Rotary Owners' Club

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 ...

"A"Reg? must be one of the earliest bikes,looks very nice now though,J.B.

Have fun,ride safe,J.B.

Thank you,ride safe,J.B.

Hi Tone,
I don't do Facebook,but you can definitely ad my name to the attending list,ride safe,J.B.

Although I no longer own a rotory am still a bit of an enthusiast,so count me in for a gathering,J.B.

17,000 miles in almost 40 years!no wonder it looks so clean ,J.B.

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...

Like Tony said,Richard will be sadly missed,J.B.

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...

Unhappily,I appears to be a case of " Crossed Fingers" &"Watch This Space",J.B.

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.

Happy New Year fellow Rotarians,and Ride Safe in 2025,J.B.

Good luck for the future Paul,ride safe,J.B.

Like the man says,have a good Christmas,and ride safe in '25,J.B.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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 ,so who knows with more modern LEDs)J.B.

Yep, I to had a Balance Resister problem(just the once) with my Classic(I think it was "Del Boy" who put the idea in my head)
If memory serves there was a procedure that did away with the use of the Balance Resister which I used,(not 100% sure though,it was probably 30+ years ago)J.B.

Hi Andy,
I trust your dad has fully recovered from his accident and it hasn't put him off riding.
Good luck with the rebuild,ride safe,J.B.

Hi James, I think the instrument panel was unique to Classic's 'cos almost all the other air cooled rotary Nortons either went to the police,RAC, military or other government institutions and had a different setup,(and of course the water cooled bikes were entirely different)so I expect you will be ...

Hi Andy,
Tell us more about your dads rotory,and good luck and ride safe when yours is up and running,J.B.

Hi guys, I was watching at a recorded episode of "Bangers and Cash" earlier today and one of the cars being featured was a early '70s MG saloon that had been converted to a 4door convertible,as the camera was panning I spotted a IP2 Police bike just at the back of the car,as it was a recor...

My Classic would definitely NOT start with the side stand down. cry Little tip re;starting from cold,full choke,fire up,push choke in when engine starts to "hunt",push the choke in until the engine evens out(12/1500revs?) then clip a clothes peg cool, round the choke cable and push in a bi...

I used C8E plugs the whole 30 years and 71,000,+ miles in my Classic(except for the VARY rare occasions when I tried other types, but invariably returned to C8E's)J.B.

Hi Joe,
not surprised at the high milage on your rear chain,I have been led to believe that having to replace one(bar accidents) is exceedingly rare,J.B.

Hi Mike,if your Classic is as per all Classics, the panel is only held on by two deutz screws,then you can get at the bottom of the fuel pipe where it runs into the carb:(I think,the old memory aint what was)take it off and with a descent battery turning the engine over you will know if fuel is gett...