I've got a thing for: National archive

Motorcycle historian (and Daytona 200 winner) Don Emde hits the mark with his latest book on board track racing history,...

In the 1970s, Norton-Villiers-Triumph developed plans for a factory in the Soviet Union to build a version of their...

An archive of photos from the East Side Motorcycle Co of Portland showing early years of this peculiarly American sport...

Street scramblers were straight out of the Steve McQueen era - rugged, streetwise and of their time…or fashion...

It created a sensation when first shown in 1947, and remains a thing of intrigue and beauty: the Moto Major is still a...

When invited to ride an ultra rare vintage Grand Prix Sunbeam in a hillclimb in southern Germany, who would say no? ...

Fritz von Opel was more extravagant and daring than Jay Gatsby. Far too rich and dashing, he leveraged an enormous...

When Philip Vincent-Day discovered a trove of 1950s films from his grandfather Phil Vincent's archive, he began an...

Photographer Martin Chambi was the first native Peruvian to document his people, culture, and landscape. His photos are...

Few remember that Bilbao, Spain, had a TT of its own in 1932, with serious international participation. We translate an...

EV Editor Tim Huber scouts stories from around the world, as the electric motorcycle market surges forward on nearly...

It was so loud they nicknamed it 'the chainsaw', but it was also wicked fast, and a technical wonder. Meet the original...

The motorcycle industry has always 'sold speed' as a primary impulse, while presenting a respectable image. Paul...

Given 11 months to create a flagship model out of thin air, Norton's engineers created a machine for the ages.

From the first year of pedal-cycle mass-production, and 1869 account of the joys of two wheels. Everything the writer...

The electric motorcycle as a concept dates back to 1869, a trifecta of the development of the electric motor, the...

Four-cylinder motorcycles have been around since at least 1899, but Honda made them the most famous in 1968. What Fours...

In the late 1940s, German racers had to make their own: this MFK overhead-camshaft racer is a remarkable home-built...

Hedstrom Sets the Pace: Carl Oscar Hedstrom rented facilities in Middletown, Connecticut, to build his motorized...

In the second part of our story, an amazing collection of record-breakers from the Cafe Racer Festival at Montlhéry,...

The annual Cafe Racer Festival at Monthlery is that track's only all-motorcycle event, and this year featured a...

Oskar Schindler was a motorcycle racer and a real rascal, who redeemed himself by saving 1200 Jewish prisoners during...

Indian developed special racers based on the European model to bolster their sales abroad.

In 1930, the motorcycle World Speed Record was a close contest between BMW, Zenith, and OEC, and the final speed run at...

Aloha Wanderwell was the first woman to circle the globe on wheels, as well as an author, filmmaker, pilot, and...

The Futurists were the only Modern Art movement to explore the motorcycle as subject matter. Who were they?

Motorcycle ambulances were a technical innovation in WW1, and these photos show the different ways they were used during...

In 1918, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and sidecars were shown off for inspectors in hopes of securing lucrative military...

In a canny business move, Harley-Davidson provided the US Military with free motorcycle training schools to instruct...

In 1918, the US Gov't inspected the Harley-Davidson factory as part of their military contracts for WWI

The Excelsior Motor Co under Ignaz Schwinn supplied V-twins to the US Army in WW1 - these unpublished photos show...

The USA was a very different place before joining World War 1 in 1917; it was pacifist, with a tiny military! These...

Imogen Cunningham's son traveled California in the Spring of 1940, photographing youth culture for a New Deal agency,...

The Excelsior-Henderson brand is coming up for sale in Las Vegas this month! Why does it matter?

Before the Daytona Speedway was built in 1963, racing was strictly on the beach! We explore the history of nature's...

In the 1950s, fierce competition between Vespa and Lambretta created an 'arms race' of top speed scooters!

A pioneer photographer of sports, fashion, and celebrities, Martin Munkacsi's work was nearly lost to history.

Cliff Vaughs designed the most famous motorcycles in the world. Why is he still unknown?

From 1913-1924, black motorcyclists raced on Atlanta's board tracks and speedways in a special Championship series. ...

Fay Taylour is the most successful female motorsports competitor in history, making her name and her living from racing...

Harley-Davidsons made in Japan? It's a fascinating story! Tens of thousands of H-D clones were built in Japan from the...

Forgotten for nearly 60 years, “I fidanzati della morte” is movie like no other in its genre, recovered and restored...

The world's first Wall of Death appears to have been called the 'Race for Life', an attraction at the 1915 Panama...

Rollie Free proved the Vincent Black Shadow was the world's fastest production motorcycle in 1947, but his life was so...

Author Stefan Knittel publishes another terrific book from the BMW Archives, this time about their history of racing...

The Man Who Shaped Yamaha’s Design for Decades has Died

The Remarkable Peugeot Racer, Decades Ahead of its Time

Daily Journal for the Cannonball Endurance Rally

Mr. Norton, the Inestimable Dr. George, has Left the Track

Cyril Huze Post Visits our Ton Up Exhibit in Sturgis at the Michael Lichter 'Motorcycles as Art' Gallery, co-curated by...

Thoughts from 2006 on what TheVintagent is about, from its founder, Paul d'Orleans