Mods on my Royal Enfield Continental GT 650

Many GT and Interceptor owners can agree that the front suspension is average at best. Me being on the heavier side meant that the front suspension could not handle me at all and used to sag almost all the way robbing me of suspension travel.

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1) Many GT and Interceptor owners can agree that the front suspension is average at best. Me being on the heavier side meant that the front suspension could not handle me at all and used to sag almost all the way robbing me of suspension travel. I bought some preload adjusters which helped but I was still not satisfied so I looked at options and there were two at the time, YSS and Ohlins. Both were pretty expensive and I did not have that kind of money to spend, at the same time Speedmonks Gurgaon launched YSS emulators (11k rupees) so went ahead and fixed them thinking I could buy springs later locally, this upgrade made a lot of difference in terms of how the bike handled in corners but really didn't stop the front from diving too much while braking due to the soft springs.

Fast forward August 2021, I decided to upgrade the springs but the guy who manufactures these springs said he wouldn't take an order less than 100 pieces which really put a stop on my next step of suspension upgrade.

2) I always felt the stock clip ons were weird and did not offer the adjustability I wanted, so I went ahead and bought the Roadpower Custom clip ons and honestly I am loving it! All I can say is these are an Interceptor owner's worst nightmare.

3) Tyre options were really limited in the odd sizes that the bike has, so I bought some 17 inch local Mild Steel rims (4.00-17 and 2.75-17) and fitted the Apollo Alpha H1s in 150/60 and 110/70. These Mild steel rims were cheap but they had started to rust and bend at places after just six months of riding, so bought the aluminium rims from Dismotech in the same size. There was not really much difference in weight (200gms-front and 500gms-rear lighter). @man_of_steel senpai has already given his opinion on this and I concur with his views.

4) This upgrade wasn't really on my mind but Akash (Ex Powerdrift member; people who used to watch Powerdrift 4-5 years back would know him) who owns a garage by the name of Unleaded Care asked me if I would like Stainless Steel headers on my GT. At that time, I did not think much but when he said that he can do pie cuts, I was sold.

The end result is a bratty exhaust note and a lighter bike, that you can really feel it when you take it off the side stand. My estimation is my GT weighs around 180-185 kgs now.

During the headers change, I decided it was time to change the pathetic RE oil and went ahead with the Castrol 10W40, Bosch plugs were changed to NGK CR9EIX. Both these changes totally transformed the GT to a smooth cruiser and the bike stays cool even in the heaviest of traffic!

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