When I was 15, in the states. I used to walk 7 miles to route 66 just to sit on an interceptor 750, at 66 cycles. After 5 minutes of drooling, the owner would say "alright you, get off..come back when your 16, w/ money!" 😊 I later became manager of several bike shops and regional manager for U.S. Suzuki. Still never got to ride a Royal Enfeild 750 interceptor. 72 now, going out on my 500 Bullet today, or the Harley.
Weather a bike is rare or not shouldn't really effect if you like it or not! The reason it is rare is because Enfield Precision, who built the bikes were precision engineers and were basically hand building each bike, they simply were not geared up for mass production. It is quite nice to have a well made robust good looking bike that you don't ever see! Makes a change from the sea of Triumph's, Norton's and BSA's you normally come across!
126 Subscribers has increased to 154 - now!! Keep it up. I bought a 2019 RE 650 Interceptor so keen to watch your rebuild on this gorgeous old girl!! 40 years ago, I bought a 1949 Triumph Speed Twin with the sprung hub! How things have changed, almost 20 years later by the time this bike was in the shops!
I like the video quality. It reminds me of the 8mm camera my parents used in the 1960's. I think it fits in with the vintage feel of these old Royal Enfield. Don't change cameras.
Thankyou for your kind words! I think the Original Interceptors are a very underrated bike. But due to the very limited production facilities at Enfield Precisions underground factory at Westwood, added to the very limited advertising for the bikes in the UK, they never gained the recognition they deserved in the home market.
Just wanted to say good for you. I enjoy your passion, my family do not understand my love for old bikes. I have seven in my collection, all over 40 years plus. I am slowly putting all of them back on the road. Two are XS650, one is the standard, the other is the special (Which I have had for 40 years). Two are GS850 one is a standard, the other is a bobber. I have a TS 250, and a 1975 CB 360. I have been offered a 500 Royal Enfield Bullet 1959 for £1800 what do you think about the price. Kind Regards Andrew Haley. Ps looking forward to seeing you on the road, with your video
Thanks Andrew! Sounds like you have your work cut out to get them all back on the road! It's a man thing really, sort of the equivalent of women and handbags! I looked at a nice 1960 350 Bullet yesterday and it was twice that price! So if it's tidy then it's cheap for a Redditch model.😁
I think nearly all went to America! I do have a Mk1 which has never left the UK and was registered here. Baxter Cycle have a great world wide reputation and can be trusted completely. They get some cracking bikes in!😁
You have your work cut out. Complete restoration. After that you’ll have a pretty unique bike of course. Strange problem you’ve mentioned with the oil pump, but I guess one won’t whip these oldies like a madman. 5 grand is a lot for an old air cooled engine. Luckily bearing technology has come quite a way so hopefully when time comes you’ll have some sweet upgraded rollers available. Good luck.
Not too bad restoring bikes as long as you don't expect to see all your money back! But I didn't buy it to sell it. Watch out for a future video on the Mk1 Interceptor I have, I will show you the main bearings and crank......They are BIG!
@@Volcanicbrown1878 Don’t worry, I will. I’m a mechanic and a sucker for old bikes and I’ve subscribed. So be prepared to hear from me. 😉 Or read from me? Or how do you explain these modern things….
@@wolfdog7265 I don't know what the term is but, dogs don't moo, cows don't bark and men don't tweet!🤣🤣😁Thanks for subscribing! and welcome to the crazy world of Volcanic Brown!😁
It shouldn’t need much work to get it going if it’s only done 12,000 . New tyres , clean out carbs , change oils , change bars , check clutch is free , check brakes , new battery , check charging. A full restoration would spoil it ! But it’s your bike …….have fun . I love unrestored bikes that are used ………Cheers, Dave H
Beautiful, extremely well proportioned bike. I'd bring it up but keep it as original as possible including the main paint (those bars don't offend me so I'd keep 'em too) and ride it. That showy blue one is just too clean for my liking. Was that an oil cooler on it?
