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Have you had a look at Hitchcocks webshite yet?

You could just stick a pair of their pre-load adjuster fork tops on and pretend you've got posh forks

If you try to justify spending money on bikes, you'll never do anything. Much better to have a fuck it, can do attitude. You have the wherewithal, so get ordering!

Yep, there's a bike for all occasions these days and these 'alternative bikes' will always hussle their way into our garages. I'm a fan.

what's an interceptor - I am assuming it's not the Jenson one ...

Go for it I say- that has to be a fun and good basis for a project, plenty of scope to get your teeth into in lots of ways and make it "yours" - I'd personally probably struggle with justifying to myself the cost of some of the suspension components you linked to for it (have had a similar dilemma with my RC390 ), but the other side of the coin is they are quality and proper lovely and of course, as you say, the bike was low cost to start with relatively speaking, and if it gives you pleasure and you can afford it, it's irrelevant eh

Hope you keep it and go for it, could make an interesting thread

Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:16 am what's an interceptor - I am assuming it's not the Jenson one ...

The Loaded One bought a Royal Enfield !!

meh, doesn't look frosty and horrible

Supermofo wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:58 pm I like this. That top yoke.

This help with ideas? I posted this a while back in bikes and I know it's a GT but same bike really.

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:09 am meh, doesn't look frosty and horrible

I find it slightly endearing that even in the fancy palm island developments they still have shit wheelie bins

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:42 am

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:09 am meh, doesn't look frosty and horrible

I find it slightly endearing that even in the fancy palm island developments they still have shit wheelie bins

We have one outside the villa, but the council come to empty it every day

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:49 am

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:42 am

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:09 am meh, doesn't look frosty and horrible

I find it slightly endearing that even in the fancy palm island developments they still have shit wheelie bins

We have one outside the villa, but the council come to empty it every day

Do they do it at night as well like in southern Spain? I'm guessing it due to the heat, but struck me as better than in the UK where it's normal to find a bin lorry blocking a road for up to 10 mins causing all sorts of rush hour mayhem in the UK.

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:04 pm That's a cracking video - if Lester Harris says it's a good platform to work with then he's probably right.
That bike looks great, I'm not after a race rep, but the suspension upgrades would make mine just the job.

I seem to recall Harris created the bike in the first place, same as the 535. RE got them to make the frame's etc. I think most of the test riders come from Triumph too so RE have done it properly.

One of my boy's friends Dad works for Harris as they are about 2 miles from my house. He's worked there since he left school, he said it's changed a lot now and he deals mainly in all the stock ordering etc from India.

I think both bikes look really good and that track bike is ace, but as you say you could take a lot from that bike without the faring etc.

Supermofo wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:06 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:49 am

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:42 am

I find it slightly endearing that even in the fancy palm island developments they still have shit wheelie bins

We have one outside the villa, but the council come to empty it every day

Do they do it at night as well like in southern Spain? I'm guessing it due to the heat, but struck me as better than in the UK where it's normal to find a bin lorry blocking a road for up to 10 mins causing all sorts of rush hour mayhem in the UK.

In the towns there are the groups of bins at end of most roads and in built up areas. You have to take your rubbish and recycling there.
But out here in the suburbs, the council wagons visit every day, mid morning

Supermofo wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:23 pm

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:04 pm That's a cracking video - if Lester Harris says it's a good platform to work with then he's probably right.
That bike looks great, I'm not after a race rep, but the suspension upgrades would make mine just the job.

I seem to recall Harris created the bike in the first place, same as the 535. RE got them to make the frame's etc. I think most of the test riders come from Triumph too so RE have done it properly.

One of my boy's friends Dad works for Harris as they are about 2 miles from my house. He's worked there since he left school, he said it's changed a lot now and he deals mainly in all the stock ordering etc from India.

I think both bikes look really good and that track bike is ace, but as you say you could take a lot from that bike without the faring etc.

Harris are owned by Eicher Motors Ltd... who also own Royal Enfield.

Supermofo wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:24 am

Supermofo wrote: Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:58 pm I like this. That top yoke.

This help with ideas? I posted this a while back in bikes and I know it's a GT but same bike really.

That looks great !

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:47 pm Harris are owned by Eicher Motors Ltd... who also own Royal Enfield.

Yes meant to say RE own Harris now, or Eicher do.

Lester Harris used to drink in my local occasionally.

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:39 pm I sometimes amaze myself with my good ideas, it looks like this Interceptor might end up being epic.

My mate's been off bikes since the early 2000s and is looking to get another bike this year. He first considered a RE and I really want him to do it, but he's now steering more towards something like a Street Triple, which I understand, but the RE's cooler.

Potter wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:39 pm

Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:10 pm
That looks great !

And it goes well enough that that fella could probably beat me around somewhere like Oulton regardless of what I was riding.

I sometimes amaze myself with my good ideas, it looks like this Interceptor might end up being epic.

I assume it will also be reasonable in terms of costs - the engines have to be fairly simple - so if you are going the hot cams route etc ...
Suspension always seems to be over priced - but always make a huge difference ...

Turbo and nitrous

Looking good.

I was going to sell my V7, but reading this makes me want to mod it instead.