Greeves Hawkstone (1961) Engine 350cc
Registration Number YVS 642 (Greenock)
In April 1957 Brian Stonebridge managed to beat the 500 cc bikes on the much smaller capacity Greeves round the demanding and hilly Hawkstone Park course, winning the 350 cc race and coming second in the 500 cc race, establishing Greeves' reputation as true off-road competition motorcycles he next Greeves model was called the 'Hawkstone'; to capitalise on this success and the company began to specialise in motocross motorcycles, ridden by champions including Peter Hammond, Jack Simpson and Norman Sloper.

Although Greeves made motorcycles for only twenty years from 1952, its machines were very prominent in competitions, especially trials and motocross. The design of the frame’s cast was unusual: a light-alloy front down member and rubber bushes controlling front fork suspension.

Major successes were achieved in motocross during the early 1960s perhaps most noteably by Dave Bickers who won the European Moto-Cross Championships in 1960 and 1961.

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Shot 06.05.2018 at Catton Hall Car Show, Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire Ref 133-487

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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. The original company produced motorcycles from 1952, funded by a contract with the Ministry of Pensions for their Invacar, a three-wheeler for disabled drivers. produced in a small factory in Church Road, Thundersley not far from Southend on Sea in Essex

Encouraged by the success of the Invacar, Greeves a keen motorcycle enthusiast decided with his cousin Derry Preston-Cobb to branch out into motorcycle production. Working together they developed a prototype using a two-stroke 197 cubic centimetres (12.0 cu in) single-cylinder engine sourced from Villiers Engineering - and a Greeves badge on the fuel tank. he first Greeves motorcycle was developed in mid-1951, using rubber-in-torsion springing at both front and rear. This unconventional rubber springing came straight from the patented system used for the invalid car. Motorcycle production began in the autumn of 1953 and the new models featured a unique very strong frame, made from LM6 silicon-aluminium alloy, it was claimed to be stronger than tubular steel and proved capable of standing up to the rough treatment of international off-road trials competition. With victories in National and International scrambling and trialing. Greeves also made a successful entry into road racing with the 250 cc Silverstone model. a noteable victory coming in the 1964 Manx Grand Prix with Rhodesian Gordon Keith who also took the Greeves racer to the fastest lap of the race which proved to be the fastest ever by a British 250 cc motorcycle winning the race ahead of four Aermacchis.

As the Japanese entered the market place, with Suzuki dominating the European Championships from 1970 to 1973, sales began to slow.. Greeves received an important order to supply motorcycles for the Royal Artillery Motorcycle Display Team and developed the 'Greeves Griffons', but a change in the law meant that the Invacar, which had been the mainstay of the company was no longer legal for road use.Bert Greeves decided that it was time to retire from the business and was soon followed by his cousin Derry Preston-Cobb

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Greeves Sports Twin 32DC (1961) Engine 322cc
Registration Number 171 VEV
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Roadster production centred on a range of modest 250 and 325cc lightweight twins. By the 1960s, the Sports Twins had become probably the best of their kind, thanks to Greeves handling and quality build. An indication of the regard in which they were held was their adoption as police bikes.

171 VEV
In 1960, Sales Manager Derry Preston Cobb conceived a publicity stunt for the latest Greeves roadsters, in which TV actor and motorcycle enthusiast, Richard Wyler (famed for the TV Series The Man from Interpol) and road racer Joe Dunphy, would tour as many European cities as possible in eight days, on the bikes provided by Greeves. In 1960, A brand new 32DC, 171 VEV, was taken off the production line to join the press 32DC, 950 UNO, for the trip. Despite some mishaps the trip was successfully completed and was featured in the March 23rd and 30th editions of Motor Cycling.
After the trip, 171 VEV was retained by the factory as Bert Greeves' personal machine and was used to try out developments as they came along, which explains why the bike is fitted with some later fibreglass parts. These are however very much a part of the bike's history More recently the bike has been part of a large collection of British two stroke machines for the past thirty years, still complete with its original log book showing Invacar as its first owner.

Offered for auction at the Historics at Brooklands sale 5th June 2015 (when picture was taken) with a guide price of £2,500 to £ 3,000 selling for £ 4,200,.

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Greeves Hawkstone (1961) Engine 349cc Villiers
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In April 1957 Brian Stonebridge managed to beat the 500 cc bikes on the much smaller capacity Greeves round the demanding and hilly Hawkstone Park course, winning the 350 cc race and coming second in the 500 cc race, establishing Greeves' reputation as true off-road competition motorcycles he next Greeves model was called the 'Hawkstone'; to capitalise on this success and the company began to specialise in motocross motorcycles, ridden by champions including Peter Hammond, Jack Simpson and Norman Sloper.

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Greeves Hawkstone (1961) Engine 349cc Villiers
Registration Number YVS 642 (Greenock)
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In April 1957 Brian Stonebridge managed to beat the 500 cc bikes on the much smaller capacity Greeves round the demanding and hilly Hawkstone Park course, winning the 350 cc race and coming second in the 500 cc race, establishing Greeves' reputation as true off-road competition motorcycles he next Greeves model was called the 'Hawkstone'; to capitalise on this success and the company began to specialise in motocross motorcycles, ridden by champions including Peter Hammond, Jack Simpson and Norman Sloper.

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