What is "greeves"

n. (plural of greeve English)

Greeves Motorcycles is an historic British motorcycle manufacturer originally founded by Bert Greeves which produced a range of road machines, and later competition mounts for observed trials, scrambles and road racing. The original company produced motorcycles from 1952, funded by a contract with the Ministry of Pensions for their Invacar, a three-wheeler for disabled drivers.

After many wins in motorcycle trials competitions and developing a successful US export market, the original company ceased trading following a fire in 1977. Richard Deal bought the rights to the Greeves name in May 1999. The new business continues to develop motorcycles and launched the first new Greeves trials bike for 20 years in January 2009, with an all-new British two-stroke 280 cc engine.

Greeves may refer to:

• Augustus Greeves (1806–1874), former Mayor of Melbourne and Member of Parliament in Melbourne, Australia
• Bert Greeves MBE (6 June 1906), British engineer who founded Invacar Ltd in 1942 and Greeves motor cycles in 1953
• Carji Greeves Medal, Australian rules football award
• Edward Greeves (1903–1963), Australian rules footballer
• Greeves (motorcycles), British motorcycle manufacturer producing motorcycles mainly for the trials and off-road market
• Marion Greeves (1894–1979), female member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
• Stuart Greeves (1897–1989), British Indian Army officer; KBE CB DSO and Bar MC and Bar
• Teri Greeves (born 1970), award-winning Kiowa-Comanche-Italian beadwork artist, living in Santa Fe, New Mexico