I purchased a set of header pipes from H/C & not only were they cost effective, they arrived in less than a week in Canada!!!! The pipes took me around 1/2 hour to replace on my Interceptor 650. Excellent service & fit. Someone at Hitchcock's knows what they are doing.
I have planned to install a big bore kit on my r15 v3 after all the free services are over can anyone help me by telling me if I can keep the stock exhaust?
@@rikupatra1452 NMW racing? The stock exhaust will restrict the flow. Better get a free flow exhaust which has been designed as per your big bore kit. You can consult with the team providing your big bore kit. Also try to upgrade your clutch system along with installing the performance ecu.
Well Royal Enfield is on a roll. It has so much in store for the next 12-24 months. The following models are up for launch - Classic Roadster Shotgun Hunter Sherpa Scram Flying Flea and An Electric Motorcyle Also BSA will be launching its 650cc motorcycle by the end of the year.
It is extraordinary how technical advances in fuel delivery, head design and other mods can allow a vertical twin aircooled engine of bigbore capacity, to produce almost as much power as my 1976 Suzuki GS750cc four cylinder, which produced 68bhp.
If it aint broke don't fix it, These bikes come with 3 years warranty also. Ill big bore mine when the motor needs a rebuild. Until then i have my Triumph 07 Bonny 865. Also a Shovelhead fore even more punch. I personally love the 650 Enfield as it is for now just a stage 1, Mufflers, Fuel booster and a DNA free flow filter was all good. This can all be easily reversed for warranty within an hour.
'I love mine as it is, if it ain't broke don't fix it' ... Also I own a few other bikes. Also it isn't broken, and I love it as it is, but I have actually fixed its mufflers, cam shaft, air filter, EFI fuelling. 🙄
Yep, for the price of a Royal Enfeild Interceptor 650, plus the money for exhaust, filter, cams, power commander, and tune......you might as well buy a Triumph Street Twin and get better hardware and a warranty while making the same power
Come on then, kit looks amazing but if you took all recommended extras to upgrade to 865 cc, how much overall £2',500, before VAT and fitting costs? Think this kit will allow the Interceptor to realistically compete against it’s competitors but as always will also come back to overall cost of upgrade. Great step forward though.
What competitors? The only bikes that competes with this is other classic bike like kawasaki w800 which has the same power. If you are talking about modern engine bike with retro look like yamaha xsr700, it can't be compared. it would be a different animal because those thing uses modern tech like liquid cooling, short stroke & lighter engine to generate more power. Obviously, RE could use also uses modern tech if they wanted to, but they are not trying to capture that market segment.
I love my Interceptor but not to the tune of £8-9k, sorry. It’s great that upgrades & tuning are available, so the choice is there for those that want it.
@@martinowl Not sure this is aimed at people who want to buy a RE and then mod it. I'm in a position where I either want to buy a new bike with more power, or mod my current continental gt.
This big bore modification will be popular and I would dearly like to ride an Interceptor that was modified in this way. That said I will not alter my Interceptor to this degree. I have fitted DNA filter and Lextec silencers and am more than happy. The whole point of buyng the machine, to me, was to ride in a different manner. On my bike I am not looking for the overtake at all times, I flow with the traffic. If things stop I filter, if things slow i drop a couple of cogs and blat past. On other times, most of the time, I trundle at 50 to 60 mph and enjoy the ride. The joy of the Interceptor is reasonable performance, great looks,good handling, amazing fuel economy all at bargain basement price. Rather than spend thousands to achieve a better performance I would buy a bike that could do this in standard trim. looks fun though, I must admit, and if I was offered a test ride I would enjoy it!
With all these modifications, they only need to design a more powerful braking system, of course also a fuel tank with a greater capacity (which in the original 650 was already insufficient).
The 865 kit is fine but I wish they made a 750 kit which would match the original 750 Interceptor because in my opinion RE biggest mistake was not to do exactly that. The whole point of the original Interceptor was that it was the first 750 British twin made in 1962, so why build a 650 version now carrying that famous Interceptor model name? A contemporary 750 in the same tune would have produced around 54 BHP and more than enough extra torque without compromising smoothness or fuel economy. Opportunity missed in my view.
