Rotary Owners' Club

It looks like Popham motorcycle megameet is on Sunday 12th August.
Hopefully get a good Rotary gathering.
David

I should be good for Popham if any passes are available.
Many thanks
David

Hi all,I have a message from Paul Ralph for Rotary Owners due to attend Popham.He apologises if he hasn't been answering any messages, this is due to his father recently passing away.Paul's plans may change but he still hopes to be at Popham for the Megameet this Sunday .I know we would love Paul to...

Hi all,My Norton Rotary Cafe Racer was running fine until I went to the Isle of Man. I had it shipped over to Tony East's museum in Kirk Michael in April and I then went over in June on my ZX7R. I then had two bikes to play with which was a dream come true. I collected it on the 6th June. It hadn't ...

Hi all,Mine was a similar problem since my gearbox rebuild last month.It was running roughly especially at low rpm, but higher rpm wasn't much better. I double checked carbs and idle pipes, changed o rings, checked wiring connections, could it still be the carbs?Initially it wouldn't start and the b...

I heard they are coming back in the electric bike class next year with a reliable washing machine motor. Goes really well but vibrates like buggery at high rpm..David

Hi all,Did anyone find out what happened to the v4 Norton in the Isle Of Man?I know it didn't finish but wasn't sure why.I couldn't see anything in MCN or on the IOMTT website. Have I missed it?How do we think it is going to do in the Senior tomorrow?Does anyone have any insider information?David

Hi all,Is anyone else going to Brooklands this weekend for the NOC Show?Anyone else fancy a blast up the test Hill? Bike is all polished ready for a sunny day out.Hopefully see some other friendly ROC members there.The weather looks better than Kempton anyway.David

Hi Richard,Many thanks for the reply.I haven't had many offers of spares from other Rotary Owners. Graham has some 4th gears and shafts. I haven't tried Andover Norton for a price yet. It may be worth a call.I just hope to get through May with a couple of rides.Then out it comes. I'll let you know i...

Hi all,It seemed like a good idea at the time. Problem number 1.On my Rotary Cafe Racer the stainless exhaust collector box under the engine acquired a big dent from the top of a scaffold plank when loading into a van. I removed the exhaust and found a local fabricator to remove rivets and remove de...

Hi all, The Southern Classic Bike show is always a good turn out. I was lucky enough to be awarded 2nd place in the Ace Cafe, Cafe Racer section.Come and show your bike and have a great day our with your fellow Wankel owners. Can we get any modified Rotaries on the stand? Look forward to catching up...

Hi all,October Classic Bike guide is good this month. There is a nice picture of my bike and a ropey picture of me taken at Kempton Park bike show in May.Some miss information from the article. As quoted, my wife doesn't actually like Pirates - that would be wrong. It was more about liking Skull and...

Hi Derek,Sorry you didn't make it on Saturday. Would have been good to catch up. It wasn't as busy as I had hoped. Probably about 40 bikes in total, about 20 of them were Cafe Racers. The weather was good once I got there. Met some nice people, took some good pictures. There was a nice blue Norvin C...

Hi all,Is anyone planning on attending the NOC Cafe Racer day in Oxford on Saturday?Here are the details;Oxford Branch Café Racer DayCalling all café racers !!Event detailsWhenSep 07, 2013from 11:00 AM to 05:00 PMWhereThe Eight Bells, Eaton, Cumnor, Oxford, OX13 5PRContact NamePeter ScatchardContact...

Hi Wayne,I thought you hadn't made it in the end. I tried to find you but no one knew where you were. I did meet Dave Morini Man, Dave Evans and photographed Brian Crighton. I have photos of the JPS Nortons and Brian's New 700 cc Rotary which I will try and upload photos at some stage.Is the engine ...

Hi all,I may have a pass from the wife for Mallory at the weekend. What is the best day to go? Looking through various websites. I could only see that the Rotary Nortons and Brian Crightons prototype were demonstrating on the Sunday. Is this correct? Would this not be on both days?I don't want to ge...

Oh yes just found some info. on Bennett's web site.To be ridden by famous Norton rider Jamie Witham.David

It's not a late Apil fool is it?Any idea what the engine is from?Who is Brian currently working for?Not sure where it will lead. But who cares. It's a 700 cc Rotary.David

Hi Paul,As always please count me in.Kempton Park is always a good show and the autojumble has plenty of things to buy.Come on you Rotary Owners. Have a good day out with like minded owners. It's a pity we can't get someone with a race bike for the show.Hopefully see you all soon.David

Hi all,There is a good article in May/June Classic Racer magazine of Dave Evans and how the Racing Norton Rotary Team got started. I remember talking to Dave Evans at the Norton factory a couple of years ago and discussing rotor bearing and circlip failure. He was a wealth of knowledge experience an...

Hi all,I can't believe of all the Rotary Owners in this country that we can't get 5 bikes together. It is a bit dissapointing. This is a really good opportunity to talk about Rotaries and bikes with enthusiasts and the general public. We generated a fair bit of interest last year and had a really go...

Hi Paul,Yes please put me down. It was a good show last year and there was a fair bit of interest in our bikes.Hopefully my engine will be rebuilt and back in by then. Is it just you and I so far?David

Hi Wayne,Very useful photos thank you. It confirmed my suspicions that it isn't going to be a quick or easy modification.Yes please I would be interested seeing any other photos you may have.I guess essentially it means some heavy machining is required to run an O ring 530 chain.My email address is ...

Hi all,Has anyone had experience of fitting a larger chain on a Commander. I removed the standard chain because I had previously removed the fully enclosed chain case and the chain was slightly worn. An O ring chain I thought. 520 chain was the wrong tooth spacing but 530 fitted lovely on the Divers...

Hi all,Just to let you know I was in MCN last week as I have got through to the Britains got Biking Talent final 12 and in the Carol Nash 2012 Calendar. Photo shoot for the Calendar this week and I have to exhibit at the NEC in November at the Bike show. I had better clean any rusty bits if it's on ...

Excellent Dave, look forward to seeing you there.It looks like it could be good turn out.Not sure about the weather. The forecast looks a bit wet in the afternoon. Might need a brolly.David

Hi all,I will be at Cafe Racer day in Kidlington this Saturday on my Cafe Racer. It would nice to meet up with any other Rotary owners Cafe Racers or not or is it just me flying the Rotary flag.See info below from Peter Scatchard from NOC Oxford Branch.Should be a good day out.Kind regardsDavidWell ...

I only did it, to see what my bike would look like on the BGBT Website.I didn't expect to be invited to a photo shoot at MCN today.Should be a pic of me and my Norton of course next Wednesday in MCN. I am unexpectedly a finalist and in the top 50, so feel free to vote on the website for me and keep ...

Well done Dave. I always like to see Norton Rotary articles, so glad to see you blowing the Norton Rotary trumpet for us all. Modified always does it for me rather than standard bikes. See youtube for recent video of Dave's bikes on as well. I'll get round to doing a video on my bike when I can find...

Hi Paul, Sounds good. Lots of places to meet fellow Wankle Owners. Are we including the Norton Owners Club National Rally at Brooklands on the 2nd and 3rd of July? That cold be worth having a Rotary gathering at. I have it pencilled in my diary. Any one else planning on going? David