Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 with S&S Cycle slip-ons and air filter kit MCN | Motorcyclenews.com 

The exhausts which costs about 25% of the bike price, this is surely a chore for RE to make it standard across their 650 models .

@@TypicalKannadiga 48000 isn't 25% of the bike's price, is it?

@@thomasfrank280 More like around 20% in India. The major pivot in the 650s sales figure has been it's price point. This would've been a very risky move for Royal Enfield.

The stock exhausts cost around 45k a pair

Depends on whether it meets noise regulation standards. For example not every motorcycle is Euro 5 emission standard compliant.

Hey! I’m planning to get slip on exhausts and a high flow air filter on my continental GT in a few days. Since you have both mods, did you ever run into issues of your bike running too lean? If so, did you dyno tune it to get those AFR right?

@@jamesemerson4102thank you so much for clarifying! I’m getting BMC air filters and red rooster performance slip ons tomorrow!

@@breadgarlichouse2265 at the first (500km) service, as they'll close up a little as they bed in. Too tight clearances are bad news for valves (particularly on a lean running engine).

Did you need a gasket in between the pipe and the silencer or did it just clamp straight on?

Thanks mate - appreciate it!

Hola! Te hago una pregunta, estos escapes estan permitidos por la ley, y si te mejorò el consumo de carburante?

​@@laureanoezequielrojas9636colombiano? En tu pais esta prohibido

Did you cry?

@@Eidrian111 Cry?… Why?

Me too mate

...as well as limiting mice nesting inside the filter element. Excess water spray ingested can turn any dirt to mud, then it sets hard.

Thanks. We wanted to keep it legal!

@@motorcyclenewsdotcom - Here in California, after market exhaust components are technically illegal, and the law is sometimes invoked when neighborhoods complain. The riders with after market exhausts are then cited and have to return their bikes to stock exhausts and have them inspected or suffer a fine.

Dave InWLA technically the same in the UK - they do have “race only” engraved on them, which makes them illegal for road use.

@@daveinwla6360 One big reason why the S&S are the only official aftermarket exhausts from RE. They are 50-state legal due to their catalytic converters.

Yes, OEM gaskets are needed for installation. You can find them @ Baxter Cycle. www.baxtercycle.com part number 576065/C

But then, to be honest, you would also need a clutch upgrade and do a retuning, no?

Hi there, thanks for this. Glad you like it. I've popped a mention into the paper for you this week in my long-term update. It'll go online in a few weeks, and I'll drop a back link in there too when it does. Cheers!

After making any changes to intake or exhaust, it's a good idea to start the engine from cold and let it idle for ten minutes WITHOUT touching the throttle. The ECU will learn the new flow characteristics (back pressure, intake draw etc.) at closed throttle to give it a base line to work from. Then ride it reasonably gently for a couple of miles for it to adjust at other throttle openings. After that it'll make any minor adjustments needed as it goes, to allow for different temperatures air densities etc. which are changing slightly all the time. The ECU can adjust itself across the range in use without the 10 min idle, but it's better to let it set the closed throttle baseline first, as it avoids any risk of lean running initially.

No bodywork changes at all.

The S&S have the cats, yes. AFAIK no other slip-ons have them. One reason for the price difference.

It helps the ECU to settle the fuelling, yes

that 2-1 exhaust looks awful for some reason. why do the welds look so unfinished?

Surely you put the stock ones back on for that. Right?

Hey I have an interceptor and am 6ft 5in with a 34 inseam its great. Fits no problem also an 300lbs.

@@bryanhartgraves462 just got my Interceptor last week and thoroughly enjoying it!

Hey! You have chrome option from another supplier. Let me know if you want to check that out!

me too! and without the emblem

I found these, they look good ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tQk8lFIwxkQ.html

@@aaronjaben7913 Thanks for sharing the video. Those mufflers look good! I actually got a full system exhaust from k-speed.net though. You can see my set up here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4LliVZt9C_s.html

Find a metal polishers.

3:54 race only

They're not that loud, honestly. They have removable baffles, but I'm keeping them in. They've been designed to pass EU noise regs. They just sound better, rather than much louder.

I think you will find they say “race only” engraved on the silencers- good luck if you get stopped.

Perhaps... watch this space

There is a HUGE thread on this on the "Unofficial 650 Interceptor" discussion board at forum.classicmotorworks.com/index.php?board=30.0. As you might imagine, there are very strong opinions on both sides as to whether the ECU learns or does not learn.

