Paul d'Orléans

Promenade Percy was a derisive name for motorcyclists cruising the seaside for...

The impact of the Sturgis Rally this year was enormous...and not in a good way.

What was the first use of the term Vintagent as applied to motorcycles? This...

In search of the Jungle Men and their mysterious modified motorcycles, Lorenzo...

At 14, he knew he'd build motorcycles - and he did! On the way he worked with...

Hot stuff! Designers and special builders have explored the power potential of...

Benelli built by far the fastest 250cc racing fours both in the 1930s and the...

Friend of The Vintagent Marina Cianferoni is translating motorcycle books into...

This 1936 story from 'The Motor Cycle' magazine predicts the British industry 50...

As a Dutch graphic artist with an incredible back story in WW2, Charles Burki...

As live auctions are cancelled, Mecum is selling premium vehicles direct on its...

The Internet Archive opens its digital doors to everyone, and a quick search...

Amsterdam-based photographer Jan Hoek was inspired to give Nairobi moto-taxi...

The team that brought you the Art of the Motorcycle exhibit at the Guggenheim...

A deeply won fanaticism characterizes many Velocette Thruxton owners. Paul...

An archive of photos from the East Side Motorcycle Co of Portland showing early...

With over 100 motorcycles coming up for sale next week at Mecum's Glendale...

Back in 2009, photographer Thierry Vincent captured the budding custom...

When invited to ride an ultra rare vintage Grand Prix Sunbeam in a hillclimb in...

Bonhams' benchmark European sale comes twice a year, and this Autumn sale is...

Fritz von Opel was more extravagant and daring than Jay Gatsby. Far too rich...

Is the bi-annual Auerberg Klassik hillclimb the finest vintage motorcycle event...

Photographer and filmmaker David Martinez has shot 3 films for The Vintagent,...

Photographer Martin Chambi was the first native Peruvian to document his people,...

Few remember that Bilbao, Spain, had a TT of its own in 1932, with serious...

This week's EV news from around the world, with new machines from Curtiss, Audi,...

Meandering through the summer wilds of far Northern California for a week, with...

News from around the world, as the electric revolution continues. Reportage by...

What's the inside scoop on the swankest Concorso on earth? Follow Paul...

It was so loud they nicknamed it 'the chainsaw', but it was also wicked fast,...

For the technically-minded, the years before 1940 had the greatest variety of...

Beijing's LUO Studio designed an evocative, hand-fabricated mobile children's...

The motorcycle industry has always 'sold speed' as a primary impulse, while...

Gillian Freeman, who wrote the novel and screenplay "The Leather Boys", has died...

TT-winning bikes from the 1920s are rare to find, but sometimes you get lucky,...

Mecum Auctions is headed to Phoenix with 100 excellent bikes!

An exhibit of the world's most badass motorcycles from 1904 to 1984, 'Record...

1937 was the first Daytona 200, won by Ed Kretz on an Indian. Jeff Decker's...

Some went high, some went low, and a lot went stratospheric. That's the...

NSFW! Legendary French motoring cartoonist Denis Sire has died. Famous for his...

Mike Vils is a legend in custom motorcycle history, starting with his...

From 1938: Chris Staniland explains how his love of speed evolved from racing...

The folks at Malle London host a fantastic rally every year, the Great Mile. ...

Acclaimed conceptual artist Tom Sachs has a new exhibit at Vito Schnabel Gallery...

Kenny Cummings knows the veneer of a successful business can blind people to the...

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

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

In 1956, the German NSU factory sent a team of six streamliners to Bonneville,...

Mairie and Elsie were motorcycle pals from 1912, who took their bikes to Belgium...

Four-cylinder motorcycles have been around since at least 1899, but Honda made...

A new documentary, 'SpeedIsExpensive', dives deep into Vincent history, with...

In the late 1940s, German racers had to make their own: this MFK...

The Bonhams Auctions sale at the Barber Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, has a...

Riding a pair of vintage Brough Superiors across the USA in 17 days, the...

Stretching from Portland to Portland, the Motorcycle Cannonball starts today,...

Part 3 of Ken Aiken's re-examination of the Early History of Indian Motocycles. ...

Hedstrom Sets the Pace: Carl Oscar Hedstrom rented facilities in Middletown,...

When electronic music producer Kimo Rizky commissioned a custom motorcycle from...

In the fantastic seaside town of San Sebastian, Spain, you'll find Cafe Racer...

George M Hendee was a champion bicycle racer, who later manufactured bicycles...

In 1915 San Francisco emerged from the rubble of the '06 earthquake like a...

'You're an outrage!' How Christo's 'Wrapped Vespa' almost got into the Art of...

Marie Therese von Hammerstein was a German aristocrat and intellectual, and used...

Australian Velocette legend Keith Hamilton was always good for a story and a...

David Vincent was one of 29 riders to lap the Brooklands course at over 100mph...

Electric surfboards are the next big thing: this Swedish model from Awake Boards...

In 1949, Jean Cocteau invented the 'Dark Rider' image in his film 'Orphée', and...

A good ride down the highway is an excellent cure for the blues.

Oskar Schindler was a motorcycle racer and a real rascal, who redeemed himself...

NEXT is an electric scooter startup, grown from an international design...

Is the Brough Superior sidevalve still superior? Our road test explores the...

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

The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is the most spectacular concours in the...

In 1930, the motorcycle World Speed Record was a close contest between BMW,...

The Dufaux brothers were pioneers of aviation, and founded a very successful...

The FEDDZ e-Bike is designed from first principles, with many clever features,...

Aloha Wanderwell was the first woman to circle the globe on wheels, as well as...

Zoe David is an architect and motorcycle builder from France, who's recently...

Dave Clark restores an extremely rare racer built by the father of George...

Alp Sungurtekin is a dry-lakes racing legend, and built a vintage-style Triumph...

The Futurists were the only Modern Art movement to explore the motorcycle as...

JP DeFaut visited the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in 2016, and here's what you...

Artist Olivier Mosset displayed his white monochrome paintings with choppers at...

Motorcycle ambulances were a technical innovation in WW1, and these photos show...

In 1918, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and sidecars were shown off for inspectors...

Richard Vincent's historic Velocette racer gets a rebuild at Atelier Chatokhine...

Was the motorcycle first demonstrated on April 3rd, 1818?

In a canny business move, Harley-Davidson provided the US Military with free...

In 1918, the US Gov't inspected the Harley-Davidson factory as part of their...

The Excelsior Motor Co under Ignaz Schwinn supplied V-twins to the US Army in...

Boko Haram insurgents in Africa find motorcycles ideal for attacks and evasion. ...

Max Hazan has built a silver machine around a doubled-up Royal Enfield.

The USA was a very different place before joining World War 1 in 1917; it was...

Chinese motorcycles are flooding Africa, in a race against the Japanese to...

The first museum exhibition of the 'Alt.Custom' scene that's forever changed the...

Class C racing was the AMA's answer to the Great Depression, opening up...

It's a record that's never been beaten: a 500cc motorcycle doing 100mph for 24...

1980s motorcycle design was a radical departure from the 1970s, as both...