Rotary Owners' Club

Ummmmm,

Were you in the Fire Service?

Could it have been a yellow Honda CJ360T you sold?

If not, curiouser and curiouser .....

David

Hi there!

Yep, still alive and kicking ... last time I looked!

This is all rather familiar...... I seem to remember you thinking I had bought a CB500F ..... but I cannot recall ever buying one!
(That’s not to say your memory is not better than mine!)

Welcome hback to) the world of rotaries.

David

Yep, festive greetings to all rotarians!

David

Hi Dale, Beware! This is not 1 of the 100 Classics made ..... It is one of the machines used by the police, and then converted to ‘civilian’ use afterwards. If it were a Classic, it would have matching frame and engine numbers LE-xxx (001 to 100). More likely than not, it will have a frame number of...

I heard a rumour that Reg Allen (West London) had a pair available?

David

Would that be a 'Holden' in your part of the world, Terry?

David

Terry,

An email to Startrights in Leeds might be a good place to start?

David

Because ‘ride’ is is verb .... a ‘doing’ word .... and an adverb describes how the verb is done .... and usually ends in ‘LY’.... eg/ quickly, slowly, safely, noisily, busily, etc you get the picture?

In ‘be safe’ I would consider ‘safe’ to be an adjective?

DC

Then you must tell him John, that as an adverb, it should of course be ‘Ride Safely!’ ....

These things matter you know. Standards must be maintained .....

DC

I am not usually a gambling man, but I’ll wager that this bike doesn’t sell!

David

I had something similar with my 'oil-injection' W2000 Geoff a few years ago; never with the petroil one. I wondered if it was the 25:1 mix that was lubricating the piston in the carb, absent in the o/I version? Just a smidgeon of oil in with the fuel (Rotella 30 or 40, or Silkolene 2T I think it was...

I think you'll find the four digit number '4xxx' on the headstock; not always easy to spot with the fairing.

Good to hear from you Blair.

David

Richard,

Do you do WhatsApp?

Message me on my mobile and I'll pass it on.

David

PS/ Mobile number sent as a PM.

The official Euro exchange rate is standard through the EU but banks etc will each have their own rates, just as in the UK where it’s wise to shop around to find the best deal.

Why on earth do you not use ‘plastic’ when you’re abroad John? You will get the best rate of exchange by doing so!

David

Ned,

I suppose you have tried the obvious stuff like swapping plugs over to see if the problem then occurs on the other rotor?

David

Just heard from Mike McGarry who is helping sort the bike collection of the late ROC member Bill Hignett. There may well be some Commander spares included. To this end, he is holding at Autojumble at Bill's farm this Saturday (10 - 1600) Please let Mike know if you intend to be there on 07752 502649...

Thanks for that Richard.

Lot 429 is also of interest; I see that Terry Donovan’s distinctive W2000 outfit is listed.

David

Without any real knowledge John, I would hazard a guess that it might be a Yamaha item?

David

No, and yes.

But there might be a chance of a fleece if our supplier is willing to do a one-off.

Would you like me to enquiries Michael?

David

Hi Mike,

Let me know what it is you're after and I'll see what I can do to help.

David

John,

Prospective Classic Owners could choose a frame number of their choice, so long as it had not already been chosen.

So, if your lucky number happened to be (say) 99, you could have LE-099, even if it happened to be the first one of the production line.

David

Mick, my IP2 is now living in Austria .... I’m not sure what material the discs were.

The RE5’s are certainly stainless-steel; the W2000’s are cast-iron beneath the chrome plating (which I have had skimmed off).

DC

Mick,

We’re both of a similar vintage .... you must remember the discussions which took place in the 1970’s about cast-iron v. stainless-steel as brake disc material?

I think I would rather put up with this rusting you describe rather than have a pretty bike whose brakes did not work in the wet.

DC

The Silk 700S has it too.

Ian,

I have sent details of one to you email address.

There's another on eBay at the moment (seems a bit of a project though).

David

PM me.

One of our (deceased) members had one and it is still for sale I believe.

David

Congratulations Mike!

Now let's hope it starts!!!

David

It was in the most recent club newsletter!!!

Clive, it’s on the cover of all club newsletters. You are a member, aren’t you?

David

Hello Steve!

A membership form is on its way to you!!

David