There should be a significant amount of improvement in top speed depending on how you sort your gearing and sproketing. The factory tuned 650cc which broke the Bonnie Salt Flats landspeed record for 600-700cc air cooled class managed 157mph or 254kmph, a big step up from the 100mph top speed. And we must remember this is a 865cc tuned motor.
Great video as I'm considering making the changes to mine in a once I've ran it in etc. A couple of questions.... Once adding the extra power, I take it you'd advise upgrading the brakes and suspension system? Will the frame cope with the extra power?
Hello, it will really depend on how you plan to use the bike and setting this up to suit your individual requirements. The actual frame itself is more than capable to handling the extra performance, and this should not give any concern. For the suspension, we have upgraded this on our bike and did so when the bike was in a 650 form, but this really comes down to a personal preference and setting this up to your weight and riding style is beneficial. We have fitted uprated brake pads and discs to our bike, this offers a good performing setup.
Suppose I travel to the UK in my Interceptor on vacation, and I go to your garage, suppose we have already agreed on the dates. How many days does it cost to place the 850 kit?
Hi...if I fit the exhaust from new head pipes to the rear silencers, do I need any engine mapping/tuning, or just chuck them on and go? The cans look wicked. Also do you ship to NZ?
Hello, the standard ECU setup can work with the free flow front pipes, of course using a fuel controller will enhance this further but it is not a necessity. We do ship to New Zealand
Hello I'm planning to install s&s cam on interceptor 650, I already have installed slip-on, DNA air filter, and powertronic piggyback ECU. If I install S&S camshaft with these already installed, do I need to install any custom map on the powertronic ECU or stock powertronic ECU maps will do the job? I asked several leads I had but it is of no use.
Hello, if you are installing something like an S&S cam, it is certainly best to update the map on the Powertronic unit to optimise running as oppose to using the original base map that they come with.
These mods sound very interesting, but the cost of a big bore kit (£2000) and clutch performance kit (£880) + the labour to install them will be more than £3000, taking a £6000 motorcycle to over £9000, which is Triumph Bonneville T100 territory...
And… does one dynojet model cover the 650 before and after the big bore upgrade or do you have to upgrade the dynojet model or just upgrade the mapping?
@@chrispekel5709 exactly ... It's an A2 bike, someone buys it for A2 licensing reasons. Years later, they want an A category bike ... They can either spend 10k+ on a new Triumph, or 3k upgrading their Interceptor - which they already know like the back of their hand. Not a difficult choice if you are making decisions purely based on what makes sense economically
Not as much time as you're making out. You could do it on a Sunday afternoon with a few spare hours. As for not a lot more power ... It's more than a 50% increase in power. That's a lot in anyone's books, especially for a few hours work. As for cost ... If you've already got the bike, you might lose 1.5k or so selling it, so you are going to eat some loss regardless ... So for an extra 1.5k added to what you would have lost selling it, you can upgrade it to be 50% more powerful. In short, it's a good option for people who already own Interceptor 650's, love the bike, and are looking for some extra poke.
All these people saying "why not just get a 900cc Triumph"... Well, I've done a fair few modifications to my interceptor and am now considering going 865cc. My thoughts on it are: - Some people don't want yet another Bonneville. Nice bikes, but common enough that they don't have the unique factor of the RE. At least here in Australia, Bonnevilles seem to generally be an "old man" bike whereas RE seem to have a bit of a younger appeal which is fun. -If you go and get the 900cc Triumph there are still going to be things you want to change. Sure they come with more power right out the box, but in reality you're still going to find yourself wanting to swap mufflers, headers, intake, etc the same as you do with an RE, because all those items still give appreciable improvements in a Bonneville. Except they're a lot more expensive than they are for an RE. - Not everyone buys an Interceptor thinking they want more power right away. It's my first big bike and on the test ride I was really impressed by the power, since in reality they're not a "slow" bike in the way that people jumping off a 1000cc machine like to say they are. But after a year and a half, I'm starting to think more power would be nice. Options are: A) Develop and build a time machine to go back and purchase a faster bike instead of the interceptor. B) sell the interceptor I've taken to great care of and suffer the depreciation losses, and try to find and buy a second hand a higher power triumph, accepting the risk I get a lemon that the owner has not taken care of. C) Keep the bike I like, that I know has been taken care of, and which I've got some great memories with and spend the money to upgrade it. This leaves you happy with the power and you've got all the other modifications you liked enough to do, that you'd only have to go and do to whatever triumph you bought in Option B at greater expense. Yes it's expensive, but all the options are. For my money and in my situation option C makes most sense. If you don't have a big preference for the RE over a triumph for any reason and know you'll want more power right away, get the triumph instead of ever buying the RE.
