Rotary Owners' Club

This company recently invited the ROC to join in their club discount scheme for motorcycle oil. Whether or not they can offer any real savings I don't know, or even any oils suitable for rotaries, but given that it was free, the ROC (and that's you, the members) can partake in their scheme. DC

I see the story is in MCN today .... a new factory at Donington, eh?\rWill get down to WH Smith tomorrow and see if I can get a copy of M S & L

Dave hi! Hagons are quite close to me and it would not be a problem to drop off or collect stuff. As an aside, the ROC once did a bulk purchase of W2000 shocks from them; would there be any interest in a similar job lot for Commanders? DC

My RE5 has a early Krauser metal rack and pannier mountings; I would think Ebay would be a good place to look.\r\rDC

Just found this .... have a look at \rhttp://www.arcticchat.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50713

I would have thought this might be something with which Sam Costanzo in USA might be able to help; also, Heiner Brinkmann of the Hercules Wankel IG in Germany would probably have such papers he could copy.\r\rDC

Two pages on the W2000 featuring five owners and their bikes - with pictures taken at last year's anniversary meeting.

I very much regret to inform you of the death of Hugh Mills (ROC Member No. 245) on 15th February 2008.\r\rThose of you who knew Hugh will know that he was battling cancer for several years - and his passing will be a real loss to the ROC.\r\rHis funeral will be on Monday 25th February in Tooting, S...

Tonny, I got these from the RE5 SAE paper (no.770190)...\r\rOil temp.\r\r2,000 rpm - 85c\r3,000 rpm - 95c\r4,000 rpm - 103c\r5,000 rpm - 115c\r6,000 rpm - 128c\r7,000 rpm - 148c\r\rIt was a very small graph so the temperatures might be out by 2 or 3 degrees - but it gives you an idea.

Okay folks, sorry for all delays .... but latest newsletter is with printer who promises it back on Monday or Tuesday....\r\rIn it is notification of ....\r\rPOST-CHRISTMAS DINNER: Coalville, Leics. Sat 9th Feb\r\rWANKELTREFFEN: 2nd - 4th May, near Ingolstadt, Germany\r\rROTARY DAY: Sunday 15th June...

Good question! No idea, but as it needed an oil radiator I would guess it's pretty warm....

I am also at a loss as to why the ROC is being targetted by (largely Russian) porn sites, cheap cigarttes and viagara sellers; between us, Graham and I must delete an average of 5 or 6 A DAY!!! ... but as to the apathy, I guess it reflects society? For example, you had 10 viewings so far to your com...

Anyone got broadband? Have a look at \rhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNU1wBhIVWc

Mortons are going overboard on rotaries in 2008!! CBG in January will, I am led to believe, also have a 6 or 7 page article on rotary Nortons...\rbtw... The article I submitted to Classic Motorcycle Mechanics at the request of editor Rod Gibson (same publishing house) never appeared - and if it ever...

Apparently there will be a six page feature on rotary Nortons in their January 2009 issue... or so they tell me. DC

... and as soon as it came back from the printer, the Royal Mail decided to go on strike! All being well it should go in the post tomorrow (Wednesday). Your patience is appreciated.... DC

Damn! I thought I had a scoop in the next Epitrochoid!!!Do you know any more details, Derek?

All W2000s were built over a 13 month period from Oct 1974 to Nov 1975 though some bear a much later build plate; this was because these were added as the machines were sent out to from the factory - up to 3 or 4 years later - or so Hercules GmbH told me. A total production figure was given of 1,784...

fyi.... Epitrochoid #82 is finished and awaits collection from Dunbar by the printer; unfortunately, a spell in hospital by him is delaying things a tad - but rest assured, there is another newsletter in the pipeline!

REAL CLASSICS July issue has a piece on the ROC anniversary meeting as well as a separate piece on the W2000.CLASSIC BIKE will apparently feature five rotary Nortons in their September issue.CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS have something up their sleeve for probably their Oct/Nov or Dec issue ....

Hello David,Please post this on the Forum for me would you. Just a quick word of warning to Commander owners out there.I recently purchased a high mileage Commander that has been used all year round. The bike had been dropped and the engine wasn't starting so it was considerably cheaper than I had s...

Salut GerardC'était trés agreable de te rencontrer en Allemagne; Hajo m'a envoyé les photos aussi ... je vais essayer de poster ces images ... DavidHi Gerard, It was good to meet you in Germany. Hajo has sent me the photos as well - I will try and post the images. DavidGerard won the furthest tra...

Some excellent pictures there Chris!There's a couple of pages about this bike in this week's MCN. All very positive and upbeat ... just need another John Bloor with a few million £££ and a penchant for rotaries.

Ah, you're way beyond that stage ...I would speak to Eamon Hurley (I think he's in/near Coventry) and see if he will have a look at the side plates & housing; it might be that he will be able to recommend a Mazda kit that might do? (RX-2, RX-3 etc)I assume you have tried Sam in the USA and he ha...

Before you strip down the engine, if stuck seals are the cause of the engine's problems - friends in the Ro80 club swear by Red-X. Poured down the plug hole - or even through the inlet or exhaust ports if that's easier - they tell me it softens the carbon build up and can free stuck seals. Diesel fu...

I believe the pictures are of a genuine machine etc - it's just that the current 'vendor' does not happen to own it; I have it in mind that the very same machine might have appeared on eBay sometime in the past - so what I imagine he has done is to 'cut & paste' the photographs for his own (mis)...