Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

friends i had booked my int650 ravishing red on 20 nov yesterday i got a call that my bike will be delivered in first week of April and they told me to finalize the color one last time and told i have to take the bike i haven't test rode the bike yet i told them to provide the bike for test ride because i may or may not like the bike and after all its a 3 lac question but they told me they don't have any bike for test ride. I am 6'2'' with 85 Kg having gun-metal grey Classic 350.used to have RD earlier. Thought INT650 is pretty close to what RD would have been in these days but based on reviews and all of you i am asking should i give them go ahead even without a test ride?

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

I think they should have applied the fuel gauge system from their CL 500 series-blinking orange light.

Analog gauge in AVL TBs and Digital gauge in UCE models show faulty readings.

During my test rides of the twins I observed the fuel gauge faulty readings and the showroom guys had no clue what was happening with it, when I asked.

RE is again testing this system on its customers, while this should have been taken care during their testing period.

Any idea on which efi system is being used?

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

Yes that warning light could be a handy thing and it should glow or blink when there is only 3 ltrs or fuel in the tanks and most fi pumps needs 2.5 to 3 ltrs of fuel in the tank to operate safely, goes for all efi equiped Motorcycles.
The fi unit here is from Bosch same is the abs unit again from bosch.

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

You can book a test ride online or write a mail to re regarding a td. No doubts the bike is very good and would suit both tall and short riders. But again what is comfortable for me might not be the same for you.
After c500 you would relish the engine refinement and power which is always available on tap.
I would pick the bike up if i am offered a early delivery ( yes i have booked it).
Had 3 test rides and every time it felt better than the last one.
Point to note is that I am vertically challenged at only 5.4fts of height.

The only thing which will make me cancel my booking now is the eternity that it is taking for the Motorcycle to arrive.
Re should provide a link on the website to check the status of the deliveries , this is what bajaj did with the launch of Dominar in 2017.

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go ahead without a test ride, i booked mine without a test ride and i am loving it each day, i am 5 - 9" , 65kgs, i don't think riders height and /or weight matters much on a 650cc engine with an upright sitting position. i have crossed 500kms as i use the bike only on weekends. total cost of first service rs.2900/-, over all i am impressed and love the ride each time, even more.

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

Were the motorcycles carburetor based? If yes, then you could at least tell when the bike would go into reserve fuel. Not the case with FI systems. As mentioned, a low fuel indicator like in the C500s would've been very helpful.

Ravishing Red - almost perfect

After a long wait of 3 months I finally got the bike, fun fact ,I haven't seen the bike or did the test drive. I straight away took the delivery, but to much suprise the bike is way better than expected , I am not very experienced rider, viewers discretion is advised

Let's start with the good stuff

Performace :
Power delivery is very good , amazing acceleration, The intial torque is just like bullet 500 cc but It can pull with the same force after 4.5k rpm which is the main difference between the 2
Most impressive thing is bike pulls strongly in 6th gear even as low at 2000rpm which is just amazing

Bulid quality :
Bulid quality is very good, what ever you touch feels premium, plastics are also of good quality , many people has complained regarding rusting, I am happy to say, all the new batch bikes have anti rust paint applied on that specific areas

Mileage :
One the first day itself I had done 300km and I used full tank to full tank method to calculate , you will be suprised to hear this ...but it returned impressive 30.6kmpl with 2 people on the bike on highway

Braking and suspension :
Brakes are spot on , the choice of brakes and tires are the best combination that anyone can provide in this price bracket being so heavy doesn't change how this bike stops

Cons
Seat:
Seat looks very nice and just ok for short rides but it is really uncomfortable to start with I don't know if it is the cushioning or seat design itself is like that the pillion area has good support but it is straight level as of driver so even a slightest of the acceleration can make the pillion fall back!! It's not a joke it's very true I myself experienced that

Pillion :
The sitting position of pillion is like squating and very uncomfortable to be on as pillion

fuel gauge :
It's very inaccurate and keeps changing with the bikes postion

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

Model : INT 650 Orange crush
ODO : 1400kms





Back from a 600kms Ride (Bangalore - Kolli Hills - Bangalore)

+ The torque at 3-5k rpm is amazing , Most cars don't expect an enfield to over take them at 120-130km/hr
+ Mileage: Getting consistently around 27km/lt
+ Gear box + Slipper clutch made the 140 hair curves hell lot of fun
+ The Bike hits 150km/hr in no time!!!
+ The only enfield where the brakes works (Its good)

- The Touring seats needs modifications (Butt pain starts around 400kms of riding)
- The mirrors are blurred around 130kms

Have been using the bike extensively for highway, If you guys have any questions regarding it highway capability will be happy to answer if any

Regards,
Jayanth

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

How's the engine refinement between speeds of 100 to 120, specially w.r.t handlebar and footpegs?

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It will be interesting to learn which gears where you using in the ghat section(uphill & downhill). How did the tires & suspension respond in the ghat section?

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I was told tgat the black touring mirrors has anti glare feature. I couldnt test it but it could be true as the relflection is a bit lesser sharp in the black mirror. Lesser sharp doesnt mean less clear just tad milder which could be due to anti glare nature of mirror.

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The Engine is butter smooth at 120, Around 130km/hr there is slight buzz in the handle bars but due to windblast i dont think you can ride at 130km/hr for more than few sec/min.

Was between 2nd / 3rd & 4th during both times, I Must say that i was taking the curves quite aggressively to test bike capability. The downhill was where the slipper clutch felt heaven (Thank you RE). The GearBox is a gem.

The Tyres & suspension did a good job as the roads were good. But during my other ride, bad patches on the road the front suspension & the tyres was bad ( You wouldn't feel confident on any bad patches). I Wouldn't want to take this bike anywhere near it if it involves off road.

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

Thanks for the info, one more question, have you put anti puncture sealant in the tires. The biggest drawback of this machine according to me is having tube tires. Tubeless tires give peace of mind [emoji4]

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Just a small query. What was the engine RPM at 120-130kmph?

Re: Interceptor 650 Twin

Thanks for your post. I will do as suggested.. Hope it dosent turn out to be a very big delay...