Rotary Owners' Club

Hi Reading your article, the fact you want a shiny chain on view and you state its open means you can machine your box, I have photos of the gearbox machined away for race use, pm me with your email as I took photos always round of my race and std box for comparison, Note the race box is the std rc5...

Hi all Dose any one know what bike and year the petrol tap in the picture was originally on, it was used by Norton on the late 88/89 screw top filler Spondon tanks (Stuart at Spondon cannot help). Its flange mounted with side outlet and the tap on the bottom. The picture was taken with a endoscope i...

Hi all Dose any one know what bike and year the petrol tap in the picture was originally on, it was used by Norton on the late 88/89 screw top filler Spondon tanks (Stuart at Spondon cannot help). Its flange mounted with side outlet and the tap on the bottom. The picture was taken with a endoscope i...

Hi johnCan you contact me as i dont want to travel from west yorks to nere enough the south coast only to find you decided not to take the rotary stuff or the stuff i am interested ininterplodI am indisscussions on the forks for the 89 rcw, i bought a set identical ex works set two weeks ago for the...

Hi jonI am after air coold engine stuff for my race bike and a compleat engine if possible, pm me, i have been at the manx and only just found this link, Regards Wayne

Hi Andyi was at jurby with the F1, F1 sport and the rc588. The rules at jurby this year was no overtaking on bends or the breaking areas so apart from the back straight it was a sudate outing. There was a lot of interest in the rc bike and even got talking to a ex jps mechanic from 1992. Mark (with ...

Hi richardIs the guy who made the classic tanks, did he hve an accident where a tank repair cach fire while welding one, he then whent in to semi retirement. My minds in a bit of a muddle and it looks like i have got the two people mixed up, .Regaurds wayne

Hiallen required my tank for 2 1/2 weeks. with no origonal press tools left to boot. It will depend on his work load at the time. Alan and his late father don made the origonal classic tanks and i know he made a couple of tanks after production stoped for interpol conversions.In realty turning up a ...

Hialan prefers the phone to email however his email is awoodward2@toucansurf.comRegards Wayne

HiGive allan a ring, he has new f1 tank pressings, i have lent him a f1 sport tank so another member could have one made, he may have classic skins made up otherwise you would have to borrow a tank (as i dont own a classic yet so cant help) his number is 01778 570349Regards Wayne

Hi andyi have recived notification that my entery to the jurby festival is successful if you want or anyone ells wishes to meet upRegards Wayne

H have the following recomondatonsonce a year remove the radator cap as the rubber seal can be come bonded shut (hapend on my f1, affter molling would not reseal took norton three months to suss, but this is no excuse for not undertakng removing the rad cap).check thermostat for partial openingcheck...

Hi RichardI think Graham has some second hand ones i think theres a sub harnes on the website, Did you ever get involved with the nrs cdi as i need to work out whats what?Regards Wayne

Hi allon my travels i unerthed some duckams stuff pictured below mixed in with nrs stuff left in storage for a long time. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd279/myfordwayne/P7244765.jpg Mark simpson has identfyied the faring as 94 season, this an origonal spair faring in its origonal paint, the sh...

Hi DerickI would like to avoid breaking a good bike, and declined one commander because it was too good to break, but it appears no one has a commander engine for sale, i have been looking for a long time with no sucksess, i am contemplating leaving the engine std until the rest of the intended bike...

Hi allThanks to Graham i now have a 1989 moderate mileage mollyd single seat ex police commander, which i intend to remove the engine, grarbox inners, igniton, and possibly rectifyer and carbs for a race bike. I may be open to sencerble offers on the rolling Mot'd roling chassis including the rest o...

hi Grahamwell done and it works okRegards Wayne

Hi all my stand at mallory could not have been further away from the public see pics below, however due to constraints beond my controll it was a meagor effort, next year i am hoping for somthing more profesional and with a lot more to look at with decent discriptons.Dave Green and tony managed to f...

Hi all on the commander rotor housing inlet there are two holes on the top, can some one tell me what thread these are as on the rcw housing the one nerest the housing is blanked of and the other holds the inlet tube in place.Regards wayne

Hi Andyyour missuis could do to have a tallk with mine, i put a chair on the ledgend with the intention of her driving with my son, she has not eeven thrown a leg over it. My lad is 2-1/2 so we tend to watch at place's he can have a run about, such as glen vine glen helan or the mountain. at the tt ...

Hi AndyBooked to day, will say at glenvine campsite, poberly take the F1 and SportRegards Wayne

Hi russHave you given graham a ring at startright he may know of a f1 for saleRegards Wayne

Hi emailing germany will get to jo, as will pm zfd. The ebay guy listed the bike at a lowest price of 18k, these very low milage f1s will need moying sooner than later so bear that in mind. You either love a f1 or hate it, also i am in the minority who think theres not mutch differance between the F...

hi russmy black f1 sport was aquired due to advertising on the noc forumlast time i was at the NMM they had two F1 on display, there was the guy on ebay uk who could not shift a f1 and Andover Norton had the singed f1 for sale as far as i know they still have it, email jo via norton motors gmbh or p...

dose any one have the jps norton logo in high resolution good enough for use in a one off display banner i am having made. if so can they email it to wayne.tolson@yahoo.com (it may have been included in the press pack)Regards waynePs an origonal banner would be as good and i will pay for a good exam...

Hi russthe bike currently for sale is a replica its tony hawards, i was told there was a works jps bike for sale in classic racer and droped every thing to buy a copy, its tonys bike, its still for sale.a point worth a note, stuart at spondon can only make triple beam frames as the duckhams bike and...

hI RussCurrently i am in two or three minds,1 buy a running interpol and commander for the engines2 buy engines if available3 buy the engine internals for the Rcw engine (I have the casings except some of the big box parts)4 build the air coold engine from parts (i have the small box race gearbox ca...

hi alli am still after a air cooled engine if anyone has one laying around for my 88 rc588, i would consider a compleat bike, also i will purchase any 88 race parts good nick or damagedRegards Wayne

Hi AllSorry i could not make gauthorp hall, i was clearing my late farthers house, and in beteen tring to put the f1 back togetherRegards Wayne

Hi Davidhow about adding membership subs, shurely i must be overdue??Regards wayme