The 1965 Royal Enfield TT Interceptor for sale now on eBay (see previous posting) was the cover girl and the feature story in Old Bike Journal magazine for August, 1994.The 750cc Interceptor had been a big, fast bike in its day and this was the super sports model, with the hottest cams and the longest wheelbase. The 1965s were the first Interceptors to abandon the Royal Enfield casquette, and the new separate instruments gave them a more up-to-date look.
But what did the magazine choose to focus on? The neutral finder! This device, worn on most Royal Enfields of the day and decades before and since, makes downshifting from any gear to neutral a one-step process. It's a wonderful device but hardly the sexiest feature of this very rare and fast motorcycle.The bike remains very powerful. Seller William T. Bolstad describes having to wait for friends on Triumphs to catch up on rides. He describes it as "a seriously fast Old British Motorcycle."
He ought to know. The blue Interceptor is the first of three Royal Enfield twins he is selling and he has restored and cared for many motorcycles, including the line-up of Triumphs seen here.
Bolstad and his wife Linda live in Kalispell, Mont.He also shared this picture of himself at a younger age, on his 1966 Triumph.
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