The Vintagent Archive: 1973 Daytona Bike Week
500,000 people make their way to Daytona for the event that contends with Sturgis as the most popular motorcycle rally…
First International Motorcycle Art Show: 1973
"The motorcycle is a work of art,” claimed curator Goldthwaite H Dorr III, but the notion that motorcycles should be…
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…
National Emergency Library
The Internet Archive opens its digital doors to everyone, and a quick search turned up 495 motorcycle books. Get…
The Vintagent Archive: “A Two-Wheeled Steed” (1869)
From the first year of pedal-cycle mass-production, and 1869 account of the joys of two wheels. Everything the writer…
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…
Fours Before Honda: 70 Years and 50 Brands
Four-cylinder motorcycles have been around since at least 1899, but Honda made them the most famous in 1968. What…
100 Years Ago: Motorcycle Ambulances in WW1
Motorcycle ambulances were a technical innovation in WW1, and these photos show the different ways they were used…
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 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The Excelsior Motor Co under Ignaz Schwinn supplied V-twins to the US Army in WW1 - these unpublished photos show…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…
Rondal Partridge: Santa Clara Hillclimb in 1940
Imogen Cunningham's son traveled California in the Spring of 1940, photographing youth culture for a New Deal agency,…
The Big X and the Big 3: the Excelsior-Henderson Story
The Excelsior-Henderson brand is coming up for sale in Las Vegas this month! Why does it matter?
Testing Their Mettle – Don Emde and Freddie Ludlow
"My dad raced 80 different meets in 1948. Finally in 1948 he won the Daytona 200."
John Player Norton – My First Motorcycle
It was my only motorcycle for years, so I favored high-speed roads on the east side of the Berkeley hills. My rule was…
A Fine Line, Part 3: Underground Artists
A lot of his 'Checkered Demon' biker characters were people he knew from Kansas, although he hung out with1%ers at…
A Fine Line, Part 1: Von Dutch
There was a time in the early fifties to early sixties where Kenny led a very colorful life; he was the dictionary…