Rotary Owners' Club

Welcome to the club,hope to see you at Popham,ride safe,J.B.

One of the few advantages of the Classic is the fuel tap can be reached while on the move ,(not sure about IP2's)Surely it's a bit risky running with the tap on reserve?silly me Commanders have a fuel gauge!ride safe,J.B.

Adding to the above,I did a "Full tank to switching on reserve,(150 miles,)to running out of fuel,(another 30 miles)total, 180 miles,tank capacity,4 imp gallons,= 45 mpg.this was general highways,byways,m/ways ect;(needless to say I had a can of fuel in the top box for this little experiment)an...

Don't know what quite happened there?? but to continue,most Commander riders that I talk to seem to get more mpg's than I do with my air cooled,(usualy about 45 of mixed up to 50 with lots of motorway& duel-carrigeway)so it would appear that your bike is a tad thirstier than is the norm,and like...

As a rule the Commander riders that

Ooops ,looking at the Classic today I realised that she is fitted with exhaust clamps ,(It's me age guv) J.B.

The first time I had to remove the silencers from the manifold on my Classic there were no exhaust clamps,just a sliding fit,(the bike had only done 625miles)they were an absolute pig to remove!,and I was terified of fracturing the manifold, the next time(some 30,000+ miles later because the balance...

And as a PS to the above,I don't think I have ever had a fouled plug,(I don't tend to "potter" much )ride safe,J.B.

I purchased a couple of 8s at the Ingatestone rally,so perhaps I will try 9s when I have worn those out,J.B.

In what way nicer?J.B.

Thanks Paul,mine has allways run a tad paler than "toasty bark brown" more sort of "greyish? allmost white after a long fast run,and yes I have run on 8s for the last forty odd thousand miles,don,t envisage changing any time soon,ride safe,J.B.

The problems you guys have with water pumps buy an air cooled by the way, did the waterproofing spray fix your h.t. lead problem? I bumped into Bazz,Mal,Tim & Alan T at Cressing Temple on Sunday,so it seems we all arived back safely in Essex on Monday,good,ride safe,J.B.

Hi guys,still on Classic carbs,my old girl has started to run even hotter than norm(even on the dampest of days,e.g. the run up to Skipton!)mentioning this to one of my biking buddies (who knows a thing or two about bikes) he sugested that because of the ethanol crap in petrol,the carbs may be runni...

Oops! must have missed it,(can't seem to find a newsletter later than the 100th issue) J.B.

It's a bit complicated init!?J.B.

Hi Steffan,I too welcome you,good luck with your project,J.B.

Sorry Mike,can't make this one,prior engagement,a bit more warning next year?ride safe,J.B.

I like it, J.B.

The variuos merrits of tubed verses tubeless begs the question, why did my Classic come from the factory fitted with tubeless tyres but with tubes in!? and also isn't there a good chance that the orriginal wheels fitted to the aircooled bikes would be porous by now? J.B.

Me to,J.B.

Come on Graham,Oh wizard of the keyboard ,J.B.

I'll add my welcome,we are a friendly bunch,ride safe,J.B.

Hi guys,Ignore my last entry,as my family would tell me "Negative thinking" (it's me age guv) hope to see lots of you at Skipton,ride safe,J.B.

Hi guys,Floridamike has come up with a good idea,a "Technicle Reference" page,what do you think?J.B.

Iv'e fitted a few "extras" to the Classic but not a temp guage,how will you know if the reading is correct?,J.B.

Hi Mike,Most fortuouse the "bike storer" phoning Graham,probably saved you a shed load of dosh exclaim,also tried to axcess the e-mail you sent via the club forum,no joy, just my computer"freezing" so either "open message" on the club forum,e-mail direct,(johnbirch919@b...

Brilliant idea Mike!(Way beyond my computer expertise though,) but I would happily lend my diagrams to anybody with the knowhow,regards,J.B.

Hi Dave,as promised I have looked at the wiring diagrams that I have, so as I read it the Red wire from the Volt Reg;connects to a solo Brown /Red that go's to the Fuse box(25amp Generator fuse)which comes out as a Brown/ Blue that go,s to the Solanoid & Battery (Posative)The (two) Brown/White i...

Hi Mike,you said the Classic had been stored for ten years,had all the "Engine longterm storage instructions" been carried out before the old girl was laid up?even so, before you fired the old girl up did you squirt lots of oil in through the plug holes?turn the engine over slowly(in gear,...

Hi Dave,I too have recently had fun and games with the Regulaters&wiring on the Classic,and have about three wiring diagrams in the workshop,I will dig them out in the morning and get back to you,I am almost certain that the four?brown and white wires are not joined to the Red wire from the Regu...