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- Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:00 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Classic Light Cluster
- Replies: 9
- Views: 26395
Re: Classic Light Cluster
I do not need one now, but keep up the good work, as I might down the road
- Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:37 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Commander Gearbox Wanted
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11391
Re: Commander Gearbox Wanted
I changed the transmission oil on my Classic from 85/140 to the Redline 75/250 and the rattly noises on deceleration almost completely went away, I am calling it a success.

- Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:19 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Commander Gearbox Wanted
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11391
Re: Commander Gearbox Wanted
Does anyone have any more updates on the Red Line 250w gear oil?
- Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:36 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: motometer speedo reads excessively high
- Replies: 1
- Views: 279
Re: motometer speedo reads excessively high
speedo reads 60mph at 2700rpm in 5th gear.(if the tach is correct
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- Thu Jun 12, 2025 2:05 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: motometer speedo reads excessively high
- Replies: 1
- Views: 279
motometer speedo reads excessively high
Is there a way to calibrate a Motometer speedo to read accurate?
- Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:04 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
The repaired tach did not read correctly when the bike was running. The rebuilder did not set it up take a signal from the coil. I sent it back to him to correct it . The last communication I had with him was 3/25/2025 shown below : After that nothing , no call returns, emails, the tach is lost. I f...
- Tue May 27, 2025 2:31 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic side stand and starting issues
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2552
Re: Classic side stand and starting issues
With my Classic with oem wiring I simply pulled the red/black wire out of the plug going into the stock ignition , allowing the side stand switch to turn on the ss light but not kil the ignition.
- Sun May 25, 2025 2:43 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic side stand and starting issues
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2552
Re: Classic side stand and starting issues
here are your photos
- Sat May 24, 2025 4:58 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic side stand and starting issues
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2552
Re: Classic side stand and starting issues
Hi James, no the socket is under the left hand side panel. I have been trying to upload a photo but it repeatable says the file size is too large, am I missing something? Regards Roy you have to reduce the image size, either from your camera or a graphics program , send it to me through the email a...
- Sat May 24, 2025 2:44 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Classic side stand and starting issues
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2552
Re: Classic side stand and starting issues
#6---- Are you referring the twin plug for the side stand switch? Mine was forced backwards, I changed it to be correct, but never thought it was an issue either way.
- Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:38 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
I have received the repaired tach. So far so good, I have not run the bike yet, but the tach is reading zero when the key is turned on.

- Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:16 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
I am not confident that my tach will be fixed. However I received a few back issues of Epitrochoid and by chance there was a discussion printed of the tachs used on air cooler rotaries. It appears to be saying the tach AN is selling would work as a replacement. https://andover-rotary.co.uk/rt/shop-d...
- Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:26 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Thanks for the response, I have found someone in the states to repair it, as I believe I have isolated the problem to the tach itself, also the speedo trip odometer reset does not work. The person repairing the tach believes he has found a solution smiley , , I will let everyone know, the outcome
- Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:23 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Classic forsale
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13831
Re: Classic forsale
Here is his bike
- Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
I disconnected the black/white trigger wire from the tach, reinstalled the binnacle, turned on the key and the tach still goes to 10k, which tells me its in the tach, I found someone that will rebuild/repair it here in the states, so more to come DSC04710 my tach underside.jpg Here's something very...
- Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Hi James, Re:the speedo trip metre, The one on my Classic stopped working very early in the bikes life,almost impossible to repair(so I was informed at the time)finances at the time were a bit limited so I managed to live without a trip metre wink, I got so used to not having one that I never did b...
- Tue Nov 12, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Thanks for the response, I have found someone in the states to repair it, as I believe I have isolated the problem to the tach itself, also the speedo trip odometer reset does not work.
- Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Also the tach still reads 10k while running
- Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:44 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
I disconnected the black/white trigger wire from the tach, reinstalled the binnacle, turned on the key and the tach still goes to 10k, which tells me its in the tach, I found someone that will rebuild/repair it here in the states, so more to come
- Sat Nov 09, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
thanks for responding, I have sent you an email, again thank you very much 

- Fri Nov 08, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
Can I replace my tach with this one from Andover Norton? They do not know. the backs are different
https://andover-rotary.co.uk/rt/shop-de ... ram-dryfix
https://andover-rotary.co.uk/rt/shop-de ... ram-dryfix
- Wed Nov 06, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Re: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
one clue that will not go away is the tach malfunction, with the key on, I unplugged each connector in the wiring harness one by one. It did not change with all the connectors unplugged, so it has to be the tach or the binnacle wiring, visibly it seemed good.
- Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Does the Classic share its dash with any other rotaries?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7097
Does the Classic share its dash with any other rotaries?
Does the Classic share its dash and indicator lights with any other rotaries? I could use a better one.
- Sun Oct 20, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
- Fri Oct 18, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1412212
Tach goes to 10000rpm when bike is switched on
The tach on my Classic goes to 10000rpm and stays there when the ignition is switched on (not started). Where should I start to look when trouble shooting?
- Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Classic's and their owners
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3085561
- Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Classic's and their owners
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3085561
- Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Hello to the 588 community
- Replies: 29
- Views: 123138
Re: Hello to the 588 community
I believe that the latest recommendations are to use Silkolene Classic 2T premix, although you may need to clean the old oil from your system before using it, please feel free to correct me if I have strayed from the straight and narrow !! I ordered Silkolene Classic 2T from Andover Norton , they a...
- Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:40 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Hello to the 588 community
- Replies: 29
- Views: 123138
Re: Hello to the 588 community
It is not the same, the oil recommended was for 2 stroke Detroit diesels and is very hard to find
- Sat Oct 05, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Hello to the 588 community
- Replies: 29
- Views: 123138
Re: Hello to the 588 community
Is this the oil to squirt into the spark plugs holes? https://www.ebay.com/itm/335406770233?_skw=Shell+Rotella+40&epid=1845404629&itmmeta=01J9EDQDWSZQXYMSQQFS9SPDJ0&hash=item4e17cd2839:g:v~EAAOSwLX9mT3kn&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKknz6Qg7V8MHkZJJM5qr8mc6hUjfAqkC1tX8...