The last time I was out riding my custom Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 on this highway, I managed to hit a top speed of 183 kmph while bouncing off the rev limiter at 7,500 rpm. While that is awesome, it was also frustrating because the bike clearly wanted to go faster, but the engine was not spinning up anymore.
And so, I decided to look for a fix. Mind you, this is not a stock motorcycle that I am riding.
The bike is running a 2x1 full system stainless steel exhaust by SS Moto (Rs 22,000) that is custom tuned by Powertronic on the dyno. I am running a Powertronic piggyback ECU for the Interceptor 650 as well in my bike (Rs 22,000), a DNA air filter with a Stage 2 plate (Rs 5,800), and a 14 tooth front sprocket (Rs 1,700) instead of the stock 15 tooth sprocket for shorter gearing.
The shorter gearing is so much fun that I did not want to revert to the front 15 tooth sprocket for better top speed. So, I made a call to Powertronic to check with them if we can somehow increase the rev limit by another 1,000 rpm or so.
The good folks at Powertronic made a custom wiring harness (Not available for commercial sale yet) for me for their piggyback ECU which has an additional Crank Position Sensor cable. This enables the engine to rev an extra 500 rpm (which I was told is the max this engine should be revved to). They also hooked me up with a quickshifter for this bike.
Disclaimer: I have not paid a single penny for the Powertronic products. These were sent to me for review and to keep after the review. But my opinions are not biased whatsoever. I call a spade a spade.
Anyway, time for another top speed run then. I only try these quick runs on this highway with sparse traffic about 100 km away from home. And that too when I have reached the halfway point and turn back towards home.
While on my way to the mid point, I was easily hitting 190 kmph and running into the limiter at 8,000 rpm due to a slight tail wind that I did not realise then. I did not have the camera on, as I was conserving the battery for the vlog from the midway point.
When I did try to record the run on the camera, I encountered some very heavy head wind that just would not let the motorcycle gain pace like it did on the other side of the road.
The headwind would stop me around 187-188 kmph with a full tuck and I did not hit the rev limiter either.
Don't be disappointed though. These are still very good numbers, and I plan on repeating this run some time soon. Will get you that 190 kmph and the bike hitting the limiter in 6th soon.
I also apologise for the camera angle. I did not position it right and it could have been a lot better.
If you would like to buy the performance parts I have on my motorcycle, you can get them here:
Powertronic piggyback ECU for Royal Enfield Interceptor 650: powertronicecu...
Powertronic quickshifter for Royal Enfield Interceptor 650: powertronicecu...
SS Moto 2x1 exhaust: / ssmoto84
DNA air filter: / speedmonks_
14 tooth front sprocket: / lowratio4wd
17 inch rims were made by Hemant Darbar from HDT Customs: / hemant_darbar__hdtcust...
If you would like to know more about my bike and my other motorcycles, you can take a look at my Instagram profile where I chronicled the build and post regular updates on everything that I do motorcycle-related: / abhinavbhatt19
As always, thank you so much for your time. I look forward to a healthy discussion in the comments below.
I hope you have a great day. Cheers
10 сен 2024
