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- Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:21 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Commander Gearbox Wanted
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8442
Re: Commander Gearbox Wanted
Nova Enginering in Sussex will make you one,(I was quoted about two and a half grand for one about seven years ago,they were in Petrborough then)The August edition of "Classic Bike" did a lengthy article on them,very interesting it was too.rgds,J.B.
- Sun Aug 31, 2014 11:07 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: IP2 losing power
- Replies: 30
- Views: 186335
Re: IP2 losing power
Could the problem be the "Advance & Retire" Isn't?J.B.
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:53 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Deauville
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3576
Deauville
For Sale,1998 Honda Deauville,24,??? miles,FSH, two owners from new,me(two months)previous owner,16 years,nice clean bike,quite a few extras+EIS(electronic identification system) very economicle(132miles,10.5ltrs)what else can I say,It's a Honda!,"It do's what it says on the tin" Very Happ...
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:04 pm
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Holger from Germany
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15411
Re: Holger from Germany
I didn't see it at the NOC rally at Breman ,Do you live far from there?J.B.
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:06 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Audible means of aproach.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3518
Audible means of aproach.
Had a very unusual "happening" with the Classic recently, both horns decided to "beep" instead of "blah" both at the same time evil,made all the usual checks,all to no avail,both knackered,fitted new ones,problem solved, Very Happy.I replaced the original ones(which had...
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:48 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: IP2 losing power
- Replies: 30
- Views: 186335
Re: IP2 losing power
Blocked main jet? Vac pipe sucking in air?
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:13 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Mint classic on ebay.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7776
Re: Mint classic on ebay.
Iv'e had a surf in magazines,can't find that Classic ,can anyone be a bit more spacific please,rgds,J.B.
- Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:32 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: commando + all rotarys
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8860
Re: commando + all rotarys
Hi von, On all replacement VCR's that I have fitted(three in total) there are only two wires,(yellow and black?) (the original had three,R,Y,B,)the red went to the Ign;light,why modern VCR'S have done away with the wire for the Ign; light I have no idea evil.When I asked the suplyer of the first rep...
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 5:11 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New speedo cable for IP2?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19851
Re: New speedo cable for IP2?
That would explain it ,Thanks Graham,J.B.
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:07 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Malc Stanley
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3928
Malc Stanley
Hi guys, I have heard from a reliable source that long time rotary enthusiast(one Malc Stanley) is having a torrid time with his health,I am sure you will all join me wishing him a swift and speedy recovery,J.B.
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:58 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New speedo cable for IP2?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19851
Re: New speedo cable for IP2?
Hi guys,someone sent me an Email yesterday Re:IP2 speedo's??,why me?(I couldn't excess it anyway,incapatabilaty twix computers)rgds,J.B.
- Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:02 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Road Tax Transfere
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16528
Re: Road Tax Transfere
Aaaaaaagh , It's all to much ,J.B.
- Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:56 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New speedo cable for IP2?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19851
Re: New speedo cable for IP2?
Hi Graham,glad to have you back ,rgds,J.B.
- Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:15 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Road Tax Transfere
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16528
Road Tax Transfere
Hi Guys,Anyone know when this new ruling that the existing road tax on a vehicle will no longer go with the vehicle when it is sold (I wonder what bright spark thought that one up )rgds,J.B.
- Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:58 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New speedo cable for IP2?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19851
Re: New speedo cable for IP2?
As you say"Would they notice?" , I think not,in all the bike MOTs over the years I've never had a speedo checked,go on,chance it ,J.B.
- Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:54 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Fairing for sale.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3042
Re: Fairing for sale.
Ooops,got my sums a bit wrong pricing the fairing,I paid, £75-00 for the fairing shell,£35-00 for the fairing sub-frame,£75-00 for the twin headlight assembly,(all "second hand" from Sprint Manufacturing in Wiltshire)they coul not supply a screen with the fairing so I had to buy a new one ...
- Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:16 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic clutch cable
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3503
Classic clutch cable
Hi guys,can enybody tell me the the length of a Classic clutch cable?(the one I have fitted at the moment is from an IP2.)While the fairing was on the bike the extra length could be "lost" wink,but now the old girl is naked there seems to be yards of it flaping about in the breeze evil,mos...
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:46 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Fairing for sale.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3042
Fairing for sale.
Hi guys, The Classic is going into "semmi retirement" (no more blasting across continents,) I'm going to run the old girl naked red face,so the fairing (which many of you have admired in the past) is up for grabs.needless to say this will include the sub-frame (from the Classic/IP2) to att...
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:03 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: 16th & 17th August 2014 Motorcycle Mega Meet
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18192
Re: 16th & 17th August 2014 Motorcycle Mega Meet
Sorry,can't make this one I'm in Germany at the NOC's International rally,and the following weekend it's the Bagonia ,those of us from the Essex branch will be away for about 13 days should be great fun.Any other rotarians going to the NOC's bash in Norfolk the weekend after next?J.B.
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 11:07 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Norton Owners Club meeting at Brooklands
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6733
Re: Norton Owners Club meeting at Brooklands
Something is amiss , I posted a message last night on this web page saying I would be at Brooklands+some other bits and pieces,and it was recorded?anyway,tonight it's not there!!!realy strange,J.B.
- Thu Jun 05, 2014 11:06 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Norton Aprillia
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10143
Re: Norton Aprillia
Del Boy is marshalling at the I.O.M again this year, so perhaps he will have a bit of "inside info;" for us ,J.B.
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:16 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Southern Classic Bike Show 24th May 2014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 78077
Re: Southern Classic Bike Show 24th May 2014
Sorry,I will be(hopefully) at the NOC International Rally in Germany,pitty 'cos I like Popham,it's a nice day out,we don't often get lots? of rotaries all in one place at the same time,have fun,ride safe,J.B.
- Thu May 29, 2014 11:07 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Southern Classic Bike Show 24th May 2014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 78077
Re: Southern Classic Bike Show 24th May 2014
Hi Paul,When is Popham?'cos unless it's the last Saturday in the month I won't be able to make it,(would you believe that I am at one rally or another every weekend in August ,)J.B.
- Fri May 23, 2014 11:47 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: MK3 Commando rear wheel issues
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9470
Re: MK3 Commando rear wheel issues
Sounds like you need another spacer ,J.B.
- Fri May 23, 2014 11:43 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Mazda Rotary Club.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9059
Re: Mazda Rotary Club.
Hi Joe,Would like to join you but I am booked in at the NOC rally in Devon,have fun,ride safe,J.B.
- Thu May 22, 2014 10:51 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: IP2 Parts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17867
Re: IP2 Parts
What? me selling the bike or getting a grab rail? J.B.
- Wed May 21, 2014 11:32 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: IP2 Parts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17867
Re: IP2 Parts
Hi 71.The reason I want a "rough" one is 'cos my one is curently being re-chromed (as it has got a bit tatty over the last 50 odd thousand miles having had a top box anchored to it smiley),so apone its return I can put it somewhere safe untill the sad day comes when I have to sell the Clas...
- Tue May 20, 2014 11:52 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: IP2 Parts
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17867
Re: IP2 Parts
I need a "grab rail"(the one that is fitted behind the seat) for my Classic,condition is unimportant,( do IP2's and Commanders fit the same?)rgds,J.B.
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:50 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Bagonia Rally
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3675
Bagonia Rally
Hi Guys, Am I the only one having trouble trouble getting onto the Bagonia Rally web page? I keep getting "stuff for sale" superimposed on said page ,J.B.
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:54 am
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Aeronca fly-in and Air Cooled Classics Rally. 17th May
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5561
Re: Aeronca fly-in and Air Cooled Classics Rally. 17th May
Hi 2471, Hope to collect the Classic next Wednesday,then it will be a case of "Am I fit enough for a 200mile bike ride"(I'm still in recovery mode)have to wait and see,"Slowly,Slowly cachee Monkey",ride safe,J.B.PS,I have to wait even longer before I can play golf again evil