Rotary Owners' Club

Hi John, on my recent trip through France and Spain i filled the tank before i left and also took two one litre containers of Silkolenes finest. At approx 1200 miles i topped up the tank with the second litre, this gives 600 miles per litre but only approximately as i wasn't checking where on the di...

Just letting you know the final outcome (hopefully), the TT1 ignition is now fitted and the Classic starts easily Cold or Hot and ticks over with no 'hunting'. The sticking floats re-appeared after the bike had not been used for over a week, a couple of taps with the hammer on the flanges sorted tha...

Thanks Gripper and JB for the feedback, i have ordered a TT1 from Julian. John what page no and heading does the VR item come under, i have been through all seven pages but may have missed it. Thanks.Dave.

Having been recovered home from Portsmouth i took the Classic over to Richard in a van. We swapped my Boyer for his spare one and eventually got it running ok, so we know it was the Boyer black box failing. The eventually was another problem that cropped up, namely the new Ethanol proof 'stay up flo...

Grounded out the plug on the fins and got virtually no spark. Just the weakest of sparks, not enough to fire the rotor.Dave

Have you tried new plugs? Showing classic symptoms of a duff plug.Derek F.

Just out of interest what sort of mileage do you get from a set of plugs?Dave

I have now swapped over the plugs, plug leads and coils and tried test running between each swap ie one thing at a time. It always loses the left rotor once the engine is hot which is between 6 and 10 miles. I have taken the Boyer away from the VR and left it loose behind the side cover so that it h...

Hi RichardThanks for the reply, I swapped the plugs over and had same problem ie the left rotor dropping out. So tonight I have swapped the coils over and will see which rotor goes down tomorrow. If it swaps to the right it will be the coil. If it is still on the left then I will try to get more air...

I am currently in Spain 27c and the Classic has started to drop onto one rotor when hot. I have ruled out fuel starvation and suspect it is something electrical, just swapped the plugs over to see if that pinpoints it if it loses the other rotor tomorrow. After that i could try swapping the coils ov...

I have had the plesk parralles also. I assumed some maintenance was happening as the next day it was working again as per normal.David

Does anyone have or know where i can get a tank harness and tank bag to fit the Classic petrol tank. Ideally with the hole in the harness over the petrol filler.Dave

I am after a complete tool kit including the 8 compartment tool roll for the Norton Classic. Part no: 92-1722. Also the Key Wallet 92-2027. Both shown on page 50/51 in the Classic replacement Parts Catalogue. I am taking the re-born Classic to France and Spain for my last big trip of the year, so i ...

Hi John. It was good to meet you at Cadwell Park, your Classic looks good with the fairing. I put my Classic in the line up after the track action and it got quite a lot of interest. People were coming and talking about the rotaries and the Classic in particular. Hope you had a safe ride home and di...

Hi Interpol2471 i will be going to the Beezumph Rally at Cadwell Park. If you are going could you bring the copies of the handbook/parts list that you mentioned.ThanksDave

Hi GuysI live about 30mins from Donnington between Nottingham and Mansfield, i have room in my garage to hold a club banner until collected, if this helps!Dave

Hi Russ.I bought a brand new A65 Lightning in 1972, the handling was good so were the conical hub brakes despite the bad press they get. However the engine vibration was terrible, 3 petrol tanks, 2 front mudguards and 2 silencer replaced under warranty because of fractures. If i went over 3000rpm wi...

Thanks for the welcome. I live in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. Just checked my fixtures list and i am on a bike trip to Germany, German Triples Run, when Popham is on, so wont be at that event. However hang onto the literature as i'm sure we will meet up somewhere.Cheers.

Hello all, i'm Dave, i recently bought the non running Classic replica at the Stafford show frame/engine no 3184. It's currently being re-commissioned by Richard Negus. Hope to get out to some events and meet up with fellow members soon. I will be on the lookout for things like an Owners manual and ...