Well put, im on the same street, why change bike you already like if you want more power and you have an option to do it. Plus doing all the upgrades makes it even more personal and more special
We need a local version of this in India. I have the orange crush and would love to get all these upgrades minus the exhausts as I already have the AEW and they are awesome sound wise.
ppl who r thinking that t900 is cheaper,imagine u bought this bike,used it for few yrs,then u feel like upgrading to a bigger bike..would u buy a new t900 or just upgrade ur current one in 1/4 price od compeletely new bike????its build quslity is very good ..u will only argue on that if u havent bought it
Could you please do a step by step installation video of the big bore kit. Also,once the whole kit (big bore,clutch plates,and all the other bits )would i have to change my insurance ? Sorry if you thought my last question was stupid ,but i thought it would be a good idea to ask before i bought the parts . Thanks in advance 👍👍👍👍
@@SouravAcharya9444 not talking about you but there are people who would choose to buy a triumph/ducati/kawi/bmw 900cc category bike instead of buying a conti and geting this big bore kit. It provides good enough hp and torque is almost comparable to KTM Duke 790 which just proves the quality of RE 650 engines.
@Lone Ranger dude. You are literally talking about the people building the bikes. The issue in India is that most modifications changing vehicle specs are banned outright. It's an absurd law, but it exists.
What do these have for diagnostics? Is it OBD2 or it's own. Is a scanner available? Otherwise for what it's worth I'd rather just eliminate the EFI and go with mikuni carbs. Since my state doesn't have emissions testing.
Seeing the rear wheel numbers, assuming similar percentage difference in performance at engine and rear wheel in the 650 and 865 will give u 75-77 hp and 86-87 nm of torque at the engine for the 865cc gt. That's pretty good and more than triumph speed 900.
In terms of engine modifications, I have a couple of queries. Firstly, the stock Royal Enfield 650 twin has a compression ratio of 9.5:1. Do you not think this could stand to be increased to 10.5 or even 11:1? Could this be achieved by simply shaving the head or would it require piston relieving or even replacement? Secondly, given that here in the British Isles we "enjoy" a climate that rarely exceeds 30 degrees C. and indeed rarely sees daytime maximums exceed 25 degrees C. for a week or more at a time, is the oil radiator really necessary on the RE 650?
I find Hitchcock's very expensive look at the difference in price to the UK market compared to the EU and the rest of the world lol better off ordering from over sea's or from classic bike shop Redditch UK .
The basic answer is yes, all though we do not have it all available just yet. We are currently building an 865 Super Meteor with all the upgrades in order to create the mapping on the dyno for each stage.
You know what would really be nice? If Royal Enfield would learn how to build an engine so you don’t have to spend a few grand over the price to make it what it should have been in the first place. 40 Hp from a 650 twin is pathetic. Triumphs new speed 400 gets that in one cylinder without any mods
Its 47 hp and 52 nm of torque for gt 650. Speed 400 has 39.5 hp and 37.5nm of torque. The 40 hp he's talking about is at the rear wheel, when power is transferred from engine to wheel some power is lost. Similarly in speed 400 some power will be lost it will make about 33-34 hp at the rear wheel. For example if a company says bike has 100 hp, then they meant the engine hp, by the time it reaches rear wheel it will be reduced to 85-93 hp. Now that he got 65hp from gt 865 on rear wheel means gt 650 now makes 74-76 hp at the engine. Second, the 650cc twin of interceptor is an air and oil cooled one, speed 400 has an liquid cooled engine. Similarly the new liquid cooled guerrilla 450 of royal enfield makes 40hp and 40nm of torque, at the engine.
The 650 puts out 50bhp not 40bhp the only things to improve is the complete exhaust including header the plug and play unit and the airfilter including snorkel
The 47bhp quoted by the manufacture is measured at the crank and does not account for any transmission losses. What we display in the video is measured directly at the rear wheel on a chassis dyno, this is 40bhp on a stock bike.
