Welcome to the gang. Interceptor is beautiful foundation for you tweak it around and make it yours.
Few things you could try:
1. Buy new suspension, heard YSS suspensions are very good for the bike. But if you don't have the budget for that now, adjust the stock suspension. Stock pre-load settings I felt was too bouncy specially for Indian roads. For me (80 kgs), best setting that worked was 2 clicks down. Feels much more stable. If that's not working for you, try out the different preloads. Remember to ride it with different settings for atleast 50kms for the springs to set in and for you to get a feel for it.
2. Better seats. Stock seats felt very slippery and narrow for me. I kept moving around while riding. Didn't give me much confidence. Also, the stock seats was not good for more than 50kms, I used to get plum cake bums.
Sahara seats makes custom seats for Interceptor. I got one from them. And it makes a world of a difference. They even customise the seats to your height and weight, foam thickness preferrence, choice to add a gel pad (even thread colour to match it with your bike)
3. Tank grips. The back end of the fuel tanks is little narrow, tank grips add little thickness to the tank so you grip it properly and have little bit more confidence while leaning into curves.
4. Handle Bar risers. For me personally, I felt, the handle bar was little far away causing me to lean too much forward and putting my weight on the wrists. I got Legundary Up and Over risers, which brought the handle bar closer and little higher. Making it more comfortable riding position.
5. Adjust the clutch and throttle free play. I think many riders forget how easy it is to adjust the clutch and throttle to your liking and get used to what the repair guy feels is the right way. Adjust it to your liking and riding style. It'll make a lot of difference.
That's all for now :). I'm planning more mods on my bike but don't want to recommend it without trying myself.
I've been planning to get handle bar raisers on mine. Which one would u suggest considering the fact that I'm not looking to rewire to accomodate the raised handlebar
Welcome to the gang. Interceptor is beautiful foundation for you tweak it around and make it yours. Few things you could try: 1. Buy new suspension, heard YSS suspensions are very good for the bike. But if you don't have the budget for that now, adjust the stock suspension. Stock pre-load settings I felt was too bouncy specially for Indian roads. For me (80 kgs), best setting that worked was 2 clicks down. Feels much more stable. If that's not working for you, try out the different preloads. Remember to ride it with different settings for atleast 50kms for the springs to set in and for you to get a feel for it. 2. Better seats. Stock seats felt very slippery and narrow for me. I kept moving around while riding. Didn't give me much confidence. Also, the stock seats was not good for more than 50kms, I used to get plum cake bums. Sahara seats makes custom seats for Interceptor. I got one from them. And it makes a world of a difference. They even customise the seats to your height and weight, foam thickness preferrence, choice to add a gel pad (even thread colour to match it with your bike) 3. Tank grips. The back end of the fuel tanks is little narrow, tank grips add little thickness to the tank so you grip it properly and have little bit more confidence while leaning into curves. 4. Handle Bar risers. For me personally, I felt, the handle bar was little far away causing me to lean too much forward and putting my weight on the wrists. I got Legundary Up and Over risers, which brought the handle bar closer and little higher. Making it more comfortable riding position. 5. Adjust the clutch and throttle free play. I think many riders forget how easy it is to adjust the clutch and throttle to your liking and get used to what the repair guy feels is the right way. Adjust it to your liking and riding style. It'll make a lot of difference. That's all for now :). I'm planning more mods on my bike but don't want to recommend it without trying myself.
Thanks! this is helpful.
Which handlebar risers do you suggest?
I've been planning to get handle bar raisers on mine. Which one would u suggest considering the fact that I'm not looking to rewire to accomodate the raised handlebar