Hi and thanks! This one is oil filled. Grease tends to solidify in cold weather and then the gears get no lubrication! If you watch this video on the 350 (Same gearbox) I explain what happens with grease! th-cam.com/video/cXMl2TUJjKE/w-d-xo.html
Hi, you do great vids on lovely bikes,one probably silly question i have is,do I need to remove the whole engine to replace the gearbox on my pre unit 1997 bullet 500? Many thanks.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words! Yes, it's very straight forward to take the engine and box out of the frame. You can replace everything inside the box without taking the engine out but to change the box it really has to come out with the engine!😊
Baxter's is biggest British bike Dealership & Garage in North America. The rarest Interceptor is a Italian built Indian Interceptor only about 25-30 were made by Italian designer Leopoldo Tartarini commissioned by Indian's Floyd Clymer & had Marzocchi forks & Grimeca brakes 12V twin coil.The Americans loved the 750 Interceptor as it was the most torque of British bikes. 1970-72 Rickman Interceptor 750 were last bikes to use the Interceptor Mk2 motor & had disc brake,Fiber Glass body 28kg lighter,Rickman forks. About 130 were made & a garage in Canada sold them with a spare engine. It was a shame Floyd Clymer of the Indian Enfield died in 1970 the 800cc Interceptor could of happened with HIM still around.Rumours were that RE owners Norton Villiers were worried that the 800cc prototype Interceptor designed at the Bradford on Avon Mine in UK would outsell their new Norton Commando after it went toe to toe with a Trident 750 at the test track at same time they were worried. One guy even put 2 Interceptor engines in a frame & was first non streamlined Motorcycle to do brake 200mph doing 203mph in 1970.
The Indian 500 twin was called a Tomahawk & the Indian RE bikes had names like Apache Trailblazer,Chief.The Indian Chief was a looker & some American Police Forces used them & had Indian badged timing covers not like other Indian RE that had the RE grinded off. At this time the Japanese were starting to use 5speeds which would of been awesome any Brit bike at that stage.
I like the gear drive for the valve train of the BSA and triumphs I don't like chene drive for the valves because the chain can snap and totally destroy your engine.
You got me checking my files on IAs. Some early YCs were built at Redditch apparently. If it is numbered above YC 16946 then it would be Westwood built. If it is an early GP7 YC numbered and matching the frame, then it has had some bits swapped with a Series 1 and/or TT7. The rear seat subframe and mudguard is off an earlier Series 1. GP7s should have low level pipes with the rear brake arm at 5 o'clock low. TT7s had the upswept pipes with brake arm at 1 o'clock high. It does appear to have been a GP7 originally, but need more info. RE Despatch book usually says which model & colour. Looking again at your vid, it appears to read YC 26952, but that first numeral is hard to see clearly. It should be a No.1 (16952 would be Westwood). YC numbers ended at YC 17000, so I have read(?).
Great info there! Thankyou! Right, The engine number is YC16952 With frame No 73503 which according to the ROC, it left the factory with. It has obviously had a set of TT7 downpipes fitted at some point in it's life, or has it? Maybe the rear shocks have been changed, But that doesn't explain the tank! The rear brake rod lends itself to the routing to the 5 o'clock high position brake arm and looks to be original! I did spot from the photos of the bike in America, before I bought it, that it had a Mk1 seat frame and rear mudguard, but that is fine because the Mk1 I have has the Mk1A frame and mudguard fitted. So an easy swap and will make both bikes more correct! If you click the link in the vid description for Baxter Cycle and scroll down the page a bit, they have just got in another Mk1A. Engine number YC16931 and frame number 73251 which is a TT7. Worth a look! (But expensive!)
@@Volcanicbrown1878 Do the ROC give the colour or model? I guess not. Could be that it was originally a TT7 with Series 1 tank & seat unit fitted. Shocks too. The Baxter bike is an historic unit. It was the first bike of the early batch of 10 built at Westwood. Looks pretty damned good.
@@carolynmarshall3598 The colour they give is red. The only other details given are, 1967 750 Interceptor, Dispatched for export, Minnesota, USA, 5th June 1967. My inter has the same mudguards and seat frame as this 64. Check this out, it's part one of a multi episode saga, well worth a watch! th-cam.com/video/bQfouQhNFo8/w-d-xo.html (Lucky guy!) The Baxter bike? I would definitely give that one shed space! Baxter's wouldn't know it's a historic bike, or the price would have been higher! They told me that they can sell tidy Inter's for upwards of $20K. 😮😮😮 They seem to get quite a few.
