I always find TMF’s personal crusade against mirrors humorous. I myself like the style of the original mirrors, but to each his own.

I do always think that you need to invest in a decent tool set. At the very least, a Ratchet. I’ve had the halfords advanced tool set for over 6 years now and it’s invaluable and comes with a lifetime warranty.Combine that with a decent set of handled Allen keys, torque wrench and other bits, and you’ll be laughing and no longer struggling. Keep up the good work dude!

@ChaiRuou

3 жыл бұрын

the issue isn't the tool, the issue is he don't know how to use them.

@dav1dax

2 жыл бұрын

Having just gone to get replacement Allen sockets for the ones which snapped on my Himmy yesterday, I totally agree. I love that they will replace broken parts for free for life.

i do like after the hussle and bussle of life being able to catch up with your videos from time to time. ride safe bud another great video. T

Nice enjoyable video and a good example of how some simple (and relatively cheap) mods can make a significant difference. The bar end mirrors really do look fantastic on that.

Looks much better! I love doing cheap and easy mods like this that make a big difference to the look of your bike.

Great. Ideal watching this at home, what with the bad weather and me recovering from a cold. True what a weight some of those parts are. I just bought a second hand 2019 CB500X as a second bike (to my T120) and took the pannier racks off, which weigh a helluva lot, but adding a centre stand, which also weighs a lot. Those bar end mirrors look great. Well done and thanks.

The “Messerschmitt “ twitch is something we should all practice regularly even with mirrors! For those non “flyers”, that’s glancing over the shoulder for unexpected traffic! Another very useful and informative video. Thank you!

Nice job, I like the levers, quick and easy adjustments and the black looks perfect with the other black switch gear.

The Enfield is such a good looking bike TMF, and being such a good price it will be a joy to 'fettle'!. The Tec parts and how to videos are excellent . I saw a 'scrambler' style Interceptor at Goodwood last week, with a small flyscreen, it looked brilliant. , Cheers, Steve

Much better look , looking forward to you doing a ride on her.👍

Nice vid & good to see bodger after my own heart! Amazing how relatively minimal mods can make such a big difference to the appearance & riding experience.

The Interceptor is a good looking bike, the mods you are doing are making it look great. It still amazes how often a few careful mods can make such a big difference to the appearance. 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! ...though I have big plans for this bike - stay tuned!

another great video my friend im pondering one of these for the lanes etc up here in the Borders. ride safe my friend. Tony

I would have done the same thing.The levers in black look appropriate against the white.Bar end mirrors as well.Looks great TMF!👏👏👏👏👏👏

Great improvements, especially the mirrors.

Greetings from Arizona. Nice work on the RE. Always enjoy your videos. Helped keep me sane during the lockdown. Keep em coming. Glad to know you guys can ride some now.

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul!

Great mods, huge improvement TMF👍👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Super. Nicely done TMF.. love the bar end mirrors... Just gone onto the tecbikeparts web site & those bar ends are all sold out..

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Oops!!

A ring spanner on the allen key helps with leverage, cover that tank when working near it.

That was the least frustrating "technical" video you have done so far. You're getting better! 😄👍

looks lovely tmf. great work 👍🏻 mirrors and levers look good quality and their style suits the bike

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andy....

Always a little excitement when a package from George arrives (TEC)!

Love the mods, looks great!

I had visions of the tank getting scratched or dinged when you were having problems with the bar end mirrors, I always covet the tank & painted parts when there's a chance of slipping etc, also always take your watch off, saves the chance of any accidental damage, bit over the top maybe but I've learnt from previous gaffes 👌

@iainian

4 жыл бұрын

Agree Geoff, ask me HOW I know this!

@geoffozevans4500

4 жыл бұрын

@@iainian practice makes perfect ay Ian 👍👌👌

@iainian

4 жыл бұрын

😊👍

It's amazing how much better you can make things with a little bit of time and effort, looks great. 👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Scott - and agreed!

Nicely colour coded, matches loads better 👍🏻

I haven't watched all of this yet because I'm at work, but I skipped to the end for the reveal. Those mirrors look heaps better 👍

Your channel is flying Andy amazing. You could have the seat covered in a nice light brown leather with a cream piping that would look stunning on there. It will match your scrambler jacket. Excellent vid

Love your reviews and contents ❤️ beautiful bike 👌

@TheMissendenFlyer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@sidharthshivappa1359

3 жыл бұрын

TheMissendenFlyer big fan of you dear sir 🙏

Thanks for this these are the exact upgrades I am thinking of doing. Although I still think I am too clueless to change those levers... haha!

