Royal Enfield Interceptor Time for a change? Enfield Precision sound test!

[@bpgrmds]

I just returned from a ride on my INT and watched this video. Now I feel like going back and to ride again😅

[@simonrawson7335]

Eyyup! One thing i simply don't understand is the motorcyclist desire to hear massive exhaust noise. I'd be happy to have a silent bike but maybe not at the expense of reasonable performance. Pollution is not good in my book and that goes for sound pollution too. Much preferred are the sounds of nature like the buzzard I heard in this video. So replacing a quiet exhaust for a loud one is nonsense to me unless there's a significant performance improvement. I sound like a grumpy old git but thanks for your amazing and entertaining channel!

[@stonersgarden]

You can hear the baffle difference from the rear. Baffle out has a slight Harley burrble ,and louder for a longer distance. I love the burrble Enfield engines make. Love the videos

[@Makkusu220]

I received the exhausts and installed them and took DB measurements: Stock with DNA air filter: Idle - 77.4 dBA 4000 rpm - 85.2 dBA Enfield Precision Shorties with DNA air filter: Idle - 86.2 dBA 4000 rpm - 94.1 dBA Methodology of measurement: Decibel meter was positioned 50cm from the tip of the exhaust at a 45 degree angle. The Decibel meter was 24cm off the ground on a small camera tripod.

[@jimstewart2141]

Have missed INTIE glad she is back Uncle Stu

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

Over 34k miles on my interceptor with just a new battery, sprocket and chain and a lot of tires. Here in America, more specifically southern California, there's seldom a cop to deter any crimes less than homicide nevermind speeding.

[@michpich6319]

When you accelerate out the curve @9:45- 9:50 with the baffles in and compare it to the sound @10:30-1035 with baffles out, there's a discernible slightly louder rasp to the exhaust note - it's clearly audible. I like - like it a lot.

[@rogercamp2910]

Here in france, the govt has increased the speed limit on the back roads due to them realising that the imposed lower limit test to reduce accidents didnt work. During the lower speed limit test, there were more accidents than before and the emissions were higher.

[@alansawford6167]

Good to see the ‘Inter’ back again & thanks for the info, much appreciated. Ride safe

[@p--n]

Folk get the "rules" they accept. Don't accept the rules. Dont accept the fines. The system will collapse and in your words "the pain goes away".

[@snakeman9902]

Great comment, we all have to do it though, not an handful of people..

[@ngreen3151]

Authorities have a knack of intimidating people into coughing up by descreetly & slowly clearing out all your hard earned assets if you dont comply. Only way to beat them ..... remove yourself from the system, become a hermit or a traveller, the government know this, therefore everybody will comply. 🙁😠

[@borderlands6606]

Our local rural roads are in a shocking state. I often gear down to second on bends, and am unsurprised to find a sharp-edged pothole (crater?) out of sight on the riding line. Whether I've become more safety conscious, or the roads are in much worse state than the 1970s when I started out, is hard to tell. It's tempting to put knobbly tyres on the 350 as other 'tubers have done.

[@christopherhearn]

You talk so much sense Stuart. Riding styles are evolving due to numerous factors, and comfort/enjoyment has to be the main priority for the majority of us.

[@paulshenton6527]

I added a pair of these shorty cans to my Super Meteor 650. Left the baffles in and i can say they create an awesome sound. Well worth the cost, and look/sound so much better than the stock mufflers.

[@tehkrok]

Looks paved to me, despite your grumpiness. Enfields really suit the roads you were on.

[@BlakesPipes]

I just left a comment on TAYMs channel about noise on my videos while I ride. As I mostly watch European motorcycle channels, your mph is much lower and many don't take highways as with the mileage here to get somewhere, side roads would take 4 times longer with traffic lights. So what I am trying to say, I hope they don't decrease speed here any time soon. As highways have just been increased with much of the US to 70 mph and higher. But I do see them lowering speed limits on side streets. Sorry, rambled there, hope you have a great weekend as I hope to film again another video. I need to spend a weekend with you and learn.

[@stevewalker2047]

Morning Stu. Definitely a different sound to the OEM silencers. Baffles out seams to have more of a crack in the sound. I don’t know what the powers that be are up to lowering the speed limits. As I see it cars and bikes are not tuned to run at 20 mph so will be running less efficiently and using more fuel. They’ve had to ride a motorcycle at 20mph for distance. I find that tiring. You do get to see all the pot holes though.

