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by johnbirchjar
Sat May 17, 2025 10:18 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Apex seals for Interpol 2
Replies: 3
Views: 905

Re: Apex seals for Interpol 2

Why take the risk,use the ones from Startright,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Sat May 10, 2025 10:13 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Good start to 2025
Replies: 10
Views: 39632

Re: Good start to 2025

Hi Tony,you have quite a way to go yet,many Commanders(and a number of IP2 have done a lot more than 100,00 miles,keep up the good work though)and ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Wed Apr 30, 2025 10:09 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Commander for sale
Replies: 8
Views: 4755

Re: Commander for sale

Point taken,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:22 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Commander for sale
Replies: 8
Views: 4755

Re: Commander for sale

Looks very nice,not to sure about the "Norton" on the tank though.J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:19 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Good start to 2025
Replies: 10
Views: 39632

Re: Good start to 2025

PS,bet yours was the only Commander, wink if not the only Rotary Very Happy,J.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:17 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Good start to 2025
Replies: 10
Views: 39632

Re: Good start to 2025

Hi Tony,
Nice to hear you can still do 300 miles a day,I have to admit I would find it a bit of a struggle myself,ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Fri Apr 25, 2025 5:04 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Interpol 2
Replies: 0
Views: 2905

Interpol 2

Hi guys, I am a bit of a fan of the TV motoring program "Bangers & Cash"and the off shoot "Bangers & Cash restoring Classics",browsing through the "Weekend"(The Mail on Saturdays TV magazine)I noticed a very poor picture of a police motorcycle that they were goi...
by johnbirchjar
Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:06 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Interpol II parts
Replies: 1
Views: 785

Re: Interpol II parts

Hi Paul,any chance of some pic's of you project?J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:23 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Air cooled starter issues
Replies: 8
Views: 5021

Re: Air cooled starter issues

sounds like the starter sprag,I had a similar experience with my Classic,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Sat Mar 22, 2025 11:22 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Good start to 2025
Replies: 10
Views: 39632

Re: Good start to 2025

February is usually still a bit cold for this old biker,March looked a lot warmer so I taxed the old Deaville 1st of March and have had a couple of nice ride outs with a local biker club. Not planning on doing any International Rallies this year,but expect to be kept pretty busy with local stuff. I ...
by johnbirchjar
Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Back on the Road
Replies: 3
Views: 27872

Re: Back on the Road

"A"Reg? must be one of the earliest bikes,looks very nice now though,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Back on the Road
Replies: 3
Views: 27872

Re: Back on the Road

Have fun,ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Sun Feb 23, 2025 11:44 pm
Forum: calendar dates and announcements
Topic: September 2025 Rotary Get Together
Replies: 6
Views: 262005

Re: September 2025 Rotary Get Together

Thank you,ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: calendar dates and announcements
Topic: September 2025 Rotary Get Together
Replies: 6
Views: 262005

Re: September 2025 Rotary Get Together

Hi Tone,
I don't do Facebook,but you can definitely ad my name to the attending list,ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:18 pm
Forum: calendar dates and announcements
Topic: September 2025 Rotary Get Together
Replies: 6
Views: 262005

Re: September 2025 Rotary Get Together

Although I no longer own a rotory am still a bit of an enthusiast,so count me in for a gathering,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:20 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Classic forsale
Replies: 6
Views: 9737

Re: Classic forsale

17,000 miles in almost 40 years!no wonder it looks so clean Very Happy,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:38 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: fleecing the motorist
Replies: 0
Views: 5494

fleecing the motorist

Evidently modern cars are now fitted with a "Wet Cambelt"(it runs through the engine oil)anyway,it's a crap idea 'cos the belt is made of a synthetic(a bit like rubber) materia, shreds,breaks and wrecks the engine evil (patient's, I'm getting to the good part)this happened to a friend of m...
by johnbirchjar
Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:11 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Richard Negus ?
Replies: 20
Views: 31785

Re: Richard Negus ?

Like Tony said,Richard will be sadly missed,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:22 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Richard Negus ?
Replies: 20
Views: 31785

Re: Richard Negus ?

Thanks Terry, I know it is quite irrelevant, but I am almost certain that Richard must be in his late eighties by now. How I know this is because in the late '90s I went sailing with him on his yacht, and was quite surprised to find out that he was a couple of years older than me (and I will be 85 t...
by johnbirchjar
Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:13 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Richard Negus ?
Replies: 20
Views: 31785

Re: Richard Negus ?

Unhappily,I appears to be a case of " Crossed Fingers" &"Watch This Space",J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:19 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Richard Negus ?
Replies: 20
Views: 31785

Re: Richard Negus ?

Your right to be concerned,he hasn't "posted" anything on the club website for ages,surely someone out there in "Rotorie Land" must know something,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:42 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: the new year
Replies: 0
Views: 5341

the new year

Happy New Year fellow Rotarians,and Ride Safe in 2025,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Mon Dec 30, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Last Christmas
Replies: 3
Views: 3424

Re: Last Christmas

Good luck for the future Paul,ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Mon Dec 23, 2024 11:10 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Happy Christmas
Replies: 3
Views: 3649

Re: Happy Christmas

Like the man says,have a good Christmas,and ride safe in '25,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:29 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Interpol 2
Replies: 2
Views: 3885

Re: Interpol 2

I wonder if that is the same bike I spotted at Mathewsons and reported the fact in mid-October in the "General discussions(any other business)section,and as usual, the "Restoration Team"spent way to much on the original purchase(just as well it's not their money they are spending wink...
by johnbirchjar
Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Replies: 17
Views: 1405051

Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on

Hi James, Re:the speedo trip metre, The one on my Classic stopped working very early in the bikes life,almost impossible to repair(so I was informed at the time)finances at the time were a bit limited so I managed to live without a trip metre wink, I got so used to not having one that I never did bo...
by johnbirchjar
Mon Nov 11, 2024 11:42 pm
Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Replies: 17
Views: 1405051

Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on

Hi James,I never had any problems with the tacho on my Classic,so unfortunately I cannot be of any assistance,sorry,seems like you are getting help from our forum,good luck,hope you get it sorted, ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:13 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Classic forsale
Replies: 6
Views: 9737

Re: Classic forsale

With respect , thinking £12,750 for a Classic with the sort of millage yours has done is a cheap bike?maybe thats why it hasn't sold,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:24 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Wanted.- Interpol Starter Motor
Replies: 5
Views: 4785

Re: Wanted.- Interpol Starter Motor

Hi Graham,
pleased to hear you are up and about again.
After my Triple Heart By-pass some sommers back the DVLA said that it wasn't a problem,so hopefully you will get the same answers from them,ride safe,J.B.
by johnbirchjar
Thu Oct 31, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
Topic: Does the Classic share its dash with any other rotaries?
Replies: 5
Views: 5663

Re: Does the Classic share its dash with any other rotaries?

I tried LED lights on the Indicators and Tail lights on my Classic,the system would not except them,(mind you ,that was 20+years ago wink,so who knows with more modern LEDs)J.B.