Rotary Owners' Club

An RX8? I would love one. Unfortunatly there are no specialiced dealers in the Netherlands like in the UK,as far as i know. Buying one would be a bit of a gamble. If i would be living in the UK, i would take the gamble. They seem to being lubed by thin Multigrade oil instead of our bikes running on ...

Saw on Youtube this wunderfull documentary about the NSU RO80. In it of course Felix Wankel. The documentary is called "NSU RO80, das Wankelauto". This documentary is German spoken. Even if you don't understand German, it is a very nice documentary. Easy to follow. A question to David Cameron; you s...

Hi Terry,

Why don't you ask Craven Equipment for help. They sell fixtures for panniers.

Regards Jannes

Classic liftbar 1.JPG Classic liftbar 1.JPG It seems that indeed you can use the bar left and right. Only a small hight difference. And a litlle bend on the end. How lucky can i be that by accident i found this bar in the loft of my garage. Came from my Interpol 2 days. Completely forgotten that i ...

Indeed sad John. One of my bikes (BMW R27), i have now for 43 years and still use it. It's a family bike now. My doughters say the bike is never to be sold. They put it in their hall for display if and when i pop off... Perhaps silly to be very attached to a material thing. But it is not only the ow...

I've seen a few Classics that have a chrome liftbar (probably the wrong word?) on both sides of the bike. The Classic that Richard N had (the watercooled one), also had these on both sides. The left one is standard, is the right one homemade? Or can i buy one somewhere, not Anil i think? With the li...

A request: As i always want my bikes to be complete with all paperwork, toolkit and ridersmanual, it annoys me that the previous owner of my Classic lost the A4-buyers certificate withe the details of the first buyer. (i have these details) I now have the plan to make a replica-document and ask Rich...

Hi John,

Without the fairing the old girl is prettier. She looks more like a "Classic" beauty.
Because i have a Classic i'm curious of what your askingprice is going to be? Just out of interest.
The Honda is staying?

Jannes

Hi John,

December issue of the clubmag? I have joined in July of 2019 and haven't seen any club-mag so far.
Perhaps the postman is a tiny bit late..

All the best for 2020 for everyone, health and luckwise!!!

Jannes

Hi John,

A before and after picture of "the old girl" ?

Jannes

It's on "carandclassic" for a while now? The 25.000,- pound Classic?

Jannes

This oil catch bottle, how does this work? Where is it located? Only for watercooled engines?

Jannes

Sorry..just letting off some steam.....the Dutch government has decided that very soon (jan.2020) the maximum speed on our motorways i going down to 63 mile/hour (100km/hour)!!!! All because we seem to have to much nitric oxide in the air. Bringing down the speed makes a difference/lowering of 0,7% ...

Thanks Richard,
So the 101 number is correct. 100 official LE numbers and the prototype. The rest, although they look like a Classic, have the wrong numbers to be a official Classic, and are in fact replica's.

Thanks, Jannes

I allways thought there were 100 LE-Classics made. But i read on Facebook that the total sum was 101?
Any ideas if this is true? If so, why did they not stop at 100?

Thanks, Jannes

When was the last Epitrochoid send? When is the next expected?

Thanks, Jannes

Hi John, My humble thoughts... I think a waterpump is a flow-pump and not a pressure-pump. I think the size of the radiator dictates how fast the water passes through. This size is calculated by the manufacturer. If you could increase the pressure of the pump, i don't think the water passes quicker?...

Hi John,
Could you get all the parts needed for a rebuild? I thought certain parts like the Rotor Bearings are out of stock?

Regards, Jannes

Thanks Richard,

I'll stop the search for that part then!!

Jannes

Forgot; if someone has such a hook for sale, i would be interested as i don't have a toolset with my Classic (wonder in whose garage my Toolset is lying). I've bought an empty toolrol from A/N, so that i can make make a complete Toolset for my Classic, but A/N doesn't sell the hook.

Thanks, Jannes

The Toolset of a Classic contains a hook. What is it for? I guess it has something to do with the removal of the rearwheel?
If so where do you hook things on?

Thanks, Jannes

Hi Joe, It's Dean Harris, he kindly contacted me through the Forum to say he will send me some paperwork that by mistake is given to him instead of going with the Classic. I don't think Dean has parts of the Classic, otherwise he would have mentioned it. He just said paperwork. This will soon arrive...

John, that is not a vented disc! A vented disc is cooled via the centre through fins.

Best, Jannes

I've read somewhere (Andy Watts?) that pulling the oilpumpcable from a Norton up to maximum with an idling engine doesn't make the pump deliver more lube?
The rearwheel/gearbox must turn for the pump to work?
A lecture in oilpumpworkings is welcome....

Jannes

Is it a lot of work per lens? Or can you make several in one go?
Any ideas pricewise?
I would love to buy a few in case off ever needing them. Red and yellow.

Jannes

Do you have a real Classic and not the Norton Logbook? A fellow dutchman has one for sale. He sells as a privat person all kinds of manuals, brochures, part-books etc etc. And has now such a logbook for sale, as stated unused. He asks 25 pounds for it. You can contact me and i will get you in touch ...

Wasn't there a privat person who could make them at home? He also made them for Suzuki Kettles? I think i've read about it on this Forum?
He made silicon moulds i recall, in wich he made the lenses?
If anyone know who he is, perhaps we could ask him to make a batch.

Jannes

Thanks again Richard!

Who actually made the rearlightunits? No more to be had?
Any ideas as to why there are no more of the units/lenses? Or, are they all being used up making old Interpol 2's into Classic-replicas?

Best, Jannes

While reading some old Classic Bike magazines, i came across a story on Rotary bikes. While telling the story of the Classic, they said that the rearlight of a Classic is from a Aston Martin Lagonda??!! Could this possibly be true?? Hope not, as A/N has no rearlight in stock and in the case you ever...

Thanks for the tip, Mick and Mar.
Its indeed a possibility!!

Jannes