[@timboharty7325]

I live in Austria ,and drive back to the UK a couple of times a year ( avoiding motorways) and it’s plain to see the war on motorists throughout Germany and France , rural France has massive speed bumps, bollard chicanes and walking pace speed limits and speed cameras in the middle of nowhere !

[@stevecoppin4278]

Good Morning Stu , Yet again a well presented video i would leave the baffles in tbh , take care & ride safe

[@nathanhenry.]

I really like all of the customizations you have done to your interceptor. It's a really nice looking bike. Those pipes sound great. Hope you have a great weekend.

[@stuartfillingham]

Once again Nathan Thank You so much! same to You!

[@Makkusu220]

Thank you for the videos Mr. Fillingham, I've pulled the plug and ordered me a set of shorty polished Enfield Precision pipes from hitchcocks and look forward to putting them on. I do plan to use a DB meter to do a comparison between the OEM and the shorties once I receive them to provide more info. I'll share the details once I do.

[@johnk7814]

I think the YSS rear shocks without the piggy back reservoir looks better , more classic looking . I’ve had no issues with them on my Interceptor at all and they were two hundred cheaper 😁 bonus . I see you took the preamium get touring seat from the Gt as well , good choice , they make the Interceptor look awesome just like mine 😁 Cheers

[@martinowl]

On the exhaust front, I prefer the less noisey standard pipes but as I wear ear plugs can’t hear em anyway! Lol. The main benefit for me to change, would be the considerable weight saving. Nice sound though from those pipes.👍

[@frankysworld]

I replaced my factory standards with AEW 201 - which are less swept up bottle type style. The weight loss in the back is notable - makes it easier to fit paniers and i think the overal look of the bike is more early 70's - but that is personal taste. the AEW 201 have a nice "rawr" sound to them, but not obnoxiously loud. I use them with baffles in.

[@jamesgordon4433]

With baffles removed please. I hear a difference. Noise means a little safer to me. Waiting for the super to come to the USA. Thank you again for your time. 🌻

[@jonoxford6447]

The new mufflers sound great Stu. I fitted a different make but very similar to the Hitchcock offerings. I love the sound that is not overly loud but enough to get the village dogs to shuffle of the roads before I arrive. I also enjoy the whistling sound as I back off going in to bends. Thanks for an enjoyable video and good info on the Shorties. 😊

[@stuarthull5706]

There are some good guides online for settings on suspension, I found that setting the sag (preload) first made a massive difference to comfort on my 1200 Sportster and soft preload made comfort worse. What did help was correct adjustment of compression and rebound as this is what actually controls the shocks travel and characteristics.

[@KRAM-zb2vc]

Brilliant video as always Stuart and I love the sound of those pipes - baffles in or out 😃👍🏻

[@mr.b9871]

I've put a set of PoweRage polished shorties (got as a birthday present) on mine and now I need a wider helmet to accommodate my bigger smile.

[@neilcauldwell4274]

Phew, for a second i thought it was the end of Interceptor! Please keep up with the 'customising project' (may be trade in a Triumph or 2 ) to fund the parts for all of your Enfields.

[@russhodges8218]

Hi ref: suspension set up I have yss front end set up and was recommended hagon rear units . Works very well on our crappy island roads .

[@rover100bunson]

i fitted g series yss to my gt, set up preload using rider sag xmm, set damping midway on compression and 10 in on rebound, ride was kind of bouncy on the local rough roads, then i saw an online video where he pushed the bumpstop rubber up to the top, then went for a ride, to see how much actual travel was being used, this was about 20mm,no wonder things were rough, i backed off the preload till most of the travel was used up, also reduced rebound to 5 in, things much improved

[@leswatson8563]

Morning Stewart. Your Interceptor looks and sounds great especially with the new exhaust pipes. Worth the wait sir! Safe cruising until next time 👍.

[@martinowl]

I now have the yss front suspension kit fitted, & it is a definite upgrade on standard. On the rear I fitted Hagons, not as technical advanced as the yss. I have really struggled to find a preload& compression setting I’m happy with. The current setting seems the best so far for me. I have come to the conclusion, it’s the surfaces that are so variable & in many cases so bad, that it’s an impossible to solve issue.

[@frankysworld]

I have the same setup as yours with YSS in the front and Hagon 2810 (the shrouded ones) at the back - My pick for the 2810's was primarily an aesthetic choice - wanting that early 70's look instead of those dreadful factory standard anachronisms. The YSS back shocks may be better, but I manage to dial both YSS and Hagons in to quite comfortable (and more so then the factory standard shocks) on my favourite bendy bumpy bimble roads. Took me a few hourse to get there with small step adjustment, but worth the time tuning them in. I had to retune them slightly after about 500 miles as they were settling in and so far (another 1000 miles) they seem to hold out quite fine.

