The Interceptor is not fast, but it is hugely satisfying to ride.
I don't know why anyone wants or needs a properly fast bike nowadays. What's the point? Speed limits are lower, enforcement is higher, main roads are more boring, traffic is denser, drivers are more aggressive and distracted.
Decades ago, a Japanese 750 four was one of the fastest things beyond the racetrack, and so had the freedom of any road. Motorists didn't really impinge. Now, that bike's performance would be matched by most family SUVs.
So we up the ante and all get litre bikes and go faster? Where? At 120kmph, maybe pushing it to 130 in a straight line down a motorway? Yawn. Why would you want to do that? Maybe to commute, but you don't need a fast bike to do that. Maybe, and especially if I'm younger, to impress my peers. I'm not knocking that!
Yeah, I'm getting old. But the real freedom is in the 1 and 2-laners. That's where the Interceptor belongs.