The Motorcycle Portraits: Shinya Kimura


Shinya Kimura is the legendary motorcycle artisan who first came to worldwide attention by inventing the Zero chopper…

‘Sparks and Speed’: Shinya Kimura


Toru Tokikawa’s new film, 'Sparks and Speed: The Story of Shinya Kimura', displays is a lyrical and poetic portrayal of…

The Vintagent Selects: Faster Son: Shinya Kimura


Legendary motorcycle builder Shinya Kimura shares his design philosophy while revealing his newest custom build for…

Road Test: Shinya Kimura’s MV Masterwork


Thrashing Shinya Kimura’s MV Agusta 750 Custom in the Hills of Azuza

Shinya Kimura at the Legend of the Motorcycle


Japanese custom builder Shinya Kimura brought his remarkable hand-made machines to the 2006 Legend of the Motorcycle…

First Handbuilt Invitational LA 2024


The Handbuilt ethos aims to inspire people "to work with their hands, and try and improve or repair every physical…

The Ultimate Old Bike Test – 2012 Cannonball


Motorcycles as static relics are ultimately dead things; I'm a rider first, and I prefer riding old motorcycles.…

The Motorcycle Portraits: Gordon McCall


"You know, you can't fake it on a motorcycle. You either know how to ride, or you don't. There's no posing, for lack of…

Miki Rides in Beijing


After trying many motorcycles, Miki found happiness with a Zero chopper. She discusses her Chinese society, and the…

Quarantine Cinema: Part 4


This week's batch stay-at-home watching includes the Independents - self made, self funded, self motivated film makers…

The Vintagent Selects: They Call Me Cheetah


If it has a spirit or not, that is for the viewer to decide.

The Vintagent Trailers: Today Is A Good Day


This film is an adventure, more, it’s a quest fed by passions and fulfillments of dreams.

A Year of Living Dangerously


The author’s wife decides to get her motorcycle license at 52, and through serendipity receives a custom 2007 Triumph…

The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Origins


It's the little decisions we make along the way that determine who we are, what we do and what we create.

The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Peak Hour


One man's peak hour traffic is another man's bliss.