[@martinowl]

I nearly went for the shrouded version, but settled on the black springs in the end to match the black tank of the Mark 3.

[@frankysworld]

@@martinowl I think that is exactly why I gravitated towards the Interceptor 650; you get to make the bike so quickly "your own" and go for your preferred style. I would agree that for the mark 3, the black springs would match the style very well. At the time of buying mine, I was close to replacing the orange crush tank with a chrome/black one, but then the colour started to grow on me and I decided to go for an early 70's look with fitting some AEW 201 silencers on it - it made thus more sense to for for the shrouded Hagons - even the GT650 touring seat I got meshed in pretty good with the overall look. My next step is fitting the full driver footpeg kit from Tec in silver, followed by adding stainless steel polished mudguards and a tail tidy.

[@banestock]

​@@frankysworldwhich yss front folks did you get? Is it adjustable?

[@shashimenon1000]

Hi Stuart...great presentation. As usual. I just enjoy your well researched content. Also, the scenery is great and the music clips are of my favourite times. Now about this video...I found the baffles in sound pleasant, distinctive and rather classy, as compared to the baffles out, with a marginal difference, as you said. Would you be able to tell if there is a greater than 2 dB difference? Also, with the microphone on the chest, your auditory reception and appreciation will be affected by the Doppler shift of wind speed (4 x velocity squared) vs the non wind affected exhaust sound velocity in Hz as a distracting influence. Hence the sound reception from an inside helmet microphone is better suited to a Rider's perception. Externally, to the static mic at the roadside, it was perfectly fine. Since non invasive cardiology diagnostics is what I do, thought these reference points would be of some value. If not, please feel free to trash it. Safe riding and always happy to view your videos. Shashi.

[@kreggeason494]

She's a runner that's a great motorcycle .

[@fernandomagalhaes2957]

Each time I think obout bike sound "quality", the more I enjoy those stock exhaust sounds from natural deep gutural, theluric burrbling dhug dhug from my 2018 Classic 500 and from my Breva 750 whithout spendding a cent.

[@keithpearson7539]

Less big words at this time in the morning please. I can't find my dictionary!

[@fernandomagalhaes2957]

@@keithpearson7539 Yes; very "big" words, expressing my overwelming and transcendent pleasures riding those bikes. ...please google it, in case of need.

[@stormytempest6521]

PROPER PIPES, PROPER SOUND, PROPER STYLE ! 🇬🇧

[@antonywilliams1438]

Reminds me of an old brit lovely sound 😊

[@dalewintle8099]

Must of watched you going through those bends with the baffles in and out at least ten times , both sound decent too me , great vid as always Stu

[@KO-pk7df]

Nice looking pipes and the sound is good, although I enjoy the quieter for my riding..

[@johnterry804]

Also government bringing in speed and sound cameras more fines for loud exhaust on bikes and cars

[@clayfarnet970]

Speed cameras and speed zones have nothing to do with safety and everything to do with revenue. Wait a second, will that type of speech get me a fine? That’s control.

[@shardlake]

Sounds great, very subtle difference with baffles out. Have to agree with all the speed limit changes, only the tiniest of country lanes in my neck of the woods seem to have retained their National status, although in such poor condition doing 60 is a death wish, especially now harvest season is upon us, some of those farm vehicles are huge :) Sold my 600 and MT03 for a more comfortable ride, also eyeing up the dirt cheap Meteor 350s at my local dealer, Hunter and Classic arriving seem to have created many cheap low mileage Meteors, just need to make space in the garage.

[@kristophertrout7328]

On the shifting, got a little more rasp when you let off the throttle. 😎

[@luckyintervale]

I guess that means I’ve been watching for four years plus! Keep up the great work, mate… Sold my Interceptor awhile back (your maintenance videos were all tops) and miss it; maybe I will see if I can fit a fourth bike in the shed?! 😊 If so, interceptor or 350? Those Signals bikes are lovely IMO. BTW, had the S&S slip in’s; great sound but satin rather than chrome 🙁… baffles in in yours do indeed sound more “harmonious” 👍👍

[@artiecisneros4691]

I'm getting rid of my 350 Meteor and getting the blacked-out Int 650. I'm vacillating between the S&S and the Enfield Precision from Hitchcock, any thoughts? I'm in San Diego.😎

[@lubosibroxparty6583]

Sounds great with or without baffles

[@vishalupadhyay4966]

Great video as always.

