"Interceptor"     1965

The ride is a Royal Enfield Interceptor, Mk1 / 1965. Very likely it is the only one in the Philippines; the rumours tell that 3 bikes were imported here in 1966 (?) and the other two were shipped out of the country later on. My Interceptor has some features typical for both UK and US models, something they did at the factory by using available parts. Twin front brakes represent the UK model, small tank US model etc.

The restoration took about 18 months. All paint work and re-chroming was done locally in Manila. Replacement parts were sourced and imported from Hitchcocks Motorcycles, UK. And naturally I did all the de-assembly and re-assembly by myslef, at home.

Original rims re-conditioned, new stainless steel spokes. Metzeler tires, work well.