@@Volcanicbrown1878 I have watched a few of the green 64 Inter vids series in the past. Might have to complete. ROC is a little ambiguous. "Red" could mean either type, but a TT7 should be given as "Chrome & red stripe". Maybe you could ask Graham Scarth or whoever is in charge, to read off the details of the bikes around yours in the despatch book. It may show Red, Blue or Chrome perhaps? If it was blue then it would be a GP7. Be nice to see what it was originally built as. Then you can choose to build it how you like it.
@@carolynmarshall3598 I am going to end up joining them in the end I expect! I don't want to push my luck with them when I am not a member, so I will get the forms filled out and get signed up, then I can quiz them to death on what I have got. I will keep you posted!
When I was 15, in the states. I used to walk 7 miles to route 66 just to sit on an interceptor 750, at 66 cycles. After 5 minutes of drooling, the owner would say "alright you, get off..come back when your 16, w/ money!" 😊 I later became manager of several bike shops and regional manager for U.S. Suzuki. Still never got to ride a Royal Enfeild 750 interceptor. 72 now, going out on my 500 Bullet today, or the Harley.
It's never too late!
@@Volcanicbrown1878 yes sir! Buying a new Kawasaki W800 Cafe tomorrow !
Your channel is growing well and it deserves to. I liked the music at the beginning of this one. Interesting bike with a good back story.
@williamnethercott4364 Thanks! 👍
Good luck growing your channel .
Thank you!
What a beauty , your first-ride will be exciting and great to see . Dave nz
I am working on it Dave!😁😁
I dont like rare bikes , but that is just a good bike, good size, good power, well built, good looking.
Weather a bike is rare or not shouldn't really effect if you like it or not! The reason it is rare is because Enfield Precision, who built the bikes were precision engineers and were basically hand building each bike, they simply were not geared up for mass production. It is quite nice to have a well made robust good looking bike that you don't ever see! Makes a change from the sea of Triumph's, Norton's and BSA's you normally come across!
126 Subscribers has increased to 154 - now!! Keep it up. I bought a 2019 RE 650 Interceptor so keen to watch your rebuild on this gorgeous old girl!! 40 years ago, I bought a 1949 Triumph Speed Twin with the sprung hub! How things have changed, almost 20 years later by the time this bike was in the shops!
Hopefully another video today if I can beat the thunderstorms that are coming in!👍👍😁
Another great video. Thanks, you definitely deserve more subscribers! Cheers.
I have ordered some but don't know when they will turn up!🤣Thanks for the kind comment😁
I like the video quality. It reminds me of the 8mm camera my parents used in the 1960's. I think it fits in with the vintage feel of these old Royal Enfield. Don't change cameras.
I have just bought a gopro 10! The camera I have been using has no image stabilization, in fact It's around 20 yrs old! 😁
Love the video vintage quality after it was brought to my attention.
@@randyroy4074 Thankyou! The quality was none existent with that 20 year old camera!😁
An Interesting bike, looking forward to your progress with it.
Thanks Martin!😁
Gorgeous. Would love to have one of these in my collection one day.
I do appreciate the knowledge regarding the technical details! Thank very much.
Thankyou for your kind words! I think the Original Interceptors are a very underrated bike. But due to the very limited production facilities at Enfield Precisions underground factory at Westwood, added to the very limited advertising for the bikes in the UK, they never gained the recognition they deserved in the home market.
Just wanted to say good for you. I enjoy your passion, my family do not understand my love for old bikes. I have seven in my collection, all over 40 years plus. I am slowly putting all of them back on the road. Two are XS650, one is the standard, the other is the special (Which I have had for 40 years). Two are GS850 one is a standard, the other is a bobber. I have a TS 250, and a 1975 CB 360. I have been offered a 500 Royal Enfield Bullet 1959 for £1800 what do you think about the price.
Kind Regards
Andrew Haley.
Ps looking forward to seeing you on the road, with your video
Thanks Andrew! Sounds like you have your work cut out to get them all back on the road! It's a man thing really, sort of the equivalent of women and handbags! I looked at a nice 1960 350 Bullet yesterday and it was twice that price! So if it's tidy then it's cheap for a Redditch model.😁
Good stuff, Always wanted an Interceptor. Not many out here in Australia.Very brave buying from someone unknown, good on Baxters for being honest.
