Royal Enfield Interceptor MK1

MK1 Interceptor 1963/4
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Technical Spec
Engine: 736cc Royal Enfield Four Stroke 71 x 93mm Bore and Stroke
Carburettor: Two Amal monoblocs
Electrics: Lucas 6 volt Magneto (Standard) / 12 volt Rectifier
Suspension: Front, Telescopic Hydraulic Damping Forks, Rear Pivoted Hydraulic Damping Forks
Hubs: Front, Full Width Light Alloy, Rear, Quickly Detachable

New Features for the 1965 TT Interceptor:
Magneto with Automatic advance and Retard
Seperate Alloy Cylinder Heads
Two Fuel Taps
Easy Release Clutch with 20% More lining Area
Highly Polished Alloy Fork Crown, Mounting Tachometer and Speedo
New Styled Dual Seat
New Headlight Mountings.

"Only Royal Enfield has Automatic NEUTRAL FINDER-Cuts shifting by 50%"

TT Interceptor Distributors

Cooper motors, LA
Joe Schotthoefer, Michigan
Shillingford & Son, Philadelphia
Sam Avellino, Massachusetts

Customer's Bikes

TT Interceptor, "Cycle World" Road Test at 120.5MPH

Royal Enfield Records
Ron O'Brien - 1964 Interceptor, 107.13MPH, 1/4 mile Drags, E.T. 12.57 Fontana
Del Shoemaker - 700cc - No Streamlining, 136.5MPH, 1/4 mile Drags E.T. 10.65, Fontana
Jimmie Enz - 700cc - No Streamlining 153MPH At Bonneville

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Royal Enfield Tank Badges ?42.00 Pair

"Watch Out On the M5! Two 750 Royal Enfield Interceptor Airflow Machines Are To Be Put On The Motorway Beat By Worcestershire Police"

Worcestershire Police Taking their New MKI's, 2nd May 1963
The Bike on the Right has been owned by BBB since 1979

Phil Sampford's MK1 fitted with a Watsonian Palma Sidecar outside John O'Groats in 1984. The bike has travelled to every county in Britain!