Definitely a huge improvement. Looks great TMF!

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Bill - I agree!

Halfords do a cracking little torque wrench Andy if your getting into more future mods. I take parts off my Bmw to clean sometimes and its perfect just to get the factory torque settings correct. Getting rid of them mirrors for the bar ends has just made it more beautiful

Morning Andy, I use the TEC bar end mirrors and leavers on my 865 Bonnie. I also use their rear brake & gear leavers, plus rider and pillion foot pegs. It made a huge difference to the look of the bike, but the trouble with ‘modding’ is thats it’s quite addictive....I now have a large storage box full of OG parts that I’ve replaced and my Bonnie looks drop-dead-gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing where your ‘slippery slope’ takes you.. All the best, Andy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Yes that is an issue I agree!

I got these mirrors and levers but also, I thought I would mention that you you can get matte black handlebars of the same dimensions as the original bars but without the bracing from Hitchcocks motorcycles in the UK. They are made in England. I just fitted these for a more modern look and they are actually lighter too. Very well priced IMO too!

Mate your camera quality is great Good job

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - GoPro for you!

It's good to have a toy to tinker with and change things to one's liking, I watch you Vid and like it. I may do what you do to your interceptor if I buy one. . Keep up the good work. With thanks

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

A good little tip which does use the grab handle, is buying a bicycle rear light from Wilkinson that flashes alternately or just on, so if you are unlucky enough to break down or get a puncture in a unlit road you will still have rear lights, as it does not seem possible to have lights with ign switched off (Wilco light fits in mins to grab bar)

Some great mods. I just use one bar end mirror, in England the RHS, keeps the width down, looks better and works fine. Nice bike.

@BreezyRider66

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what I did on my Moto Guzzi V7 & it encourages you to do life savers as well...

She looks great - simple upgrades are the best upgrades!!!

Great Vid excellent mods !

@TheMissendenFlyer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg!

The mods really good, fair play

Since you are blessed with both the Royal Enfield & Triumph Speed Twin might I suggest a comparison video. I bet there are a number of riders out there who are trying to decide between them. Similarities, differences, pros, cons. Thanks !

lovely bike. Congratulations!

Lovely job sir. Now time to go out and buy some decent allen keys

@iainian

4 жыл бұрын

A 3/8 drive set is the way forward.

Really beautiful video Really good job So beautiful bike Im waiting the delivery of my new interceptor

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations - you'll love it!

@cristian4963

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMissendenFlyer thank you very much I appreciate that 😊. Im waiting your video about exhaust tec sound ecc. I stay tuned😉

Dropping a lot of stuff, ruining allen keys. You and I are quite alike hahaha. Thanks for another video Mr Flyer, I enjoyed it! Looks great!

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rutger!

I am in the market for an Interceptor 650 and am quite enjoying your videos on the bike. The Allen Key thing made me chuckle 🙂. Consider getting a quarter inch ratchet set maybe 🙂

I cringed when you said “how hard can it be?” That is usually the precursor to having to drill out stripped bolts or spending the afternoon fishing a bolt out of the deepest darkest recesses of the fairing/engine. Fun video! RE looks great TMF. Maybe some RAM mount balls in the mirror mounts? Peace!

What could possibly go wrong😆, everthing that you thought possibly couldnt go wrong usually😂. Good video , nice bike👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

True!

I must confess, I've not been a fan of bar end mirrors, but those look pretty darned nice and functional.

Looks great after the mods😉👍🏻

That's much better, good job TMF👍

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Iain! You back home now?

@iainian

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMissendenFlyer Home to glorious rain. FANTASTIC, AMAZING time at TORO and riding the GS1200. Never ridden a BMW before but what a bike! (Off road too) Converted "sports bike" rider Looking forward to RichyVida's vlog of the tour!

I love you! Thank you so much for your content and sharing it with us! All the best! Love this stuff! Very nice garage by the way! Are the rest of your bikes just outside?

Hi TMF.Well done mate.Another good video.If I could suggest you might want a 3/8 ratchet set from Halfords.You can buy the Torx and Allen key bits individually and I would also advise covering the tank with a blanket to protect it from dropped parts or accidental slips with a tool that slips off.No criticism,I've learnt the hard way.

