Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:16 am
Do it, do it, do itKungFooBob wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:58 am Looking good.
I was going to sell my V7, but reading this makes me want to mod it instead.
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Interceptor Project
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Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:19 am
I could just bolt on a single seat and a fairing and it would look aces, thing is I don't want to put clip-ons on it and ruin the comfort.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:49 am
Looks way better than stock now.
I dunno why they don't make them like that in the first place.
I dunno why they don't make them like that in the first place.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:25 pm
Think I'd have kept the exhaust 2-2, but that one does sound nice! The OEM drainpipes deffo need to go asap!Potter wrote: Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:54 am Managed to find a few bits and did a few more modifications this morning, two subtle and one not so subtle.
It's now got gucci mirrors and a fly screen that does a decent job of keeping the wind from buffeting your head after 60mph.
I found a single seat conversion, it's really meant for the Continental GT which has a different tank, it fits the Interceptor (despite the shop saying it wouldn't) but it leaves a small gap between the tank and seat, I can live with it though. Pictures below, I need to do something with that back end but I don't know what yet, I don't want to cut the frame, so probably remove that big rear light, buy a new black plastic mudguard and cut it down, then make a tail tidy.
Other ideas are a black headlight and black rims.
On order and arriving in 5-10 days (hopefully)...
Renthal black streetfighter bars.
2 into 1 exhaust
Hi-flow filter
Fuel booster plug
To be discussed next week when they open...
Rear shocks and fork internals at Nitron or Ohlins. Probably the Nitrons, they look nicer.
This is the exhaust that's coming, it's a fruity rasp (play it loud)...
What are the forks now? Are they a cartridge fork? If not you could drill out the damper rods and fit pd valves and spring it to suit your weight, which is normally good enough for most street riding?
Its looking like being a great project.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:14 pm
I've got Road riders on my 500, they're alright actually, most people don't fit them because they look too modern for a classic styled bike.
The OEM tyres on the 650 aren't Pirelli Sports Demons are they?
Standard fit on the Guzzi and they behave exactly as you describe.
The OEM tyres on the 650 aren't Pirelli Sports Demons are they?
Standard fit on the Guzzi and they behave exactly as you describe.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:15 pm
Potter
It would look great with a Bimota Tesi type from end ....
It would look great with a Bimota Tesi type from end ....
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:11 pm
Cant wait to see (and hear) the mods! I love naked bikes, especially modern classics/retro styled ones, so this thread is full of win for me!
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 1:47 pm
Are the standard forks cartridge type or damping rod? If they're damping rod, then YSS do very reasonably priced cartridge emulators that will significantly improve the forks. I did that to my RD350LC (along with stiffer YSS springs) and it made a substantial improvement (not really difficult on LC forks, I grant you...)
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:58 pm
I’ve got Hagon shocks and a tec 2-1 for sale if you want them 
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:59 pm
All you need is Hagon shocks and 9.0 SV650 springs, 15w oil at standard level and preload adjusters.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:43 pm
Sweet. Looks classy.
By all accounts getting the ecu flashed specifically for the bike covers way more bases than the likes of a power commander. I plan to do that,maybe this Summer.
By all accounts getting the ecu flashed specifically for the bike covers way more bases than the likes of a power commander. I plan to do that,maybe this Summer.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:49 pm
I had my BMW ecu reflashed by Mototuning in Dublin. He told me the Motronic fi would always readjust itself to the new baseline, if I swapped exhausts etc. When I put the standard exhaust on to sell it, it must have been a good hundred miles before it felt lovely and smooth again.
What fueling gadget did you get? Some of them get overridden by the ECU as it re-calibrates back to the OEM baseline.
*edit* Meant to say, bike looks well lush! I really like it!
What fueling gadget did you get? Some of them get overridden by the ECU as it re-calibrates back to the OEM baseline.
*edit* Meant to say, bike looks well lush! I really like it!
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:50 pm
I think that's really classy, up there with the Trumpet Speed Twin for me....
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:46 pm
Have you taped a cross over the headlamp yet, it's bang on trend.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:19 pm
I had a Boosterplug on a couple of bikes and they work well for curing the part throttle leanness. But bear in mind, depending on your ECU/Fi system, some will recognise the adjustment and calibrate back again, negating the unit.Potter wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 3:15 pmIt's basically just a probe that fools the ECU into thinking that it's colder than it really is so it'll compensate with more fuel.Taipan wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:49 pm
What fueling gadget did you get? Some of them get overridden by the ECU as it re-calibrates back to the OEM baseline.
I could tell it was getting better, but maybe it'll take a while to settle down.
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:36 am
Drunk on a Sat afternoon, nice one.v8-powered wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:50 pm I think that's really classy, up there with the Trumpet Speed Twin for me....
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:42 am
weeksy wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:36 amDrunk on a Sat afternoon, nice one.v8-powered wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:50 pm I think that's really classy, up there with the Trumpet Speed Twin for me....
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:16 am
weeksy wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:36 amDrunk on a Sat afternoon, nice one.v8-powered wrote: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:50 pm I think that's really classy, up there with the Trumpet Speed Twin for me....
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:35 am
Without doubt it looks better. But wasn't a big ask as the standard one, like always is bloody awful
Re: Interceptor Project
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:41 am
Oh I dunno, still think a 690 Duke when they were £5999 was bloody good value/fun.Potter wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:39 am I reckon the track based ones that Harris made are probably the most fun you can have on a track for less than ten grand, around somewhere like Oulton they'd be amazing.