Rotary Owners' Club

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.

A bit like having a licence to print money ,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.

No,I'ts an age thing,(thats why I had to sell the Classic ,)J.B.

Lots for you to do then,but,it will be worth it in the long run ,J.B.

It also may be a good idea to check the water pump coupling(one of the few "Achilles Heels" with water cooled rotories)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...

Four and a half grand do's seem a bit low,is there more info out there in Rotory land?J.B.

Hi Jannes,
I expect they mean matching engine and frame numbers,in which case they are correct,both are as the bike left the factory,J.B.

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...

I believe someone developed it into a very successful drone/light aircraft engine ,J.B.

Would a shaft drive made all that much difference to an already complicated bit of kit? ,J.B.

The engine looks a bit like the DKW/Hercules?J.B.

Lucky old you ,I bet that Scot sounds just like rotary on full song . The French Advancer isn't ringing any bell's though,have fun and SVF,J.B.

Well done you .
I trust you are still riding a smaller,lighter bike?J.B.

Fault diagnosed to a problem in the ECM,(five hundred quid for a new one + one hundred to fit , but needs must.)SVF,J.B.

Knowing you as I do Paul I expect the bike absolutely top notch,but even so, eight grand ,J.B.

Thanks Tony,(car booked in for diagnostic on Wednesday,)I will report anon,SVF,J.B.

Well worth fifty quid ,J.B.

Yep,VW 1600 petrol Golf on a 05 plate,J.B.

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.

The engine would be well handy,but not at that price ,J.B.

Thanks DB6,most entertaining, SVF,J.B.

Who and what is the "Cook Neilson bike",please enlighten,rgds,JB

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.

Is your "Demonstrator" air or water cooled?J.B.