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12,300 km with my Interceptor 650: Servicing & fixing a few issues

26th March 2024, 13:30 by Rahul Nagaraj

The total came up to 4k/- which includes the 1-year AMC and the polishing and buffing.

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Not happy with the rear brakes after the puncture and wheel re-fitting, I decided to drop off the bike for the annual service yesterday at CVS Motors, Sankey Road. The bike was due for service anyway although the engine oil was replaced 6 months ago. This went up because the previous service centre said the 6-month checkup was not required and didn't enter that in their system and it ended up like I missed that service. To cover that up, they replaced the oil twice in a span of 6 months last year. This service was the 20k kms service and a paid one. This was the first time I tried CVS Motors for an annual service. It was the same place I got the fuel pump replaced under warranty and I wanted to continue here for future services as well. I got all the free services done at the other authorized centre which I realized may not be able to work on complicated issues since I saw more non-EFI bikes there every time. CVS motors had only the modern Enfields and that along with the fuel pump replacement work, made me change service centers.

Being a weekday, it wasn't crowded although there were plenty of bikes parked around. Oil replacement wasn't done since it was replaced 6 months ago and I was okay with that although this was an annual service. Now I have to get it replaced in the 6-month checkup or wait up to a year so it matches the annual services.

I had adjusted the brake pedal after which the brakes started to work, but the bite wasn't there and asked them to check for the pad adjustment. The SA mentioned the front brake pads were worn out too by just touching the caliper which I knew was a stunt the car service centers try. The bike had run just 12k kms and with my kind of riding, I knew the pads wouldn't be worn fully any time soon.

I asked for the clutch cable to be replaced as well since at times there was a click feeling when pulling the lever. He also pushed polishing and buffing which I agreed to since I don't wash the bike that often and it had been a while since I got the engine casing cleaned properly. They use Wurth products for this. Agreeing to this and to AMC which has discounts on parts and labor, the pads automatically became fine and didn't require replacement. As per the S.A. at the service centre, the pads cost 5k for a set. Not sure how far that is true. As per the maintenance schedule, it says only to inspect up to the 50k kms schedule.

I got the bike back the same evening and they were polishing it when I got there. I was taken aback by the shine on the valve cover and the side casings. I was expecting a shoddy job since it was a service centre and not a detailing shop. The whole bike was cleaned well and all the chrome and paint bits were polished and buffed. The rear brake had got its bite back as well. The tappet noise was not consistent, so that was not worked on although I wanted them to check. Today when I used the bike, it sounded like there was a slight noise like something was loose. I need to observe if it is the tappets or something else which they forgot to tighten.

The total came up to 4k/- which includes the 1-year AMC and the polishing and buffing. The bike has run 12,300 kms.