Royal Enfield Interceptor 2019

RC4MAN said:
Sat on one at the AFT race at Senoia yesterday, stock seat is a board
Surprisingly one of the pros raced a modified one in the Super Twins event and finished reasonably well
Click to expand...
From what I can see these days, a terrible seat is very common for standard fitment. I think it's one of the main areas that the manufacturers can save money. At the same time sell lots of more expensive aftermarket seats. Kind of like not fitting centre stands on new bikes, everybody buys one as an extra.
 
RE offers a touring seat that has some pretty good reviews.
https://www.royalenfield.com/in/en/gma/black-premium-touring-dual-seat-1990482/
1711382182113.jpeg
 
I upgraded to the touring seat.... did nearly 2000 miles solo with about 450 mile days.... at the end of the day... I didn't feel like I rode ..450 miles. The Interceptor comes with a centerstand... for some reason the GT's didn't... My buddy has a GT and installed one. 😎
 
Melnic said:
Congrats, almost got one when I purchased the Bonneville, but I got such a sweet deal, I could not resist.
I rode the Int several times and did like it.
Did you see the issues with the contact grease factory used on the relays/fuses? I think that was the only mod I was going to have to do. Don't recall if it was also on the 2019 models but lots of discussion on the 2022 models.

Yours looks like it has the same tires my Bonneville came with

Good Luck.
Click to expand...
I have a 2019 Interceptor and yes, the relays were packed with grease.
 
motormike said:
I upgraded to the touring seat.... did nearly 2000 miles solo with about 450 mile days.... at the end of the day... I didn't feel like I rode ..450 miles. The Interceptor comes with a centerstand... for some reason the GT's didn't... My buddy has a GT and installed one. 😎
Click to expand...
Where did you get the touring seat? The OE seat is a bit brutal to my aging backside.
 
Raymond said:
Please tell me about the greased relays issue?
Click to expand...
It's been 4 years since I had or thought I had a problem. The RE Forum was talking about it at the time. There are 4 of them as I remember and I was haveing a starter problem. All 4 of the relays are the same so I took the numbers off of them and ordered 4 new ones from an electrical supply house. When I took the OE ones out, they were packed with grease. I'm thinking that it was some sort of die electric grease but a cream color. I was fortunate in that the electric supply house was only 50 miles away and I got them the next day. That doesn't happen very often. The good thing about the relays being all the same is if one dies you can swap one of the others to get you home. That has never happened to me. I kept the originals just in case.
 
Sometimes manufacturers appears to save cost on inferior quality electrical parts .Not saying it has happened here
Was involved in one Moto Guzzi with problems .First owner might not get into trouble but after + 10 years it can mean a Towing
If I recall right we jumped it at the relay box. And bypassed side stand and clutch switches also. Getting it to start. Oil and water done the damage.
Simple to do once finding it The relays was under the saddle and a 2 inch wire did it Finding it was more difficult requiring the Schematic and testing
Fine machine well kept but not good quality electrical parts No problem for most here.
I suppose they have raised the quality since that.
The owner kept the piece of wire there under the saddle and it came into use again some years later : He then sold the machine
 
Zonie said:
Now that is sweet. Late one with the Norton forks and brakes.
Click to expand...
Dream on . . .

Been thinking - always dangerous - about engines, engine characteristics, how they feel to the rider. Haven't yet done a back-to-back comparison with with the W800. Backing off on the Interceptor gives very good engine braking, but whipping the clutch out when changing gear, the revs drop away and it feels like there's less flywheel effect than with the W800. Might be that the W800 has a heavier flywheel? That would be consistent with the Kawasaki design team's brief, to build an old-skool retro - it's a long-stroke engine, bore 77mm, stroke 83mm - and the W800 might be a bit torquier?

Again, haven't opened 'er up yet, not worked the engine at all hard, but so far I'm very pleased with the torque. Pulls well on a light throttle from less than 3k, even 2.5, but let it get down to 2,000 rpm and the engine is not happy. Why should it be?

Four bikes in the garage, in order of flywheel weight Interceptor 650, Kawasaki W800, Yamaha XS650, Bullet 500.

Hmm, if I prefer the primitive 1970's feel, I should probably shoehorn Miss November's spare engine in the Interceptor. XS650 with efi . . .
 
Raymond said:
Dream on . . .

Been thinking - always dangerous - about engines, engine characteristics, how they feel to the rider. Haven't yet done a back-to-back comparison with with the W800. Backing off on the Interceptor gives very good engine braking, but whipping the clutch out when changing gear, the revs drop away and it feels like there's less flywheel effect than with the W800. Might be that the W800 has a heavier flywheel? That would be consistent with the Kawasaki design team's brief, to build an old-skool retro - it's a long-stroke engine, bore 77mm, stroke 83mm - and the W800 might be a bit torquier?

Again, haven't opened 'er up yet, not worked the engine at all hard, but so far I'm very pleased with the torque. Pulls well on a light throttle from less than 3k, even 2.5, but let it get down to 2,000 rpm and the engine is not happy. Why should it be?

Four bikes in the garage, in order of flywheel weight Interceptor 650, Kawasaki W800, Yamaha XS650, Bullet 500.

Hmm, if I prefer the primitive 1970's feel, I should probably shoehorn Miss November's spare engine in the Interceptor. XS650 with efi . . .
Click to expand...
The curious amongst us are wondering if the inlet manifold and fuel tank from the RE 650 will fit an XS650! :)
 
Raymond said:
Dream on . . .

