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Greeves also built a successful export business and at one time most of the motorcycles produced were going to the United States. Greeves became so successful in the US that they had a significant influence on the growth of the off-road biking sport and with the invention of the trail bike with their road legal off-roader, the Ranger. [9]
Model: Production years: Name: Type: 20TA 1958-59 Scottish Trials 20TAS 1958-59 Scottish Special Trials 20R 1954-57 Standard Roadster 20SA 1958-59 Hawkstone
Bert Greeves MBE (born Oscar Bertram Greeves, 5 June 1906 – 15 July 1993) was a British engineer who founded Invacar Ltd in 1942 and Greeves motor cycles in 1953. [2]
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Greeves may refer to: Greeves (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer; Greeves (surname), includes a list of people with the name; See also.
The Dot Motorcycle Club actively caters for owners and enthusiasts, publishes a magazine, and attends most major classic motorcycle events. Much of the material for this article comes from Devoid of Trouble , the history of Dot Motorcycles written by the Official Dot historian, Ted Hardy.
By 1985, before the Rickman brothers retired, Rickman Engineering Limited diversified into general engineering and into the production of a kit car for amateur constructors to create four wheeled vehicles, namely the Rickman Ranger, with GFRP body version similar to Suzuki Jeep, [10] and the Metisse sports coupe, based on donor-vehicle mechanicals, individually builder-sourced.
Greeves married Frances Adaline Nasmith on 28 January 1903, at Scots Church, Collins Street, Melbourne. [10] The couple lived in Warragul. [11] Their eldest son, Edward Jr, was born later that year. [12] He won the inaugural Brownlow Medal in 1924 and became a Geelong Legend and Australian Football Hall of Famer. [13]