1967 Greeves 250 Ranger - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article

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1967 Greeves 250 Ranger - 4-Page Vintage Motorcycle Road Test Article
Original, Vintage Magazine Article
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm)
Condition: Good
IN OUR TRIALS ISSUE INTERVIEW (CYCLE WORLD, April,
1967), master path-picker Sammy Miller remarked
that while a trail bike “would not necessarily make a good
trials bike, a trials bike would be an exceptionally good
trailer.’' And we couldn’t agree more — particularly after
having a go with the Greeves Ranger, a superbly modified
— or should we say disguised — version of Greeves’
brilliant Anglian trials machine. A general impression we
gained from the Ranger was that Bert Greeves took Sam-
my's remarks to heart, or relied on his own good judg-
ment. or heeded the advice of U. S. Greeves distributor
Nick Nicholson, or all three in coming up with the Ranger,
because this just has to be one of the best trail motorcycles
ever built.
Currently, we find ourselves entering a sophisticated
“formula” phase of motorcycling — motorcycles that are
successful in their intended area of the sport invariably
follow certain guidelines established by a particular activ-
ity. That the guidelines for a good trials bike and a good
trail bike are closely parallel are, in one sense, coinci-
dental; one is designed for organized sport and the other
is for pastime, or, at most, utility. Fundamentally, how-
ever, bikes in both categories are required to do the same
things. Both must be light, agile, softly tuned, sure-footed
and content to plod their way up, down, around, through
and over terrain and obstacles that would cause an experi-
enced and enthusiastic hiker to hesitate. The Ranger an-
swers the requirements of the pastime in good form be-
cause of its heritage of meeting the demands of the sport...
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