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KITBAG

TOURING ACCESSORIES

SIT BACK, RELAX

A set of handlebar risers and front-set footpegs

are just what the doctor ordered

The Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 position. This reduces the degree
is a very capable motorcycle, adept to which your knee is bent, thus
at the urban crawls and highway reducing cramping and fatigue over
runs alike. Then again, a mass- a long ride. We’ve been using both
produced motorcycle is designed to of these for a while now, including
meet the needs and requirements a Pune-Goa-Pune ride, and are
of a wide variety of people with suitably impressed. Used together,
different tastes and dimensions, they transform the Interceptor into
which is why the aftermarket exists an even more comfortable bike,
— to make a bike ‘fit’ you better. especially if you feel the stock
If the name Greasehouse by equipment doesn’t fit you just
Indimotard sounds familiar, it’s right, and we can’t recommend
because we’ve been running its them enough. Both kits come
Growler exhaust system on our with detailed instructions and
long-term Continental GT 650. are simple enough to do yourself.
And while that’s more about aural The modifications are completely
pleasure, Greasehouse has just reversible, too. And at ` 4230 for
introduced two components for the footpegs and ` 4230 for the
the Interceptor to make riding a risers, it’s fantastic value for such
bit more relaxing. The first is a well-built products. Head over to
set of CNC-machined billet alloy indimotard.com to order a set for
handlebar risers. If the stock bars yourself. ■
are a bit of a stretch for you, then
these will make your life a lot
easier. It provides a two-inch lift
and a sweep back towards the rider.
This makes for a more upright
riding position and provides more
leverage at the ’bar itself. It seems
like a small change, but goes a long
way in making the bike feel more
nimble and agile.
The second component is a set
of touring footpegs. Essentially,
these are a pair of brackets that
reposition the footpegs (and foot
controls) to a more forward-biased

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