The Sex Machine


The motorcycle is the second most intimate of machines; the first being, of course, the vibrator. They have much in…

Holes in the Memory


Reviving the Memory of Sylvester H. Roper, the Inventor of Motorcycling

George Orwell’s Motorcycles


The Famous Author of '1984' was a motorcyclist, riding a Henderson Four in Burma and a Rudge on Jura island off…

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

BMW Path 22: Hanging Ten on the Trends


BMW Reveals Concept Surf-Moto, the 'Path22'

Road Test: 2012 Crocker Continuation


The continuation Crocker motorcycle Road Test; brand name owner Michael Schacht is undertaking the project and aiming…

The Vintagent Original: The Ended Summer


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

The Lost Peugeot Racers


The Remarkable Peugeot Racer, Decades Ahead of its Time

Road Test: Shinya Kimura’s MV Masterwork


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

John Surtees


Remembering World Champion John Surtees, the only man to win the World Championship on two and four wheels.

Road Test: the New Brough Superior SS100


The Vintagent Road Test of the new Brough Superior SS101, on the twisting coastal roads near Biarritz, France, during…

Gearhead Valhalla


The 2016 Concorso di Eleganza di Villa d’Este

Tutorial for the ‘Car Guys’: Why Bikes?


Thoughts on collecting with Stephen Cox led to thoughts on why car collectors should switch to bikes.

Peter Fonda: ‘Cliff Vaughs Built Captain America’


Peter Fonda acknowledged in this 2014 letter, for the first time in 45 years, that the Easy Rider choppers were…

Selling ‘Captain America’


It's the most famous motorcycle in the world, and it's coming up for auction: the Captain American chopper from the…

Behind the Scenes at the 2014 Villa d’Este Concorso


Oh, the magnificence of the most beautiful lake in Europe, populated with amazing vehicles. Pinch me. I'll come back…

Starting Small: a Home-Made Electric Moped


Dr Nathan Jauvits' home-made electric moped was a pioneer. Who knew in 2013 that electric mopeds and scooters would…

A Truly Global Custom Scene


Valen Zhou is a photographer and pioneer motorcycle customizer in Chengdu, China, working with locally available…