This is more for people who already have the int 650, therefore much cheaper obviously than a whole new bike also some people don't want a different bike they want more power on the one they have
I love the straight back exhaust on the SM650 instead of the upswept and splayed pipes. Is it possible to get a straight back exhaust option for the INT650?
I wonder if there's any easy way of getting this bike to Vietnam? I live in Saigon and unfortunately even the standard RE's are hard to come by after they closed shop here last year and I'm waiting for them to find a new distributor.
Does anyone know where to get pictures of the Interceptor 650 with Hitchcocks Pyramid Flyscreen PART No. 92875 installed. Can't believe Hitchcocks doesn't have a picture of it on the bike.
The way you're explaining the product is easy to understand💪
I like the test with the stage 2 cam in 650, just a nice power upgrade without open the engine
I purchased a set of header pipes from H/C & not only were they cost effective, they arrived in less than a week in Canada!!!! The pipes took me around 1/2 hour to replace on my Interceptor 650. Excellent service & fit. Someone at Hitchcock's knows what they are doing.
I completely agree! I love their products!
I'm a student, currently I can't add all these upgrades but someday, definitely someday.
@HitchcocksMcs thanks for all the help in keeping our enfields running. Great guys!
Now this is modifications , not only cosmetic upgrades
I hope more riders do these upgrades else tuners will loose enthusiasm and interest in taking up such amazing work.
I have planned to install a big bore kit on my r15 v3 after all the free services are over can anyone help me by telling me if I can keep the stock exhaust?
@@rikupatra1452 NMW racing?
The stock exhaust will restrict the flow. Better get a free flow exhaust which has been designed as per your big bore kit. You can consult with the team providing your big bore kit. Also try to upgrade your clutch system along with installing the performance ecu.
Hato lah ban leh kumne kumba batai ha video ia kino2 ki bike baroh ban upgrade ban kham khlaiñ ka bike?
@@ordinaryguy4365
Hooid lah beit hi. Katno, kata te ka shong ha ka bike aiu
@Karikor Kharkongor khublei bah 👍🏻
This is what what sold me on buying a 650
Well Royal Enfield is on a roll. It has so much in store for the next 12-24 months. The following models are up for launch -
Classic
Roadster
Shotgun
Hunter
Sherpa
Scram
Flying Flea and
An Electric Motorcyle
Also BSA will be launching its 650cc motorcycle by the end of the year.
It is extraordinary how technical advances in fuel delivery, head design and other mods can allow a vertical twin aircooled engine of bigbore capacity, to produce almost as much power as my 1976 Suzuki GS750cc four cylinder, which produced 68bhp.
If it aint broke don't fix it, These bikes come with 3 years warranty also.
Ill big bore mine when the motor needs a rebuild. Until then i have my Triumph 07 Bonny 865. Also a Shovelhead fore even more punch.
I personally love the 650 Enfield as it is for now just a stage 1, Mufflers, Fuel booster and a DNA free flow filter was all good. This can all be easily reversed for warranty within an hour.
'I love mine as it is, if it ain't broke don't fix it' ... Also I own a few other bikes. Also it isn't broken, and I love it as it is, but I have actually fixed its mufflers, cam shaft, air filter, EFI fuelling.
🙄
Yep, for the price of a Royal Enfeild Interceptor 650, plus the money for exhaust, filter, cams, power commander, and tune......you might as well buy a Triumph Street Twin and get better hardware and a warranty while making the same power
Come on then, kit looks amazing but if you took all recommended extras to upgrade to 865 cc, how much overall £2',500, before VAT and fitting costs?
Think this kit will allow the Interceptor to realistically compete against it’s competitors but as always will also come back to overall cost of upgrade.
Great step forward though.
What competitors? The only bikes that competes with this is other classic bike like kawasaki w800 which has the same power. If you are talking about modern engine bike with retro look like yamaha xsr700, it can't be compared. it would be a different animal because those thing uses modern tech like liquid cooling, short stroke & lighter engine to generate more power. Obviously, RE could use also uses modern tech if they wanted to, but they are not trying to capture that market segment.
@@TheRIZKYRAMA it would be extremely naive to state that RE has no competitors in the Motorcycle market, lol.
I love my Interceptor but not to the tune of £8-9k, sorry. It’s great that upgrades & tuning are available, so the choice is there for those that want it.
