Post Listing Update: This Greeves did not get any interest at the asking price (which was increased to $10,000).
In 1971, Bert Greeves was looking for more power out of the 380 motor used in his Griffon open class MX bike, and he partnered with Dr. Gordon Blair of the Queens University of Belfast. Blair was a two-stroke export who rewarded Greeves’ faith with a 33% power bump from 33 to 44. It took two years for Greeves to implement the changes, so when the ’73 model debuted it was named the Griffon QUB to recognize the school’s assistance.
Per Matt Cuddy in this story on Dirt Bikes, the extra power was great but “Greeves customers still had to contend with the model’s slow-handing chassis and quirky pre-unit engine/transmission configuration.” He goes on to call it “maybe the best Greeves motocrosser of all time, but the delay in implementing Blair’s engine specs had given its Japanese and European rivals even more time to evolve their machines.”
This example (VIN:63F276) is claimed to be fully restored to “pristine condition”. The seller does not have much to add besides saying it would be great as an art piece or to use in vintage dirt bike racing.
Find this Greeves Griffon QUB for sale in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a BIN of just under $8,000 or best offer