Author Topic: British Rival (Read 1898 times)

TooFastTim · « **on:** January 09, 2011, 11:49:19 am »

For Tim. I saw you had a chat about the British Rival over on mxtrax (http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/showthread.php?t=247117), so here's a piccy of the British Rival with Ken Sedgley.

huskibul · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2011, 12:09:13 pm »

What a cool looking little steed !

Nathan S · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2011, 12:10:24 pm »

I didn't know that Tim Rogers was into VMX!

mainline · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2011, 01:30:04 pm »

I didn't know that Tim Rogers was into VMX!

i'll pay that

TooFastTim · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2011, 01:35:35 pm »

SAABCOMBI · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2011, 01:37:56 pm »

What year model is it. and what make is it, it looks Sachs

TooFastTim · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2011, 01:40:43 pm »

Year: about '76/'77. Yup Sachs motor. Make: British Rival. Never made it to volume production.

NR555 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2011, 09:40:14 am »

Quote from: Nathan S on January 09, 2011, 12:10:24 pm
I didn't know that Tim Rogers was into VMX!

i'll pay that

That's exactly what I thought.. he looks like Tim Rogers!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Rogers

firko · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2011, 09:48:05 am »

Tim Rogers interest in dirt bikes comes from his famous uncle Roy.

TooFastTim · « **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2011, 09:48:54 pm »

Ah well at least it's not Paul Rodgers...

Tim Rogers look alike is Ken Sedgley. Ken rode for the UK in the ISDT and on the list of greatest ever trials riders. Pretty Handy on an MX bike too and was a regular UK national points scorer in his day. Ken went on too some success in formula 3. He even scores a whole chapter in "Off-Road Giants!: Heroes of 1960s Motorcycle Sport, Volume 2" (http://books.google.com.au/books?id=R09pyWuHfbQC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=ken+sedgley&source=bl&ots=ekbmqsSNDS&sig=Fl2csfWYTBCGApsnuNR7NGfzgjw&hl=en&ei=MIYtTdujCYjCcZiTse4H&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ken%20sedgley&f=false). Ken was also something of a tycoon with a very successful dealership in Birmingham. Anyway he donned his patriotic hat and threw some of his money at the British rival.

Ken and Malcolm Davies were big mates and visited Zambia together on several occassions when they stayed in chez toofasttim.

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