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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 ...
This page lists the motorcycles produced by the British motorcycle manufacturer Greeves Motorcycles Ltd. Model: Production years: Name: Type: 20TA 1958-59 Scottish ...
In the early 1960s, Bickers was one of the top motorcycle racers in the sport of scrambles, which eventually became more widely known by the European term 'motocross'. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He began competing in motorcycle scrambles at the age of 15 just before the official age which he was eligible to ride, which was sixteen, and he was so successful ...
Encouraged by this success, Greeves decided to diversify into motorcycle manufacture and set up Greeves motor cycles in 1953. A keen trials rider in his spare time, he had started collecting veteran and vintage motorcycles, including a 1912 Triumph with the registration 'OLD 1'. [4] Preston-Cobb also encouraged him to start the motorcycle business.
The 1960 Motocross World Championship was the 4th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary [ edit ]
Invacar badge A model 70. In 1948, Bert Greeves adapted a motorbike for exclusively manual control with the help of his paralysed cousin, Derry Preston-Cobb, as transport for Preston-Cobb.
Brian Stonebridge (6 June 1928 – October 1959) [1] was a leading English motorcycle racer of the 1950s competing in scrambles, now known as motocross.. Born in Cambridgeshire, England, Stonebridge began riding for the Matchless scrambles team in 1950, winning a gold medal in that year's International Six Days Trial. [2]
Peter Williams (27 August 1939 – 20 December 2020) [2] was a British former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle road racing from 1966 to 1973. [3] He also competed at many levels on home short-circuit races. He raced many times on the Isle of Man TT course from 1966 to 1973.