A 75-Year-Old Vincent Just Broke a Land Speed Record

Australian mechanic Malcolm Hewett just proved that old metal still has bite. On the salt flats of Lake Gairdner, he piloted a 1950 Vincent Rapide, yes, a 75-year-old motorcycle, to a staggering 185.34 mph, 301.496 km/h,  using nothing but petrol and determination. No turbo. No nitrous. Just a bored-out 1340cc V-twin, custom frame, and decades of shed-built engineering.

This same machine later topped out at 187 mph fully streamlined, and even set AMA national records at Bonneville. Not bad for a bike built when TVs still had knobs.

Hewett’s run wasn’t corporate-backed. It was passion-fueled. Proof that with enough grit, an old Vincent can still outrun modern expectations.

Text Credit: Curbside Bikers 

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