A bit of a find....

[Brian Catt]

On Facebook.....

These are all the Greeves I have. Either whole or project bikes.
591810 GREEVES 24SAS Hawkstone Special Scrambler 1959
20 DC 323 GREEVES 20DC Sports Single Roadster 1962
24 MDS 947 GREEVES 24MDS MOTO CROSS Scrambler 1962
24 TE 122 GREEVES 24TE Scottish Trials 1962
24 TGS 121 GREEVES 24TGS Anglian Trials 1966
24MD S213 GREEVES 24MDS MOTO CROSS Scrambler 1962
24SC112 GREEVES 24SCS Hawkstone Scrambler 1962
24TES 472 MK2 GREEVES 24TES Scottish Trials 1963
25 DC 153 GREEVES 25DC Sports Twin Roadster 1962
25 DC 247 GREEVES 25DC Sports Twin Roadster 1962
25 DC 467B GREEVES 25DC Mark 2 East Coaster Roadster 1966
25DD 104 GREEVES 25DD ESSEX TWIN Roadster 1963
59 1060 GREEVES 20TA Scottish Trials 1959
59 1234 GREEVES 20TA Scottish Trials 1959
59 2781 GREEVES 25DB Sports Twin Roadster 1959
59B 261 GREEVES Path Finder Trails 1970
60 1421 GREEVES 24TCS Scottish Trials 1960
60 2306 GREEVES 24SCS Hawkstone Scrambler 1960
60/1118 GREEVES 20TC Scottish M13 1960
60/1118 GREEVES 20TC Scottish Trials 1960
60/3060 GREEVES 32DB SPORTS TWIN Roadster 1960
61 2143 GREEVES 24SCS Hawkstone Scrambler 1961
6354 25R GREEVES 25R Fleetwing Roadster 1955
7229 25D GREEVES 25D Fleetwing Roadster 1957
8185TA GREEVES 20TA Scottish Trials 1958
9048 TA GREEVES 25TA Scottish Twin Trial 1958

[John Wakefield]

Very interesting, quite a hoard for one owner.
The East Coaster was last known with the later Richard Greensides of Winterton on Sea who died in May 2015. It was unrestored, just a rolling chassis, frame & wheels. From the Facebook comments https://www.facebook.com/groups/greevesenthusiasts/ it looks like the bikes have come into the ownership of one Andrew Kempton possibly a relative of Richard Greensides who I believe was a well known enthusiast in East Anglia & did have a large collection of bikes. Looks like they may all be up for grabs.
The 24TGS121 & 25DC247 are both in the coming Brightwells auction 8/6/16

Note 60/3060 is a 25DB NOT 32DB

[Brian Catt]

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[John Wakefield]

This must be the biggest hoard of Greeves bits in recent times, but not many complete bikes though. The Richard Greensides collection presumably. Keep the pics coming Brian

[Brian Catt]

The owner is now posting pics of frames etc. that he cannot identify. Sprite and other comp bikes seem to be in there as well as all the Greeves bits.

[John Wakefield]

Looks like the previous owner (Richard Greensides) had 'take to bits itus' & never got round to restoring anything. With 25 bikes dismantled & parts mixed up I hope the new owner will try to sort out which parts go with each bike & sell them off as individual bikes. To dispose of the parts separately will result in 25 Greeves (some rare early bikes) being lost

Here is my posting reporting Richard Greensides death, he was 67. http://www.greeves-riders.org.uk/for...ead.php?t=5435

[John Wakefield]

