Royal Enfield Interceptor MK2

Interceptor MKII
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"When Royal Enfield production ceased at the famous Redditch works was switched entirely to the underground factory at Bradford-on-Avon, output was largely concentrated on the Big Interceptor Twin. Last year, with the redesigned crankcase assembly embodying car-type, wet-sump lubrication, it became the Series II Interceptor. The label is the same for 1970, but the machine in it's latest form has a number of additional refinements"

Excerpt from "Motor Cycle" magazine, 22 Oct. 1969
Full Genuine Double-Sided Reprint from the Royal Enfield Factory available - ?1.50

Technical Specs
Engine: 736cc OHV Vertical Twin 4 Stroke
Bore & Stroke: 71 x 93mm
Carburettors: Twin Amal Concentric 30mm Choke Diameter
Ignition: 12v. Lucas Capacitator System With Twin Coils. Automatic Advance
Rear Suspension: Pivoted Fork with Girling Oil-Controlled Damper Units
Front Fork: Telescopic with Two Way Hydraulic Damping
Hubs: Full Width, Light Alloy. QD Rear
Brakes: 8" x 11/4" Front, 7" x 1" Rear
New Features (1970): Oil Cooler, Air Cleaner, Skid Plate and Passenger Hand Rail (See Below)
Top Speed: 117MPH

May 1969 List Price - $1495

Further Interceptor Developments

Sales Pamphlet for 1970 Model

Click here for History of 1B-1937,
Currently Owned by Mick Page

 

Front Brake Drum - High Performance Modification            ?65.00
Suitable for MK2 Interceptor (8" Twin Leading Shoe Front Brake) Click For Details

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Official Factory Photo


Photo of the MKII
Production Racer

 

 

50118 Genuine Alloy Identification Plates -Ł5.00


Compliant with Federal Motor Vehicle Law, Part 567 for Vehicles manufactured after 31st August 1969

Wanted!

1970 Interceptor Series II S/N 1B-2085

Last Seen in New York State 1992

Contact Ward Duffield at wardd@taconic.net or (845)417-8834

 

Customer's Bikes Leiv Atle Daugstad's "Viking Cafe" John van Ravenswaaij's MK2 (1B-2196) David Geary's MK2. Complete with Extras (Oil Cooler, Sump Guard, TLS Front Brake and Grab Rail) Soon to be fitted with Air Filter Assembly, Supplied by BBB 1B-1440 currently in Novato, California Bill Douse's Modified MK2 Antony Bowie's MK2 Dave Brooker's MK2 in Canada Mark Granby's 1969 MK2 1B-1235 Ted Klatt's Old School Interceptor Chopper As featured in Brit chopper magazine issue 13 Bernard Noel's MK2, Reims, France Frank Toka's MK2, in Victoria BC Canada

MKII's In Our Register, Add your bike here!

