Rotary Owners' Club

Yeah, I am fine John. I rescued a little 125 sports bike from rotting in a back garden. Single cylinder 4 stroke. Very nice little bike. New carb/fuel cock diaphragm/mirrors costing about £80.00 in total to get it back on the road. For the price I think they are very good value. I sold it for £500.0...

I changed from Carol Nash to Peter James when Peter James first started up. They were incredibly cheap at the time & better still did not require any valuation documentation for agreed value. I have used there recovery service several times with almost complete satisfaction. I have recommended P...

Norton gathering classic T.T. tuesday of race week at the Shore Hotel, Laxey. 3 p.m. start.

Derek Fox.

I am pretty sure I have some but I dont know where. Having had to move in a hurry 2 years ago I have stuff stored all over the place. Will try & have a hunt for them.Derek F.

I spent a bit of time & a lot of money at the Shenstone factory, late 80`s, early 90`s. When I asked how to check compression I was shown a pair of big gauges mounted on a board that the works used. I was told good compression was so low that normal compression testers would not record a satisfa...

You would be surprised John how effective gentle pressure applied through a lot of torque (3 foot bar) is in breaking free seized nuts/bolts if incorperated with shocking the screw at the same time.Derek.

Use a three foot bar & put very gentle pressure on it at the same time clouting the bit with a club hammer to jar the allen screw as well as driving the bit into it. Only very gentle pressure & good rythmic continual wacks with the hammer. You will need a long bar. With a short one you will ...

I think I have found the clutch locking tool John. Still looking for the spring compressor. I do have three of them somewhere.Dell Boy.

Side stand switch. Its happened to all of us. Many a bike has been recovered when the fault can be easily fixed at the road side.derek fox

Try pressing pads with a blunt pencil or similar.Derek.

Plastic metal is much better than epoxy. Not affected by other chemicals.Derek.

This was a ex police Commander that I sold to Dave Green. He did the conversion to cafe racer. I still have the spare keys for it somewhere. Derek.

It was awsomely loud & went really well. David Johnson appeared to leave his braking too late at Sulby Bridge in the Senior & had to go straight on througth the air cushions & into the river meadow at about 20 m.p.h. or less.

I shall be there, not on one of my Rotaries. Either 1957 Dominator if I make it to Italy & back or Laverda 750 SF. Do you mean Castletown town square?Derek.

Carl Rosner. SandersteadReg Allen. West EalingDon Hunt. Witham.One in Plymouth whose name I cannot recall.Derek.

Automatic transmission fluid (ATF) is similar & what I actually use John.Dell Boy.

Way to high for a Commander. Four to six thousand for a good one would be more like it. Ebay punters live in a world of there own with all so called Classic bikes.

Just thought. If the bike did actually cut out & not chime in again I only had to hit the button & it would fire instantly & I would carry on until the next set of lights where if there for any length of time I went through the same scenario. Derek Fox.

Hello Wayne,I dont recollect any oil stains on the collector box but, as people who know me will testify, i am not much of a cleaner/polisher of motorbikes so I rarely looked at it & it wouldn`t have bothered me if it was stained. This was all about 20 years ago so memory is hazy.I have had ball...

I got rid of my F.1. because every time I pulled away from a stop or traffic light it cut out in the middle of the junction & then after a couple of seconds it would burst into life on an open throttle & hurl me back into the traffic at high speed. I put this down to the Mikuni carbs being m...

I have to disagree with you Malcom. The ex Derbyshire police Interpol was smeared when I bought it in 1988. I think it had about 46,000 on the clock from memory. I had got it in effect, direct from the police but through another party. It was YCH110 Y. I think that was the reg.Derek F.

Currently working on a possible solution. i have got through at least 20 waterpumps in my four Commanders if not more. It truly is a dreadfull design.Derek F.

I sold my F1 after misjudging the exit from a roundabout I new well. I decided I would kill myself on it if I kept it.. It was the way it would pick itself up as the power came in coming out of a bend & launch you into the opposing traffic flow I found disconcerting.If I climbed up the tank &...

All my rotaries have smoked a lot more out of one side. Cant remember which side though.Derek.

Has been on before & surprisingly didn`t sell.

EP140. Obtainable from plant/tractor suppliers. Doe`s usually have it in stock.Derek.

Hello John,I still think it is the sprag clutch. In my experience it is always worst when really cold.Derek.

Hello John, Sounds like the starter sprag clutch is failing. Does it just spin without engaging the engine?Derek.

I believe they are U.K. spec Triumph T140.Derek F.

Hello John,I think it was miserable night for riding & the m.o.t. was out on my Transit so I stayed home. Will be there on the ist. though & will bring a resistor. Not sure about the meal, I dont enjoy mass catering so probably not.Derek.