Interceptor bars or GT clip-ons: same 648 twin, two very different ghat days
@host_pune · 1 week ago
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Every time a Continental GT parks next to my Interceptor at the Lavasa turnoff, the same argument starts. Identical engine, identical frame, completely different Sunday.
I went back and read autoX's ride of both to check whether I was just defending my own choice. Their take: the GT's clip-ons and forward seating give a better front-end feel and it handles curves better, while the Interceptor's steering feels lighter but less planted in fast turns. Both sit just under 200 kg, so neither is a flickable toy.
My honest bias is the upright bar on Tamhini, because the pace that keeps me safe there is slow, and wrist load in Pune's crawl out of the city is real. But I will admit the GT probably rewards a clean line more than I do.
So vote in the replies: bars or clip-ons for ghat work, and tell me how your wrists feel after three hours.
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prakash_ali· 6 days agoPrakash here, no horse in this race since I ride the 450X, but your wrist logic tracks with me too, upright posture is kinder over long hours even on an EV. Sahil, does the GT's forward lean actually pay off on Tamhini's tight hairpins or mainly on the open sweepers before Lavasa? Asking because I stop a lot for photos and clip-ons seem like a pain for that.
