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Derbyshire ??? NO ! It's a Rumble chassis !
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:31 pm
by 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
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:18 am
by maturin
Has anyone any information about my sidecar?
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:06 am
by 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
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:54 am
by 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
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:19 pm
by maturin
Thanks Paul
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:45 pm
by tufty113
looks more like windle to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:57 pm
by chick marsh
some of the frame looks like the rumble that i have sitting in my workshop but not the swing arm or forks
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:28 pm
by 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?
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:12 pm
by Triplebrew2
DRRD Derek Rumble Racing Developments- maybe.
Re: Derbyshire ???
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:23 pm
by lee a
Did Doug rankin ever build one
Re: Derbyshire ??? NO ! So, what is this chassis ???
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:20 pm
by maturin
I didn't find any photo of Derek Rumble's chassis, but visibly he makes vintage sidecars.... no?
Re: Derbyshire ??? NO ! So, what is this chassis ???
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:56 pm
by 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.
Re: Derbyshire ??? NO ! So, what is this chassis ???
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:39 pm
by 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
Re: Derbyshire ??? NO ! So, what is this chassis ???
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:26 pm
by maturin
The other side
Re: Derbyshire ??? NO ! So, what is this chassis ???
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:18 am
by 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...