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by redshiftrotary
Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:06 am
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Norton Rotary for sale.
Replies: 6
Views: 6505

Re: Norton Rotary for sale.

Update - it's now for sale on Ebay, item no. 203619799980.
See what you think, expert opinions welcomed.
John.
by redshiftrotary
Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:45 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Norton Rotary for sale.
Replies: 6
Views: 6505

Norton Rotary for sale.

Not sure I'm doing the right thing here but I think I'm going to sell my IP2 air-cooled Rotary. Before I put it on Ebay I thought I'd let fellow forum users have first refusal - Private Message me with any questions. I've not had it that long but having resurrected it from dormancy, removed the P.C....
by redshiftrotary
Sun Sep 12, 2021 7:39 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Footrest exhaust hanger right side
Replies: 2
Views: 3147

Re: Footrest exhaust hanger right side

Ebay item 194338674194 any use? Or am I misunderstanding which bit you need?
John.
by redshiftrotary
Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Bias, fuel metering needle
Replies: 6
Views: 13766

Re: Bias, fuel metering needle

Thank you Clive for a comprehensive and understandable reply; it certainly provides a logic behind the forward or rearward bias for the needles. Thank you Richard for the numbers quoted - they tally with my S.U. Book from Burlen as the Carb. Spec. Number for Norton Rotaries. The book provides severa...
by redshiftrotary
Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Bias, fuel metering needle
Replies: 6
Views: 13766

Re: Bias, fuel metering needle

I'm still disappearing down the Internet wormhole on this one but, what I have found out: The 'biased needle' was introduced by S.U. in the later 70's as it allowed more consistent wear, in an attempt to keep meeting tightening emissions controls in the U.S.A. Seemingly a 'biased needle' wears consi...
by redshiftrotary
Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:02 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Slide needle removal on IP2.
Replies: 9
Views: 12274

Re: Slide needle removal on IP2.

Thank you Richard, Like you I'm not convinced WHY it needs a bias but my Norton Workshop Manual makes it clear it should have one and Burlen list Guides for a forward or rearward bias so there must be a reason? What I'm trying to do is get back to a 'level playing field' with my carbs. and hopefully...
by redshiftrotary
Sat Aug 07, 2021 8:24 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Slide needle removal on IP2.
Replies: 9
Views: 12274

Re: Slide needle removal on IP2.

Hello Richard, Thank you for your reply, mine are stamped 51XA - but that wasn't the question! What I'm interested in is the Burden/S.U. part number for the Needle GUIDE, which gives the needle it's rear bias. Currently the ones fitted in my carbs. (I discover) are giving a forwards bias, which I'm ...
by redshiftrotary
Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:35 am
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Slide needle removal on IP2.
Replies: 9
Views: 12274

Re: Slide needle removal on IP2.

Thank you Terry, success with your method! Naturally, having got a step forward, this leads onto the next question ....... I discover on starting to re-assemble that the Metering Needle Guides currently fitted are giving a Needle Bias TOWARDS the engine, whilst the Norton Manual makes it clear I'm n...
by redshiftrotary
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:17 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Slide needle removal on IP2.
Replies: 9
Views: 12274

Re: Slide needle removal on IP2.

Yes, oil drained and slide out of carburettor on the bench.
So I'm tapping it downwards (gently) with a punch/drift down the damper rod tube?
by redshiftrotary
Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:14 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Slide needle removal on IP2.
Replies: 9
Views: 12274

Slide needle removal on IP2.

Sorry for the stupid question everybody ......... Having removed the locking grub screw, how does the slide (metering) needle come out? I've tried a gentle tap upwards and I've tried a gentle tug downwards, to no avail and before I get my really big hammer out I thought it best to ask the experts .....
by redshiftrotary
Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:54 pm
Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
Topic: Classic's and their owners
Replies: 39
Views: 2223234

Re: Classic's and their owners

Number 53 is for sale on Ebay at the moment.
Item no. 164984509307.
£6,000 current bid.
by redshiftrotary
Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Spotted on Ebay.
Replies: 0
Views: 21567

Spotted on Ebay.

This might do someone some good, if you live near Harrogate (which I don't unfortunately).
Ebay item no. 254715879264. N.O.S. 20 litre drum of Castrol Tection sae 40 oil for £17.50 (!), buyer collects.
by redshiftrotary
Wed May 26, 2021 11:34 am
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Mystery pipe on Right Hand inlet?
Replies: 2
Views: 4964

Re: Mystery pipe on Right Hand inlet?

Ahaa, thank you John, a comprehensive reply.
It's always a worry with a 'new' bike as to what the previous owner has done and therefore should that pipe be connected to something else etc. etc.
Now all is clear and understood. Regards, John.
by redshiftrotary
Mon May 24, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Mystery pipe on Right Hand inlet?
Replies: 2
Views: 4964

Mystery pipe on Right Hand inlet?

Hello to all you experts and I apologise in advance for what is maybe a silly question. Air cooled IP2, not long in my possession, checking and adjusting this and that I find there is a clear plastic pipe connected to the Right Hand Inlet pipe 50-0272. It seems as if it comes off one spigot, round t...
by redshiftrotary
Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: Ro80 on Ebay
Replies: 4
Views: 5197

Ro80 on Ebay

For those of you that fancy a challenge; there's an NSU Ro80 on Ebay I see, needs complete renovation, £500 start. Item no. 294142134494. Vendor not sure whether it's got a Rotary, or a Wankel engine! Apologies for mentioning the word 'car' on these august screens, but it might tickle someones fancy...
by redshiftrotary
Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:06 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: IP2 Sidepanel repair.
Replies: 2
Views: 3599

IP2 Sidepanel repair.

Hi to all, I'm new to the forum so humblest apologies if I'm treading old ground here........ My (new toy) IP2 side panels are cracked / split on, or near, the holes which mount (with grommet) over the pin at the rear. In my dim-witted state I can't figure out whether the panels are plastic or fibre...
by redshiftrotary
Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:54 pm
Forum: login and say hello!
Topic: New Member
Replies: 2
Views: 8088

New Member

Greetings to all and many thanks to David for his help in getting me through the hoops! John D.