I think nearly all went to America! I do have a Mk1 which has never left the UK and was registered here. Baxter Cycle have a great world wide reputation and can be trusted completely. They get some cracking bikes in!😁
Fascinating stuff! Your vast knowledge of Royal Enfields is very interesting 👍👍.
Thankyou! I don't know it all! The memory card in my head can't cope!🤣😂😁
I get that feeling a lot myself!😁😁 @@Volcanicbrown1878
Good Year did make bike tires way back when here in the US. That bike does look in rather good shape. 12k miles is astoundingly low.
Yes, it's a good while since I have seen Goodyear bike tyres (tires!) over here too. Still get Goodyear tyres (tires!) for my van!😁
Excellent as usual
Thank you! Cheers!
You have your work cut out. Complete restoration.
After that you’ll have a pretty unique bike of course.
Strange problem you’ve mentioned with the oil pump, but I guess one won’t whip these oldies like a madman.
5 grand is a lot for an old air cooled engine.
Luckily bearing technology has come quite a way so hopefully when time comes you’ll have some sweet upgraded rollers available.
Good luck.
Not too bad restoring bikes as long as you don't expect to see all your money back! But I didn't buy it to sell it.
Watch out for a future video on the Mk1 Interceptor I have, I will show you the main bearings and crank......They are BIG!
@@Volcanicbrown1878 Don’t worry, I will.
I’m a mechanic and a sucker for old bikes and I’ve subscribed.
So be prepared to hear from me. 😉 Or read from me? Or how do you explain these modern things….
@@wolfdog7265 I don't know what the term is but, dogs don't moo, cows don't bark and men don't tweet!🤣🤣😁Thanks for subscribing! and welcome to the crazy world of Volcanic Brown!😁
@@Volcanicbrown1878 🤣🤣🤣
It shouldn’t need much work to get it going if it’s only done 12,000 . New tyres , clean out carbs , change oils , change bars , check clutch is free , check brakes , new battery , check charging. A full restoration would spoil it !
But it’s your bike …….have fun . I love unrestored bikes that are used ………Cheers, Dave H
Like I said in the video, The main bearings are shot, so before running it the motor will be stripped and what ever it needs will be replaced.
Hope you enjoy the bike , it looks like a great project. Cheers DaveH 😊
@@davidahugill99 Thanks! With what i paid for it and the cost of shipping I am going to make sure I enjoy it!!🤣😁
Beautiful, extremely well proportioned bike. I'd bring it up but keep it as original as possible including the main paint (those bars don't offend me so I'd keep 'em too) and ride it. That showy blue one is just too clean for my liking. Was that an oil cooler on it?
Good looking bike! As it seems to have a gear box separate from the engine casing, is it oil filled or grease filled? Thank you.
Hi and thanks! This one is oil filled. Grease tends to solidify in cold weather and then the gears get no lubrication! If you watch this video on the 350 (Same gearbox) I explain what happens with grease! th-cam.com/video/cXMl2TUJjKE/w-d-xo.html
Hi, you do great vids on lovely bikes,one probably silly question i have is,do I need to remove the whole engine to replace the gearbox on my pre unit 1997 bullet 500? Many thanks.
Hi! Thanks for the kind words! Yes, it's very straight forward to take the engine and box out of the frame. You can replace everything inside the box without taking the engine out but to change the box it really has to come out with the engine!😊
Many thanks for your response,best regards from NewZealand.
@@benrobertson7855 Wow! New Zealand? The other side of the planet! The internet makes the world a very small place! Best wishes from old Blighty!
Fantastic 👍.
Baxter's is biggest British bike Dealership & Garage in North America.
The rarest Interceptor is a Italian built Indian Interceptor only about 25-30 were made by Italian designer Leopoldo Tartarini commissioned by Indian's Floyd Clymer & had Marzocchi forks & Grimeca brakes 12V twin coil.The Americans loved the 750 Interceptor as it was the most torque of British bikes.
1970-72 Rickman Interceptor 750 were last bikes to use the Interceptor Mk2 motor & had disc brake,Fiber Glass body 28kg lighter,Rickman forks.
About 130 were made & a garage in Canada sold them with a spare engine.
