Rotary Owners' Club

Hello Gripper,No, there is no monopoly on engine spares. Let me know if there's anything you need I have plenty of good used circlips that are fit for re-use. I don't have any new ones at the moment because I usually re-use the old ones so long as the rotor bearing hasn't caused any damage and there...

Hi Wayne,Do you mean this one:http://www.grahamwilshaw.co.uk/displayi ... 4&pos=4and..... this one:http://www.grahamwilshaw.co.uk/displayi ... um=4&pos=5 If so, I can fill in the details. Graham.

Going back to basics, each 'battery' is a series of six cells producing just over 2 volts each. They are all individual and contribute 2.1 to 2.3 volts each roughly. Some cells will be more efficient than others but it doesn't matter because they are all daisy chained one after the other.That's why ...

Left endplates for air cooled rotarys are getting very thin and thin on the ground. I presume for £700, it was cosmetically nice and Moly Coated.Right now, I don't have any left endplates in good condition, the ones I have are below the minimum thickness limit and would need a thick shim under the s...

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)[1] (French: Temps Universel Coordonné) is a time standard based on International Atomic Time (TAI) with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation.[2] Leap seconds are used to allow UTC to closely track UT1, which is mean...

Wow! That seems expensive.A mould I recently had made for the F1 Sport tailpiece cost £450 and that's as complex as it gets (It bolts together with 16 bolts and is in 3 pieces). I stood that cost myself, believing that future custom will eventually bring me a profit.Cost to me per unit is £90 so I c...

Over Christmas I'll dig out the drawing for the 'unterdruckdose' (Tickover Box) replacement, Nag me if I don't wink.Someone had some made but I guess they don't read the forum.. The gasket set for my build was provided by the IG Hercules Wankel club http://www.hercules-wankel-ig.de/They have been i...

Yes,It's changed, question is; Do you like it. I do but my opinion is only one amongst the masses :-)One thing I can't do is stop the word cool becoming a smilie!! Or did I finally manage it? Nope not yet coolWhenever I have a few minutes I try to make our site a bit better. Tell me if you don't li...

There's always some carbon around but it's rarely a problem. If you're laying the bike up for winter, leave the plugs out and squirt some oil down both plug holes. Leave it in top gear and give the back wheel half a turn now and again. Most of the carbon will mix with the oil. Firing up next spring ...

Still working on improvements, it's functional but won't look nice 'til Christmas...Inline images can be up to 1.5mb, anything over 1000 by 1000 will automatically create a clickable thumbnail. Using the Gallery and placing a link to your Album is probably neater.Have fun all of you newnorton2.jpg N...

Yes, I agree there should be a link to the home page from every area. At the moment I'm learning how to add a text only link in the header. I understand html but this site is database driven, each page is created 'on the fly' by calling data from the database along with a set of rules created in a s...

Really don't want to be accused of being a computer nerd but here's a bit more info.If you want to add a link to a particular image within your post, click on the url button at the top of the text box.Make the image in the gallery full size and copy the image url (uniform resource locator aka intern...

There is a problemTurbochargers needs a reliable oil supply at pressure. First job is to design a sump and a high pressure pump, then a feed and return to and from the turbo. On overrun, turbo speed can rise to 200000 rpm. Working speed can be 100000 so the bearing always need a good oil feed. Water...

Just tested out the gallery software; all is working as it should.If you upload a large jpeg image of any dimensions but no bigger than 2.5mb, the software will resize it for you so it's longest dimension is 1000 pixels.Same applies if you upload a gif.tiff and bmp files are not suppoprted because t...

Richard, re:Cost of the website.A little bit of history;I quickly realised that professional web designers consider themselves worth a small fortune! So being a mechanic at heart, I started 'dismantling' websites to see how they worked,then I went to night school, studied web design, started work on...

Thanks for pointing it out. I can see how it's possible to get 'stuck' in the forum without a link to the gallery. I will add a 'home' link as soon as possTo create a gallery album I suggest going to http://www.rotaryownersclub.co.uk. Log in, then click on members gallery ... create/modify my albums...

Every megabyte we use to host this website is paid for by me. I do as much as I can afford to support the rotary scene, after all, it's been a major part of my life since 1987.(Ask Richard :-))The site is hosted on reliable (Yes that means it isn't cheap) hosting. The forum and image posts are backe...

Hello Steve,The F1 and F1 sport fuel pump is a Yamaha part. I think it's FZR 600 and early FZR1000 If you can't pick one up locally, there's one on our online shop;http://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=765_118&products_id=11391Not exactly the same but it'll certa...

Hello Ian, Try the vacuum takeoff point on the engine side of the throttle butterfly.Use the jeft one, the right is used by the petrol tap. If this affects tickover aversely then I have a good stock of IP2 inlet pipes with takeoffs attached.http://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_inf...

Hi MrB smiley No, It certainly isn't your fault.. Hope it hasn't dented your faith in Human nature too much.One of our customers caught two thieves trying to steal his bike last year (He's a big lad!), he didn't call the Police, he was busy dealing with it himself.. The neighbours called the police ...

Let's wait to see what Mr Crighton has to sayGraham

Completely wrong bike for the job, I cannot imagine why they (He) would shove salt down the induction of such a nice piece of kit. Are there still enough new bits around for the necessary rebuild ? Was it worth wearing a race bike out with all that implies?I wonder how Mr Crighton must feel, he crea...

Hello Wayne,Most if not all the Yamaha 6 speed gearboxes will fit. I have fitted three different types. FZR750 and FZR750R OWO1 both seem to be a perfect fit. Some later machines have a shorter output shaft (YZF?) meaning it's a difficult engineering task to lock the final drive sprocket (Only 4 thr...

Hello Wayne, As Richard mentions;To remove the F1 clutch diaphragm you need a commander/interpol clutch tool which is indeed the same as commando - but with an M8 hole in the middle. If you have the compression tool but need a converter bracket, let me know I'll sort one out for you or let you know ...

Hello,The fuel tap I have in stock for the left side is not ideal, the outlet is a bit small - at least it's cheap :-)http://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=55_75&products_id=10124For those of you who trawl the net for such things, all MZ's older Guzzis Ducatis an...

Hi Ian, Is this post really over a year old?Remove M6 bolt in intermediate plate and replace with banjo and union. Connect short pipe to right vacuum takeoff or anywhere in the inlet tractGrahamhttp://www.startright.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page&id=43&chapter=1 http://www.imageposter.com/st...

It was so nice to be surrounded by enthusiastic Norton owners it wasn't until about 4 o clock I realised I'd had nothing to eat. It was a little bit odd to find so few places to buy food.I don't see how the N.O.C could be involved with that side - I'm sure the owners of Donington Park have total con...

Invite from: Hanspeter Guenthart 8344 BaeretswilSaturday 8th and Sunday 9th August. Further details from me or David CHanspeter is a very genuine rotary enthusiast. He has spent hundreds of hours piecing together Russian prototypes and I have a feeling he will be a wonderful host.If you wish to atte...

Really must start an album for myself in the Gallery !'til then I've posted my trackside photo's on my own site:http://www.grahamwilshaw.co.uk/thumbnails.php?album=4More to follow as soon as I've a minute. I'm especially pleased with the shot of Trevor Nation and I've a few shots of Huw Huws and And...

Hi everybody, Another night with no rogue registrations and a fully functional website so I've time, to post a bit more 'pub talk' smiley It's not difficult to modify a main bearing seal housing to take an oil feed to the flywheel side. I can take photos of one I have here if anyone's interested.The...