Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 - TEC Big Bore Exhaust - FITTING AND REVIEW!!

[@2WHEELSor2WINGS]

As you say, they really do make a significant and welcome boost to the bike. They turn a great engine into a seriously fabulous engine. The exhaust note has a new crispness too. 😎

[@davidcharlton5519]

In future perhaps say please and thank you to your beautifull assistant!..🤔🙄

[@TheStephepps]

A tip from an old dude bro. swab your header pipes interior with axel grease before installing. It will help keep them from turning blue. Unless you're one of those chaps that like the blue.

[@DormanDiaries]

Thanks for the tip, can't beat a bit blue though ey!

[@buaan]

She rips now! Good work

[@royalenfieldracer7806]

Thanks for the vids. I love how the tank looks now.

[@robs4006]

Great video as always and a welcome addition with KJ 👍

[@DormanDiaries]

Thank you sir 😁

[@UncleLongbeard]

the same impressions I had after replacing headers on my W800. I like how your bike looks like now. Cheers

[@jeriowallangsangma5007]

First startup after change headers was BRUTAL.. And I love it..❤

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Sounding great!

[@DormanDiaries]

Cheers!! Eagerly awaiting to see what you’ve been having done to yours!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

@@DormanDiaries That makes two of us!!

[@turbines123]

The family that works together stays together.

[@chrisbull3838]

Sounds great, looks great too. Love the gold logo on the black tank, much cooler than the original Royal Enfield badge.

[@DormanDiaries]

Thanks Chris

[@WestSussexBiker]

Over the years of help from the wife, she now knows more about bikes thank me. She comes in handy and she is free.

[@josejmourente]

Muy contento debes estar al tener una mujer que le gusta la mecánica, felicidades a los dos.

[@lazybonemotorcycles1527]

straight from the backyard to a scenery, Beautiful !

[@DormanDiaries]

Thank you, Yes, we forget how lucky we are around here sometimes, easy to get complacent.

[@shannonwittman950]

Much fun watching the two of you working together on the good looking Enfield. Lots of good tips along the way too. And wow, do those pipes bark! I doubt any half-asleep driver will miss you coming and going. Having said that -- I guess I'd install some kind of noise suppressors too.

[@mototakahe836]

I knew where that screw driver was going , said ouch before it hit your hand.

[@DormanDiaries]

I really should know better, my left hand has been chopped and hit from almost everything you can think of! Machete, stanley knife, panel saw, grinder, various hammers and probably lots Ive forgotten.

[@pauldowson5647]

@@DormanDiaries Know the feeling well . You are thinking as you do if that slips it will hurt , but you do it anyway and*********************. Did you edit that or were you very restrained as your good lady wife was with you. Or are you just tough?

[@DormanDiaries]

@@pauldowson5647 - thanks Paul, no didn’t edit it. Just used to it. I once poured hot fat circa 200 degrees over the back of that hand, now that is pain like I’ve never ever felt before or after and so everything else is a little bit tame, hammer to thumbnail not a good one either lol.

[@tomsurga8238]

Thanks for the video, i'm just fitting tec pipes myself, I managed to stab my left index finger with the pick not my palm though! Great video for sanity checking what I'm doing, cheers

[@DormanDiaries]

Hehe, not just me then!

[@michaelblandina7405]

That sounds awesome!

[@petersmith3789]

I have the Tec cannon cans . They are to loud even with the DBk s in so I fitted some extra dbk i got from ebay now Im very happy. They still sound good.

[@waynesmith9032]

I fitted these and the right hand side exhaust was a pain but got there in the end. I must have had the same welder you had on that Friday afternoon! Good vid.

[@DormanDiaries]

Were you as surprised by the extra poke as me?

[@waynesmith9032]

@@DormanDiaries definitely. Of all the performance mods I’ve done this was the most noticeable. I took it in to have the brakes sorted on the recall and the mechanic (after his test ride) asked if I had done any engine mods!

[@DormanDiaries]

@@waynesmith9032 excellent, its good to have an opinion from others to check you’re not imagining it.

[@pollackrocket]

@@waynesmith9032 what kind of brake recall do they have?

[@stepheneldridge6998]

Bikes looking and sounding great...good job 👏 👍 👌 Cheers, Steve

[@johnk7814]

Sounds good I fitted the Hitchcocks Headers to my bike a few monthe ago and I really like them I'm sure they are similar to TEC. But they didn't say to leave to old copper seals in which were a bear to get off but all is good. I have the SS cans that came with my bike fitted to them with the DB reducers in because I tell you at highway speeds it's too loud with them out for long distance ride even with ear pluds in. Ok for around town but when you get on it too much. One thing I have to say with the S&S and the Hitchcocks enfield cans they cover that bracket holding them to the headers a cleaner look. I'm sure they have already started to turn color mine did after the first ride the first 4-5 inches have a nice golden color to them. Cheers mate.

