
LOT 349
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection c.1966 Greeves 249cc 25DC Mk2 Sports Twin Registration no. BRK 68D Frame no. 25DC464B Engine no. none
Sold for £3,910 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 349
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection, c.1966 Greeves 249cc 25DC Mk2 Sports Twin
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection
c.1966 Greeves 249cc 25DC Mk2 Sports Twin
Registration no. BRK 68D
Frame no. 25DC464B
Engine no. none
c.1966 Greeves 249cc 25DC Mk2 Sports Twin
Registration no. BRK 68D
Frame no. 25DC464B
Engine no. none
Greeves' unorthodox trademarks of a cast beam 'down-tube' and rubber-in-torsion leading-link fork proved adaptable to almost all forms of motorcycle from humble commuter to clubman's road-racer, but it was the firm's off-road products which really put it on the map, generating valuable publicity that helped sell the roadsters. Greeves first twin-cylinder roadsters of the mid-1950s used the Anzani engine and it was not until 1957 that the first Villiers-engined twin - the 25D Fleetwing – appeared, powered by the four-speed Villiers 249cc 2T engine. For 1959 the 25D was renamed Sports Twin, its designation changing to 25DB. It cost £199 15s, with the scrambles models' 'paddle fin' hubs an optional extra at £4 10s. For 1961 the roadster twins were updated with a new scrambler-based frame and the following year the DC was comprehensively restyled in the fashion of the day to create a new model, the DCX Sportsman, which gained a Perspex-screened handlebar fairing, tank with knee cutaways, fork spats, slightly rear-set footrests and full-width alloy hubs. When the new Villiers 4T engine was adopted for 1964, the DC Sports Twin's model designation changed to 25DC Mk 2.
This Sports Twin has been restored throughout and currently displays a total of 1,017 miles on the odometer. The registration 'BRK 68D' is listed in HPI database; however, machine offered without any registration documents. Four keys present.
This Sports Twin has been restored throughout and currently displays a total of 1,017 miles on the odometer. The registration 'BRK 68D' is listed in HPI database; however, machine offered without any registration documents. Four keys present.
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