David Martinez: Bonneville 2019


Photographer and filmmaker David Martinez has shot 3 films for The Vintagent, and headed to Bonneville for the first…

The Vintagent Original: Summer Ride


David Martinez mashes up the Wheels+Waves festival in southern France and southern California, ignoring barriers of…

The Vintagent Original: Vincent Black Lightning


The Vincent Black Lightning is legendary for all the best reasons, and in real life, it's the fastest and best-sounding…

The Vintagent Original: ADV Overland Exhibit


ADV:Overland includes round-the-world and long-distance racing machinery from 1903 to the present, plus sci-fi and NASA…

The Motorcycle Portraits: Paul d’Orléans


Paul d'Orléans is publisher of The Vintagent, guest curator at the Petersen Museum, author, motorcycle nut, historian,…

The Vintagent Original: ADV:Overland


Adventure is in our soul. ADV:Overland exhibit at the Petersen Museum, July 2021 - April 2022. Off-road, round the…

Top 10 Mecum 2021


Mecum's Las Vegas motorcycle auction is the largest in the world, and there is literally a bike for everyone who rides…

The Vintagent Original: Silver Shotgun


Italian motorcycle design of the 1960's and 1970's.

The Vintagent Original: Baja Scrambler


Dave Ekins and Bill Robinson Jr made the first timed run down Baja in 1962 on a Honda CL72; their journey inspired Paul…

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.

Bonhams Autumn Stafford 2019 Preview


Bonhams' benchmark European sale comes twice a year, and this Autumn sale is packed with great stuff, from Mike…

Reviving a Racer: Atelier Chatokine by Laurent Nivalle


Richard Vincent's historic Velocette racer gets a rebuild at Atelier Chatokhine in France, with photographer Laurent…

The Vintagent Original: Model X


Test riding a 1934 Matchless Model X, an Art Deco-inspired masterpiece. Paul d'Orléans roars across the Golden Gate…

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Wheels&Waves 2017: The Best Yet


The Sixth Wheels&Waves was the best yet, with carefully curated exhibits, and an emphasis on go, not show

The Vintagent Original: The Ended Summer


Photographer, surfer, and motorcycle racer Richard Vincent led an idyllic Santa Barbara life, before being drafted and…

The SoCal ‘Vicla’ Scene


Vicla is old Mexican slang for bicycle, and describes a growing scene in LA and beyond of Chicano-influenced custom…

The Vintagent Selects: Spirit Lake Cycles


Spirit Lake Cycles build custom, commissioned motorcycles in downtown Los Angeles. Founded in 2008 by Brian Sloma and…