@@mwmosser - I couldn't find that thread, but no matter, I wouldn't expect the people posting there to really know for certain. But just philosophically, if you were designing an ECU, would you include in it the resources necessary for it to change its own parameters on the fly? Would any country's auto exhaust regulation agency approve such an ECU whose parameters' values changed without human intervention?

@@daveinwla6360 - It's precisely because exhaust regulations are getting tighter that ECUs need to have a learning capability now. The stock legally mandated mixtures are so lean these days (compared to the ideal stoichiometric ratio) that there's no wriggle room for even the natural variations in air density between a cold winter day at sea level and a hot day at altitude in a desert region. It's why everything is 'engine managed' electronically now (though a bonus is better fuel economy). In the days of carbs, or less stringent emissions regs, the mixture could be set rich enough for the dense air, without breaking the rules when air is hot and thin, with most variations being taken care of by a CV carb's vacuum controlled throttle slide. Now all conditions are nailed down to leanest mixture possible for the engine to run without damage. It's why 'Booster Plugs' help 'riderbility', by fooling the ECU that the ambient temperature is slightly cooler than it actually is at certain throttle openings/RPM, allowing it to feed a slightly richer mixture ( a bit like the accelerator pumps fitted to many performance cabs did in the old days). A classic example (although admittedly at extremes) is the difference between two of my own bikes. My injected RE Interceptor 650 returned over twice the MPG on the same varied riding in the mountains of SW France, as my stock slide carbed ’69 T350 Suzuki was giving the year before. (this was with the same riding companions too).

Still waiting on literally any info on that since last year. Not a single video or review is there. Nothing from manufacturer as well. Thats bullshit.

@@The3dsGeek Seriously man!!! I've been waiting for it since a long time, no luck yet!

@@The3dsGeek not even the power & torque specs of those big bore upgrades are available anywhere online!

Sriram Shandilya just enjoy the bike and stop trying to make it into something big it isn’t! I reckon he there won’t be much metal left in the barrel after boring to 865cc!! Plus the valves would likely be too small then , unless you changed the head to match....then the EFI might need to be reflashed.....the list goes on - just buy a bigger bike 😁

From what i know they are no longer coming. Aparently, the guy who was the conection between RE and S&S, an ex Harley employee, has left the company.

Dirtbikes have a fuking sponge as an air filter and they have the worst dirt of all types of bikes, the filtering in performance filters relies on the liquid you use on the filter...

​@@inakigoenaga9811 Foam filters, I've found, seem to work better even on the street, than gauze type filters. Over many years I've come to not trust them at all, especially in dusty environments. Stock cellulose paper filters, and now the more popular fuzzy materials, work very well and with little restriction, and are still best in my opinion unless you're dealing with track use where every bit matters.

No need for tuning..... But if you add tuner the power will jump to 50hp

Yes. In my opinion the Red Roosters sound better

No, the ECU adjusts itself after a handful of miles.

nothing

It does not remap, I don’t know why that is always mentioned.

I think it may have been Freudian projection and what he meant was that he is a fat thing to listen to. Oh wait. He said 'flat'? Ok, he's definitely not flat. Carry on...

@@jacksunderland4577 🤣👌

49000/- rupees

They come in two variants. One variant comes with s&s branding is road legal, while the other set has s&s branding and "race only" engraved. Those pipes are not road legal.

Cue card.

Wtf is a gym?

i have an euro 5 so cant apply booster plug :(

Gone are the days when MCN was staffed by knowledgeable experts.

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed!

of course we believe you... 😉😉🤣

@@felixferndown9148 😂😭

Nothing about motorcycles are supposed to be reasonable. He who pays and all that. No performance or torque improvements cited. Yet it does shave 6kg of the sprung weight. That gives the rear suspension an advantage, 6kg less on tire wear, 6kg increase in overall luggage carrying capacity. Just saying ….. 👍✌️

Who rides an INT650 for the performance?

I have same air cleaner but my pipes are AEW 102'S. JUST AS GOOD AS THE S&S pipes.

Tell me you don't understand biking without telling me. If I wanted something fast I'd buy a gixxer

Have to agree, I'm not a fan of noisy pipes, I just think they're rude, selfish and childish. The stock pipes sound great to me without being in other folks face. Weight saving might be a plus for replacement pipes but they'd have to be affordable and quiet before I would consider them.

Or you are

Use headphones. It's really good

This bike is Fi mate

Or even “without further ado”

fantastic video by the way

You must not have too many 2-wheeled miles under your belt. Better response is ALWAYS welcome.

It's actually 47hp