@@hazy1418 I literally never said that
@@martinowl Not sure this is aimed at people who want to buy a RE and then mod it. I'm in a position where I either want to buy a new bike with more power, or mod my current continental gt.
This big bore modification will be popular and I would dearly like to ride an Interceptor that was modified in this way. That said I will not alter my Interceptor to this degree. I have fitted DNA filter and Lextec silencers and am more than happy. The whole point of buyng the machine, to me, was to ride in a different manner. On my bike I am not looking for the overtake at all times, I flow with the traffic. If things stop I filter, if things slow i drop a couple of cogs and blat past. On other times, most of the time, I trundle at 50 to 60 mph and enjoy the ride.
The joy of the Interceptor is reasonable performance, great looks,good handling, amazing fuel economy all at bargain basement price. Rather than spend thousands to achieve a better performance I would buy a bike that could do this in standard trim. looks fun though, I must admit, and if I was offered a test ride I would enjoy it!
What bike looks as good as the GT, with the big bore specs as at under 10k?
That air filter needs a mouse guard even the stock one allows the little buggers entrance
So lucky wish I could get these here in Cambodia
With all these modifications, they only need to design a more powerful braking system, of course also a fuel tank with a greater capacity (which in the original 650 was already insufficient).
The 865 kit is fine but I wish they made a 750 kit which would match the original 750 Interceptor because in my opinion RE biggest mistake was not to do exactly that. The whole point of the original Interceptor was that it was the first 750 British twin made in 1962, so why build a 650 version now carrying that famous Interceptor model name? A contemporary 750 in the same tune would have produced around 54 BHP and more than enough extra torque without compromising smoothness or fuel economy. Opportunity missed in my view.
Hi, what about the heating with the new cc? Tks and Congrats
Muscle bike at its maximum expression
IS THE COMPLETE KIT WITH SILENCER AND PIPES STREET LEGAL IN GERMANY? WE HAD THE SH..T TÜV HERE ! OR IS A STREET LEGAL IN PROGRESS MAYBE?
Is the silencer made by supertrap? Looks like their logo stripes? I like their silencers
Do you send to Brazil?
Upgrading into 865 ..will there be any change in the top speed of the bike?
There should be a significant amount of improvement in top speed depending on how you sort your gearing and sproketing.
The factory tuned 650cc which broke the Bonnie Salt Flats landspeed record for 600-700cc air cooled class managed 157mph or 254kmph, a big step up from the 100mph top speed. And we must remember this is a 865cc tuned motor.
with 865 kit fit 1 or 2 tooth bigger front sprocket
@@kyakaruvlogs2784 That's right...such price range and such power is amazing.
Does the upgraded clutch (when installing the big bore kit) affect clutch feel? Is it heavier than standard?
Get rid of the up swept silencer position keeps you from having usable luggage
Id rather nice looking upswept pipes than fugly panniers
I use both, they don't stop you using luggage
Top speed?
How much do all these accessories cost that he talked about in the video?
They're on the site check them out
Can i know the size of pipe like diameter,thickness???
I have Continental GT 535 .
Great video as I'm considering making the changes to mine in a once I've ran it in etc. A couple of questions.... Once adding the extra power, I take it you'd advise upgrading the brakes and suspension system? Will the frame cope with the extra power?
Hello, it will really depend on how you plan to use the bike and setting this up to suit your individual requirements. The actual frame itself is more than capable to handling the extra performance, and this should not give any concern. For the suspension, we have upgraded this on our bike and did so when the bike was in a 650 form, but this really comes down to a personal preference and setting this up to your weight and riding style is beneficial. We have fitted uprated brake pads and discs to our bike, this offers a good performing setup.
The English are far ahead of Indians. They know their works well.
How to get it done in india
Suppose I travel to the UK in my Interceptor on vacation, and I go to your garage, suppose we have already agreed on the dates. How many days does it cost to place the 850 kit?
For that price of all these upgrades, you can get a pretty nice triumph, which would be a better bike?
Hi...if I fit the exhaust from new head pipes to the rear silencers, do I need any engine mapping/tuning, or just chuck them on and go? The cans look wicked. Also do you ship to NZ?
