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- Mon May 30, 2022 10:31 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New horns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11880
Re: New horns
Yep,like Phillip,I replaced mine with trumpet air horns, (The original ones melted over time with the heat from Classic's engine )J.B.
- Sun May 29, 2022 10:31 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New horns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11880
Re: New horns
I replaced mine on the Classic a couple of times,just normal horns from any reputable car spares shop,Halfords?J.B.
- Mon May 23, 2022 10:27 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Rotary stablemate - Guzzi?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14729
Re: Rotary stablemate - Guzzi?
Looks a bit of a beast,is it as heavy as it looks?J.B.
- Mon May 23, 2022 10:25 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Oil filling rear chain
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9759
Re: Oil filling rear chain
Still worth getting one for future ref:( if you intend to keep the Commander) which those of us that have owned rotories would recommend ,J.B.
- Wed May 18, 2022 10:38 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: What make are commander front forks
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14363
Re: What make are commander front forks
Speaking of "Miles per tyre", on my Classic I regularly got about 5000,on the back to 8/9000, on the front. Having just recently replaced the rear tyre on the Deauville,I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it had covered almost 10,000 miles Very Happy(no doubt due in part) to the 78...
- Wed May 11, 2022 10:24 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Rear chain size in quality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12940
Re: Rear chain size in quality
Trev,once you have ridden your Commander for a few hundred miles all will be forgiven ,J.B.
- Tue May 10, 2022 10:45 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Rear chain size in quality
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12940
Re: Rear chain size in quality
A new chain Trev?on a Commander?do tell,(a VERY rare occurrence ,)J.B.
- Sun May 08, 2022 10:55 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: commander front mudguard fitting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11782
Re: commander front mudguard fitting
Or,just put the bike on the centre stand, jack under the engine close to the front jack it up 'til the rear tyre touches the floor and that should give you enough room to just drop the front wheel enough to fit the mudguard(just a suggestion, as I have never had to fit a front mudguard )J.B.
- Thu May 05, 2022 10:11 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Green Commander for sale in the Netherlands
- Replies: 9
- Views: 32323
Re: Green Commander for sale in the Netherlands
I agree with Holgar,look at the sort of daft money that Classics(and Classic replicas)are fetching ,J.B.
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:30 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: dzuz fastners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12363
Re: dzuz fastners
Hi Trev,
I'm sure I have some in my garage(somewhere )I will have a look and report anon,J.B.
I'm sure I have some in my garage(somewhere )I will have a look and report anon,J.B.
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 10:34 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: CR700W
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15817
Re: CR700W
Unfortunately,in this modern drive for "clean engines" the poor old Rotory is a bit of a looser,Mazda must have spent shedloads of dosh trying to get the emissions down,(plus the truly horrendous fuel consumption) but even they had to admit defeat in the end ,but,who knows ,J.B.
- Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:43 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: CR700W
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15817
Re: CR700W
Oh to be 50 years younger and win the lottery ,J.B.
- Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:46 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic starter problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16634
Re: Classic starter problem
I doubt that changing the oil will help,I had to put new sprag clutches twice in my Classic cry (they seem to be a bit of an "Achilles Heel" with air cooled rotories)I can't remember the exact mileage,but it wasn't that many and I no longer have the bike so I can't refer to the records,but...
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:14 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic/IP2 black exhaust finish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 23070
Re: Classic/IP2 black exhaust finish
Hi Joe,nice to know you are still about and riding your rotories,J.B.
- Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:14 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Wanted - Classic wiring loom for Interpol
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12555
Re: Wanted - Classic wiring loom for Interpol
I should think Classic wiring looms are about as rare a as getting to see ones GP ,J.B.
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:31 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: NOC Inter: rally
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8025
Re: NOC Inter: rally
Maybe, who knows,I don't do many camping rallies nowadays,too many aches and pains ,ride safe,J.B.
- Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:38 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: NOC Inter: rally
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8025
NOC Inter: rally
Hi Guys,
Any of you Rotory riders going to the NOC International Rally in the Check-republic in June?I intend to go on the Deuville,(it may well be my last "long distance rally" 'cos I aint getting any younger )J.B.
Any of you Rotory riders going to the NOC International Rally in the Check-republic in June?I intend to go on the Deuville,(it may well be my last "long distance rally" 'cos I aint getting any younger )J.B.
- Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:44 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Rotary in the club mag:
- Replies: 0
- Views: 35436
Rotary in the club mag:
Hi guys,
The picture in the-last-but-one page of the clubs mag is(I'm sure) of one that paid a brief visit to a NOC Norfolk camping weekend last summer,water cooled rotary in a Yam: frame,all very nicely done,(don't ask about the number plate )J.B.
The picture in the-last-but-one page of the clubs mag is(I'm sure) of one that paid a brief visit to a NOC Norfolk camping weekend last summer,water cooled rotary in a Yam: frame,all very nicely done,(don't ask about the number plate )J.B.
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:36 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic first start up
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10779
Re: Classic first start up
Thanks for clearing that up Trev:J.B.
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 11:49 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic first start up
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10779
Re: Classic first start up
There was a rumour some years back that engines mollied at the factory had "Stars" both sides of the engine number,not sure if that true or not but I would think that someone out there in Rotory Land knows ,ride safe,J.B.
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:27 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic first start up
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10779
Re: Classic first start up
Could be that the mileage difference between the two bikes(assume the replica bike has done quite a few more miles than the Classic)and am I correct in thinking the Classic is a relatively low millage one?and requires very little(if any)choke to fire up from cold? 'cos my old Classic would fire up f...
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:35 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Classic on Ebay
- Replies: 9
- Views: 32628
Re: Classic on Ebay
What a shame, I doubt very much that this machine will ever be ridden in anger,and will be purchased by someone with VERY deep pockets as an investment,but they may very well "Catch a Cold"as people who know about the rarity of these unique machines must be getting less as the years go by,...
- Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:18 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: seasons greetings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12091
seasons greetings
Hi guys,
may I take this opportunity to wish you & yours a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy new Year,and needless to say "Ride Careful" in 2022.J.B.
may I take this opportunity to wish you & yours a Very Merry Christmas & a Happy new Year,and needless to say "Ride Careful" in 2022.J.B.
- Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:26 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: French Advancer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10561
Re: French Advancer
Nice bike,pity about the colour ,J.B.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:59 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Classic for sale
- Replies: 24
- Views: 168865
Re: Classic for sale
Looks very nice ,but I would imagine something as nice as that may not be much less to buy than a converted-to-look-like-a-Classic IP2 .J.B.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:52 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: IP2 starter motor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3676
Re: IP2 starter motor
Well good luck with your quest ,it sounds like realy daunting task , surly it must be darn sight easier just to have the old one re-wound J.B.
- Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:16 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Hello to the 588 community
- Replies: 19
- Views: 29348
Re: Hello to the 588 community
Hi Jerome, Just to set your mind at rest,Norton rotories are not at all fragile,(hence 200,000+recorded miles are not an uncommon occurrence)just totally different from your normal ICB engine,and so require a different approach (especially when laying up the bike for winter or any long term storage)...
- Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:52 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Classic for sale
- Replies: 24
- Views: 168865
Re: Classic for sale
Me neither,(my old girl LE029 had 70odd thousand on the clock when I sold it and no missing numbers)anybody else want to comment?J.B.
- Thu Oct 28, 2021 10:31 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: My old Classic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10045
Re: My old Classic
Thanks Clive,I will await your report,ride safe,J.B.
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:30 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: My old Classic
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10045
My old Classic
Hi guys,anybody know if my old Classic has been moved on from Cosmo Motorcycles?J.B.