The Griffon Enduro I bought has arrived. Far as I am aware it is a 380 which has had a transplant and now has a 250 engine.
On Flickr on the 9th slide the 380 Enduro is shown as 61NB 205, four before my one 61NB209
The engine should be GPE4/*** which I might have one, all be it damaged - GPE4/135 which again has numbers very close to the Flickr bike GPE4/106
The bike is in good condition, the rims have good chrome and there is no rust on the fork stanchions.
After a quick clean (you know I don't clean my bikes much) and some fresh fuel (drained nearly 5 litres out of the tank) a few kicks and it roared or cackled into life. Not to waste the opportunity I took it down the lane and gears work okay clutch drags a bit but not that bad.
Now before you say you can weld a better tank than the ugly one on it, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It actually grows on you, probably like warts - that said Kenny informed me that it is an aftermarket Jeckel tank, presumably to overcome the federal regulation on fibreglass tanks. Of course one bonus is that the tank will not be eaten by the dreaded ethanol. I have a set of original side panel and tank that came with it.
Short video of the bike running
On Flickr on the 9th slide the 380 Enduro is shown as 61NB 205, four before my one 61NB209
The engine should be GPE4/*** which I might have one, all be it damaged - GPE4/135 which again has numbers very close to the Flickr bike GPE4/106
The bike is in good condition, the rims have good chrome and there is no rust on the fork stanchions.
After a quick clean (you know I don't clean my bikes much) and some fresh fuel (drained nearly 5 litres out of the tank) a few kicks and it roared or cackled into life. Not to waste the opportunity I took it down the lane and gears work okay clutch drags a bit but not that bad.
Now before you say you can weld a better tank than the ugly one on it, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It actually grows on you, probably like warts - that said Kenny informed me that it is an aftermarket Jeckel tank, presumably to overcome the federal regulation on fibreglass tanks. Of course one bonus is that the tank will not be eaten by the dreaded ethanol. I have a set of original side panel and tank that came with it.
Short video of the bike running
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