Hello, the standard ECU setup can work with the free flow front pipes, of course using a fuel controller will enhance this further but it is not a necessity. We do ship to New Zealand
@@HitchcocksMotorcycles Thanks guys
Hello
I'm planning to install s&s cam on interceptor 650, I already have installed slip-on, DNA air filter, and powertronic piggyback ECU. If I install S&S camshaft with these already installed, do I need to install any custom map on the powertronic ECU or stock powertronic ECU maps will do the job? I asked several leads I had but it is of no use.
Hello, if you are installing something like an S&S cam, it is certainly best to update the map on the Powertronic unit to optimise running as oppose to using the original base map that they come with.
@@HitchcocksMotorcycles Thanks! Can I also know the Top speed and 0-100kph time of 865 big bore kit?
Those pipes are beautiful...but seem a tad too long!
These mods sound very interesting, but the cost of a big bore kit (£2000) and clutch performance kit (£880) + the labour to install them will be more than £3000, taking a £6000 motorcycle to over £9000, which is Triumph Bonneville T100 territory...
Just buy a better bike to begin with. By the time you've paid for all these parts and fitting you could have got a Triumph Speed Twin etc.
Exactly
And… does one dynojet model cover the 650 before and after the big bore upgrade or do you have to upgrade the dynojet model or just upgrade the mapping?
The physical Power Commander unit remains the same throughout the upgrades and it is just the mapping which is updated.
wow how much does all that cost? I would suggest to just buy a bigger bike 😁😁
In short, ome has to change the whole bike, except for tings like chases, lights, tank and seats.
Alright, the price just got outrageous, by the time I slap on all this stuff, I could have a panigale For Heaven's Sake
I don't see the point in spending a couple of grand, why not just buy a more powerful bike to start with?
Maybe people have this on an A2 licence and then upgrade it when thats finished?
@@chrispekel5709 exactly ... It's an A2 bike, someone buys it for A2 licensing reasons. Years later, they want an A category bike ... They can either spend 10k+ on a new Triumph, or 3k upgrading their Interceptor - which they already know like the back of their hand.
Not a difficult choice if you are making decisions purely based on what makes sense economically
Licencing restrictions and the fact theres few bigger bikes with the same styling.
j'aurais aimé la même en français , possible ?
Blimey, all that cost and time for not a lot more power,.
Not as much time as you're making out. You could do it on a Sunday afternoon with a few spare hours. As for not a lot more power ... It's more than a 50% increase in power. That's a lot in anyone's books, especially for a few hours work.
As for cost ... If you've already got the bike, you might lose 1.5k or so selling it, so you are going to eat some loss regardless ... So for an extra 1.5k added to what you would have lost selling it, you can upgrade it to be 50% more powerful.
In short, it's a good option for people who already own Interceptor 650's, love the bike, and are looking for some extra poke.
Engineering thooth, engine fat jayega
Utterly slow, classic looks, for somebody to obey speed limits in puplic Traffic. You would have to invent it, If it weren't already in roads.
Why not just buy a bigger and better bike?
I'm sure the crank love's the extra power
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Hitchcock's is such a great company to deal with,I wouldn't have been able to keep my bullet on the road without them..
All these people saying "why not just get a 900cc Triumph"... Well, I've done a fair few modifications to my interceptor and am now considering going 865cc. My thoughts on it are:
- Some people don't want yet another Bonneville. Nice bikes, but common enough that they don't have the unique factor of the RE. At least here in Australia, Bonnevilles seem to generally be an "old man" bike whereas RE seem to have a bit of a younger appeal which is fun.
-If you go and get the 900cc Triumph there are still going to be things you want to change. Sure they come with more power right out the box, but in reality you're still going to find yourself wanting to swap mufflers, headers, intake, etc the same as you do with an RE, because all those items still give appreciable improvements in a Bonneville. Except they're a lot more expensive than they are for an RE.
- Not everyone buys an Interceptor thinking they want more power right away. It's my first big bike and on the test ride I was really impressed by the power, since in reality they're not a "slow" bike in the way that people jumping off a 1000cc machine like to say they are. But after a year and a half, I'm starting to think more power would be nice. Options are: A) Develop and build a time machine to go back and purchase a faster bike instead of the interceptor. B) sell the interceptor I've taken to great care of and suffer the depreciation losses, and try to find and buy a second hand a higher power triumph, accepting the risk I get a lemon that the owner has not taken care of. C) Keep the bike I like, that I know has been taken care of, and which I've got some great memories with and spend the money to upgrade it. This leaves you happy with the power and you've got all the other modifications you liked enough to do, that you'd only have to go and do to whatever triumph you bought in Option B at greater expense.
