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Marque Remarks => British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) => Topic started by: VMX247 on May 18, 2010, 06:22:02 pm

Title: Shame its not mine
Post by: VMX247 on May 18, 2010, 06:22:02 pm

Greeves Hawkstone one of only 87 made!! Note the twin carbies and it still has the original 46 year old front tyre on it.
A Greeves with a Starmaker motor attached is as good as it gets in Pre ’65.
What are mates for,but to show you what they get when going shopping   ;D

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/SDC10256.jpg)

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: VMX247 on May 18, 2010, 06:44:59 pm

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/SDC10257.jpg)

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: VMX60 on May 18, 2010, 06:53:36 pm

Found over here in the West or another import
Local greeves numbers are on the up for Wandering  ;D

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: VMX247 on May 18, 2010, 07:43:33 pm

Quote from: VMX60 on May 18, 2010, 06:53:36 pm

Found over here in the West or another import
Local greeves numbers are on the up for Wandering  ;D

Its a WA born and breed-well for the last 40 odd years  8)  beauty ain't she  :P

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: VMX60 on May 18, 2010, 08:50:50 pm

Factory twin Amals that is a very rare Greeves
The amount of older VMX treasure here in the West is AMAZING :D

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: Allbrit on May 19, 2010, 10:04:35 am

Very nice machine.

It is classified as a 24MDS (or possibly a 24ME) Greeves, not a Hawkstone.

There is one in Victoria in use, and one in bits in my shed.

A really good pre 1965 machine.

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: firko on May 19, 2010, 10:25:50 am

And another will be making it's comback at CD7 . This one's a bit 'improved' by the fitting of an NSU Sportmax engine to produce a pretty good replica of the bike Brian Stonebridge rode in GPs in 1959. The bike's being built by one of our sports forgotten legends, Frank Stanborough who amongst other things ran the Honda race shop in the 70's and was Graeme Smythes mechanic on the legendary SR works bikes when he rode for Kawasaki.

Check it out in the Kevlar Kompound, it's a work of art.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/ebay%20086.jpg)

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: Marc.com on May 19, 2010, 10:38:47 am

for some reason I like that better than the original. My ideal image of a pommy bike is at least 500cc and 4 stroke.

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: VMX247 on November 17, 2010, 11:44:10 am

I'm relying on your help Firko, for support and informing your mates about the pre65 class at Cyrstal Brook Nationals in September 2011  ;D   :P
cheers

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: SAABCOMBI on November 17, 2010, 05:11:22 pm

My brother raced a twin carb cotton scrambler for years, and it was about 10 years ago l gave the junction box away to a member of ours thinking that he may use it on one of his greeves.

Title: Re: Shame its not mine
Post by: stormer 254 on December 21, 2010, 06:21:37 am

Quote from: Allbrit on May 19, 2010, 10:04:35 am

Very nice machine.

It is classified as a 24MDS (or possibly a 24ME) Greeves, not a Hawkstone.

There is one in Victoria in use, and one in bits in my shed.

A really good pre 1965 machine.

It is definitely an MES, it will be the first part  of the frame number,  I have been racing one for 7 or 8 years now and when I  get it all together  (rarely) it is the match for any 250 out there ;D