Rotary Owners' Club

The phrase something about "Hens Teeth" spring to mind ,J.B.

Hi Richard,
Sorry to hear that you have given up biking,I am still getting out quite regulaly,sadly no longer on the Classic,(Honda Deauville mounted now)a totally different beast to the Classic,but it will suffice,take,look after yourself,rgds,J.B.

If replacing the lock actuators is as bad as replacing the window winding mechanism on a Bora I will learn to live with it,as you say, "Getting the door panels off is a real pain in the xxxxx,"J.B.

New batt's,no difference ,may have to learn to live with it and adjust.

That is the next thing on my list,thanks,J.B.

Hi guys, I have VW Jetta on a 07 plate,only done 50,000 miles,with me as the 3rd owner,anyway,I am having all sorts of grief with the electronic door locks,eg the drivers door will not open using the Fob,has to be manually opened with the Ign: key,none of the passenger doors open with the Fob,and ha...

I really am surprised Graham hasn't got one lying about,(considering the amount of IP-2s that have passed through his hands over the last 40 odd years)J.B.

Hi Roy,
Isn't the sender for the temp; gauge under the spark plug on the Classic (or am I getting a bit confused )J.B.

According to how many miles you re-conditioned engine in you Classic has done,it will probably run a bit hot until it loosens up a bit(couple of hundred miles should do it)at least,thats the experience I have had,and I should think Graham in Leeds would have the Temp Gauge you are looking for,J.B.

Ah yes,our beloved Rotories cool,totaly different riding experience,can't be compared with your Beemer of course,80's technology(even the turbine smoothness & power Very Happy ) but for the time they were unequaled.(in my unbiased opinion wink) That was one of the big differences I noticed when ...

Hi Dave,
I ride most Wednesdays for a "Lunch Ride out" with a local biker club from Maldon in Essex,and a popular bike with these guys is the BMW 1200 flat twin ,unfortunately, to tall and heavy for this old biker ,ride safe,J.B.

Having never ridden a Interplod,I can't comment,but I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Classic was the softer tuned of the two(a couple of BHP if memory serves)J.B.

I remember way way back(20+years?) when my Classic was returned to me from Shenstone after it's 1st engine re=build(long painful story cry)and I couldn't get the engine to run evenly between cold start and warm ,all over the place until about 90c.I eventually found the problem was the Idle Rod had b...

Yep that was me Very Happy,(people remember the hat more than me wink,)sorry, but nothing comes to mind about you,your wife or the bike red face, I am to old to do "Camping Rallies" anymore,so perhaps at next years "Scotland Hotel Rally"we will finally get to have a chat,ride saf...

Obviously I was there at the "Trophy Seramony" and I would have noticed who won "Best Rotory,sorry,but for the life of me I have no recollection of you receiving your trophy (what colour is your bike?)J.B.

And I received a trophy for the oldest attendant that actually RODE his bike there J.B.

Oh Yes,Maybe a bit of a report in the next issue of the club mag.

I found the one that H/Davidsons recommend for their bikes( made the old g/box run a lot quieter) I used it for years in my Classic(and it's bright red,so any leaks are quickly spotted)J.B.

Could have been the one on it's way to the NOC rally in Sweden(there was one in attendance,allong with about 5 other Commanders)J.B.

I seem to remember about 5/6?years ago there were reports of quite a few dodgy NGK plugs being sold,(and these were being sold by reputable sources) then during covid the reports seemed to dry up,bikes not being used I suppose,not heard anything since though,J.B.

Well it's different ain't it ,J.B.

Pleased you got the old girl sorted at last,ride safe,J.B.

Good luck and ride safely Holger,J.B.

Wow! what a collection,any chance his collection is open to the public?I am sure I am not the only rotory enthusiast who would like a look round,J.B.

Good luck with that!I have been trying for the last four years to shift the Triumph Sprint fairing I had on my Classic,(and very nice it looked too)but no one appears interested,J.B.

Nope,you are using the correct plugs,I bought resister plugs once by mistake,once was enough,took them out after about 2 miles and threw them away,dreadful things,the engine was running all over the place,J.B.

Ooops,seems like I got that well wrong,(it has all come back to me after reading MC's comments)sorry,J.B.

If memory serves(and you have a Minimag Box)the Green light means the ignition is working and the Red light will go out when the bike fires up,but the Green light stays on(I think)sorry I can't be more positive,It's been quite a few years since I worked on the 'leclics of a Rotory,J.B.

Daft question,but I suppose you have tried by-passing the side stand cut out switch,(I had a similar prob: many years ago with my Classic,and the side stand switch was the culprit,)J.B.

Hi Guys,
I have just had superb service from a tyre distributor, a pair of tyres for the Honda,ordered Tuesday,arrived lunchtime today,British based,TyreTec Trading UK Ltd.(0800-357-9757)worth a call when you need tyres,rgds,J.B.