Rotary Owners' Club

Latest update? Correct or add where i'm wrong or incomplete'; LE001 Mecum Museum USA LE009 Mark Smithard USA LE011 Paul Ralph UK LE012 Privat Museum Swiss LE022 Hugh in Oxford UK LE025 van der Heijden Netherlands LE028 Laurie Smith UK? LE035 Paul Miles UK LE040 somewhere in Hugary? LE043 Jerome Sfar...

Hi David,

If i'm correct, 50 gallons is 189,5 liters.
On the continent the drums are 200 liter...funny differences...

Jannes

Hi Paul,

If you come across a rearlight-unit for a Classic....i'm still looking for one...

Jannes

Richards Commander is on sale on Ebay right now. Starting bid 6900,- pounds....

Jannes

Top job!!!

Jannes

Hi Trev,

That's bloody marvelous, that Triton..

Jannes

A bit of an odd Norton-sticker above the headlamp? Special reason for it?

Jannes

Good job!!! Pics??

Jannes

Both carbs have an choke-system and cable. Good advice is, to take both choke-systems apart and change the standard-o-ring for a harder Viton-type. The original o-rings become to soon to sloppy, and don't seal good enough anymore wich can result in all kinds of running-problems. If i'm correct Tony ...

Just payed AN 16 pounds for post and packaging. What did i buy? A few o-rings.
Is it me, or is this way to much.
Asking if they could send it in an enveloppe for a few pounds was not on.
Furthermore the Dutch customs wants another 8 pounds. So, costly business buying small stuff...

Jannes

I thought Ruben Fowles owned the bike? It was red when he bought it. Het changed the color into bleu.

Jannes

Thanks Tim!
Also very welcome!!

Jannes

Thank you very much Terry,
I'm going to follow up on your advice!!

Thanks, Jannes

In June the wife and i are visiting the UK. We are staying in a hotel in Norwich. Has anyone any tips for me to visit in Norfolk. Motorcycle-wise or otherwise interessting? Looking forward to it after not visiting the UK the last 2 years due to the Corona misery...Up till then 38years of visiting th...

Go to Marktplaats.NL and search for Norton Commander and you will find the bike.
It's from Portugal with now a Dutch Registration.
There is mentioning of an S behind the enginenumber? This should be very special?
I never seen or heard about this...
Perhaps Richard knows?

Jannes

The bidding for the green Commander is now up to € 9750,-

Jannes

Via "Marktplaats.NL" green Commander for sale. 1700km's ?
Askingprice is € 15.000,- and € 8750,- is currently bid.

Jannes

Hi Roger,

I too need a complete rearlight unit. It seems they are indeed unubtainable.
All we need is someone who has a spare and is willing to get a few made by 3D printing...
I would buy one straight away!!

Jannes

Best oil is the one Tony Page used on his Interpol. He did more than 300.000 miles on the same gearbox.
He used SAE 140 if i'm not mistaken...

Jannes

Hi Dean,

Any luck yet in finding the paperwork for my Classic? The ex Bill Hignett bike?

Thanks.

Jannes

David,

The numbers i have are 011,012,025,035,009,063,069,071,044,001,053,043,100,001

Do we now have more than 50?

For those who don't do Facebook;
Karl Smith of Andover-Norton has asked the question (on Facebook) what parts we all might need now and near future for our Nortons.
They will then see what possibilities they have to stock up or having stuff made.
Very important opportunity this, i think!!

Jannes

In the Netherlands is a shop called "Rotorshop" that specializes in rebuilding RX8 engines. They have lots of scrap housings and rotors that they sell as a set for you to put on the mantelpiece or in your mancave. Price is 80,- Euro's for a set. It is delivered clean and shotblasted. So if...

Thanks,
Steve Philips is the name of Racecomp-Steve.
A VERY big customer of Andover-Norton. Hope he leaves some parts for the rest of us...

Jannes

I also like the rubber brake-hoses better. More feel than those wooden modern ones..
Furthermore i like it to look original/standard.

Jannes

His Facebook name is Racecomp-Steve.
Perhaps he is also on this Forum?

Yes, to Australia i think. Don't know the price it went for...

Jannes

Nice bike!
6000,- ? So, still 5000,- to go then?

Jannes

David, Paul and Holger thanks!

As and when i get more info, i will share this on the forum.
For sure is that there are not 100 bikes still allive.
All info welcome!!

Jannes

Just for the fun of seeing how far we can come in completing a 100 LE bikes-list. Below is what i could find in the public domain/internet/forum/FB. So no problems concerning privacy i guess. Craven Collection York has a Classic, what number? Paul Ralph now has number LE011? Solvang Motor Museum has...