THE SUPERIOR 750

I have been very fortunate to own many of my dream motorcycles, but the Royal Enfield Interceptor Series 2 has slipped through the net on three occasions. The first time was forgivable. In 1970 I saw the pictures in the bike press and thought that the big Enfield was the sexiest twin on the block, but it was way beyond my student budget.

Some years later, I was racing in America and a fellow rider offered me a mint Series 2 for not much more than a decent meal out , but I was only really interested in competition machines. I drooled over his garage floor but the Enfield stayed in California . The final time I didn't buy an Interceptor was when I had a whopping mortgage of death-defying proportions. So what's the big attraction of the Series 2 750? First, the bike looks drop dead gorgeous - outstandingly the best looking British bike of its day. Compared with the ray gun silencer, slab tanked BSA Rocket 3 and its even plainer Triumph Trident sister, the Interceptor looks slim and nimble with its faux scrambler styling and two-gallon