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

Your bike sounds great and it’s a shame you don’t use it much Lovely extras 😊😊

[@brianperry]

The sound reminds me of Brit bikes leaving the local watering hole some time ago.... The Enfield sounds like a proper motorcycle, rather than the banshee howl of most multi cylinder bikes...I'm still riding my Street Triple 675. Would you believe l refitted the standard 'silencer' because l got fed up with the constant drone from my fancier looking exhaust. Extra decibels ain't the same as a melodious exhaust note.. The suspension is set towards a more 'spirited' ride, shall we say, however Spanish roads tend to be in better repair than UKs so the occasional bump is acceptable... Regarding speed limits, some limits have been lowered to 30 kph, mostly through narrow villages roads, which is okay. Most main roads remain the same ranging from 50 - 90. 120 KPH on Autovia.

[@Jim-nm1en]

I started riding motorbikes in the late 1960's when the road surfaces weren't too bad, probably due to the lower traffic levels and lighter vehicles. But, over time , we have been paying more and more money for less and poorer quality services which is one reason why a lot off our roads are in such a terrible state. Whatever happened to value for money ? Any politicians out there want or dare to try and answer the question ?

[@gaz-gemw5801]

Great sound,luv it.😊😊😊😊(both)👍🏻

[@markfranks1329]

Baffles in or out, the bike just sounds great. Just how a 4 stroke motorcycle engine with two cylinders should sound. (Not like a neutered sewing machine! 😖) Especially not one with a 'British' name.

[@mprime6807]

It's ironic and a shame that the MOT inspection you described is as thorough as it is compared to the level of attention your roads have received. I do like the sound of those silencers.

[@silverback3926]

My preference would he baffles in. I am not a big a big fan of super loud pipes.

[@stevecoward3543]

Very subtle but noticeable difference in the test. -Wondered if your mic is on auto level in which case it wouldn't sound any louder..?

[@stuartfillingham]

No I set everything manually.

[@johnpflug1567]

Hello Stuart!

[@stuartfillingham]

Hello!

[@themoog3889]

Just for a second i thought the Interceptor was going the way of the GT 😮 Pipes sound good with the baffles in without being obnoxious ! Any planned mods on the bike ?

[@colt2206]

Need some content on the Super Meteor 650. It’s time to move on.

[@stuartfillingham]

Ive done that. spent a whole 2 weeks on it.

[@amankhan5778]

Hi Stuart, Can you please make a video regarding handle wobbling issue in continental gt 650?

[@wighatsuperreggie]

That is about the most picturesque shot of a nuclear power plant I believe I've ever seen.

[@mr.reeves2904]

Hello Sir, Are you using any booster plug along with these exhaust?

[@benrobertson7855]

Hi,I enjoy your vids a lot,this is well off topic,but do you know where I can get a manual for my 1997 bullet? I see you have a link in a past vid for a Haynes one ,but it is post 2007…..thanks in advance and regards from NewZealand.

[@stuartfillingham]

Haynes manuals!

[@michaelspanish9738]

A question i would like to ask does changing your silencers effect insurance?

[@mmtonge]

Baffles in! ;-)

[@brightenjacob]

If i drop my motorcycle can this exhaust withstand it? OEM exhaust is so well made that it will withstand anything.. Can someone give your thoughts on this please!!

[@luckyintervale]

Thanks again, and do crack on 👍

[@stuartfillingham]

Thank you!

[@robertakerson7186]

Mr. Fillingham- Don't you all have the option of voting those council members out? They seem to be most concerned about controlling people rather than serving them.

[@stevenmiller184]

Lovely sound, either way. Sounds more snarly without the baffles. As expected, at speed, the engine is drowned out by the wind noise which means that when you put these silencers on you are doing it for the benefit of those standing on the side of the road or for yourself when riding through a tunnel or sitting at a stop light.

[@rover100bunson]

can hear the buzzards when the bike stops

[@kdato774]

You might be getting away with loud and no catalytic converter here in the UK. Taking the bike to the continent however, jurisdictions are very very strict. Even with the baffles in, it's hefty fines when the exhaust is too loud. But the biggest problem is when there is no catalytic converter -- you'll face criminal proceedings for tax fraud.

[@stuartfillingham]

LOL no I wont because I have no desire to visit the continent! 🤣

[@Beanerds]

270 degree twin ,, nothing sounds better .