Rotary Owners' Club

Dave, My Commander is at AN as well. You might have seen it there. The grey one with a big gap where the engine should be. Luckily the engine is fine. Needs a bit of tlc.
Looking forward to getting it back.

Not seen Wankel News yet but the web site information is showing 5th to 7th May.

<t>Hello All,<br/> I have been using Morris Golden Film Ring Free XHD40 since I bought the Commander in 1990. I have had no issues arising from the use of this oil and intend to keep on using it as I have been given a barrel of the stuff which will keep me going for the foreseeable future if you do ...

We're back from the treffen and it was a good one. Four of us from England went along and had a nice ride. I did have a backfiring Commander for a few miles on the return journey which was probably a fouled plug but it cleared after a bit of a thrashing. It was a bit noisy going through a few small ...

Quite right David. As a fellow member of the ROC grammar committee, I agree standards must be upheld. It's as bad as using a preposition to end a sentence with.
Then there are commas and apostrophes.....

Paul, At the time you declared yourself Billy no mates as you thought no one was coming. As it turned out you had loads of mates on the day no doubt helped by the offer of tea and biscuits. We all had a good day. Thanks for sticking with this event organising which can at times feel disheartening, I...

Paul,
Don't we count as mates then?
Joe and I have asked to come!
At least that will make four with Roy.
That's twice the sign up I usually get when I try to organise events.

Regards

Gerald

Just checked e-mails and we are now up to four.
If we keep on like this I may be able to get a location for the club.

Well, due to the popularity of this event with club members, I have not arranged a stand for the show. Feel free to come along on the day and look out for the two rotaries so far promised. Hopefully the weather will be good and a great day will be had by all attending. Look forward to seeing you the...

Well, So far it's a stand for three. If we get a few more I will ask if we can be allocated a space but it would be good to know numbers. Last time I organised something here it was just Paul and I. It did mean we were able to have a nice lot of room until a load of modern Triumphs squeezed in. It i...

Paul,

I will come along if you want a Commander.

Regards

Gerald

Paul,I will be able to make it to the show this year as the Wankeltreffen is in July.I expect it will be on the grey Commander.Please just remind me nearer the date that it is on Saturday.RegardsGerald

Paul,Hopefully you have me down on your list already.Definitely doesn't clash with anything at the moment.Look forward to seeing you.all there. Gerald

Well, we are back from the Wankeltreffen after a few days of German hospitality.The location was excellent and the event well organised.Our hosts the Hercules W2000 IG were as always very friendly and ready to give help where required.The Westerwald is a beautiful part of Germany and well worth a re...

PaulI am happy to bring along a Commander on the day.I just need to get the day right.Perhaps you should remind me a day or so before!Best wishesGerald

Hello All,Hope everyone got back from the treffen OK. The meeting was very good and well organised, thanks to Monica's and Harald's hard work.We had a good turnout from Britain with possibly the highest number of attendees ever.Well done all, look forward to seeing you all again soon, if not next ye...

David, I will be there as usual and look forward to another good day and possibly another shot or two on the test hill.See you there.Gerald

Paul,Your efforts organising the shows are much appreciated. It is an unfortunate fact that despite a lot of hard work, things don't always go right. It is not fair that criticism is often aimed at the organiser of an event who has no control over attendance on the day.I also feel it is not that the...

Paul,I will be there if we are able to get enough takers to have a stand.RegardsGerald

Banjoman,Sounds like the ballast resistor has gone open circuit.Try digging it out from the electrical bits on the offside and connecting the two wires attached together. It should then start and run albeit with 12v going through th coils instead of 6.Then when you replace the resistor make sure to ...

Glad everyone got home (or back to work) OK. Also glad to have Howell, Roger and Brian around when I needed to borrow a decent plug spanner which had been considerately brought all the way from Wales just for me to use.Also thanks for you all for coming back to see where we were when the Norton deci...

Yet another brilliant treffen.Katrin and Clemens did us proud and the weather behaved very well.It was good to meet up with all you brave people who rode over to Lubeck which is a really long way away.The company and the location were excellent as was the welcome we all received as usual from our Ge...

Dave,That's an easy problem to fix if it is the same as when it happened to me.I was in France at the time back in 1990 and nobody there knew anything about rotaries.Same symptoms but no-one knew what to do. The bike was trucked home and after a phone call to Norton I had the bike running in minutes...

So sorry to hear of Ron's passing. He was a true gentleman and a great ambassador for Norton, rotaries and motorcycling in general.I had many long conversations with him in the past, mainly at Stanford Hall in NREC days and he always had time to listen and explain things rotary to me and I am sure, ...

Had the same problem on my Commander recently. It went from running at the normal hot of 90-95 to very hot 110-115.I noticed the top of the radiator was incredibly hot and no return to the header tank. I tried the wire in the hole at the top to no avail. Today I thought I would try a bit harder and ...

Do wish Ron well from us all when you next see him.It has always been a pleasure meeting up with him and discussing riding Nortons.Best wishes Gerald

Sorry to disappoint, it wasn't me. Both Nortons were safely stashed in the garage at the time.The mystery deepens. Keep looking out, you may spot me again somewhere.

Great,That will be two of us then.When you get to the gate tell them you are with the Rotary Owners Club an get entry for £7 instead of £9,It still sounds a bit steep but there promises to be some serious vintage motorcycle action as well as static displays from several clubs signed up so far.If any...

I have just had confirmation that we are able to attend this event as a club and will be eligible for an entry discount for those who turn up on a motorcycle as long as we get a minimum of 10 attending.There is a form I have to return which asks for projected numbers so please let me know via the fo...

I was looking through my copy of the Brooklands Bulletin when I came across an article about the Brooklands Spring Motorcycle Gathering on 18th April.The gathering is open to anyone on any motorcycle which will be parked on site as part of the display. New things like ours would not be able to run o...