100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Military Testing in 1918
In 1918, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and sidecars were shown off for inspectors in hopes of securing lucrative military…
100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Training Schools in 1918
In a canny business move, Harley-Davidson provided the US Military with free motorcycle training schools to instruct…
100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Manufacturing in 1918
In 1918, the US Gov't inspected the Harley-Davidson factory as part of their military contracts for WWI
100 Years Ago: Excelsiors in 1918
The Excelsior Motor Co under Ignaz Schwinn supplied V-twins to the US Army in WW1 - these unpublished photos show…
100 Years Ago: Inside the Indian Factory in 1918
The USA was a very different place before joining World War 1 in 1917; it was pacifist, with a tiny military! These…
Road Test: Sunbeam Shoot-Out!
'We are probably the only people in North America to ride three Vintage Sunbeams in a day', said James, and he was…
Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2013
Vintage Revival Montlhéry is open to pre-1940 vehicles to race on the oldest banked autodrome in the world, 40 minutes…
2023 Quail – No Rain, No Pain
The 2023 edition of the Quail Motorcycle Gathering was blessed with no rain, and a lot of fascinating people and…
Fratelli Benelli Racing
The six Benelli brothers invested their time and resources to build one of the most successful motorcycle companies in…
Jack Leong and the Ace-Hy M.C. Archive
Everywhere Jack Leong went, he brought a camera, including when riding his beloved 1947 Indian Chief as a member of…
Olive Hager, the ‘Mile a Minute Girl’
She was one of the first and most famous Wall of Death riders of all time. Others used the name after her, but Olive…
Across America by Motorcycle: Part II
RAF Captain Charles Kenilworth Shepherd was 23 years old in 1919 when he swung a leg over his brand new Henderson Four…
Walking the Paths of Fire with Andrew Nahum
Andrew Nahum wascinated by the wider effects of gunnery gun research, tracing the origins of artificial intelligence…
Coping with COVID: the Auction Scene in 2020
How is the auction scene coping with Covid? Sam Murtaugh of Mecum Auctions gives us the story.
John Wallace and the Duzmo
At 14, he knew he'd build motorcycles - and he did! On the way he worked with some of the most remarkable names in the…
Top 100 Most Expensive Motorcycles
Our Top 100 World's Most Expensive Motorcycles is the only accurate list of the most expensive bikes sold at public…
Selling Speed
The motorcycle industry has always 'sold speed' as a primary impulse, while presenting a respectable image. Paul…
‘The Angels of Pervyse’
Mairie and Elsie were motorcycle pals from 1912, who took their bikes to Belgium in 1914 to aid wounded soldiers. They…