Post Listing Update: This Interceptor did not meet reserve with 8 bids up to $10,100 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
About a week ago, I featured an custom Royal Enfield Interceptor and I noted that it was rare to see a custom Interceptor because they were rare enough that owners usually restored them to like new instead of modifying them. Well, here’s one of the more common (a relative term when it comes to a bike this rare) restored examples, and it’s ready for a new owner.
Built between 1960 and 1970, the Interceptor was offered in 4 variants – 1 with a 700cc motor and 3 with a 750cc powerplant. The 750 (736cc) motor was introduced in 1962 with the Mk1. In ’67, Enfield shifted to the Mark 1A, which gained coil ignition. US bikes got a chrome tank and a different seat, instrument mounts, mudguars, and handlebar. All of the 1A bikes had twin Amal carbs. A holdover from the Mk 1 was the twin engine. Thanks to a dynamically balanced crankshaft, this was one of the smoothest twin engines one could buy from a British manufacturer at the time. For more on the MkI Interceptor, check out this article on Motorcycle Classics.
The seller of this bike (VIN: 1A414) suggests that just 760 Mark 1A Interceptors were built, and the VIN tells you that this was near the middle of the production run. Two variants of the MK1A were built – the GP7 and the TT7. This is one of the latter, which is also known as the Road Scrambler. This bike was restored with NOS parts and it comes with the rare optional air filter, Hagon shocks with chrome shrouds, Smiths speedo, and new Avon tires. It’s said to run well and the only flaw is a small “ding” on the top of the chrome tank. It comes with a NOS original parts book, workshop manual, Lucas service manual, and 2 original sales brochures. Find this Interceptor for sale in Plymouth, Massachusetts with bidding up to $8,150 and the reserve not yet met or BIN of $13,500