Ryan Montgomery, owner and operator of Missoula, Montana's Montgomery Distillery, created 1980 Yamaha XS650 racer powered by vodka. He has a passion for motorcycles, that’s why he decided to build a Yamaha-based racing bike for the 2018 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials. Eventually, Montgomery almost achieved the goal and wants to win.

The whole thing started back last winter, when Montgomery decided to try his hand and set a speed record. He had everything he needed right at hand: 1980 Yamaha XS650, alcohol production, a local Bonneville expert Neil Olson. And what about the vodka? It turns out that the leftovers from the vodka distilling process are not suitable to drink, so they are separated from the liquor itself and make an excellent ethanol.

The distillers saved up about 10 gallons of leftovers while Montgomery rebuilt the Yamaha and prepared it for the task. He had never done anything like this before. The only thing the bike needed to run on the vodka-based ethanol was some re-jetting of the carbs. With the help of friends and sponsors, Ryan built the bodywork and painted it. He named it "Sudden Wisdom".

This week, August 25 to 30, Ryan Montgomery is running his bike at the 2018 Bonneville Speed Trials in the 750cc partially-modified bikes 1980 or older. His task was to accelerate the motorcycle to 98 mph (about 160 km / h).