I have used my inty 650 for office commute (60km in total) for nearly 7 months through heavy traffic. The bike is heavy. Once the clutch cable broke and had to drive without clutch for some distance. Used a RE bullet cable temporarily to get me to service centre. Apart from this one incident I have had no issues. I absolutely enjoyed my drive to office and back. Oh yes I used to wear the riding gear also as it was a pretty long drive. The inty is a breeze on the highways and never felt the heat. Did feel the heat in city traffic but then this is a twin engine 650cc bike I should not be expecting anything less. The stock exhausts get deeper grunts as the bike munches the miles. Sort of like it and haven't changed it. Have changed the rear sprocket to 16T so the torque has increased. Punctures are a real threat and my feeling is that I should be moving to a tubeless tyre setup. Maybe replace with Alloy wheels. Dont like Alloy wheels though as it spoils the retro look. Anyone looking for a bike not too expensive and yet has all the chutzspah and more go for it. This bike is highly customizable and hence you can truly make it your own.
Can it's heavy wait will become deal breaker.. I haven't test ride it but everyone says it's heavy bike.. So wanted to know is it really that heavy which will heavy to manoeuvre.. I am 75kg and 5:10 Tall but having a back pain.. Your advice will be appreciated Thanks
buddy.. I love ur no nonsense approach. just pure experience data. I so prefer this approach vsv paid reviews who have to dumb down harsh realities Inorder to appease brands. would absolutely love to hear ur thoughts about both Honda 500x and Honda 350 highness ( not RS)
I wish the interceptor had a 350 version with the meteor J series engine. It would be amazing for me. Side note : I absolutely love the GT seat on the interceptor. It definitely looks better.
I have the red canyon for almost 2 years now, with aftermarket alloy and Ralco tubeless, RRP performance and KNN performance air filter - it’s still a tiger on the prowl
Very informative. I have one con which is heat passed to chin and thighs while crawling thru blr traffic. It may not be con bcoz of large engine but they should have given liquid cooler instead of old school fins and oil cooling. And also handle bar wobbles >80kmph
Change the engine oil to liqui molly heating will reduce alot , i think u own the bs4 model those pirelli tyres wobble post 80 , this issue is solved in bs6 with zoom cruise tyres
@Aerostar then maintain proper air pressure nd have u installed any kinda anti puncture fluids? If yes u shuldnt have . I own an bs6 interceptor nd 11k km in 1 year my bike doesn't wobble even post 100km/h
Very good point! Coming from Germany and living in a very high traffic area I switched to a scooter for daily commute in the city and leave my HD Sportster in the garage for the WE… Big bikes are nice on wide open roads, but in dense traffic they can be really a pain!
is there unbearable heating? overall i love the bike but my only concern was heating. i felt it during the test ride. cant really judge a test ride bike so i wanted an owners perspective. thanks
Can it's heavy wait will become deal breaker.. I haven't test ride it but everyone says it's heavy bike.. So wanted to know is it really that heavy which will heavy to manoeuvre.. I am 75kg and 5:10 Tall but having a back pain.. Your advice will be appreciated Thanks
The bike is not heavy. It can pass any vehicle on highway speeds without shifting down. The foggy speedometer is something I’ve never had happen to mine. The brakes are pretty good however there is a squeaking issue after a few thousand km. I recommend modding the bike yourself. Power booster plug, high pass reusable filter and cover. Don’t forget to upgrade the exhaust pipes as well to anything above the stock pipes. Huge difference. Great bike!
Hiii ....if you help me out, I am really thankful to you ..... I'm facing a problem with the front part of interceptor a cracking sound comes (whenever bike goes on any speed breaker or potholes in the road)from either the shocker or from T. In warranty shocker has been changed as well as T too... thereafter the same cracking comes....i used to put air pressure 28/32 ...pls suggest what to do..... 🙏
The 650 is a great piece of machinery. Over 33,000 miles and only my speedo wheel sender failed under warranty. Yes it's heavy The seat is hard on the backside. I like spoked wheels. I like no vibration no leaks and no spontaneous explosions like British bikes of yore.
This is a little off the topic where is the place which you recorded this video at i see there is a temple at the top of the hill behind looks really good
I thought its a real long term review since the Title says "Long term review ||| Interceptor 650|||| How is it holding on after 2 LONG YEARS of daily commute ?" And got into the video to know at 0:24 that its just 1 year old motorcycle that has run just 9k Km. Video was great but obviously did not solve my purpose. I'm still commenting expecting to get some valuable inputs. I own Dominar 400 & have done 1 lac plus Km in 4.5 years and planning to switch to RE and was considering Interceptor 650 as my next motorcycle. I have few questions I'm putting as pointers. * Wanted to know how good it is for real long term? * Its 650cc twin oil cooled, so obviously would heat up on long rides, but is it like I need to stop again and again to cool down the engine on long rides? * How heavy will it be on pocket in terms of maintenance and expected mileage (I earn less and ride more out of passion so I must know this)? * I did not like the stock seat, headlight & speedo consol. Are there any good modifications available? I heard REs has a lot of customization option. * Can we change it to tubeless tyres? If yes, then is there any place you can suggest in Bangalore? * Do you think this can last for 1 lac plus km if maintained properly? * Or do you think Dominar would still be a better pick due to its advanced tech?
1. Long term value or objective was not clear. Pls explain. If are craving for power, you will easily over grow in a year. Few decades down the line, this would be in heritage category. 2. I felt otherwise. While wearing jeans I never felt the heat unbearable, what i can say is hold ing triple digits heat will go below your thighs. I did 580 km trip in 9-10( riding time 7-8 hrs). Never felt bothersome. 3. Wait till warranty period gets over or even earlier- shift to Castrol synthetic oils. RE oils not fine. It runs little cooler. No you may have to stop due to your bums needing a break or 250 km whichever earlier. I ride in cycles of 55 min ride. 5 min strech. 4. Servicing cost around 4500 approx. highway mileage if keep around 95-105, you get 28-33 kmpl varying on how much you revvv. 5. long term answer as first. 6. Swap stock seat with touring seat and wear cycling shorts. Headlights - may try super meteor one.
It depends on where you are from. In America, where I am from, many of us are used to 800 pound bikes so the little Interceptor 650 is like riding a piece of paper. In India they think the interceptor is heavy.
exactly! royal enfield doesn't stand up to their words! i still have parts undelivered for my interceptor but it's prepaid! very bad experience from royal enfield!
Usually with chrome engines, they tend to overheat or heat up faster than a normal matte finish so my question is how long was your longest single ride without taking a break was and did you feel the heat near your thighs during? Thanks 🙏
Indeed the heat from engine air flow from fins of the engine flows on under thighs especially on the left bank and in winter it's enjoyable and summer slight heat u feel under slow speed either on highway or in urban rides, however I've never felt discomfort due to heat per se. Thank you
