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- Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:36 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Popham 2012
- Replies: 27
- Views: 46062
Re: Popham 2012
I can't even manage that, they are all in pieces! The only roadworthy machine I have is a Triumph Sprint which I bought as a temporary ride while the IP2 is out of action.
- Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:18 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Popham 2012
- Replies: 27
- Views: 46062
Re: Popham 2012
Alas, I only got my finished engine plates back the other week and I am awaiting some parts from Andover before I can rebuild my engine, so although I will come, I have no rotary machine to display.
- Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:03 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Temp gauge
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10077
Re: Temp gauge
Me neither, but thanks for volunteering to be first Paul.
- Wed May 30, 2012 10:40 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Electrical question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17819
Re: Electrical question
You could use one of your flasher units to drive a changeover relay, which would cost about four quid.
- Wed May 30, 2012 10:33 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: IP2 Revcounter
- Replies: 39
- Views: 50838
Re: IP2 Revcounter
Whilst on the subject of clocks, does anyone know if the classic speedo is a common part fitted to any other machines? I occasionally have thoughts about replacing the police speedo with something which fits in the instrument cluster.
- Wed May 16, 2012 11:36 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: commander batteries 1 or 2 ??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3444
Re: commander batteries 1 or 2 ??
It seems, reading the Commando Forum, that larger cables make a worthwhile improvement in the cranking speed of a Mark3; anyone like to try the same on an IP2 before I do?R. I will be doing just that, soon after a certain esteemed gentleman has finished molying my engine. I also have acquired a tri...
- Tue May 15, 2012 11:00 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Four stroke Nortons.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10050
Re: Four stroke Nortons.
p.s. I'll swap you my 650 engine for your Egli. Then I''l put that Aprilia engine in my empty chassis.
- Tue May 15, 2012 10:51 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Four stroke Nortons.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10050
Re: Four stroke Nortons.
Not that it matters as your engine is scrap, but just out of interest, commando rods will fit a 650. I have a pair in mine to replace the originals that melted and bent due to oil starvation. Fortunately the noise of the big ends clonking away got my attention and I stopped before it went bang.
- Mon May 07, 2012 11:14 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Norton hydraulic clutch seals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4199
Norton hydraulic clutch seals
Has anybody had problems with disintegrating slave cylinder seals. My hydraulic clutch is only a year old but the outer edge of the large seal and both sides of the small seal have flaked away. If it was just the outer sides I would have thought it is a compatibility problem with the ATF I have been...
- Sat May 05, 2012 11:38 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Melted Fuse.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10528
Re: Melted Fuse.
1st what do's the ballast resister do? As you probably know, when your starter is cranking, it draws such a large current that battery voltage drops to perhaps 8 Volts or so. This leads to a weak spark and can make starting difficult.A ballast resistor is sometimes used to overcome this. Instead of...
- Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:21 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Norton Rotary in Classic Racer Magazine May/June 2012
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7667
Re: Norton Rotary in Classic Racer Magazine May/June 2012
Or how about an Apron. Then it could attract sponsorship from lots of domestic products such as Domestos or perhaps Cillit Bang - half a mile out of Douglas and bang it's gone!
- Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:59 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Wanted F1
- Replies: 27
- Views: 219462
Re: Wanted F1
Having nothing better to do on a rainy day, I replied to the scammer selling the non existent F1 sport. Here is the email conversation: Scammer: From: Nik Papadakis <kapapa90@gmail.com>To: johnny <johnnyforerskins@yahoo.co.uk> (made up name!)Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 11:39Subject: Re: NORTON F1...
- Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:05 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Wanted F1
- Replies: 27
- Views: 219462
Re: Wanted F1
The very same F1 sport has just reappeared on Ebay but from a different seller. Smells fishy to me. It's probably a highjacked Ebay account as there is a contact link on the page that avoids the normal Ebay messaging system, which probably goes straight to a very friendly chap in Nigeria who will te...
- Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:13 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: The mystery of the disappearing apex seal pin springs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4557
The mystery of the disappearing apex seal pin springs
I've finally got my Interpol engine to reveal its internal workings after putting up quite a fight. There was so much carbon on the inside diameter of the l/h stationary gear that the rotor shaft refused to come out without much soaking and persuasion.Much carbon everywhere but worse on the l/h roto...
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:40 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: On the scrounge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7150
Re: On the scrounge
I'm in Hampshire, in between Basingstoke and and Winchester.
