Rotary Owners' Club

And me please.

For a police Commando I reckon the 750 interstate pipes would be correct. The Mk 3 electric start Commandos have a collet arrangement at the cylinder head. The balance pipe on any Commando is troublesome and stainless steel pipes will go bronze coloured after a bit of hard use. That can be polished ...

Hi John, I reckon on getting 450 miles to a litre. Chris Grimmet was asking the same question prior to the NOC International Rally. He worked out that he was getting 600 miles to the litre when he got back.

Have a look at my thread "loosing the will to live" It's a right ripping read. Good luck.

It could be numerous things and all are hard to diagnose. You could go through the wiring close to the ign unit and check it for servicability/ condition. Consider moving the ign unit to a cooler location. (you don't say what system is fitted) Finally, I spent an inordinate amount of time getting to...

Somebody in a recent post claimed a huge figure for rear chain life on a Commander. Can anybody remember the figure or the details?

UAV Engines Ltd. Lynn Lane, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0DD Tel 01543 481819

Norton Motors (now part of Andover Norton) supplied mine. I believe they get them from the outfit in Shenstone that manufacture UAV engines. I tried them direct a few years ago but they would not deal direct with Norton owners. They weren't cheap.

Thanks Richard, good point about the cut out switch, never use it myself. food for thought though.

My IP2 has a relay in the feed to the ignition. I'm familiar with the reason for fitting a relay to headlights, horns etc because they draw high current. Is one really required in the ignition supply? or could I just supply straight from the ignition switch? ie. a few less wires lurking under my sea...

Nice to drool over but not much fun to ride. Buy a £2000 CBR600 and a £4500 Street Triple and don't loose any sleep over thrashing the ar-e out of them.. you could do Daytona bike week on the remaining cash.

I fitted one of these to my IP2 about 2.5 years ago. I think they are a good piece of kit, combining the retard electronics and giving 25 revs of advance to restart when hot. A small led gives you a bit of an idea as to what is going on. It's probably the single most useful mod I've put on my Rotava...

Correction to the component number from CPC it is SWO3181 cost was £2.62 for two of them their website is www.cpc.co.uk and order line is 08701 20 25 30 Fitted it in minutes, well a few actually and does exactly what it says on the tin

If you are talking about the one forward of the panniers, I have a pair with poor chrome. PM me.Dave Evans

Thanks for that Richard, The spec came from the IP2 Police workshop manual and that refers to the rest of the system as spark rite ignition and gunton retard unit etc. I've ordered a temp switch through a colleague from CPC and their cross reference is SW0318. I'll let you know how I get on in about...

I'm pretty sure I need a new temperature switch to retard my ignition. Bike lights up then struggles to tickover at about 200rpm. I should have a red and green light on the digital ignition box but no. The workshop manual says RS 151 243 but radio spares catalogue on line, shows a little black pelle...

Whilst it is not a perfect test, if you wait until it is running on one rotor and then attach a plug to the failed side and earth it out, do you get a spark?

Gene, Thanks for that, coming from England (not new England) could be a good way to spend my savings before the kids get their hands on it. I wonder how an Interpol 2 would cope with 14,000ft.

Hi Gene, It's a sad day when you have to give up your bikes, good luck with moving the RE5. On another subject that you might be able to help with, can you tell me if there are any issues with riding a motorcycle to the top of Mount Evans? I know it's the highest paved road in the USA at 14,250ft. I...

Nought out of ten for awareness, Geelong is close to Melbourne and a Quantas engineering facility, worth a try.

Before you commit to stripping the engine, it would be well worth taking a look into the combustion chambers with an endoscope through the exhaust port. This will give you an idea on the state of the chamber walls. Whilst this kit is not available everywhere the aircraft industry use it for looking ...

I had another go at the tap but it was still leaking. Finally I replaced the original diaphragm and the thing is working again as advertised. It would seem that the replacement diaphragm and spigot are not long enough to bed onto the seat properly, probably only by about 0.010" Studying the tap...

You may try Andover Norton, I recall they had the tool rolls but you're not the first looking for a key wallet. I'm not that keen on the tool roll for keeping tools in. Too much scope for loosing items and they are not waterproof. My preference is for a tupperware type of container and the one I hav...

Given up on the vacuum operated tap. garage stinks of fuel. going to fit a manual in line tap that has an OFF position. One less thing to go wrong.

Well the suzuki kit fitted and the seat in the tap body is gleaming but the tap dribbles a bit of fuel when it should be off. I've stretched the spring to encourage the valve to seat a little more positively. Wether it will take a little time to bed in remains to be seen but until then, hopefully, m...

Ebay I suppose. Norton Classics don't normally come with panniers unless you are thinking of the Krauser Commander. Otherwise BMW Krauser style panniers could be made to fit with a bit of work.

Thanks for that Richard. The pictures on ebay show a tank to tap gasket with a thick and thin cross bar. The rest of the bits look similar to a Suzuki GS850 so I'll wait and see what my £16.80 gets me. The inside of the tap looks ok. Reassembling it with the original diaphragm, it seems to work and ...

I was there last year on my red IP2, can't get there this year, Suppose you are all there by now. Have a good week y'all.

the latest snag is a petrol tap stuck on. I could see some fuel leaking from the cross frame link pipe and thought it would be a simple job to replace that pipe. Wrong, remove pipe and flood the floor. I would expect the tap to fail to open but stick open? Hmm. could be an ethanol issue. Without tak...

Throttle spindles not in line! whatever next? I did think along those lines and slackened the balancing screw off, but maybe a bit more will reveal all. Thanks Richard. I might rob the twist grip and cables from my sons Honda but the routing for the "pull closed line may involve a pulley or be ...