Rotary Owners' Club

Hello Derek,First symptoms of the 'wrong' oil (Too many additives that turn to carbon?) Are sticky apex seals leading to a lack of compression at low RPM and a strange noise from the airbox that I don't kow how to describe. (Chock chock chock...)Continued use of a high carbon content oil eventually ...

Someone has replaced the Classic Motometer unit with a Veglia rev counter from an Interpol2.The wiring is correct for the Veglia.The original yellow from R/H coil to tacho should no longer be connectedUsing this tacho with the Boyer power box doesn't always work at higher RPM because the power box w...

If you're not sorted yet, I have one in stock.May also be worth using an Interpol unit. Much stronger and takes Triumph levers http://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=55_76&products_id=14748If you want to do a cheap DIY job, I can supply just the shaft for £10. Gri...

Just click on the club regalia button at the top of the page.Graham.

Here goes, I'm sure we're all thinking it so I'll say it :-)That's the new Norton Company all over I guess. Just like all the other Norton Motors as far back as James Lansdowne.Skint but wildly enthusiastic!Can we help? Should we help? Am I mistaken as to the identity of 'headturtle'Assuming I'm rig...

Take the plugs out and give it 5 to 10cc of Rotella DD, 2 stroke oil or whatever down each plug hole.Spin the engine for 10 to 20 seconds then refit the plugs.Remove the brass retainer nut from the oil pump cable (12mm spanner). Manually hold the oil pump cable on full whilst you attempt the initial...

Interesting!Who are you, what do you want to do with these engines. We're all having to be cautious about selling such rare parts.Too many people just want to hoarde them....

Goodness me, that's a lot of money.I can assure you it's a genuine machine. I know the owner and the bike well. It's a very clean genuine moly'd Classic.Antiques roadshow anyone :-)Graham.

What an excellent weekend! I used my new GPS; Bluetoothly attached to my helmet :-) Took me straight there without problemIt's quite a long way, 600 miles in total so it took 10 hours on Friday, arrived at 10.30 PM (9.30 UK time)It was a busy rally site with lots of fascinating ' oldtimer' bikes and...

Right,Even more determined to abandon my workshop for a few days :-)Fingers crossed I'll see you all in Gratzfeld.Graham

If it still has the original carbon leads, try replacing them.Graham

Who's going to Gratzfeld then?Martin Ruehe has just emailed me to ask if I'm going. I'm sorely tempted but the £300 return ferry Hull Rotterdam is a bit of a bind!Graham.

Hi Vontripper,Welcome to the madhouse!If you're willing to do the rebuild work yourself, £150 a face for Moly coating is a good price considering how much work is involved.First I have the endplates grooved out to make them ready for metal spraying; then the endplates are blasted with very rough gri...

What colour is the smoke? Is it white/ pale grey. In which case it's a carburettor either flooding or leaking past the choke O ring.It's not unusual for the choke O ring to suffer during cleaning if you don't remove the choke mechanism first. If the O ring fails, it allows neat fuel to flow freely i...

Why would drilled discs improve braking in the dry? I thought it just helped clear water in rainy weather.My simple brain looks at the surface area swept by the pad to decide how efficient a brake is. Taken to the (Illogical) Conclusion, if you drill the whole disc away, there will be no braking at ...

The IP2 Workshop manual has been available to download free for a while from my site.I've recently improved the readability of the text thanks to one of my customers.Download at:http://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page&id=32&chapter=1There are various other free downloads on the ...

No problem: http://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?m ... 8d2e732e17I also have a few used ones.Graham.

Interpol:Slacken off the two bolts that hold the frame to the gearbox case, remove both air transfer ports, raise the front wheel with a chock that starts to lift the centre stand. Tighten the two frame bolts.Fit Very heavy bar end weights (FJ1200 or similar) Run tyre pressures at 36 front 42 rear.C...

Don't you just love Norton Rotarys!In my 23 years of daily exposure to 'rotary radiation' I've often had to accept that nothing works quite the way I expect.The only thing I can suggest now is to change round the input from the trigger and swop over the plug leads. Can't see it making a difference t...

I've removed my own digital box from my Commander for you to try. It's run reliably since I fitted it about 15000 miles ago.I'll try to pick a working Boyer box for you to try as well.We'll get there, Keep up the good work!Graham

There's a very! old parts list file languishing on the Startright server. It's from round about 1990 I imagine. It includes Interpol Commander aero parts Cashmere sweaters, T shirts,F1 parts etcIt was scanned in by a German friend of mine by the name of Georg many years ago if I remember rightly.It ...

It'd be nice to make a weekend of it. Anyone know of an idyllic B and B preferably with food and dare I say it Drink :-) that we can arrive at on saturday evening?Then take a short ride to Stanford Hall in the morning.Graham

quote from Richard:There is a remote possibility that the double-row ball bearing in the gearbox cover plate is beginning to fail, allowing the clutch assembly to move to the right, but that wouldn't affect the drive sprocket position which is governed by the roller bearing on the sleeve gear. Agre...

A quick google search brought up this link:http://www.stanfordhall.co.uk/events.htmlWhich shows a date of 30th May for the Classic Clubs day. Not sure if this is provisional or cast in stone?

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Hello Surge,Thanks for your input,linking to external sites works well but free online photo storage tends to expire after 12 months or so. Hosting the images locally means less chance of them disappearing Graham

Right here goes, I'm going to post a big image to try and break the site!!Aha failed with the following message:The file is too big, maximum allowed size is 1 MiB.Off to the settings to see what I can do.Graham

That Commander was the highlight of my evening :-) Was it Frank Westworths?Graham

Hello Dave,Anything higher than 14.2 volts is too high.You've probably caught it just in time, the regulator side has failed but the rectifier is still working. Unlikely to be intermittent, just not so noticeable until you boil a battery, pop a headlight bulb or destroy an ignition box :-).Graham

Rather than 'Industrial Trade Union'; (IG) Interessen Gemeinschaft translates directly as Interest Group. In English we'd probabaly say 'Enthusiasts Club'Do mark this date in your diary. It's going to be a good one in a particularly beautiful part of Germany.Graham