[@HaggisPower]

I’d like the extra boost, but not the noise or the fumes. My bike is noisy enough, and I have the dbkillers in.

[@DormanDiaries]

Cheers fella, yea the extra noise is good for a bit of fun but gets tiring. These are quieter now than before fitting the headers. Yet to give them a long run though.

[@portagecommunicationscallc1417]

My set just arrived. So on the rings, round edge towards the cylinder and flat edge towards the pipe? The instructions don't say which. Does it matter? Great video! Many thanks to you and your lovely assistant. Regards, Stu Idaho, USA

[@andrewhayes4246]

Sounds F A B U L O U S ! Your wife is a real sport and for the sake of your health, you ought to let her handle the sharp stuff!

[@DavidClarke-yn5zk]

Great video, thanks, as I'm just about to fit TEC big bore headers and canon silencers to my own Inter650. Also turning mine into a scrambler and have found a French company that makes high level front mudguard, smarter back end and a single seat . . . what make is the headlight grill please?

[@dunno1128]

where did you find this golden royal enfield sticker on the tank?

[@premjithps9721]

Supporting Couples❤️🇮🇳

[@ChrisKonings]

Congrats on the exhaust :)

[@srichand9]

you make a great pair. Whats your love story?

[@brantfoster-jb2vj]

With the added power, do you think you should use a smaller sprocket to lower your final drive ratio and lower your RPM’s at highway speeds? Cruising at 70mph shouldn’t require 4000rpm.

[@Timhamlyn1]

You could try using a jubilee clip to compress the rubber inserts rather than a spike.

[@DormanDiaries]

Theres always better ways for most of the things I do! Filming doesn’t help either. I leave my noodle behind!

[@carlosgooglemaps94]

You sound very happy with it!!!, and the bike too😂😂

[@Caledon1314]

I was going to guess 3.5 kg. Oh well. Great video btw, you should feature the wife more often!

[@daveinwla6360]

You mentioned that your wife has had a pilot's license. Does she still fly? Have you ever considered flying to the Isle of Man for the TT race?

[@Raghupathy.]

19:22 😊😊😊

[@geraldtakala1721]

Are your fenders( mudguards) painted? Like the look.

[@DormanDiaries]

Yep, both original silver ones painted black. Did them myself with rattle cans

[@georgehesse7396]

Sounds awesome! Can you tell me what model your Renthal Handlebars are - really nice rise. Are the lines original?

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi Mate These ones. Handlebars - ebay.us/NppTC4 They are straighter than original which I prefer as easier on my wrists. Cheers

[@bazthejazz]

Hi Mr.D & Kj. Loved the reality, rather than most that skip the skinned knuckle scenes, etc. Tempted to get these for my Int, but they ain't cheap. However, if they give a noticeable power boost, I might be tempted....

[@DormanDiaries]

Thanks Baz. They definitely do! That wasn’t my motivation but now Ive got it I wouldn’t want to go back.

[@bcolinranken]

I have the same silencers on my Interceptor... I thought they were too loud from the get go.. I pulled them apart.. they’re are a bit stubborn but you can knock the baffles out from the rear.. turned out mine had hardly any packing.. so I repacked them and put them back on... still too loud really so got the extra baffles that classic bike shop ( is that the name) do and put those in the rear end which made it much better.. still loud but not too loud... Goldilocks loud ha.. I shall try the washers when I replace the headers as you’ve done.. nice vid by the way chum.. keep em coming..

[@DormanDiaries]

Thank you sir. Yes I tried the packing on the one we’ve got fitted on Kjs Kawasaki but didn’t do much on that either. I tried alsorts with the baffles on that one and only the washer in the end made a proper difference. Thanks for watching

[@Gonnsoo]

Hola amigo, Que neumaticos le colocaste. Saludos desde Chile.

