Rotary Owners' Club

John,

It may not be a straight forward as a simple relay, modern cars use can bus systems, my advice would be to seek professional advice from either the dealer or a good auto electrician.

Tony

The attached corresponds with my Commander, hope it helps

It it a modern car?

Roger,

Log on and go to your profile where you will be able to change your personal information yourself.

Tony

Happy New Year John

Roger/John,

When the original Boyer unit failed while in the IoM 2019 I fitted my spare previously set up Mini Mag to my Commander, I did not change any other components, trigger or coils.

Tony

Roger,

My battery is lead acid, very occasionally topped up with distilled water.

Tony

John,

I converted from two batteries to one for my Commander many years ago, the battery pictures is at least 4 years old, and is still in good condition.

Tony

Dave Edgar ??

Making use of perfect biking weather I skived off work and did my most favourite ride over the Spittal of Glenshee, it is truly exceptional even more so when the weather is so good, my route was from just North of Aberdeen, Braemar, Spittal of Glenshee, Montrose, Cain o Mount, and home approx. 180 M...

David,

Not air cooled but my Commander at 4k RPM on the speedo reads 70 but the sat nav indicates 65, for a sat nav 70 I need to maintain 4.5k RPM

Tony

Paul,

They could be Yamaha XJ900 Diversion you could try Yambits

Tony

Roger,

I have used from the start NGK C8E 7471 with no issues.

Tony

John,

I hope you are well.

Changes in the 10% rule is news to me but that said I am not surprised, I will ask my colleagues at the next blood bike group meeting and will get back to you if they they know anything about it.

Tony

Marco, Running any engine without oil is not good, I run a Commander and have no experience of F1's, Richard Negus who often responds to questions on this forum is the only person I know who has the knowledge you need, you could try sending him a private message. Good luck and please keep the forum ...

The Norton Owners Club provide such a service, I used it to date my 650SS

Miles,

If anyone can help it will be Richard Negus, who often contributes to this forum, you could try a PM.

Tony

John,

So far no issues with ethanol, neither Commander or 650 SS

Tony

Thank you Richard for the interesting info concerning the lever plate, restricting the tap to only 'on' or 'reserve', both controlled by the vacuum fuel valve. I have only once run out of petrol when in the IoM, coasted to the side of the road, less than 5 mins to switch to reserve and away again, I...

John/Geoff,

I hope I am not tempting fate but I have not experienced any issues with the fuel tap, either leaking or the issues of the carbs drying out

Perhaps I have just been lucky

Tony

Roger,

I should have added that the oil level switch only has one black wire

Tony

My Commander oil level switch wire is black where it emerges from the frame then a short distance to a bullet connector then RW red/white to the loom

Roger, I find that the Norton Rotary Enthusiasts FB page is interesting, but mainly for those interested in the racing bikes and owners of F1's, that said there are some post concerning the non sports bikes. The Rotary Owners Club is an excellent source of information on the Norton rotary's i.e. Cla...

Its thanks to Chris Harvey’s hard work that I now have two brand new rear chain gaiters. This means that I will be able to keep my Commander on the road for the foreseeable future, these bikes are not designed to be used without the gaiters as they provide an oil bath and subsequently the lubricatio...

Roy

Photo uploaded and leak can be clearly seen in way of the oil feed union

Looks like an engine out job to me

Good luck with resolving the problem
Tony

Sorry for the late response Tony and thanks for the offer. I presume you have added an attachment which I am struggling to find/open, am I missing something? Regards Roy Roy, Herewith the photo of most of the tools I have assembled when removing the engine from my Commander, the special spanner is ...

Roy,

Had we lived a bit closer you could have borrowed my special tool made to lock either the flywheel or balance weight

Tony

The oil must be low ash, I use Castrol Tection DD40, Shell Rotella 40 is recommended, some Rotary owners use a Silkolene oil

I suspect if Morris straight 40 Golden Film was used it would carbon up very quickly

Tony

Roy, Assuming your air cooled is similar to my Commander, could the oil leak be from the centre plate? The centre plate on My Commander had a plug in the tapped hole, if the air cooled are the same could your plug have been removed or dropped out? To remove the engine is not a big job on my Commande...

John,

It has been a pleasure corresponding with you via the forum, try to stay in touch and when this pandemic is history perhaps we can meet up at a NOC rally.

All the best
Tony