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THE ROYAL ENFIELD 650 TWINS AN AUTHENTIC PAST
03 Dec 2017
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Sponsored by Moto Animals
- Decades of wait, years of development the Royal Enfield Interceptor made & a legendary comeback at EICMA 2017. Interceptor 2018 marks the return of one of Royal Enfield's most loved & classic motorcycles. Hailing from a time when all that mattered was that & the California sun was out and the surf was up, the new Interceptor & retains every bit of charm that made it a legend.
Powered by the air-oil cooled parallel 650 twin, the Interceptor is a & trove of '60s design staples with its 7" headlight, twin clock front and & quilted twin seat. The narrow teardrop tank is stapped with a classic & badge and topped with a Monza-style fuel cap. A duel cradle frame with a & rear loop makes up the core, by way of a nod to the original & Interceptor.
In 1960, Royal Enfield introduced the first motorcycle bearing the name & Interceptor. It had a tuned version of the company's biggest engine, the & 692 cc vertical-twin and was only sold in the USA and Canada. All & engines had the engine prefix letters "VAX" and so these are often & referred as "VAX Interceptors". It may be noted that the then flagship & 692 cc Constellation had the VA engine prefix(on the US export model) & and "X" was added to denote that Interceptor had an experimental engine. & They had twin carburettors, except for some early bikes, a factory & lightened and balanced crankshaft, hot "R" cams, Lucas racing magneto & with manual advance and a few other weight saving modifications compared & to other Royal Enfield models. There was also an Interceptor "S" & (Sports) model with "highway trim"—quick detachable (QD) lights etc., & offered when Enfield failed to sell sufficient quantities of bikes in & the standard scrambler trim. A total of 158 692 cc Interceptors were & made as per the Redditch factory despatch ledgers held by the Royal & Enfield Owners Club in the UK. All of these machines should have been & stamped with the VAX prefixed engine numbers. The maximum possible & quantity of 692 cc VAX Interceptors is 170.[1] The first bikes left the & factory in December 1959, and the last ones were despatched in July & 1961.In 1960, Royal Enfield introduced the first motorcycle bearing the & name Interceptor. It had a tuned version of the company's biggest & engine, the 692 cc vertical-twin and was only sold in the USA and & Canada. All engines had the engine prefix letters "VAX" and so these are & often referred as "VAX Interceptors". It may be noted that the then & flagship 692 cc Constellation had the VA engine prefix(on the US export & model) and "X" was added to denote that Interceptor had an experimental & engine. They had twin carburettors, except for some early bikes, a & factory lightened and balanced crankshaft, hot "R" cams, Lucas racing & magneto with manual advance and a few other weight saving modifications & compared to other Royal Enfield models. There was also an Interceptor & "S" (Sports) model with "highway trim"—quick detachable (QD) lights & etc., offered when Enfield failed to sell sufficient quantities of bikes & in the standard scrambler trim. A total of 158 692 cc Interceptors were & made as per the Redditch factory despatch ledgers held by the Royal & Enfield Owners Club in the UK. All of these machines should have been & stamped with the VAX prefixed engine numbers. The maximum possible & quantity of 692 cc VAX Interceptors is 170. The first bikes left the & factory in December 1959, and the last ones were despatched in July & 1961.
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