Been thinking - always dangerous - about engines, engine characteristics, how they feel to the rider. Haven't yet done a back-to-back comparison with with the W800. Backing off on the Interceptor gives very good engine braking, but whipping the clutch out when changing gear, the revs drop away and it feels like there's less flywheel effect than with the W800. Might be that the W800 has a heavier flywheel? That would be consistent with the Kawasaki design team's brief, to build an old-skool retro - it's a long-stroke engine, bore 77mm, stroke 83mm - and the W800 might be a bit torquier?

Again, haven't opened 'er up yet, not worked the engine at all hard, but so far I'm very pleased with the torque. Pulls well on a light throttle from less than 3k, even 2.5, but let it get down to 2,000 rpm and the engine is not happy. Why should it be?

Four bikes in the garage, in order of flywheel weight Interceptor 650, Kawasaki W800, Yamaha XS650, Bullet 500.

Hmm, if I prefer the primitive 1970's feel, I should probably shoehorn Miss November's spare engine in the Interceptor. XS650 with efi . . .
Click to expand...
If I’m not mistaken, the W800 has a 360 crank. That being the case, you’ll feel more torque lower in the RPM range than the Interceptor. My XS650 pulls at 1500 RPM. The Interceptor needs 2000 RPM to let the clutch out.
 
Yes, W800 has 360° crank. Your findings exactly same as mine.

Done a bit of research on the problem @Zonie experienced - @Melnic mentioned it as well - grease-filled relays. It is a thing, relays filled with milky white greasy stuff. Can lead to loss of function. Some people have had problems including no engine, no fuel pump, no lights. There are three or four relays, depends on model year - one general, one starter motor, one fuel pump.

Some people recommend replacing them all right away. However, another bloke put up a video of taking the relays out, cleaning the muck, replacing them and marking on each what it does.

So I looked up relays. Hitchcocks has an improved one for about £8 each. Or can go to automotive suppliers to buy them a bit cheaper, for example: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/auto...VrZxQBh2_Nwc0EAQYBSABEgKqNvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

But the question on the Unofficial RE Forum was, how many people have actually suffered a problem? Would be interesting to know . . .

Think when I have a spare half-morning I might just take a look and clean the relays. Having watched videos, at least I know where the little chaps reside.
 
Raymond said:
Yes, W800 has 360° crank. Your findings exactly same as mine.

Done a bit of research on the problem @Zonie experienced - @Melnic mentioned it as well - grease-filled relays. It is a thing, relays filled with milky white greasy stuff. Can lead to loss of function. Some people have had problems including no engine, no fuel pump, no lights. There are three or four relays, depends on model year - one general, one starter motor, one fuel pump.

Some people recommend replacing them all right away. However, another bloke put up a video of taking the relays out, cleaning the muck, replacing them and marking on each what it does.

So I looked up relays. Hitchcocks has an improved one for about £8 each. Or can go to automotive suppliers to buy them a bit cheaper, for example: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/auto...VrZxQBh2_Nwc0EAQYBSABEgKqNvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

But the question on the Unofficial RE Forum was, how many people have actually suffered a problem? Would be interesting to know . . .

Think when I have a spare half-morning I might just take a look and clean the relays. Having watched videos, at least I know where the little chaps reside.
Click to expand...
Like anything else, you know there could possibly be a problem. Buy and carry a spare if you go far from home, and it’s no longer a concern. Or, replace them and it’s no longer a concern. Either way the RE seems to be enjoying good reliability reports. After all, Noraly has put trust in them.
 
I might swap in the new relay, to an important circuit like the "Ignition", and carry the old one as the spare. It would be interesting to test a new one side by side with the grease-filled ones to see if one craps out before the other.

I meant to ask - was the air filter upgraded to the "performance" one they make? Along with the muffler swap, I would do the air filter too. These two mods go hand in hand. I do this to pretty much every bike I get and it really seems to work well. With the bike breathing in better and exhausting better, they've all seemed to run and perform a little better.
 
Yes, haven't been in there yet, but PO fitted a DNA filter. Original supplied to me in the DNA box. The good news on these, according to the tuning companies, is that you can fit a free-breathing filter and/or silencer/muffler, just let the bike idle for a few mins, and the ECU works out the fuelling. Unless you do something much more drastic, no need to spend money on a Power Commander or get the fuelling map re-flashed.

Thank you for the suggestion on relays - I'll take a look, maybe after I'm back from N Ireland.

I like those Commando-style silencers but I don't like where they sit. Would prefer further forward and not angled out as much.
 
Yes, I heard the fuel system sort of "self-tunes" itself for minor mods. That's pretty cool.

Are the bends that angle the mufflers out so much in the ends of the headpipes or part of the mufflers?
 

Similar threads

L
Installing A Tri-Spark Ignition System
Replies
4
Views
2K
LTGTR
L
REPETE
'75 650B Charging System Guidance Needed
4 5 6
Replies
105
Views
8K
REPETE
REPETE
M
An Adventure in Firsts: '83 XS650 Heritage Special Build/Rebuild
38 39 40
Replies
785
Views
81K
Jim
Jim
bobstraps
Crusty n Rusty
Replies
8
Views
1K
bobstraps
bobstraps
MaxPete
Winter YouTube fun!
2
Replies
20
Views
3K
Beags64
B
Back
Top