Video Update: Exhaust mod, Jeff’s Royal Enfield Interceptor INT 650
Do you own a 650 Twin and want a louder note from the stock exhaust pipes? Grab your cordless drill & watch this video...
I’ve been keeping an eye out for aftermarket pipes for the Interceptor and so far nothing has really caught my eye. I like the look of the stock pipes and I’ve decided for now that I am going to leave them on the bike. So, I thought I’d have a go at modifying these ones myself to get a slightly meatier note. It worked out and I’m pretty happy with the result and the cost – nothing. Here’s a really short video of what I did, a two-minute job. Remember though, this modification can’t be reversed…
Jeff wanted a meatier exhaust note but also to retain the original pipes on his Royal Enfield Interceptor INT 650.
I’ve also fitted a DNA airfilter kit from Kenma Australia, which has made the intake note fantastic on the bike and improved throttle response. I’ll do a feature on that next week…
2019 ROYAL ENFIELD 650 INTERCEPTOR SPECIFICATIONS
Price: From $9,790 On-Road
Warranty: 3 year factory warranty & 3 year roadside assistance
Claimed power: 35kW [47hp]@7250rpm
Claimed torque: 52Nm [38ft-lbs]@5250rpm
Weight: 202kg wet
Fuel capacity: 13.7L
Engine: SOHC air-cooled 648cc parallel twin four-stroke, eight-valve, 78mm x 67.8mm bore x stroke, 9.5:1 compression, 270º firing order crankshaft, Bosch EMS/EFI
Gearbox: Six-speed constant mesh
Clutch: Wet multi-plate slipper clutch, cable actuation
Chassis: Frame: Double-cradle tuned tubular steel frame
Rake: 24°
Trail: 106mm
Suspension: 41mm forks, 110mm travel, twin shock, 88mm travel, rear preload adjustment
Brakes: 320mm stainless steel floating rotor (f), ABS, two-piston sliding ByBre (By Brembo) caliper, sintered pads, Bosch ABS, conventional master-cylinder, 240mm rotor (r), ByBre caliper.
Wheels & Tyres: 36 spoke alloy rim 2.50 x 18in, 36 spoke alloy rim 3.50 x 18in, Pirelli Phantom 100/90-18, 130/70-18.
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 1400mm
Seat height: 804mm
Ground clearance: 174mm
Overall width: 789mm
Overall Length: 2122mm
Overall height: 1165mm
Instruments: Dual clocks, tacho, speedo, dual trip, warning lights/fuel.
Electronics: Bosch Two-Channel ABS, Bosch EMS.
The Author
May 18, 2020
I don’t think this mod will hurt, in the 70s when l used to run British bikes we used to run them straight though a mega never did any harm, all this does it what replacement silencers do is release some back pressure which they don’t really need, it’s only down to EU legislation and so called noise pollution .