Nice stories and clips Brian (see this thread; http://www.greeves-riders.org.uk/for...hread.php?t=32), so here's mine. Back in the day,late 50 early 60,I bought a 2t fleetwing,it was only a year old and a super super machine.However there was a little problem.My Girlfriend at the time hated riding pillion so I bought a lightweight sidecar and myself and a friend fitted it by drilling a big hole in the front H downstrut.The bike took all this in it's stride and never once did it give me any problems except there were no windows in the sidecar and the girlfriend smoked,well didn't we all,.Driving out to the pub in the country was great until I stopped,opened the lid for her and it was like the red indians had arrived with the huge smoke cloud that erupted-she wasn't impressed.
Anyway after that I was posted to Germany,in the RAF to Wildenrath and I took the bike,with sidecar, with me, [but not the girlfriend],.Shortly after that I bought a car,VW beetle,well tax free don't you know and sold the Greeves to a pal of mine who promptly ran into a big pole and killed himself,the bike was in solo form then,and would you believe the bike ,except for a few scratches, was ok.I got the bike back and sold it again straight away.I really don't know what happened to it after that,but if anyone finds a 2t fleetwing with a big round hole in that downstrut please let me know.
Anyway after that I was posted to Germany,in the RAF to Wildenrath and I took the bike,with sidecar, with me, [but not the girlfriend],.Shortly after that I bought a car,VW beetle,well tax free don't you know and sold the Greeves to a pal of mine who promptly ran into a big pole and killed himself,the bike was in solo form then,and would you believe the bike ,except for a few scratches, was ok.I got the bike back and sold it again straight away.I really don't know what happened to it after that,but if anyone finds a 2t fleetwing with a big round hole in that downstrut please let me know.
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