[@DormanDiaries]

¡Hola de nuevo! He puesto enlaces a continuación para que pueda ver las especificaciones. ¡Mis mejores deseos! Rear Tyre - www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/487541 Front Tyre - ebay.us/oYfloC

[@philipstuartmiller2603]

Enjoyed the vid. About to order the same but live in Thailand so a bit pricey to send over plus import duty. Have a locally made short straight through set but not happy with the quality. Those lanes looked very familiar, made me a little homesick

[@slakk5093]

Great looking bike

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello, it's interesting about the " crush washers ". In the days of old Honda motorcycles 1963 and later. The crush washer was a circular piece of asbestos fiber wrapped with a fine utility wire to maintain the ring shape. I think that I would look for one of those before adding a second copper crush washer. Actually, I would try to mount the new exhaust manifold without the crush washer. Also, back in the days of old Honda motorcycles, we would loosely mount the entire muffler/ exhaust system, then starting with the exhaust manifold, tighten all the parts in the remaining order. I guess during all those years until 1977, we were doing it incorrectly. Well, luckily the exhaust manifolds and mufflers did not leak. " Hey! " Which is so often shouted in unison upon the streets of Kyoto, Japan. KZbin video: 2017.3.26京都橘高校吹奏楽部京都さくらパレード交款コンサートパーカッション

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello, my Honda CB - 160 had a of single sided upswept pipes from Webco In. On the end I had mounted two one-foot-long short reverse cone megaphones. These megaphones had a removable baffle. The baffle was recessed but had a lip to cove completely the hole in the megaphone. This baffle had roughly a dozen 1/4-inch holes spaced about and drilled into the baffle. Through the center of the baffle passed a 1/2-inch-long bolt about 5/16ths, that had a nut threaded onto it. soldered or brazed to this bolt was a loop of steel wire that was rigid and spring like tempered. This loop of steel was not circular but flattened like a very severe flat oval. This spring steel flattened oval loop (more like a racetrack than egg) was long enough to be inserted into the reverse cone of the megaphone. After inserting it the central bolt could be tightened and the tension would hold the baffle in place until it was decided it needed removal. This was an elegant solution to mount a removable baffle. The seven years that I had that Honda the baffle never fell out. " Hey! "

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

P'S. I never could ride the bike and stare at the baffles, but I always suspected that with hard charging throttle usage that this spring-loaded baffle would give a little bit and fractionally open the reverse cone just a little bit. Anyways, the bike could be driven quietly until the throttle was seriously opened.

[@nelsonvargas1279]

Hello, this week I received an exhaust just like yours, which I bought in a store in France, they did not send the assembly instructions, I have already watched your video, which helped me a lot, my doubt is about the cylinder clamp, where one of the holes is wider, is the wider hole up or down, or can it be in any position where it will be tightened to the cylinder? Thanks

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi mate, round hole at the top, slotted hole at the bottom. Cheers

[@nelsonvargas1279]

@@DormanDiaries Thank you very much for the information! Cherrs

[@DormanDiaries]

@@nelsonvargas1279 You are very welcome

[@pmorris9672]

Thanks for the vid. Installed these myself but I am having some major pops and bangs now on decel. Can you link to those new gaskets you mentioned? Thanks!

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi sorry completely forgot these ones www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-COPPER-EXHAUST-GASKETS-SEAL-HEADER-GASKET-RING-42mm-OD-32mm-ID-fF42-/281426416118?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

[@shubhromu]

What tyres are those? Please share specifications

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi Mate, Front Tyre - ebay.us/oYfloC Rear Tyre - Rear Tyre - www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/487541 Hope this helps

[@RMD992-f2n]

what socket do you use for taking the bolt off the cylinder head? the screw sticks out past the bolt. my socket isnt able to reach it??

[@loki1066]

Lovely smile 😻

[@YNRSuperBikers]

Hlo can u tell those mirrors

[@DormanDiaries]

Hello, Link to good ones here Mirrors - ebay.us/PFlXEA I've also got a set of cheap copies which are OK but a bit sloppy.

[@paulstoker7650]

Excellent video. I've temporarily fitted the original silencer's back on the bike, I agree with you, way too loud and annoying. I was getting a lot of snap crackle and pop when I came off the throttle. That was with the same silencer's as you, in chrome and the Hitchcock's polished headers. I'm thinking of sticking the silencer's on eBay and investing in some stainless steel silencer's. Take care you two.

[@daveinwla6360]

The snap/crackle/pop might be helped (i.e. reduced) by the installation of a Booster Plug. The BP enriches the mixture at idle and low throttle to maintain ignition in the cylinder.

[@paulstoker7650]

I already have the booster plug fitted as well as the DNA air filter and plate. I fitted those last year.

[@daveinwla6360]

@@paulstoker7650 - That's intriguing. Does it jerk when coming off idle? Did you do the initial training procedure that lets the ECU learn the new oxygen parameters?

[@paulstoker7650]

Yeah, I did the ten minute ECU program. No jerking, just snap crackle and pop when you came off the throttle. I've stuck the original silencer's back on for now.

