{"id":23488,"date":"2023-09-02T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T07:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=23488"},"modified":"2023-09-02T06:19:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T13:19:13","slug":"speed-is-expensive-a-heads-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/speed-is-expensive-a-heads-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed Is Expensive:  A Heads Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>By Joe Berk<\/h6>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new motoflick due for release momentarily, and it promises to be a great one.\u00a0\u00a0You can&#8217;t watch <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Speed-Expensive-Vincent-Million-Motorcycle\/dp\/B0C9TG4NTK\/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=exhaustnotes-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=d12d4521ac0f4eb47e7e4930f1681ff6&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speed Is Expensive<\/a><\/em> yet, but you will be able to very soon.\u00a0 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Speed-Expensive-Vincent-Million-Motorcycle\/dp\/B0C9TG4NTK\/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=exhaustnotes-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=d12d4521ac0f4eb47e7e4930f1681ff6&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speed Is Expensive<\/a><\/em> is the story of Philip Vincent and the Vincent motorcycle.\u00a0 \u00a0A Vincent was the first motorcycle ever to break the 150 mph barrier (Rollie Free was the bathing-trunks-only rider, who shed all other clothing and rode stretched out on the saddle to reduce drag), and a Vincent became the most expensive motorcycle ever when one sold at auction in 2018 for 1.2 million dollars.\u00a0 They are mythical motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Official Speed is Expensive trailer narrated by Ewan McGregor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4X0ptb4NuIs\" width=\"889\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23489\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SIE-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SIE-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SIE-600-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The movie will be on Netflix in the near future, or you can pre-order <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Speed-Expensive-Vincent-Million-Motorcycle\/dp\/B0C9TG4NTK\/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=exhaustnotes-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=d12d4521ac0f4eb47e7e4930f1681ff6&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speed Is Expensive<\/a><\/em> on Amazon now.\u00a0 \u00a0I&#8217;m going to watch it as soon as it&#8217;s available.\u00a0 Watch for a review in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Vincents have always had an aura of incredible power and exclusivity.\u00a0 I see them at the Hansen Dam Britbike meets in my part of the world (it&#8217;s where I grabbed the photo at the top of this blog and the others below).\u00a0 The\u00a0Hansen Dam events occur once or twice a year at Hansen Dam, about 70 miles from my home.\u00a0 All the photos you see here were from events in the 2004-2008 time frame, which means it&#8217;s been about 15 years since I&#8217;ve attended.\u00a0 I need to get out there again.<\/p>\n<p>I have a few more Vincent photos from Hansen Dam, and I thought I would share a few of them here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23492\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC1669-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC1669-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC1669-600-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23493\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC1818-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC1818-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC1818-600-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23494\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6577-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6577-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6577-600-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23495\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6688-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6688-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6688-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23496\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6720-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6720-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6720-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23497\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6831-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6831-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_6831-600-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23498\" 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