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The
latest Greeves is a 1968 MX6 Challenger. This model is somewhat mysterious
since the British experts do not recognize it was ever built. Very
little information is available on this model, but the US owners I've consulted
feel that the MX6 was built for Nick Nicholson, the west coast distributor,
and sold exclusively in the USA.
The MX6 used an updated Challenger
frame, same as the MX5, and the new 250 engine developed for the Griffon
(increased horsepower to 30 form 27). Cosmetically the bike is very
similar to the MX5 Challenger with the notable exception of the expansion
chamber, which is much more sophisticated than the MX5's.
I acquired the MX6 in the winter
of 2001 from southern California. The previous owner e-mailed me
midyear wanting to find out about the bike and determine it's value (the
pictures on this page were taken by the previous owner during the identification
process). He wanted to sell the bike and established a reasonable
price; however the price was just a little higher than my threshold.
To help him, I placed the bike on this site. Just before the trip
to pick up the MX2, I called him about the bike and found out it was still
available. By then he was willing to negotiate the price and I picked
it up a couple of weeks later.
The bike is very complete,
unrestored, and in great shape. It still has many components that
are missing on my other Greeves from this period - rear fiberglass mudguard,
airbox, chaingaurd, etc. The only notable exceptions are the missing
alloy front/rear mudguards and the solid rear chain sprocket (may be original
?). The previous owners had taken very good care of the bike and
it was in running condition when I got it - I only had to replace the throttle
cable to make it dirt worthy! Since acquiring it, I've taken it out
riding several times. Great fun! |