I'm really surprised it took you 21years to get back on a Rotory , I sold ALL my old British(and Japanese) bikes after the first month of Rotory riding,I was totally converted ,and remained so for the next 20 odd years,SVF,J.B.
Welcome to the club,
You will find the engine totally different to anything you have ever worked on,so don't be afraid to ask questions, quite a few of us in the club have been rotary owners for many years ,J.B.
Welcome to the club Phillip.
The learning curve for rotories is likely to be a long one,(fun filled though ,)I enjoyed mine for best part of 30 years ,ride safe,J.B.
Commando's look heavier,(and as a point of interest,they are about 28lb more than my Deauville) but my problem would be the seat height,what is it on the Commander? (in comparison to the Deauville at 32ins)(or 814mm )J.B.
Hi Al, Lots of oil(30 or 40 grade mono)down the plug holes,turn the engine over by hand(bike in gear and turn the engine over using the back wheel so the oil gets liberally distributed round the internals)engine wise that's about all you can do. Advise the neighbours NOT to phone the fire brigade wh...
Keith may well be right about auction houses. A case in point being last Friday with me looking to do a 'phone bid on a "T" reg(1997) Honda CB500 that had not been MOT'd since 2009,loking at the auction video and listening to the auctioneer's sound track comments,it looked a nice clean bik...
Just seen my old Classic up for sale at Cosmo Motorcycles,twelve and a half grand!!wow,I would have thought nine?ten?(tops,seems like I am well out of touch)still,I got what I wanted for it,SVF,J.B.
Digressing only slightly wink,Did I read somewhere that the M.O.D.had a Battle Tank on trial way back in the '90's that had a absolutely humongous Rotory diesel installed(I think the Challenger had about a 27ltr lump in it cool ) that went like stink,but was horrendously thirsty evil(no surprise the...
Hi guys,I trust you are all keeping virus free?
Can anyone tell me if a indicator relay would stop working on just one bulb?(the bulb's fine and the bulb lite's up when in the holder when off the car)J.B.
Is it an old IP2 frame?if so,(if they are the same as a Classic ) the coils should fit on the front of the frame, attached to the back of the engine air filter cover,(the coils have their own special little brackets )J.B.