Frame#

Engine#

Year

GBox#

Location

Comments

	1B-872
	1B-1038	1968		New South Wales	Australia
F1076	1B-1076	1968	BG221	West Midlands	England	Returned from USA 2003, being restored
	1B-1130			Ashby de la Zouch	England	In Need of Rebuild, Con-rod gone through the Crank Case. Bought From Italy
F1028	1B-1132	1968	BG290	Culmstock, Devon	England	To be registered in UK in due course.
F1151	1B-1151	1969		Bemmel	Holland
F1158	1B-1158	1969	BG186	Somerset	UK	USA model repatriated to UK in 1990, good original condition, not used as much as it should be at present but hope to change this soon.
F1167	1B-1167	1969		Soverato	Italy	Arrived at 'Italjet in 1969 and never registered. now has only 5000 km.
F1180	1B-1180	1969		Orimattila	Finland	UK-model
F1197	1B-1197	1969		Winnipeg	Canada	Has not seen the light of day since '71,currently refurbishing
F1214	1B-1214	1969		Hibbing, Minesota	USA	23,000 miles ,about 2,000 on a major overhaul, I love it! 2nd owner
F1142	1B-1216	1969		Alabama	USA	Rebuilt from top to bottom.
F4759	1B-1220		BG72	Riverside CA	USA	Bought in pieces; currently under construction
F1235	1B-1235		BG254	Hamilton Ontario	Canada	Good shape and on the road
	1B-1237	1969		Maldon, Essex	UK	Engine Only
F1261	1B-1261	1969	BG115	Minnesota	USA
F1274	1B-1274	1969	BG136		Sweden	Featured. Click here for more info.
F1304	1B-1304	1969	BG317	Presteigne Powys	UK	Dispatch Date 24/4/69 to Alberta Cycles Canada
F1314	1B-1314	1969	BG103	Tyne & Wear	England	Basket case, all major parts present
F1322	1B-1322	1969		Calgary, Alberta	Canada	Preparing for full restoration
F1323	1B-1323	1969		Qu?ec, Qc	Canada	Restored (2003-2007), perfect condition and on the road
F1336	1B-1336	1969	BG338	PA	USA
F1347	1B-1347	1969	BG346	REIMS	France	US import in 1995
F1351	1B-1351	1969	BG362	Memphis	USA	Restored to very good riding condition in 1994
F1371	1B-1371	1969	BG383	Melbourne	Australia	Undergoing restoration
F1373	1B-1373	1969	BG407	Victoria B.C.	Canada	Restoration complete and roaring like thunder!
F1378	1B-1378	1969	BG398	Crediton, Devon	England	Future ride and restore
F1393	1B-1393	1969	BG377	Delta BC	Canada
F1394	1B-1394	1969		Parma	Italy	Undergoing a complete restoration. Previously registered in Canada.
	1B-1415			Trebur	Germany	Only the engine, gearbox and carbs
F1417	1B-1417	1969	BG449	Lancashire	England	Totally restored to original spec
	1B-1420	1969	BG453	Victoria B.C.	Canada	Complete as a unit; engine, transmission and complete primary chaincase
F1440	1B-1440		BG465	Novato, California	USA	Sporting a Chrome Sports tank. Picture above.
F1444	1B-1444	1969		Devon	England	A recent import from Florida, USA
F1467	1B-1466	1969		Bergschenhoek	Netherlands
	1B-1476	1969		New South Wales	Australia
F1479	1B-1479	1969	BG564	Bloomsburg,Pa	USA	Bike in great shape, baker ignition upgrade.
	1B-1505	1969			France	US Import
F1513	1B-1513	1969	BG495	Milpitas, California	USA	Restoration in progress
F1530	1B-1530	1970	BG516	Niagra Falls	Canada
F1541	1B-1541	1970	BG624	Delden	Netherlands	Under Restoration
F1544	1B-1544	1970		Newark Valley, NY	USA	Still in milk crates Connecting rod broken last reg. in 1974
F1548	1B-1548	1970	BG555	Pennsylvania	USA	90% complete basket case
F1558	1B-1558	1970		St. Clair Shores, MI	USA	Bought at Shores Motors in 1970
F1564	1B-1564	1969			Netherlands
F1597	1B-1597	1969	BG729	Fairfield Maine	USA	Any info welcomed
F1564	1B-1599		BG720	PA	USA
