Rotary Owners' Club

Thanks John,

I’m sure your comment about just riding it was tongue in cheek, but I’ll admit it’s frustrating not be taking it out. I’ll be responsible and wait but will report back.

David

Thanks Ian.

Looking forward to being released from house arrest.

Hi all, I've been away from the forum for a while (an annoying and briefly recurring illness and then work) but I am glad to be back amongst friends. Some may recall my special air-cooled bike. Well, I had all sorts of compression problems and finally gave in and enlisted the help of Sir Richard Neg...

I know the feeling Graham.
Good luck with the sale. I'm sure you'll have no problem finding a new home for such a lovely bike.

Looks like a lovely bike Graham. Why are selling?

Mick,
I might have a set of switches from when I made my special so will have a look for you. Unfortunately, I'm away on business next week so it'll be next weekend before I get a chance. Please pm me if you find something else as I'll need to really hunt for them.

David

Andover Norton show the part number and part in stock so guess they've got them. https://andover-norton.co.uk/en/shop-dr ... -mechanism

I think this is quite a common failure - one of mine is the same and a mechanic from Reg Allen's that used to service these bikes says he's seen loads like it. I have stuck mine back with epoxy and it seems to have held but I'm really careful when inserting the bolt not to push against threaded inse...