Yes it's expensive, but all the options are. For my money and in my situation option C makes most sense. If you don't have a big preference for the RE over a triumph for any reason and know you'll want more power right away, get the triumph instead of ever buying the RE.
Well put, im on the same street, why change bike you already like if you want more power and you have an option to do it. Plus doing all the upgrades makes it even more personal and more special
Imagine royal Enfield makin a limited edition twin with similar spec
Why a limited edition? Why not one with cornerning abs and additional functiononf instrument cluster
They should
they made it but without the kit
It will be a close competitor to the Triumph bonnies......need a way better tyres though
+ turbo 🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚 and a 2->1 exhaust system + fairings + double disc brakes, imagine just imagine because nobody's doing that
A very good Engineering good thinking good possibility you have really change the bike it looks magnificent high class job 👍
We need a local version of this in India. I have the orange crush and would love to get all these upgrades minus the exhausts as I already have the AEW and they are awesome sound wise.
Do you do a kit for the W800?
ppl who r thinking that t900 is cheaper,imagine u bought this bike,used it for few yrs,then u feel like upgrading to a bigger bike..would u buy a new t900 or just upgrade ur current one in 1/4 price od compeletely new bike????its build quslity is very good ..u will only argue on that if u havent bought it
The bike looks amazing, and with those improvements will be great out on the roads
Great work indeed! Why is the big bore kit struggling to maintain power in the last 1000 rpm? Is it cam restriction?
Nice job. The link is in the description but is the money in the wallet? Let's find out!
Amazing setup ❤️❤️
Could you please do a step by step installation video of the big bore kit.
Also,once the whole kit (big bore,clutch plates,and all the other bits )would i have to change my insurance ?
Sorry if you thought my last question was stupid ,but i thought it would be a good idea to ask before i bought the parts .
Thanks in advance 👍👍👍👍
You have to report ANY change, however small, to your insurance company, let alone a wholesale engine upgrade.
Also you would have to inform the authorities ( in the uk it's DVLA at Swansea ) :)
Yep, and a new V5 (logbook) too with all the new specifications. Awesome upgrades though and will be getting mine ASAP.
@@mrsilbo6499 Note: Does not apply in the Americas.
Wildlife Moto has done a riding review of this bike, he loved it so much he is saving to buy the 850 kit ua-cam.com/video/TbgLQgmMmIA/v-deo.html
I m so sad 🥺 by watching this because no 1 can do the same in India 🙄
*no one has interest
@@sayantantalukdar9883 dude if i have money i ll do this
@@SouravAcharya9444 not talking about you but there are people who would choose to buy a triumph/ducati/kawi/bmw 900cc category bike instead of buying a conti and geting this big bore kit. It provides good enough hp and torque is almost comparable to KTM Duke 790 which just proves the quality of RE 650 engines.
@@sayantantalukdar9883 hmm
@@SouravAcharya9444 come to delhi dude, we've got many modification garages in my neighborhood.
Very professional presentation of these options. Excellent!
Wonderful 🙏
Great video. Thank you🙌
Do you anticipate and developments with the Meteor 350 in mind?
Yes, we have plans for the new Meteor
Upload complete process of installation of big bore kit
Any chance of a big bore kit for the new 350 single ?
Great video and beautiful
I want one of these in India... too bad we can't get our hands on your big bore kit.
Amazing work.
You've heard of international post?
@Lone Ranger dude. You are literally talking about the people building the bikes. The issue in India is that most modifications changing vehicle specs are banned outright. It's an absurd law, but it exists.
I am facing some issue from my int650, the problem is Rpm gng below 1k rpm and engine stops when we try to move or after some time of idleing
What do these have for diagnostics? Is it OBD2 or it's own. Is a scanner available? Otherwise for what it's worth I'd rather just eliminate the EFI and go with mikuni carbs. Since my state doesn't have emissions testing.
Very impressive. 👍👍👍
Seeing the rear wheel numbers, assuming similar percentage difference in performance at engine and rear wheel in the 650 and 865 will give u 75-77 hp and 86-87 nm of torque at the engine for the 865cc gt.
That's pretty good and more than triumph speed 900.
I really wich you make a similar video about the very appealing 4 valves cylinder head conversion for 535GT.