F1626	1B-1626	1969		Hertfordshire	UK	Re imported from Texas about 11 years ago original and running
	1B-1641	1969		New South Wales	Australia
F1656	1B-1656	1969	BG622	Thetford	UK	Brought back from Houston Texas in 1981
F1662	1B-1662	1969		Orkney Islands	UK	Exported to Clymer in USA, Re imported in 2000
F1664	1B-1664	1969	BG755	Northants	UK	Re-imported from Minnesota US in 2004 fully restored, now UK  spec.
F1673	1B-1673			Twickenham	UK	Imported from Canada
F1686	1B-1686	1968		Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canada	Old School Chopper, Pictured above
F1689	1B-1689	1969	BG868	Rockhampton	Australia	I bought the bike from Baxter Cycles in the USA. It was registered for 2 years as I rode it regularly. I am now stripping it and restoring it to I hope original
F1694	1B-1694	1969	BG842	Hoxtor	Germany	Sold  by the Motorcycle Centre Warri, Enerhen Road, Nigeria (perhaps one of the prince's bodyguard bikes????)then shipped to Germany on 10.4.1971 Nigerian - Registration   MW 2209 (hand painted ! white letters with black pin striping on plain brass registration plate!!!) third owner (me) since 30 years !!!!!!
F1698	1B-1698	1969		Leyland	UK	Imported from South Africa. Originally bought from the motorcycle centre, Maraisburg, South Africa.
F1699	1B-1699	1969		Durban	South Africa	Originally owned by my late uncle, Believed to be 1 of 2 interceptors that came to South Africa.
F1703	1B-1703	1969		London/Ontario	Canada	Finished in 1986 after 3 years. Goes great with a 21 tooth front sprocket!
F1706	1B-1706	1969	BG853	Carson, Iowa	USA
F1714	1B-1714	1969		Colchester	UK
F1720	1B-1720	1969	BG867	Edmonton AB	Canada	Original condition, runs well, in current use
F1734	1B-1734	1969		Rossland	Canada
F1743	1B-1743	1969		Virum	Denmark	Located in Canada ( 1 owner ) until 2004
	1B-1753	1969		New South Wales	Australia
F1762	1B-1762	1970	BG930	Ayrshire	UK	UK Model - The engine was rebuilt after a timing seal failure and it is back on the road in regular use.
F1768	1B-1768	1970		Maldon, Essex	UK	Built 04/1970, Imported from Pittsburg. In use.
F1774	1B-1774	1970	BG861	Flushing, MI	USA	Believe originally purchased in, IN. USA
F1775	1B-1775	1970	BG803	Thurnscoe, South Yorks	UK	Undergoing cosmetic restoration, ready spring 2008. Ex Ray Knight in Isle of Man
F1781	1B-1781	1970		New Ulm, MN	USA	Rough Shape, but will be restored to glory
F2010	1B-2010	1970		Frei	Norway	Fully Restored
F2031	1B-1786	1970	BG903	Ebbw Vale, Wales	UK	Currently unregistered (July 2009) and under going light engine restoration. Would like to know the origins of this bike and what a happened to original engine. In the future I would like an engine crankcase with serial numbers closer to frame number.
F1792	1B-1792	1970		Fayetteville, NC	USA	Licensed and running, mostly original
F1799	1B-1799	1970		Auckland	New Zealand	Imported from USA Fully restored 2006 to original spec
F1804	1B-1804	1969		Austin, Texas	USA	Nice Bike.
	1B-1809	1970		New South Wales	Australia
F1825	1B-1825	1970	BG991	Torsby	Sweden
F1831	1B-1831	1970		Norrahammar	Sweden	Restored - mint condition
F1833	1B-1833	1970		Torsby	Sweden
F1866	1B-1866			Frei	Norway
F1880	1B-1880	1969		Pershore, Worcs	UK	US spec, Imported Back Home 2001
	1B-1882	1969		Imatra	Finland	tls front brake,one piece alloy cyl block, primary belt
	1B-1885	1969		New South Wales	Australia