Small mods, big difference. Nice video.

Hey thanks that was cool

I must be getting older . . . these middle of the road capacity wise bikes are starting to appeal to me . . . A LOT.👌🏻 Good work, Mr.Flyer.👍🏻

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they are great fun - with age comes wisdom!

Very nice ..even I the pureist think the tek(Tec, ?) parts are well made and functional as well as asthetically pleasing ..so they must be good !. A bit of blue thread lock on the bar end mirrors and a touch of copper grease on the grab rail bolts will see you well in the future . Looking forward to the further scramblerisation . Peace and love young Mr Flyer 👍🏻☮❤

Looks really good!! Sigh!! must be lovely to do close up work with no glasses required 😎

Two things for me in this install I would have done differently. I would always cover the tank when working on the handle bar area. Sometimes, I even cover the front fender as I have made expensive mistakes as the spanner or socket drops free and onto the metal painted bits. Also, you could have pulled out the factory bar weights by attaching the factory screw back into the weights, then using a large pair of pliers or crescent wrench to provide a solid piece to hammer against using a dead blow mallet against to drive out the screw/bar weights. Then use the new bar end/weight as it was designed. Good video though, with good content. Looking forward to see your transformation of the RE. Cheers from Arkansas.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

3 жыл бұрын

Or fitting the appropriate size socket to internally accept the bar-end weight, a washer or two stacked over the end of the socket and a long enough bolt to fit into the bar-end weight threaded hole.

As somebody has already suggested, go to Halfords and get one of their excellent tool kits. 1/4 drive sockets and proper Allen tools are very useful around a 'bike. I winced when you brought out that cheap Allen tool😞

nice upgrade !

A small deep well socket on an extension works well too.

Much better lighting this time. I thought the touring seat on the Continental felt and looked a lot better than the standard seat as well.

Decent tools for Xmas a must.

Good video TMF

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Yay, Enfield content! To each their own and all, but I (IMHO and no offence meant of course) think that these CNC type levers and bar end mirrors are not really in keeping with the retro look (and im biased anyways as I hate bar end mirrors!) of the bike. But hey, vivre la difference. Good effort regardless, considering you dont seem to have any tools!

Hope you are enjoying the RE. Had mine 2weeks and done 400 miles. It’s the lowest hp and biggest grin factor bike I’ve owned. PS. Just ordered same levers 👍

I am thinking about getting an Interceptor next year and slowly turning it into a proper scrambler over a couple of years. I want it to be a long term/keep forever bike completely mod'd out for my personal tastes and satisfaction without the concern of resale.

Why am I up at this hour?! Oh TMF is modding the Enfield..... Reminds me must book a test ride!

@tokyosmash

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t do that, you’ll buy one in a proper hurry if you do.

@comhghallgeraghty3541

4 жыл бұрын

You wont look back

@connienail4013

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever buy one?

A good habit to get in to is, every time you take a bolt out or nut off add some anti seize grease before you put it back. (Or if it was threadlocked, replace the threadlock.). It makes life so much easier further down the line. I'm interested to see how the scamblerize project evolves as I was contemplating one of the new Norton Rangers but can't really justify the cost of one as a second bike. This may be a more wallet friendly option.

Looks great. Seriously thinking about one of these when I get back to UK next year. Blue locktite for the mirrors?

Centrestand discovery. 😂🤣 Miss Flyer: "Omg! What's this big thing between my legs? " Onlooker: "That's where the petrol goes." And that little yank on the socket AFTER tightening up the bolt. Is that to make sure you've stripped it? Please stop with the tools. You're a menace! I can't watch. I might have to go back to watching Stuart Fullofhimself turn a 3-minute discussion into 25 minutes of boredom.

@TheMissendenFlyer

3 жыл бұрын

Be my guest - he needs your view more than I do!

Hi TMF, love your helpful vids and positive attitude. I'm curious which after market exhaust you've fitted - S&S, Tec or something else?

Now that does look better. I'm still not sure about putting knobbley's on though.👍

It looks great with the barends ,will you replace the headlights into LEDs ? A tail tidy and get rid of the exhausts with cpl of Yoshimura extended slipons would look amazing 🤗.

Only just discovered I had a centre stand ! Haha.