In terms of engine modifications, I have a couple of queries. Firstly, the stock Royal Enfield 650 twin has a compression ratio of 9.5:1. Do you not think this could stand to be increased to 10.5 or even 11:1? Could this be achieved by simply shaving the head or would it require piston relieving or even replacement?
Secondly, given that here in the British Isles we "enjoy" a climate that rarely exceeds 30 degrees C. and indeed rarely sees daytime maximums exceed 25 degrees C. for a week or more at a time, is the oil radiator really necessary on the RE 650?
I find Hitchcock's very expensive look at the difference in price to the UK market compared to the EU and the rest of the world lol better off ordering from over sea's or from classic bike shop Redditch UK .
Can these upgrades also be made to the Super Meteor 650?
The basic answer is yes, all though we do not have it all available just yet. We are currently building an 865 Super Meteor with all the upgrades in order to create the mapping on the dyno for each stage.
@@HitchcocksMotorcycles I will be looking forward to this! Once my engine warranty wears off, I will be doing this upgrade to my SM650.
To what degree does this worsen the fuel economy of the bike?
No mention of brakes in thevideo!
Can we use the same method for gt 650
This instead of an old cb750 realistically ngl
You know what would really be nice? If Royal Enfield would learn how to build an engine so you don’t have to spend a few grand over the price to make it what it should have been in the first place. 40 Hp from a 650 twin is pathetic. Triumphs new speed 400 gets that in one cylinder without any mods
Its 47 hp and 52 nm of torque for gt 650.
Speed 400 has 39.5 hp and 37.5nm of torque.
The 40 hp he's talking about is at the rear wheel, when power is transferred from engine to wheel some power is lost.
Similarly in speed 400 some power will be lost it will make about 33-34 hp at the rear wheel.
For example if a company says bike has 100 hp, then they meant the engine hp, by the time it reaches rear wheel it will be reduced to 85-93 hp.
Now that he got 65hp from gt 865 on rear wheel means gt 650 now makes 74-76 hp at the engine.
Second, the 650cc twin of interceptor is an air and oil cooled one, speed 400 has an liquid cooled engine.
Similarly the new liquid cooled guerrilla 450 of royal enfield makes 40hp and 40nm of torque, at the engine.
Great video, very interested in seeing more detailed vids on these upgrades👍
There are quite a few detailed videos on the 750 and 850 big bore and cam upgrades for this bike. Do a search.
The 650 puts out 50bhp not 40bhp the only things to improve is the complete exhaust including header the plug and play unit and the airfilter including snorkel
The 47bhp quoted by the manufacture is measured at the crank and does not account for any transmission losses. What we display in the video is measured directly at the rear wheel on a chassis dyno, this is 40bhp on a stock bike.
What are those crash bars please?
the problem is cost for all them parts, just get a 1200 triumph, pull like a train and very nippy
This is more for people who already have the int 650, therefore much cheaper obviously than a whole new bike also some people don't want a different bike they want more power on the one they have
I love the straight back exhaust on the SM650 instead of the upswept and splayed pipes. Is it possible to get a straight back exhaust option for the INT650?
I wonder if there's any easy way of getting this bike to Vietnam? I live in Saigon and unfortunately even the standard RE's are hard to come by after they closed shop here last year and I'm waiting for them to find a new distributor.
With all the money you're spending on the RE you might as well buy a triumph
Re looks nicer and I'd rather have one tbh
REMEMBER! If you order the big bore, you must order new cylinder bolts as they are one time use.
What is the cost abaout (850cc) included all parts whats in the video...excl work.
Will the bike work normally if i put the big bore kit but dont change the clutch plates or anything lese for that matter?
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Whats stopping you from throwing a turbo at it and making 80whp?
Impact on fuel economy after the big bore upgrade?
absolutely fantastic. Is this kit available at Indian plants for custom modifications?
Sounds likes what I did to my 79 T140e back in the day
Does anyone know where to get pictures of the Interceptor 650 with Hitchcocks Pyramid Flyscreen PART No. 92875 installed. Can't believe Hitchcocks doesn't have a picture of it on the bike.
If you take a look at part number 92874, you can see one of the other colour options fitted to the bike which may help.
Fico questo kit! E il sig. Hitchcock spiega bene in un inglese molto chiaro.