Rotary Owners' Club

Good for you,you did'nt just give up and just sell the bike!!and we all proffit from your(expensive?) experiance,and how long did this diagnosis take? never mind,you are now one happy biker,take care and ride safely,J.B.

Hi guys,Re: Grahams inquiry about B&Bs in Stamford area? Premier Inn have a motel off J1 off the M6 (Rugby)I know i'ts not traditional B&B but they ar'nt to bad, and there is usualy a pub/restaurant next door,sorry I ca'nt make Sat night,but I intend to be at "The Hall" on the Sund...

Pity about Mazda,I thought that their Hydrogen hybred was comming on in leaps and bounds,so now i'ts just Norton(we hope)that are building a rotary.J.B.

Hang on guys,I'm getting mixed messages here, did'nt Richard(and I think Gripper) say that mixing comp2 with mono oil was a deffinate nono?J.B.

I recieved a front wheel from Graham,and while the wheel was off I took the brake discs to a fellow member of the Essex branch of the N.O.C. and had them drilled,(he did an excelant job)removing the wheel bearings from the damaged wheel was a bit time consuming,(i'ts many a long summer since I had t...

I know i'ts not a rotary but I have a very nice Greeves 250cc Sports Twin that I bought about a month ago,nothing wrong with the bike, i'ts me!!I just can't get the hang of the gear change on the "other side"and the gear leaver"down for up"&"up for down"(I'ts me age...

30 quid for 20Ltrs is well cheap!but I'm allways a bit wary of trying different oils, 'cos if one gets it wrong i'ts bloody expensive!! so I'll stick with the Rotella.J.B.

Hi Blair re5,(pitty about your surname,it i'snt held in very high esteem here in the U.K.)anyway,adding me "six pennyworth"I've run my Classic on Rotella 40 since new(40,000miles and counting)and when I fire the old girl up from cold I allways hold the rev's at just over 2000 until the tem...

On the flyer for Stamford Hall they say camping on the Sat: night ,any one know what the facillaties are?or any B&Bs as Graham inquired?Great news about the camper van.J.B.

.Also, reading the latest copy of our club mag;I have posted off the entry form for Stafford Hall, left a message on the answer phone of our "team leader" asking for the b/form for the Wankeltriffen,am seriously considering going to the Rotary meet in Holland, have allready booked my cabin...

I would like to be there but the 18th is my big 70 and I have a sneaky feeling that my nearest and dearest have"planed something".J.B.

As a p.s.Grippers sugestion of doing away with the junction box.On the Classic this j/box is where the front brake light switch is located, are IP2s diferent? J.B.

Hi Spannerboy, when I re-newed the front brake light switch on my Classic, I re-placed the existing brake hoses with Goodrich stainless steel off-the-shelf hoses,with one or two minor ajustments it was allmost a straight swop,(I had been informed that s/steel would improve the braking,it did'nt,in m...

I seem to remember some years back buying a couple of NGKCR8E'S from the "spark plug man" at Cadwell, and the Classic did'nt like them at all! the old girl would'nt rev and the tickover was all over the place, had to stop on the road side soon after leaving C.P. and put the old C8E's back ...

Hi Dell Boy,thanks for the offer of the Villiers manuels but the one i've just aquired came with masses of technical info + all the bills for the re-build.Say hi to the guys at the club on the 12th?for me, I will be chugging along the Oxford canal, all very restful,for those of you who have never ta...

Hi Guys, Had a bit of a close call on the way to get the Classic M.O.Td on Monday, some b*****d car driver in the n/s lane on a roundabout decided to turn right as I was alongside them,goodness knows how I avoided a collision,but I did,but bounced up the kerb,across the rainsoked grass reservation,m...

Hi Ian,those Gerbing gloves of yours , are they realy,realy, waterproof?like ride all day in the rain waterproof?I've found that gloves ,like biker boots, are never realy waterproof,or have I not looked hard enough,and re;"bikes to bed in winter" I'm a bit like Dell Boy, I ride all year th...

Hi guys, I have been trying to contact David C. by phone, with little or no success, is he away? the matter is quite important.Regards,J.B.

The only time I ever had front end wobble on the Classic(with or without fairing) was one time when I was realy loaded up with camping gear, must admit though that I have never tried "hands off",I know i'ts asking the obvious but I suppose you have checked the tyre presure? Regards J.B.

Hi Mr B,Ithink that most bikers going to the N.O.C.rally in Spain will have allready arrived there by the time you get on the ferry on the 9th,I myself and a few of the other members of the Essex branch catch the ferry on the 7th.(I'm a bit miffed with myself because I realy would have prefered to r...

I have marked the date on the calender and will do my best to be there,Saturday night is doubtful though.J.B.

Hi Guys, can someone explain to me the differance between clear plastic and black plastic?(apart from the obvious) J.B.

I am totaly the opposite to Dell Boy, being an ex trucker I tend to stick mostly to the main roads and avoide towns like the plague!! having learnt through experiance that one is more likely to get lost while going through a town,I tend to go into towns only when looking for "digs" for the...

Forget last question,will answer myself,braided petrol hose not a good idea,would perish over time ,perished material(rubber?)getting into oilways, very expensive!!! J.B.

Hi guys, My Classic still has the original plastic oil pipes, and last time I checked they were still nice and flexable, but I will keep a close eye on them,could they be replaced with braided petrol hose?

Hi guys, anyone know if the Classic Clubs Show at Stanford Hall is on this year?J.B.

Hi guys, just had another look at Grahams "stores list" found a tacho he has for sale,for an IP2,"no sutable for Classic's" the add said,have I been in ignorance all these years? I thought they were interchangable?Please advise.regards,J.B.

Had a good chuckle at Malc's story obout "the valve",shades of "The Two Ronnies" "fourkandles",J.B.

I'm almost sure that I watched that program some time last year,(or am I phsycic)?J.B.

Hi guys,could you gent's not fit the Triumph Sprint twin H/light fairing like John Williams did on his F1 and I did on my Classic? J.B.