Rotary Owners' Club

Hi guys, Is it my computer or have we got gremlins in our web site? a very frustrated J.B.

45 miles to the gallon from the Classic fitted with a 3/4 fairing.(I know this 'cos I did the "Full to the brim, to reserve, to empty tank." test,on a mixture of highways) my Bora deisel do's about the same as your Mondao around town but 50 on a run,and I would think 50 to the gallon from ...

Hi Guys,any of you rotarians thinking of going to the NOC rally in Germany?J.B.

I think Kempton will be early days once I start riding again,Doc says I must'n rush things ,have fun and ride safe,J.B.

Hi guys, Yet more proof (if proof were needed)of the gross incompetance of the DVLA. Early in Febuary I wrote to the DVLA informing them of my reasent triple hart by-pass,not only did it take them almost eight weeks to acknowledge the letter, but they sent the acknowledgment to an address I lived at...

Thanks for that guys,sounds like Garmin is the way to go, (I have a birthday soon,hints will be droped )ride safe,J.B.

Hi guys, Iv'e been toying with the idea of buying a sat nav to fit on the Classic,Iv'e had a bit of a "surf" talk about "can't see the wood for the trees" , I am at a total loss,any guidance would be greatly appreciated,rgds,J.B.

Hi Ian,welcome to the club ,ride safe,J.B.

Going back to the heading "Float chamber O rings",the problem turned out to be the Ignition Trigger Switch,again evil,looking back through my records I seem to have replaced this item about every 17,000 miles exclaim, has anybody else had this problem? Hopefully the "New Improved?&quo...

Part No for the Classic is 50-0760,(I expect it's the same for IP2's) Boyers don't give a part No on there invoice,they just call it a Norton Rotary Ignition Switch,how they differentiate between air cooled and water cooled I have no idea ,(If there is a differance)Richard? rgds,J.B.

Not quite sure if I will be well enough to ride the Classic as far as Kempton, so to be on the safe side I will give it a miss this year,ride safe,J.B.

As far as I am aware the T/switch works fine with both the original IP2/Classic Boyer electrics or Grahams modified one (I have/am using both)J.B.

Hi Guys, Good news from Boyer Electronics,they have recently? made a new batch of Ignition Trigger Switches for our rotaries,BUT,MAKE SURE you specificly want a NORTON ROTARY I/Switch,'cos they may send you a Racing trigger switch,(as they did me some four years ago,)the differance being the "P...

Now let's see that I have this correct,four grand for your wife and a car load of NOC spares?is your wife expensive to run?and do's she know that she is up for offers?(not that I am in the market for another memsahib,one is enough thank you) J.B.

Hi Paul, Sorry to hear of your problems,hopefully a cure can be found in modern medicine,rgds,J.B.

Yep,aiming to be at both,(and the international in Germany)J.B.

Hi Guys, Your best wishes must have worked 'cos I'm back Very Happy exclaim exclaim,not quite yet sound in wind and limb,'(cos a triple heart by-pass is raaarther mayor)and due to the memsahibs cosseting, am improving daily, and as a coincidence the Classic is also away having "major surgery&qu...

I agree with Del Boy,relocating the IgnBox away from the VR is a must,even more so on Classics,I don't think Shenstone could have sited them in a worse location ,I had three of each on mine in 47,000 miles, evil,needless to say the VR has since been relocated to somewhere cooler and away from the Ig...

I was given a set of "Jim Jams" in preparation for my trip to the hospital(no date for the opp: as yet) J.B.

Merry Christmas to you all, ride safe. J.B.& the memsahib

Yes, come on Richard,get pen to paper lad,while you can remember at least some of your past exploits ,J.B.

Hi guys, Reading in the latest copy of our club mag about Paul Miles's problems with his Classic when riding in traffic with a cold engine?sounds to me like the idle rod needs adjusting. I remember when I first had my Classic,it was an absolute pig to ride when cold,and it was ages before I realised...

Bet you wish you still had that 7R Dell J.B.

I was under the impression that the only British bike manufacturer to fit stainless exhausts were Norton, on rotories,not on any other of their models,but I expect my assumption is wrong,J.B.

Thanks guys,rgds,J.B.

Hi 52, If your rotator do's about 250 miles on a US pint I suspect that this equates to roughly 300 on a IMP pint which is about the same as my Classic and a tad better than Chris Grimmit's machine, but not much in it,is any body else going to part with the relative information? J.B.

Am I correct in thinking that a US gallon is smaller than an Imp one?if so, then logic dictates that a US quart is also smaller than the quart this side of the pond?which then begs the question,how much smaller?(this could run on a bit )J.B.

Hi guys, Can anyone tell me what miles per pint/litre of oil our aircooled bikes are supposed to do?rgds,J.B.

While still at primary school,myself and school buddies used to fix(can't remamber how we did it)old bus tickets to the front forks of our push bikes so they would strike the wheel spokes as we rode along,faster meant louder Happy days J.B.

I think wev'e been down this road before re: "how quiet electric vehicles are" manufacturers will have to build in some noise,especialy for bikes,(if car drivers can't hear a noisy old Hog on open pipes what chance an electric bike ,)rgds, J.B.