greeves griffin

[211kawasaki]

I can just feel the anxiety from Melbourne 

[Hoony]

Was it Trevor Gunter, older brother of Tony, who raced Greeves with some success in the early 70's?

Terry Gunter did pretty well on Greeves back then. He was the king of Mt Kembla back then, before Anthony was old enough to race.

Terry went on to Race sidecar MX in the 80's, did a few meetings in Vicco.

[Dinsdale]

I raced a 1972 Griffon 250 with the alloy tank back in the 70's, my brother had an earlier one with glassfibre tank. A mate had a 360 with glass tank. The 250's had a single exhaust port, but as I remember the 360's and 380's had twin exhaust ports. They were all descent bikes in their day but by the mid-late 70's were becoming outdated by just about everything else. Can't remember when they finished producing but hope that helps.

[Tim754]

 The Dinsdales racing at Christmas Hill . I remember that!   Ron Dinsdale was this lads favourite solo racer.  Unfortunately I lost program of races from that era with your names and machines listed in a fire. Tim754

[Dinsdale]

Hi Tim, sorry to hear you lost youre stuff like that. Sorry also to disappoint you when I say I aint the Dinsdale you thought I was. I imagine youre thinking of Australian legend Ron Dinsdale. I just happen to be a pommy who the kids at school nicknamed Dinsdale and rode a Greeves in the 70's. Hell of a coincidence I agree, two blokes half a world apart going by the same handle riding  similar bikes, but there the coincidence stops I'm afraid cos I probably spent as much time on my ear as he did in the saddle! Never mind, we still had a lot of fun. Take care mate.     

[Tim754]

  Cheers mate! Your an honest sport

[mainline]

I just happen to be a pommy who the kids at school nicknamed Dinsdale...      

wasn't a Python reference was it?

[Dinsdale]

Yea, being called Doug and growing up in the 70's, it was bound to happen!

[mainline]

at least the kids in the 70's had some class, these days you'd get called something really clever like 'Dougy'

That Python sketch would be one of my all time favourites. I'm assuming you use all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire, at every opportunity?

[VMX247]

I raced a 1972 Griffon 250 with the alloy tank back in the 70's
Can't remember when they finished producing.

http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/CLASSIC-MOTOCROSS-IRON-1969-GREEVES-GRIFFON-380-8388.aspx

[VMX247]

The Griffon is quite a specialised machine.
The Greeves Owners Club of the UK have a good website which is www.greeves-riders.org.au
If you decide not to go ahead please pass the sellers information to me.

Any Greeve's frame number would greatly be appreciated,if you could send to the greeves website as many frame number where lost and only UK numbers saved..export market unkown..
cheers

[albrid-3]

Alison
The best people to help you out with number and they are Ross Martin, Rod McDonald, Ray Akins, Bernard Andivon. or Wayne Beanie.

[VMX247]

Rod McDonald,

Apparently this is the fellow that is corresponding with Aust frame and engine #'s for the UK inventory.
Thanks anyway !!

[riflegreen]

Greeves frame numbers here .

http://www.greeves-riders.org.uk/identify

Chris

[hagon_84]

my ol man has gunthers old qub 380 griffon he used to race at amaroo nepean and alot of other place in the early 90's vintage meets firko would remember it for sure standard they put out 46bhp but he had it so well tuned and balanced on gas it would put out 50bhp fastest bike on the track beat any 440 maico just didn't handle as well only downfall with them but they are a weapon so good that suzuki copied alot of they porting design and other bits for the rn or rh was one of them