The interceptor - Royal Enfield

flaSH BaCkThe interceptorThe Interceptor was one of the lastmotorcycles to be manufacturedby Royal Enfield in the UK. Itmade its appearance in variousguises between 1960 and 1970. The first Interceptorwas unveiled in 1960 — a modifiedand highly tuned version of theolder Constellation twin,having ironed out some ofthe niggling issues of thatbike. Two years later the 750cc version of the Interceptorcame which kept evolving till endof production around 1970.During the 1960’s, the Americans28needed a motorcycle with a large engine capacitywhich would make high-speed cruisingof the country’s massively long highwaysa breeze. Thus when initially introduced,the Interceptor was sold solely in the USAand Canada and owing to the prefix ‘VAX’on their engine numbers were oftencalled VAX Interceptors.Fed by twin carburettors(except for few early models)these motorcycles also featureda lightened and balancedcrankshaft, hot ‘R’ cams and aracing magneto coil in addition tomany weight saving modifications.The Interceptor S was a scrambler versionof this motorcycle with QD lightswhich could easily change the look of themotorcycle from a road going machine intoa true-blue off-roader. This was specificallytargeted at the off-road competition marketin the USA. However not many scramblerswere sold and most of them got convertedto road trimThe Interceptor started being availablein the British market in 1962, and whentested could easily do a good 108 MPH and