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- Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:12 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Starter trouble
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5661
Re: Starter trouble
What would make the white/yellow wire suddenly become live?J.B.
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:06 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: oil feed pipes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5542
Re: oil feed pipes
Thanks guys,and if you are at "The Bell" on the 7th Del Boy I will talk to you further on the subjact,ride safe,J.B.
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:50 pm
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Newly registered
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6515
Re: Newly registered
Welcome to the club Wayne, hope you manage to find a nice Commander,(I think Richards one is still for sale,and that is one VERY nice bike,)ride safe,J.B.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:22 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: The nicest people
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6002
Re: The nicest people
Amen to that,J.B.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:15 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Stainless Dzus Fastners
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5320
Re: Stainless Dzus Fastners
Yep, they are alli,(at least the ones on the bike are)I bought mine from Shenstone(I hav'nt a clue why,or where they are now,must be in the w/shop somewhere !!)but if they are required by one of you guys I will have a rummage,ride safe,J.B.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:55 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New project.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9697
Re: New project.
Hi guys,re:gear boxes,there is a company in Peterborough,(Nova Racing Transmisions,01733-210082)who specialise in "one off" g/boxes,(the name was given to me by the guy that races the only rotary combination,he said the engine that he had in his comb/lot was the one from Hizzies TT winning...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:43 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: oil feed pipes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5542
oil feed pipes
Hi guys,I am thinking of changing the engine oil feed pipes on the Classic,(the two skinny ones)they seem fine,but I've heard that they can get brittle over time, (and like me the old girl is getting on a bit) can I buy them made up?Richard?Graham? and am I correct in thinking they are made in coppe...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:29 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: slow closing throttle.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6109
Re: slow closing throttle.
Liberal application of brake cleaner fluid seems to have done the trick (for now?)ride safe,J.B.
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:24 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Stainless Dzus Fastners
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5320
Re: Stainless Dzus Fastners
Reading Wayns reply I think the one's I have are aluminium,I will check, J.B.
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:20 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Stainless Dzus Fastners
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5320
Re: Stainless Dzus Fastners
Hi Andy, are they the same one's as used to hold the carburator cover side pannels on the Classic? if so I think I may have some,J.B.
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:16 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: ROC Anniversary Meeting
- Replies: 32
- Views: 816368
Re: ROC Anniversary Meeting
I've made a note,I will do my best to attend,are we allowed to know where?J.B.
- Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:57 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: ROC Anniversary Meeting
- Replies: 32
- Views: 816368
Re: ROC Anniversary Meeting
I thought 'Hizzy won the last TT for Nortons in '93? next year is 19 years (or are my maths wrong?)J.B.
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:41 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: slow closing throttle.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6109
Re: slow closing throttle.
Thanks guys,I will try the brake cleaner first as it seems easier and will report anon,ride safe,J.B.
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:34 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: slow closing throttle.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6109
slow closing throttle.
Hi guys,I am having trouble with the throttle on the Classic closing "slow",(this only happens when the engine has reached working temp:) almost certainly due to the throttle linkage between the air intake tubes being "dry"? (I can see it closing late).Some months back(when I had...
- Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:22 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: IP2 brake pads???
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11766
Re: IP2 brake pads???
I paid thirty five quid for the last set of pads,bought last May,I still would'nt risk twelve quids worth,happy hunting!! J.B,
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:18 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: IP2 brake pads???
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11766
Re: IP2 brake pads???
Hi Russ,the Brembo's from Rugely,Honda's from a main dealer in Chelmsford,and the rest from various bike shops in my area,I would never buy anything as important as brake pads off e-bay,tooo risky!! I could look up the prices in my service records if you want, so you can compare? but twelve quid sou...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:34 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: IP2 brake pads???
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11766
Re: IP2 brake pads???
Hi Russ,over the last 48 and a 1/2 thousand miles I've fitted Brembo, Honda,Yamaha,and goodness knows who els'es pads on the Classic and they all work just fine,(and I like to think that I am quite a fast rider,)sounds like you are unlucky enough to have a duff set,just throw them away and fit new o...
- Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:23 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Too many neutrals
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3137
Re: Too many neutrals
Some years back I had the same problem with the Classic,(though only with 4th to 3rd,I think,and only coming down the box)a new Camplate spring was a 99% cure,and it CAN be fitted in-situe,bloody fiddly though!ride safe,J.B.
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:51 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Norton Commander wheels for free in Plymouth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7752
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:50 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Norton Commander wheels for free in Plymouth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7752
Re: Norton Commander wheels for free in Plymouth
Not your weekend was it Del Boy!!
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: changing final gearing on a Commander
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6480
Re: changing final gearing on a Commander
I fitted an 18 tooth sprocket to the g/box on the Classic some years back,hoping to improve fuel consumption,made little or no improvement,just reduced engine revs by about 500.not realy worth the bother.ride safe,J.B.
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:48 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: ROC Anniversary Meeting
- Replies: 32
- Views: 816368
Re: ROC Anniversary Meeting
Spoke to Allan "M" about rally sites and he seemed to think that Grantham was about as good as it gets for small rallies 'cos the field is a general camp/caravan site and caters for all,shall I make enquires re: cost & avaliability?regards,J.B.
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:32 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: stop light switch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9872
Re: stop light switch
There you are Dave,a cheap and easy answer to the "brake light switch problem" (courtesy of Richard and KTM,)I've fitted one to the Classic and it works a treat, ride safe,J.B.
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:15 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Spanish Derbi's?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2470
Spanish Derbi's?
Hi jpsrob,reading on your list of bikes,a Derbi Mulhacen 660 "miss sex on wheels" well Derbi's must have improved about 150% since the mid '80's, I had a moped & scooter hire shop on the island of Mallorca and used to hire out Derbi 50cc scooters & trial bikes,absolute heaps of jun...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:35 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Head shakes.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 22061
Re: Head shakes.
If memory serves, this problem has been discused befor,the only time I get "head shake" on the Classic is when the old girl is well loaded with camping gear, and then only if I take both hand off the bars,with one hand,? not even a tremble,ride safe,J.B.
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:53 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Norton Rotary Spares - Retail Values?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13539
Re: Norton Rotary Spares - Retail Values?
A couple of years ogo I paid £700-00 in a fit of "panic bying" for the last-but-one left hand end plate avaliable from Rugely (and it was'nt new,just re-ground & mollied) as a "should I ever need one" spare,only to discover some months later that Graham had ditto for about £3...
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:28 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Popham mega meet 21st August 2011
- Replies: 30
- Views: 73414
Re: Popham mega meet 21st August 2011
Hi Russ,any idea as to why the bike ran so hot? and was there any indication on the temp guage? lets hope the old girl has'nt "smeared",but most important, YOU are O.K.take care,J.B. On a differant tac, a big thank you Roy for putting on the stand for us at Popham,the tea and bic's were mo...
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:04 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Commander Speedo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6766
Re: Commander Speedo
I'll go along with Dell Boy re;the "speed advisory camares"(allways assuming they are accurate!!)both the speedo on the Classic and my Bora seem to be spot on,and if one's speedo is a tad fast all to the good I say,(points on licences hike the old insurance up something wicked)ride safe,J.B.
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:36 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: FUEL TAP?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2344
FUEL TAP?
Hi guys,had a "first time ever" experiance today,I put allmost 16 ltrs of fuel in the Classic and I had'nt had to switch to reserve!!,very odd,on the rare occasion that I do have to have to use the reserve, 14 ltrs tops the tank up again, I can only put this down to the fuel tap "acti...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:50 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: stop light switch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9872
Re: stop light switch
Thanks Richard,I will soon poodle off to the KTM dealer and purchase the said switch and report anon,I will go on the Classic as the guy in the stores I spoke to is very interested to see the bike (as is a keen rotary admirer in their workshop).Weather is looking a bit iffy for Popham,but I will sti...