[@DormanDiaries]

@@paulstoker7650 I only rode mine briefly before fitting the washers but I think it crackled a bit before those.

[@officalJalgara]

Come on mate... We need a Dyno Run... Would Love to see the numbers its puttin out..

[@DormanDiaries]

My bum dyno says its good 😃

[@morganwood7495]

can you tell me what indicators you are using?

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi Morgan, Look on ebay for Bar End Indicators you will find them. Check out my playlist I've done a video or 2 on fitting them. All the best DD

[@iamrobot396]

Those tyres are they stock?

[@DormanDiaries]

Nope!

[@iamrobot396]

@@DormanDiaries oh cool what tyres are they, it looks cool

[@cardenasHimalayan]

Hello! Hymalayan suspensión?

[@DormanDiaries]

Hello! No I've raised the front by extending damper rod spacer, see some of my earlier videos. Cheers

[@maakamakana7007]

mate, I have got to have a bike just built like yours so as to cross the world..seat, tyres, headers..luggage racks

[@andrewleach9199]

did you get much damage from the decking

[@DormanDiaries]

? Get much or do much?

[@LordMaraTHBD]

Great job. Improvement performance exhaust pipes...and a lovely sound. Just you need a pair of useful work gloves, isn't? 😁 ✌😎

[@DormanDiaries]

Yes I should! I rarely wear gloves though, except when welding or doing a lot of chainsaw work. Just can’t feel stuff properly.

[@LordMaraTHBD]

@@DormanDiaries you're so right✌😉

[@daveinwla6360]

Was there any jerkiness coming off idle, or any other sign of lean running?

[@DormanDiaries]

No not at all, I am running the booster plug and filter as well.

[@daveinwla6360]

@@DormanDiaries - Ahh, the Booster Plug. The Mod-That-Smooths. :-)

[@nataliamiliano150]

Which mufflers are these?

[@DormanDiaries]

Mufflers are universal ones from Classic Bike shop. Should be able to get similar all over the world.

[@nataliamiliano150]

@@DormanDiaries Thanks!!

[@michaeltraina7646]

I. Any for the life of me get the middle bolts on. It just won’t line up. I think tec messed up on these pipes. I’ve been trying for over an hour. Any advice?

[@doyleyburger2245]

Did you sort this. Mine have arrived and having the same issue. However the instructions state to remove the rubber mountings but doesn't state to put them back. Fits very easy without

[@stevepowell4946]

Does it have a speedometer

[@DormanDiaries]

😉

[@themoog3889]

I put my rubber seals in with a quick clamp ! Didn't the instructions tell you to let it tick over for 10 minutes without revving it ??

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi Moog, no but I am aware of that, I always get carried away. I did let it sit before taking it for a proper run though. I am still a bit sceptical about that though as surely it has to constantly adjust anyway particularly with the temps in the UK. There could easily be 10 degrees difference between rides or even on a ride and its not like you stop and let it idle then. It would be good to sit down with an RE engineer and quiz them on that to get it to filter into my brain!

[@themoog3889]

@@DormanDiaries I think the stop and let idle is just for the learning ecu to get a "baseline" and then it'll adjust from there ! I'm not a techy type person in that respect , I can do the spanner work without stabbing my palm though ! 😂 I've done some similar mods to yours , even had both crank cases off to have them properly polished and got them back on and working but electrickery & electronics are just a no-no for my tiny brain !

[@DormanDiaries]

@@themoog3889 completely agree, wiring for lights etc I’m fine with. What the computers are doing Ive no idea!

[@bikespages1897]

Hi, just wondering does the bike has the stock camshaft and is it an euro5 ECU?

[@DormanDiaries]

Hi stock cam, only changes to power things are exhaust, booster plug and air filter. Mine is one of the first bikes so euro 4

[@volt7cooltangs701]

what editor do you use to blank out the speedo?

[@DormanDiaries]

In my later videos I’ve been using DaVinchi Resolve. Very complicated but I picked up the basics quickly enough.

[@mototakahe836]

You make a splendid team your wife is very sweet, loved her giving it the beanz. Did the new pipes give you as much lift as the DNA filter?

[@DormanDiaries]

Thank you sir. Without a dyno I suppose it’s subjective but this feels like the biggest surprise so far.

[@pauldowson5647]

@@DormanDiaries mmmmmmmmmm!!!! "Should I shouldn't I"that is the Question? Cheers

[@ivogambaccini9110]

Ciao my friend, how to buy the brass parts for my interceptor? Unfortunately I am not register on face book, in the past I bought the pre charge for my forks

[@DormanDiaries]

Ciao Ivo, email Graham at [e-mail] 👍

[@zulkiflezulkifle1260]

Nice bike man....im from malaysia....