MK1 Interceptors in Our Register

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Frame#

Engine#

Year

GBox#

Location

Comments

11085	YA-15021			Alameda. New Mexico	USA	Original tin, seat, rebuilt? motor
10911	YA-15083		AGD 210	OKLA. CITY	USA	Rigid, H.D. FRT. END, H.D. Disc Brks.
	YA-15208		ACH 252	Washington DC	USA	Set of Engine cases
	YA-15212	1962/3		Langley, BC	Canada	Cases, cams and gearbox only
70553	YA-15214	1962	AGZ 1845	Melbourne	Australia	Unrestored
	YA-15217	1963		Denver, CO	USA
6162	YA-15271	1963		Clevedon	England	Twin Carb
11232	YA-15272	1963		Ashby De La Zouch	England	Ex-Police Model, In need of Restoration
11254	YA-15294	1963	AGD865	Cambridgeshire	England	Ridden to every County in Britain as a combination
	YA-15295	1963		Ashby de la Zouch	England	Bought New From Wilemans, In need of Restoration
	YA-15300	1963		South Carolina	USA	Half crankcase only
11754	YA-15305	1963		South Carolina	USA	Up and running feebly since 1980
	YA-15308	1963		New South Wales	Australia
	YA-15311	1963	AGS614	Pennsylvania	USA	twin carb engine/trans only. trans numbered to engine
11779	YA-15329	1963	NOS Case	San Ramon, California	USA	Very stock, owned since 1973, 17K miles Sold new from Shores Motors, always running, now restoring
	YA-15348	1963	AGT208	PA	USA	Complete motor and trans in 'bobber' frame,frame re-numbered to match motor
11808	YB-15379	1963	AGT459	Springfield, Illinois	USA	Rebuilt at 4000 miles, Runs Fine
	YA-15402			Dallas, TX	USA	This bike seems to be a mix of years but I believe its a 1963 or 1964
	YA-15429			Essex	England	Engine Only
	YB-15463			Ashby de la Zouch	England	Engine Only, Machined Cylinders and Triumph Pistons
11295	YB-15465	1963		Somerset	England	Off the road for 3 years but back for next Manx GP!
	YB-15570	1963		New South Wales	Australia
11981	YB-15581	1964		Ilmington	England	Despatched to USA 31/01/1964, Re-imported to Shores 2005. Blaze red, recently restored.
11318	YB-15598	1965		Chicago	USA	Arguably the most underrated British motorcycle of the period
	YB-15609	1964		New South Wales	Australia
9958	YB-15620	1964	AGV 702	Melbourne	Australia	Unrestored...Frame 9958 to replace frame 62956....this frame has been cut and chopperized
11321	YB-15641	1964		Paris	France	Worst bike ever designed ! Looks good though.
10163	YB-15707	1964	AGX615	Derbyshire	England	Restored by BBB over 30 years ago. Mk2 chassis.
11342	YB-15723	1964	AGX951	Somerset	England	Boyer ignition, new concentric carbs
	YB-15774	1964	AGZ3253	Torquay	England	Being rebuilt at the moment
11369	YB-15826	1964	AGY469	Kent	England	Owned for 15 Years, Purchased Privately in Robertsbridge
11387	YB-15833	1964	AGY321	Heist	Germany	Bike was originally delivered to Iran, came from Romania to Germany
62717	YB-15864	1964	AGZ82	Tisbury,Mass.	USA
62737	YB-15905	1964	AGZ515	Crediton Devon	England	Awaiting restoration
11382	YB-15917	1963	AGZ500	Torquay	England	Purchased in 1978. restored 1988 and has been on the road ever since covering 40000 miles, now only used in summertime
62772	YB-15921	1964	AGZ502	Terneuzen	Netherlands	US Import, via Kent
11396	YB-15944	1964	AGZ812	Woodbridge, Suffolk	England	Owned since 1966, On the road but cosmetically poor
73176	YB-15976	1965	AGZ2823	Zurich	Switzerland	Import from England to Switzerland approx. 1995
62809	YB-15996	1964	AGZ1000	Seligman, AZ	USA	Third owner ,last registered in California in 1974 the second owner had it for 41 years and it has sat for over 30 years. I believe it to be 90% complete and will be doing a restoration as it is "barn fresh"
62825	YB-15981	1964		Calgary Alberta	Canada	Nearing completion by Spring 08
11917	YB-16001			Sunderland	England	US Import, 10,000 miles, On the Road
62884	YB-16058	1965		Birmingham, Alabama	USA	Pictured Above. Now in the Barber Museum.
11421	YB-16063			Ashby de la Zouch	England	In Need of Restoration
62904	YB-16076	1965	AGZ1515	Cornwall	England	Original, currently being re-commissioned.
62929	YB-16094	1965		Lidkoping	Sweden	Rusty but original, very good runner, US
