Rotary Owners' Club

Thanks for that Mike,your bike runs more or less the same as mine exept the temp on mine dos'nt drop down again,(exept when I slow right down in traffic or poodling around in town) I went for a bit of a ride Saturday(about 40 miles,mostly duel-carigeway)and the temp didn't go over 150c once,just sta...

Thanks for that Richard,I shall carry out the inspections soon and report back,ride safe,J.B.

I think you have answered the question yourself,only town and short journeys on A roads,?not good for the old ecconnomy,any motorways close to hand?or long streches of dual carrigway?, if so, go for a nice long ride, that will give you a more accurate idea,if not the NOCs International Rally is in F...

What!! engine overhauls! after just a measly 52,000+ miles,(quick,a brandy to help ease the shock) I know of a number of Commanders with well over 90,000 miles on the clock and still going strong,(or is this one of the down sides of the air cooled bikes?)anyway,I shall take off the transfer ports an...

Hi guys,It's not a new toppic realy,just wondered if anyone could sugest why the engine temp on my Classic has progressivly got hotter as the miles have clocked up over the years,bearly reaching 90c when new,now mostly 140/150c,(irrispective of the weather) and as stated previously,a worrying 160,(5...

I think D.C. said they would be in with the next Epitroqhoid.J.B.

Red lineing in every gear will make the old girl a tad thirsty ,I'll go along with the others,my Classic returns about 45 to the gallon,but in an earlier discusion did not someone say their Comander only did about 38 to the gallon?Tim H I think.J.B.

Hi Guys,after all the grief & agravation over the years Iv'e had with VCR'S & Ign boxes,I too decided to fit a voltmetre(mine is annalog)unfortunatly there is nowhere to fit it on the Classic,so I had to make up a "carrier" for it,like Del Boy says,reasuring to know thing are worki...

Hi Nick,Welcome to the club,ride safe J.B.

Thanks Guys, A buddy of mine who is well into computers and all things with "electronic programming" sugested un-pluging the machine for about 10 minutes(evidently this allows most machines with "programs" to re-program themselves!!?)anyway, it seems to have worked this time,some...

Hi Guys,anyone out there know anything about washing machines?I have a Hotpoint and the ALL the lights flash rapidly on and off when I push the ON button,and then I can't turn the darn thing off!!(only from the mains)turn the mains back on and the lights still flash,leaving the machine on and after ...

Hi Dave,returning to your R/R,at the time of writing my Classic is on her fourth in 52,000+miles and I am convinced that the location(very little cold air flow) of said R/R has lots to do with the problem of them "cooking" both themselves and the Ignition Box(also the fourth)I don't know w...

Hi Gripper,about 10,000 miles ago I too had a "blow" in the manifold(where the balance pipe joins)and because the silencers are an absolute b*****d to get off,I removed the whole exhaust system as one and took them to a buddy of mine to weald up the hole,BIG MISTAKE!!(not the wealding) me ...

Thanks for that Richard,(I will now purchase the TTO gauge.)Silly me ,I thought the temp: sender on our bikes was the sender located on the o/side close to where the choke rod is,this is for?rgd,s J.B.

Hi guys, the saga continues,I have given up on the guy advertising the TTO temp gauges on e-bay,(no replies to either phone or e-mails,) so I had a bit of a surf and found another suplier.Now it would appear that the "sender" is positioned alongside the spark plug,and is held in place by a...

Ignore the above re:contact numbers, ,am awaiting replies,J.B.

Hi guys,further to my last entry,I sent off for one of the temp gauges via "snail mail" on the 10th of this month(couldn't get e-bay to exept my new acc:number, tried to contact the company in question via e-mail & phone,with no success, on holiday?)anyway,nothing in todays post so I c...

Hi von,the temp gauge & sender are still the original items,I am in the process of purchasing one of those senders that Paul mentioned,I will report anon,ride safe,J.B.

Looks interesting ,may ask a few questions and report back.J.B.

Hi guys, continuing on from the last entry.Left for Cornwal at 05-15hrs,on Thursday,weather a bit chilly,soon the engine temp was up to 150!? then 160,something not quite right here,early morning,quite cold,feeling the cool air through my leathers,could the "sender" be on the blink?I began...

I have a 3/4 fairing from a Triumph 900 Triple fitted to my Classic,and I was thinking of fitting a powerful fan flush with the bottom of the fairing(just beneath the h/lights and out of "line of sight")what type of fan and from what type of vehicle I have no idea,I will just have to look ...

Hi Gripper,covers fitted to the back of the engine removed a couple of years ago,silencer ends a nice light brown colour,air filter washed and re-oiled some 8,000 miles ago,(great minds think alike wink )havn,t tried the power wash,won't all those little rubber/plastic/nylon washer thingys(very tech...

Would a fan from a Commander have enough "puff" to help with the cooling on an air cooled engine?(listening to the"heater" fan in my Bora,now there is some seriouse "puff" J.B.

Many thanks to Paul & Roy for providing(and erecting) the gazebo and providing tea, coffee biccies,doggy(dodgy?)rolls, ect,made the event very pleasant,I hope all of the roterians that made the effort to "fly the rotary flag" at Popham made the journey home safely,so untill the next ti...

Hi guys,further to my last entry I have now run the bike and the old girl seems none the worse for her foray into stratospheric temperatures,only time will tell if I have done any lasting dammage.I am off to a H****y D******n rally in the wilds of Cornwall this weekend(the thick end of 700miles) so ...

Hi guys,this morning I am not a happy biker cry,riding home from Popham yesterday afternoon,the Classic's engine temp reached a frightening 160 exclaim,needless to say I stoped to let the old girl cool down a bit,she then was a bit of a pig to start,very reluctant,and not sounding very happy at all,...

I've no idea how much fuel is left in the tank when one "runs out" with the Classic, I get the impression not very much!(certainly not as much as half a gallon) I must have a look see next time the occation arrises,if memory serves the last time was tens of thousands of miles ago when I ha...

Hi Wayne,sorry to hear about your ailment,hope the treatment is of some help so that you can at least ride your bike again,all the best J.B. Paul,what time do you want us to get to Popham?ride safe,J.B.

Lucky old you ,the bike looks well yummy ,hope you enjoy riding your old girl as much as the rest of us rotarians seem to be riding ours, ,ride safe,J.B.

Nope, I will be there,"Inshala" ,J.B.