Derbyshire ??? NO ! It's a Rumble chassis !

[maturin]

Hello

Can anyone help me?
I bought an F2 sidecar fitted with pc25 engine. The saler told me that it was a Derbyshire sidecar, but on the steering head is stamped DRRD 83/103 ...

What's this DRRD ? Derbyshire?

Thanks

[maturin]

Has anyone any information about my sidecar?

[steve-e]

The people who might know are probably racing this weekend. I expect on Monday when everyone gets back from racing you will get a good answer

[paul33]

Hi from what I can see the front and rear hubs, swinging arm and forks are Terry Windle's work. I do not think Terry ever used a round tube across the frame to the sidecar wheel, he preferred a fabricated box with a "top hat" section. Cheers

[maturin]

Thanks Paul

[tufty113]

looks more like windle to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chick marsh]

some of the frame looks like the rumble that i have sitting in my workshop but not the swing arm or forks

[maturin]

We are ok to say that the front and rear are from Terry Windle, but the chassis ???
I searched on the web for DRRD, but nothing....I think it was made in the UK, because it have been sell by Davedean75 there's a few time. I sent him a message but no answer.

Nobody have never seen this sidecar?

[Triplebrew2]

DRRD Derek Rumble Racing Developments- maybe.

[lee a]

Did Doug rankin ever build one

[maturin]

I didn't find any photo of Derek Rumble's chassis, but visibly he makes vintage sidecars.... no?

[realroadracer]

It may well be an old Derbyshire. Much of John's work 'resembled' Windle's. The wheels that he had cast were very similar, as was the swinging arm. I know at least one of Derbyshire's chassis was built using Windle running gear.
Pat Gallagher would probably be able to identify it one way or another.

[mrequipe]

Defo Windle running gear I think Grant is on the money with Derek Rumble, I think that bike originally had a 600 yam in it. The mounting of the pedal box and the tube from the sidecar joining the downtubes are very Rumble ish

[maturin]

The other side

[G JONES]

As Mike said - looks quite like Rumble - here's a picture of a Rumble - may even be the same bike - the previous owner of this bike lives near to us....
AFAIK - Derek (Rumble) used to use Windle Forks / Wheels etc - so looking more like it being one of Derek's bikes - if it had been a derbyshire - wheels would be different - I've got both Windle & Derbyshire wheels here - so will have to take a look when I get a minute...