[@DormanDiaries]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel friend

[@robertourquiza4543]

Tires??

[@DormanDiaries]

Here you are kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYLFZJ98m5yJrLM

[@iamdarioelle]

You should wait about 10 mins before rev for letting the Ecu learn about new air exhausting amount, same as when you change air filter with an open one…

[@ishanaaudio7073]

Ecu update important

[@Mieke3133]

Interesting to see that you took the Macho man approach of letting your wife do the mechanicing while you operated that heavy phone camera. Does she open your beer bottles for you as well? 😂

[@DormanDiaries]

Yep, she also passes me blocks when building, and mixes the mortar. Good job I can operate the vacuum isn't it!

[@Mieke3133]

@@DormanDiaries I'm envious - married to a wife that likes motorcycles and can use the spanners. I can't even get mine to go on the back. 😊

[@paulhopper5459]

Sadly, I had to abandon this as the header pipe is significantly larger enough to prevent me getting the deep socket over the nut. I have a slightly skewed left hand side upper exhaust stud it seems! I'm absolutely bummed as it looked bloody good up until I went to tighten the exhaust stud nuts!!

[@DormanDiaries]

Thinner socket?

[@paulhopper5459]

@@DormanDiaries - I had a lot of similar comments on the RE USA FB page to that effect. I’m still mulling over whether to return them or persevere. I’m am a very nervous wrench and while I can follow directions, I tend to curl up in a ball on the floor and whimper when things go awry… 😀

[@pollackrocket]

@@paulhopper5459 what did you end up doing?

[@HaggisPower]

Try a 3/8 or 1/4” drive socket, much thinner walls than a 1/2” socket. Fitted a Tec 2:1 and noticed exactly the same thing.

[@dcarter001]

One can never have to much power,

[@julianrose810]

Woah!! Sounds like a auccess to me. You,ll have to get a few more miles under the wheels and let us know what your over all impressions are fuel economy etc. and what else you might try (16 tooth sprocket perhaps)

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

Put a 14 tooth front sprocket,, 20% more tourg6

[@MrKdr500]

smarter people put the rubber in hot water before installation..

[@DormanDiaries]

They certainly do!

[@neiljarvis8911]

I take it that goes a bit now then? At least that makes up for you sore palm!

[@volt7cooltangs701]

But the original chrome headers look so much better. Hate the black slip ons. Why buy a gorgeous retro bike and make it look worse. Sound of those news pipes is awesome though. Nice video despite my reservations about the looks. Clever washer weld. Great riding footage and sound. Tuning bikes is fun.

[@DormanDiaries]

I’m with you in some respects, but I like how stainless pipes golden over. I’m personally not a huge fan of chrome never have been, but thats why we all like to customise them isn’t it. Would be boring if they all looked the same. Thanks for watching, keep an eye out for more! Cheers

[@The_redBaron]

Isn't she an Indian woman? Just asking from India.

[@DormanDiaries]

Ha, Kj is from Mumbai. Gujarati family. Folks and brother still live there. We are overdue a visit due to covid.

[@The_redBaron]

@@DormanDiaries wool!! Please do that when this COVID thing is over. You have a little India in form of a lady who helps you working on your bike and a made in India thumper twin 650. 🙏🙏

[@feedback5569]

@@DormanDiaries Kem Cho lovely Kj, Majama ?

[@DormanDiaries]

@@feedback5569 she is fine thank you, shes busy at work today. Tame Kem cho?

[@feedback5569]

@@DormanDiaries Ek Dum Majama. Great team work, working on the motorcycle. Safe Riding.

[@Fake-moon-landing.]

Basic mechanics and maths not your strong point so let's do a video..

[@Electronic2wheels]

😂

[@mavismorgan8884]

voh.fyi great

[@chrisgraham5186]

What a shame the pipe manufacturers could be bothered to finish them… Polishing makes all the difference.

[@DormanDiaries]

I like the finish, they are more of a brushed affair. Goes with my more used looking bike, if I had shiny ones I’d only spoil them! Melted my coat to the originals 🥴 Cheers for watching

[@jaswanthnaidu2284]

Super loud

[@davidcayuelassoriano4248]

Maybe , engine runs better but sound terrible, not beautiful ... ... It,s like a 125 without db killer ...... May aspect better sound , if you ride lot of miles you go crazy .... in this engine not al pipes sound good , could have a better acceleration but this bike is not for race.... Obviously IS my opinión , and gratefull for the demosntration of all posibilities