team took first place and the b team clinched it by taking second. Tim wuethrich r from sacramento california owner built by kenny sykes, l winner of best griffon class at 2010 greeves days. Rasar hokulani 380 sycamore woods ln gahanna fra oh 43230 columbus ohio.

Shaping the future free ebook download as pdf file. Ajs stormer press to enter the story of the ajs stormer. By 1962 there were eleven models in the greeves range. Motocross action magazine motocross action magazine is the.

Reprinted from motorcycle mechanics october 1969 john milward of greeves assembles a race winner. The original company had been producing motorcycles since 1952, funded by a contract with the ministry of pensions for their invacar. Unused one of two held as spare for the royal artillery display team. Lucky collector car auctions 1971 greeves griffon 380. B greeves chaenger engine 24 mx illustrated parts manual greeves mc info greeves racing engine analysed greeves silverstone racer specification greeves sport inf greeves sport info. Any mechanics or assistants to the rider entered in a meet.

The motorcycle mechanicscasrol 100 mile scramble was won by greeves griffon machines. With lots of power to compete in the open class in motocross, the 380 griffon was a beast, pushing out a claimed 39bhp with the weight of a 250 machine. See more ideas about motorcycle, vintage motorcycles and bike. Greeves service notes 24 nds moto cross special scrambler greeves 250 motorcross special service greeves 24 tgs parts list greeves 63 griffon 380 q.

Greeves motorcycles ltd is a british motorcycle manufacturer producing motorcycles mainly for the trials and offroad market. Greeves motorcycles was a british motorcycle manufacturer founded by bert greeves which produced a range of road machines, and later competition mounts for observed trials, scrambles and road racing. If we dont hear from you about non receipt of item within days of ordering the item, wed assume it delivered. These superb looking greeves griffon classic dirt bikes belong to jos goddard who races these machines in the british classic scrambles championship. These frames are used for triumph engines to build a tri greeves. Motocross action magazine is the worlds leading publication about motocross and supercross. Vmcc classic and vintage motorcycles parts and accessories. Inhaltsverzeichnis wilbers bmw racing download report comments. British riders such bryan wade competed on these bikes during th.

Date your greeves machine greeves racing engine analysed. The autumn stafford sale important pioneer, vintage, classic. The qub griffon model was just about the end of the line for greeves motorcycles by this time, greeves was having managerial problems, financial difficulties, and just could not keep up with foreign competition like the rest of the english motorcycle industry this bike was manufactured in december 1972 the company struggled on for a few more. Classic dirt bikes 1969 380 greeves griffon duration. In december 2001 i was looking through ebay for greeves parts, and noticed some items from a 380 qub griffon for sale. Get the best deals on motorcycle parts for greeves 380 when you shop the largest online selection at.

Raffle tickets for the july to december 2016 vmcc raffle have been distributed and are available to buy online from out. Peugeot motorcycles for sale in wallington, sutton. David harper greeves produced a few of these for both 250 380 griffons, the factory fitted harpower blocks. Many greeves motorcycles were exported to the usa and canada. Erle aleene 0 timber village ln east lackawannock mercer pennsylvania pa. Ahrma 70s greeves villiers griffon cylinder head 957. Engine rebuilt, with nametab main bearing conversion, new big end, rings, 36mm mikuni carb, primary chain, electronic ignition, etc, not many hours run since, twin port pipes. The hagerty motorcycle valuation tool is designed to help you learn how to value your 1975 greeves 380 griffon and assess the current state of the classic motorcycle market. It has a long seat, slightly larger tank than the mx, and was sold in canada with lights.