- Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:24 am
#88512
Here in the USA our Interceptors look slightly different.....can't even call them Interceptors because Honda has it trademarked here so, they're badged as INT 650s.
Anyway, they have clear glass headlamps, really cheesy, cheap looking rubber stalked round turn signal lamps and plastic "lollipop" miirors.
These all make the bike (in my opinion) look really cheap.
So, I made a few alterations.
I swapped the headlight for a fluted glass version like the European and Indian models, mounted some early style Lucas turn signals and had some adapters machined so that I could bolt on some Napoleon (look just like the Halcyons) bar end mirrors.....didn"t care for the Royal Enfield ones and some Hitchcock's adjustable levers.
Everywhere I go, everybody asks "did you just restore that?"
So, I think I was successful in completing the "vintage transformation"
If I can figure out how to post some photos, tell me what you all think.
Hans
Anyway, they have clear glass headlamps, really cheesy, cheap looking rubber stalked round turn signal lamps and plastic "lollipop" miirors.
These all make the bike (in my opinion) look really cheap.
So, I made a few alterations.
I swapped the headlight for a fluted glass version like the European and Indian models, mounted some early style Lucas turn signals and had some adapters machined so that I could bolt on some Napoleon (look just like the Halcyons) bar end mirrors.....didn"t care for the Royal Enfield ones and some Hitchcock's adjustable levers.
Everywhere I go, everybody asks "did you just restore that?"
So, I think I was successful in completing the "vintage transformation"
If I can figure out how to post some photos, tell me what you all think.
Hans