	YB-16112	1965		Derby	England	US Import
62957	YB-16113	1965	AGZ1488	Washington DC	USA	Amid restoration
62926	YB-16123	1965		New York	USA	Last registered California 1984 Minor wreck Just purchase April 2008 after 25 years barn storage
63009	YB-16124	1965 Jan	AGH401	Wiltshire	England	Currently a basket case undergoing full restoration. Many parts needed.
62941	YB-16138	1965		Ojai, California	USA
62946	YB-16159	1965	AGZ1552	Plantation/Florida	USA	Owned since 1972 restoring now
62968	YB-16170	1965	AGZ1528	Durango, Colorado	USA	Have owned the bike since 1973; in storage 1980 to 2007. Complete, original bike with 14,011 miles on odometer. Currently undergoing restoration by owner.
63011	YB-16191	1965	AGZ1443	W-S, NC	USA	Crusty but totally original condition.
63022	YB-16216	1965		South Carolina	USA	Single carb, not restored yet.
63037	YB-16231	1965	AGZ1640	Daytona, Florida	USA	Owned since 1974, sold by Avellino's, restored
63046	YB-16242	1965			UK	Imported from Florida
63044	YB-16264	1965	AGZ1622			Owned since 1967
	YB-16276	1965	AGZ1670	Stafford	UK	Wedgewood Blue, US import from California. Under restoration
70421	YB-16295	1965		PA	USA
70457	YB-16336	1965		Kalispell, Montana	USA
	YB-16339	1965		Detroit	USA	Un restored Original, runs well.
70461	YB-16343	1966		Brush Prairie, Washington	USA	Smooth, torquey engine. Pretty red paint
	YB-16360	1965		Torquay	England	Engine Only
62786	YB-16378	1965	AGZ1450	Bakersfield, CA	USA	Slight custom with holed LH piston all stock sheet metal, now under construction
70509	YB-16396	1965	AGZ1811	Niagra Falls	Canada	New Mexico Desert sled under restoration
	YB16398	1965		Ontario	Canada
70532	YB-16426	1965	AGZ1829	Victoria,B C.	Canada	Rolling chassis, needs sheet metal, tank etc
	YB-16511	1965		Ashby de la Zouch	England	Single Carb. Engine Only
70604	YB-16544	1965		Metro manila	Philippines	Only one in the Philippines? Restored, US and UK Parts
70691	YB-16585	1965	AGZ1989	Auburn Hills, MI	USA	All original bike except for bars, My dad's, 6000 miles
70490	YB-16589	1965	AGZ1782	Nashville, Tn	USA	Dad bought it new in '64, sat waiting for attention 1977-2005 ,(rode about once a year). Shined up and ridden for a week or two in 2005 then transported to Tn to it's my new home in Nashvill. First new tags since 1991 in Aug 2007, ride it on weekends now. All stock except for some new chrome and new tires.
	YB-16600	1965	AGZ1976	Lemont, Pennsylvania	USA
70772	YB-16623	1965	AGZ2049	Melbourne	Australia	Rugged but fun and a great Club RECOA
70732	YB-16625	1965	AGZ2069	Plantation/Florida	USA	Accumulating parts for restoration, owned since 1973
11895	YB-16659	1965	AGZ2076	New Plymouth	New Zealand	Under restoration 11/08 Restoration complete, now on the road. Has many 1A features for November 1965.
70775	YB-16680	1965	AGZ2135	Towcester	England	Repatriated by Hitchcocks. Has some 1A features, which were optional in late 65. Does not appear in REOC registers (this block of numbers missing) but thought to be November 65.
70796	YB-16694	1966	AGZ2175	Newbury, Berkshire	England	All Original, Imported from USA in 2007. Last used in 1980
70798	YB-16697	1966		Attendorn	Germany	Restored
70841	YB-16747	1966	AGZ2229	Tipton, West Midlands	England	Full restoration completed 2008. Ex USA bike in Candy Apple Red.
	YB-16755			Ashby de la Zouch	England	In Need Of Restoration
73152		1966		Arlington, Washington	USA
998	YB-16765	1968		Dordrecht	Netherlands	Engine and frame were in very bad condition .Restoration will take one more year. Was sold in Holland, new ,in 1970. About 8 Interceptors were exported to the USA in 67/68 were not sold, then sent to Holland in 1970,registration as stage 1
11117	1A-909	1963/1967	AGZ3418	Aransas Pass, Texas	USA	This machine is a '63 Mk1 with a later Mk1A engine. I have the original engine as well (15064)
62596	YC-16842	1964/1968	ALL87	Kaarina	Finland	Engine is from MK1A, gearbox is from supermeteor. ignition is Boyer electric.
11353	10841	1964/1960		Shropshire	England	Airflow standard model, constellation engine