Rotary Owners' Club

Thanks again Ian Mc. When I took the pistons and piston chambers off the carbs I saw that there was some light surface gum (no surprise) over the whole piston body, but there was also a more serious brown stain on the inlet side. The only thing I could think of is that this was carbon and it certain...

Thanks Ian Mc. I did a full carb strip just over 4K miles ago and replaced parts as per the SU carb rebuild kit - needle valve, jet, seals, etc. This was about 6 years ago and of course modern fuel is not what it used to be. Carbs were balanced when I did the strip and then checked by Richard Negus,...

MikeBristol's topic about starting a Classic reminded me of an obscure issue I've seen. It is not Mike's issue, but hopefully this post may help someone at some point. I believe it affects the Classic, Commander and F1 but not the IP2. I had starting problems and then one day I was unable to get a s...

Hi all, My rotary has developed some odd symptoms and I wondered if anyone else had seen this. When I start the bike it runs fine for a minute or two and then seems to intermittently drop the revs down as though one rotor is not running right. Once fully warm it is OK again. I have also noticed that...

I have been thinking of upgrading the dash lights with higher power LED equivalents to make the warning lights more visible in daylight. Yet to try this though...

The Interpol 2 was the same as the Classic although the ignition key was sometimes on the fairing and the calibrated speedo fitted to the Police model was different. The tacho may have been slightly different too, although it was a variant of the same basic item.