1968 Greeves Challenger

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Bert Greeves first brush with motorcycle manufacturing came in 1954. By 1960 his lightweight Greeves 250CC dirt bikes were dominant in England using a Villers motor. In 1964 Greeves introduced his own motor in the Challenger. The rest is history, for the rest of the 60’s Greeves dominated the 250 class world wide. Greeves was a big proponent of “Race them on Sunday, sell them on Monday” and it worked well for them.

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The 1968 Greeves Challenger used a 246 CC air cooled two stroke single cylinder motor that made 27 HP and an extremely light weight pushed through a 4 speed transmission and a very strong frame with good suspension to be an extremely competitive motorcycle. Available with telescopic front forks or Greeves own banana front, weight was the consideration in all construction details.

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This particular Greeves Challenger is in Hemet, California and is listed as in awesome condition. It does look to be mostly there and correct. There is a photo of the frame number, but I can’t read it all. There is enough to know that this is the MK4 variant. The bike is currently sitting at $1,225 in an auction