@KymHammond

4 жыл бұрын

@@bsimpson6204 Thank goodness you found the button. I rode mine halfway across Australia, never missed a beat.

Nice bike 👍🏼

Looks a wedge better. On my Moto Guzzi V7 I was able to turn the mirror mounts upside down to hide the holes, but it doesn't look like you can on the RE

Those bolts for that rear bar could be used to secure saddlebag mounts, maybe.

Hi TMF that would be a cracking idea to scramblerize it. A good pair of nobbly tyres, 2 into 1 titanium exhaust, beak front mudguard ( GS style), tidy up the rear end with a GS style number plate, matt black the engine, paint the wheels black, sump guard, engine bars, you could even get Del Boy involved foand Sealey for some tools

The interceptor is the perfect scrambler base, I plan to do the same . The seat is gone the day I buy mine.

Leave it alone! It’s beautiful as it is!

It does look better without the mirrors. It would look sick with out the turn signals also but i guess those are needed items. Its a sweet bike for under 6gs US brand new i might just have to buy one.

Can we PLEASE do a collection so that poor Andy gets a proper set of Allen Keys? :-D Nice mods - Stay safe

Nice tasteful mods.

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers...

Looks heaps better minus the grab handle!👍🏼 Just an aside TMF in getting that end weight off with said “dubious” Allen key. Just a tap on the drive end(?), not the leverage end of the key as you “try” to undo it sometimes can be enough to loosen it. But yeah done the bloody same with inferior tools! Like the adjustable levers too, & bar end mirrors. Looks trick😎

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Bar end mirrors. The big pain in the butt to put on almost always. Would recommend a tiny under the bar mirror rather then nothing.

Hello TMF loving the MODS.. the bar ends worked out ok.. But what may make your life easier later is the fact that if you had simply wound back the allen head screw with the key and tapped the allen screw back into the bar it would have pushed the wedge shaped cone inside the bar end, which causes the aluminium bit that you were thinking of filing down to expand and grip the inside of the bar then the whole thing would pull out. I'm sure that if you look at the one that came with the mirror you will get the idea. But they'd on as it is and they won't go anywhere. I'm sure that many people will inform you about this but it is one in the memory bank for later..Best regards

New mirrors and leavers look great but I would never be tempted to ride a motorcycle with out mirrors in today’s traffic just to make the bike look better stay safe interceptor is looking cool now🔧🔩⚙️👍

You are the guy that, years later, everyone curses while they’re trying to restore a motorcycle.

@TheMissendenFlyer

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe! Thanks for watching!

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

3 жыл бұрын

???

You’ve got good taste Flyer and I applaud your plans to Scramblerize the Enfield!

Good evening Mr Flyer. I'm looking at the TEC bar end mirrors for my Inter too. They have a good vid that might help you eliminate that gap and make them more rigid. Looking at the bar end weight and the end of the handlebar they are half-recessed so that they fit together without spinning. TEC recommend that you get busy with a file for a minute or two and do this to the part they supply. That will close up the gap and help stop anything moving. Good vid though. When will we see you actually riding it, and when will you tell us about those aftermarket pipes (did I miss it?). Keep up the good work.

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Stay tuned!

Nice videoTMF, i would say that not grinding the lugs off, where the sissy bars go, is a better idea, you might want to put them back on if you sell the bike at some stage.

TEC Bike parts do produce quality accessories. Good to see your honesty in letting the viewers know that the accessories were given to you, as there are a few motorcycle KZreadrs I use to watch who have now turned into Social Media Influencers and allowing viewers to think they have been out and bought parts, accessories, tools etc. No doubt the lure of money and the thought giving up the mundane day job has turned them into snake oil salesmen. Surely KZread should make it compulsory that youtubers declare free gifts, I follow a channel called Double Boost and when John does a reviews he is always dead honest and declares that the tool was given to him and when people use the affiliate links he is paid a small commission Great new website ------------------------------

@TheMissendenFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tic - appreciate your feedback and comments!

Looks much better, barends give it a lower profile, nice 👍

That insert comes out. If you screw the bolt back in a few turns and then tap it; you'll break the taper that is holding the (two piece) insert in and you can draw the piece out with the bolt. There should be new inserts with the bar end mirror set.

Man, I was wincing when you were faffing with the Allen keys........🙈😆

Bit of garage envy going on here at this end.

Looks better, I wonder if you can swap them over so they become underslung?