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:55 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Kempton Park May Club Show.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 61642
Re: Kempton Park May Club Show.
I'll come if the Interpol is rotating by then, although that may not help you if you need to get definite numbers now. In fact I will probably come on or in something else if it isn't.It depends on how much of a project the rebuild turns out to be. I need to get the starter motor out. Richard said t...
- Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:23 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Kempton Park May Club Show.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 61642
Re: Kempton Park May Club Show.
I would volunteer but I can't guarantee that mine will be back together by then. Besides, my scruffy Interpol next to your shiny one wouldn't bring much variety to the line up.
- Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:36 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Commander gearbox oil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7113
Re: Commander gearbox oil
I bought some Motaquip 85/140 from my local motor factors. Motoquip supply independant motor factors; there might be one in your area. I just looked on Ebay and five litres is available there for fifteen quid.Opie oils sell both 80/140 and Classic 2T pre-mix, I have used them before and they seem OK...
- Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:10 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: On the scrounge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7150
On the scrounge
Does anybody out there have a Norton clutch locking tool they could lend me, or alternatively a couple of old unwanted clutch plates that could be bolted together to make one?cheersRob
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:34 pm
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Meilleurs voeux pour cette année 2012
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5685
Re: Meilleurs voeux pour cette année 2012
Je ne sais pasJ'ai oublié plus de Français que j'ai appris
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:45 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New spark plugs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13243
Re: New spark plugs
I was of the belief that surface discharge plugs are more resistant to fouling and that in a rotary have the advantage of being able to place the spark closer to the combustion chamber without fouling the rotor. I wasn't a Wankelist in the days when the original surface discharge plugs were availabl...
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:02 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: New spark plugs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 13243
Re: New spark plugs
I've got some plugs in my car designed specially for LPG which are made by the same manufacturer. Can't say I have noticed any difference.
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: help translating german required
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6746
Re: help translating german required
Maybe Joe Seifert could help if he is reading this.Alternatively you could try an online translation program such as Babelfish. The results from these translation programs can be a bit dodgy, but should be good enough for you to get the gist.Meine Kartoffel ist im Krankenhaus.
- Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:37 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Starter trouble
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6459
Starter trouble
Sometime last year when starting the IP2, the starter kept turning when the button was released and didn't stop when the ignition was turned off. On returning to the bike after a sprint to fetch a spanner to disconnect the battery and a bar to whack the starter relay with, the battery was discharged...
- Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:18 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: oil feed pipes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6109
Re: oil feed pipes
Don't think you can buy them. I made my own. Have a look at the "IP2 strip advice" topic in the Tech Interest & New Ideas folder, there is some chat about it there and a piccy of my installation. I used copper brake pipe and made some banjos out of brass bar. I think the later skinny p...
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:45 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: slow closing throttle.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6862
Re: slow closing throttle.
I would suggest repeated squirting with aerosol brake cleaner and much wiggling. That should hopefully dissolve and dislodge the caked on oil. Could it be that the throttle butterfly shafts are tight in the rotor housings due to accumulation of gunge? With everything clean, there should be adequate ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:41 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Hydraulic clutch feedback please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9365
Re: Hydraulic clutch feedback please
.can you engage 1st gear when cold without a 'clang' or lurch forward? Yes .can you select neutral with a running engine when stationary, hot or cold? Yes .how many miles have you done since the kit was fitted? 2000; it was only fitted a few months ago .what grade of oil do you use in the primary? A...
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:50 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Norton Rotary Spares - Retail Values?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15625
Re: Norton Rotary Spares - Retail Values?
Difficult question to answer. Supply is low and demand is low, so there is generally no mass market to establish a price. The price can often come down to negotiation between one buyer and seller unless either Andover Norton or Startright has the part in stock to establish a price. Complete Interpol...
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:51 pm
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Popham mega meet 21st August 2011
- Replies: 30
- Views: 111143
Re: Popham mega meet 21st August 2011
If you need a scruffy IP2, I'm your man!
- Mon May 09, 2011 11:53 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: IP2 Lighter exhausts / ballast resistor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4053
Re: IP2 Lighter exhausts / ballast resistor
I spied this IP2 on Fleabay a few years ago with Laser exhausts. I don't know what they are off but are a similar style to my standard Ducati ones; stainless ends pop riveted to an alloy can, which means you can easily dismantle them to re-pack with stainless wool. The front pipe is discoloured, but...