Richard Greenside bikes

I have spoken to Andrew Kempton about the Richard Greenside Greeves. Andrew is his son & has been left them. The completed or nearly complete bikes are going in the forthcoming Brightwells auction. The rest are all stripped down as parts but Andrew is trying to piece together some bikes to sell as projects (I have suggested he buys Colin's book to identify the various bikes & parts) There are no documents or V5's
Here is a list of what he still has (the auction bikes have been taken out)
59/1810 GREEVES 24SAS Hawkstone Special Scrambler 1959
20DC323 GREEVES 20DC Sports Single Roadster 1962
24MDS213 GREEVES 24MDS MOTO CROSS Scrambler 1962
24SC112 GREEVES 24SCS Hawkstone Scrambler 1962
24TES472 MK2 GREEVES 24TES Scottish Trials 1963
25DC 153 GREEVES 25DC Sports Twin Roadster 1962
25DC467B GREEVES 25DC Mark 2 East Coaster Roadster 1966
25DD104 GREEVES 25DD ESSEX TWIN Roadster 1963
59/1060 GREEVES 20TA Scottish Trials 1959
59/2781 GREEVES 25DB Sports Twin Roadster 1959
59B 261 GREEVES Path Finder Trails 1970
60/1421 GREEVES 24TCS Scottish Trials 1960
60/2306 GREEVES 24SCS Hawkstone Scrambler 1960
60/1118 GREEVES 20TC Scottish Trials 1960
60/3060 GREEVES 25DB SPORTS TWIN Roadster 1960
6354 25R GREEVES 25R Fleetwing Roadster 1955
7229 25D GREEVES 25D Fleetwing Roadster 1957
9048 TA GREEVES 25TA Scottish Twin Trial 1958

Andrew also has lots of other parts so if you are looking for something give him a ring on 01493 285467 or 07876 161832 or email adyuk@hotmail.com
If emailing it will help to send a pic of the part you are looking for.
Andrew also has some other bikes, Sprite, DOT, Firefly, AJS37A etc.

[Colin Sparrow]

Bit of a find? More like "hell of a waste" in my view.

To judge by the pictures it looks as if its all been well picked over already.

Some of the identifications are wrong, and presumably are from frame numbers from the stack of 'beams.

Sadly most of it is scrap.

[dave higgins]

Bit of a find? More like "hell of a waste" in my view.

To judge by the pictures it looks as if its all been well picked over already.

Some of the identifications are wrong, and presumably are from frame numbers from the stack of 'beams.

Sadly most of it is scrap.

Scrap....... not by a long way! they are called restoration projects colin!
Plenty of people out there piecing together parts such as this to make lovely ridable bikes.......

[John Wakefield]

Not scrap

Bit of a find? More like "hell of a waste" in my view.

To judge by the pictures it looks as if its all been well picked over already.

Some of the identifications are wrong, and presumably are from frame numbers from the stack of 'beams.

Sadly most of it is scrap.

Harsh words indeed Colin, Having spoken to the current owner nothing has been 'picked over' or touched since the previous owner, Richard Greensides (a former GRA member I believe) died a year ago. Richard was apparently a compulsive buyer & never passed up the opportunity to buy any spares or bikes that were going. Its all been kept well stored in his house & out buildings. Whilst most of the Greeves bikes listed are far from complete there is a good possibility that they can be restored using the parts shown. In all honesty the current owner is not a motor cycle enthusiast or indeed a Greeves expert & is relying on others who do know to identify what bits go where. Anyone interested in a bike will need to go along and sort out the relevant parts for a chosen bike. Andrew would like to see as many of the bikes go as projects rather than sell the lot as spare parts. Which would probably be the easiest & most profitable line to take.
I think we need to wake up that these sort of hords are going to appear more regularly in coming years as owners pass on & leave their collection of bikes for someone to dispose of.

[Dick F]

Hold on a bit Colin !! i thing scrap is a bit overreacting , there is a lot of useful stuff there as at Stafford there not a bit of Greeves at all ,except a bent frame and villiers nothing ,or barrels either. the lot wont last long i expect some dealer will hoover it up soon

[trialrider17]

A bit of a find

From this pile of scrap - http://www.greeves-riders.org.uk/for...ead.php?t=4931 -- to this and Chris Cullens immaculate 20TC he had on the Greeves stand at Bristol Classic bike show + 2 others a MCS and a Sprite .

Simon

[dave higgins]

Hi simon..... i suppose being a bulk buyer, you will be putting a tender in for the greeves stock?....... seriously though, if anyone wants a project to get their teeth into, then it looks like it`ll be a worth while trip to go over & meet this guy.