It was a shame Floyd Clymer of the Indian Enfield died in 1970 the 800cc Interceptor could of happened with HIM still around.Rumours were that RE owners Norton Villiers were worried that the 800cc prototype Interceptor designed at the Bradford on Avon Mine in UK would outsell their new Norton Commando after it went toe to toe with a Trident 750 at the test track at same time they were worried.
One guy even put 2 Interceptor engines in a frame & was first non streamlined Motorcycle to do brake 200mph doing 203mph in 1970.
The Indian 500 twin was called a Tomahawk & the Indian RE bikes had names like Apache
Trailblazer,Chief.The Indian Chief was a looker & some American Police Forces used them & had Indian badged timing covers not like other Indian RE that had the RE grinded off.
At this time the Japanese were starting to use 5speeds which would of been awesome any Brit bike at that stage.
@@ruahinesrider You are spot on with your information! Watch out for a mumble I am going to make on that very subject!😁😁😁
@@ruahinesriderOnce again, spot on!😁
@@Volcanicbrown1878 I subbed love RE history.
I like the gear drive for the valve train of the BSA and triumphs I don't like chene drive for the valves because the chain can snap and totally destroy your engine.
@Frank-e9p Sorry Frank, but both the new triumph's and the BSA gold star's have chain drive to the cams
You got me checking my files on IAs. Some early YCs were built at Redditch apparently. If it is numbered above YC 16946 then it would be Westwood built. If it is an early GP7 YC numbered and matching the frame, then it has had some bits swapped with a Series 1 and/or TT7. The rear seat subframe and mudguard is off an earlier Series 1. GP7s should have low level pipes with the rear brake arm at 5 o'clock low. TT7s had the upswept pipes with brake arm at 1 o'clock high. It does appear to have been a GP7 originally, but need more info. RE Despatch book usually says which model & colour. Looking again at your vid, it appears to read YC 26952, but that first numeral is hard to see clearly. It should be a No.1 (16952 would be Westwood). YC numbers ended at YC 17000, so I have read(?).
Great info there! Thankyou! Right, The engine number is YC16952 With frame No 73503 which according to the ROC, it left the factory with. It has obviously had a set of TT7 downpipes fitted at some point in it's life, or has it? Maybe the rear shocks have been changed, But that doesn't explain the tank! The rear brake rod lends itself to the routing to the 5 o'clock high position brake arm and looks to be original! I did spot from the photos of the bike in America, before I bought it, that it had a Mk1 seat frame and rear mudguard, but that is fine because the Mk1 I have has the Mk1A frame and mudguard fitted. So an easy swap and will make both bikes more correct!
If you click the link in the vid description for Baxter Cycle and scroll down the page a bit, they have just got in another Mk1A. Engine number YC16931 and frame number 73251 which is a TT7. Worth a look! (But expensive!)
@@Volcanicbrown1878 Do the ROC give the colour or model? I guess not. Could be that it was originally a TT7 with Series 1 tank & seat unit fitted. Shocks too.
The Baxter bike is an historic unit. It was the first bike of the early batch of 10 built at Westwood. Looks pretty damned good.
@@carolynmarshall3598 The colour they give is red. The only other details given are, 1967 750 Interceptor, Dispatched for export, Minnesota, USA, 5th June 1967. My inter has the same mudguards and seat frame as this 64. Check this out, it's part one of a multi episode saga, well worth a watch! th-cam.com/video/bQfouQhNFo8/w-d-xo.html (Lucky guy!)
The Baxter bike? I would definitely give that one shed space! Baxter's wouldn't know it's a historic bike, or the price would have been higher! They told me that they can sell tidy Inter's for upwards of $20K. 😮😮😮 They seem to get quite a few.
@@Volcanicbrown1878 I have watched a few of the green 64 Inter vids series in the past. Might have to complete.
ROC is a little ambiguous. "Red" could mean either type, but a TT7 should be given as "Chrome & red stripe". Maybe you could ask Graham Scarth or whoever is in charge, to read off the details of the bikes around yours in the despatch book. It may show Red, Blue or Chrome perhaps? If it was blue then it would be a GP7. Be nice to see what it was originally built as. Then you can choose to build it how you like it.
@@carolynmarshall3598 I am going to end up joining them in the end I expect! I don't want to push my luck with them when I am not a member, so I will get the forms filled out and get signed up, then I can quiz them to death on what I have got. I will keep you posted!