F7863	1B-1872	1969	BG623	Vara	Sweden	Infact the engine nr: says IB 872 Missed to stamp 1 ? Frame nr:?
F1873	1B-1873	1969		Istres	France	I have owned it since 1980
F1900	1B-1900	1969	BG951	Mj?lom	Sweden
F1908	1B-1908	1969		Benoni	South Africa
F1909	1B-1909	1969		Pretoria	South Africa
5527	1B-1910	1969	BGA112	Raglan	Wales	Returned from South Africa
F1912	1B-1912	1969		Benoni	South Africa
	1B-1914	1969		New South Wales	Australia
F1918	1B-1918	1969		Harrogate	UK	Recently returned home to the UK from Germany
F1924	1B-1924	1969	BG162	Delta BC	Canada
F1933	1B-1933	1970	BGA189	Ann Arbor, Michigan	USA	Sold from Sill's Motor Sales, Cleve. Ohio, third owner since 1974, restored once, ridden often. All time favourite Machine.
F1936	1B-1936	1969	BGA148	Carson, Iowa	USA
F1937	1B-1937	1969		Ashby de la Zouch	England	Sold Brand new by Johnny Brittain, UK Spec Featured
	1B-1947	1969		New South Wales	Australia
F1951	1B-1951	1970	BGA249	Cleveland, Ohio	USA	Un-restored original runs great ridden often.
F1977	1B-1977	1970	BG354	Chillicothe, ILL	USA
F1979	1B-1979	1970	BGA368	Florida	USA
F1980	1B-1980	1970	BG426	Alberta	Canada	Under slow reassembly
	1B-1984	1970		Ontario	Canada	Engine Only
	1B-1988	1970	BG433	Delta BC	Canada	Parts Bike
F2008	1B-2008	1970	BGA120	Skreia	Norway
F2010	1B-2010	1970		Orskog	Norway	Self-built Cafe-Racer, Bought new in Norway in 1970, Pictured Above
F2012	1B-2012	1970				Destroyed in National Museum Fire
F2013	1B-2013	1970			UK	Imported to Britain From Comox, Canada
F2016	1B-2016	1970		Ontario	Canada	Owned since 1976
	1B-2033			Ashby de la Zouch	England	Engine Only
F2042	1B-2042	1970		Bologna	Italy	Arrived from Baxter Cycle at the end of 2008
F2077	1B-2077	1970		Bonn	Germany	Fully restored 2004-2006 Good Condition
F2089	1B-2089	1970		Carmarthenshire	Wales	Imported in 2004 from New York
F2095	1B-2095	1970		St Louis	USA
F2100	1B-2100	1970	BGA436	Tyne & Wear	England	Runner, needs work
F2109	1B-2109	1969	BGA457	Borlange	Sweden	Registered 22nd of July 1969 in Sweden. Engine at some point changed, history unknown.
	1B-2115	1970		New South Wales	Australia
F2120	1B-2120	1970			Luxembourg	Imported from France
F2130	1B-2130	1970	BGA411	Tennessee	USA	unmolested survivor
F2134	1B-2134	1970	BGA389	Pennsylvania	USA
F2157	1B-2157			Rossland	Canada
F2160	1B-2160	1970	BGA183	Worcester	England	Bike undergoing restoration
F2162	1B-2162	1970	BGA262	Victoria B.C.	Canada	Clean and stock
F2191	1B-2191	1970		New Jersey	USA
F2194	1B-2194	1970	BGA104	Barneveld	Holland
F2196	1B-2196	1970	BGA141	Austerlitz	Netherlands	I have owned this bike for more than 33 Years
F2198	1B-2198	1970		Ashby de la Zouch	England	In Bits
F2199	1B-2199	1970	BGA62	Saint Albans, Vermont	USA	Original, running and complete but unrestored,1 family owned from new
	1B-2214X			Maldon	England	Engine Only. New, came from Ian Abrahams Rickman.
69848	1B-2216X	1970		Salzgitter	Germany
	1B-2480	1970	BG203			One of the last produced
73507	1B-2503X	1970		Southampton	UK	MK1A built as a MK 2
	1B-2533X			New South Wales	Australia
	1B-2557X		BGA186	Milpitas, California	USA	Engine Only, Perhaps intended for Clymer/Rickman
DVLA Number				Buckinghamshire	England	Built up from spares some years back.  Put on the road this year and allocated an age related registration in February 2006.(Pictured Above)
6951				Cardiff	Wales	No Engine Number, built from spares at LD Motors by Geoff Lewis. Super Meator Frame