The Brute: ‘Fass Mikey’ Vils
Mike Vils is a legend in custom motorcycle history, starting with his show-winning chopper The Brute, built from…
The Vintagent Archive: Wheels And Wings
From 1938: Chris Staniland explains how his love of speed evolved from racing motorcycles to a Grand Prix Bugatti, then…
The Great Mile Rally 2018
The folks at Malle London host a fantastic rally every year, the Great Mile. Robert Nightingale, Malle's co-founder,…
Mecum’s Blockbuster 2019 Las Vegas Sale
Digging into the history of some of our favorite bikes coming up for auction at the Mecum Las Vegas sale in January…
The Current: The Copenhagen Wheel – An Instant E-Bike
The Copenhagen Wheel will transform your bicycle with an ingeniously simple addition: instant e-Bike!
The Current: Eva Håkansson’s Quest to Break 400 mph With Green Envy
Will Eva Håkansson become the fastest woman in history an electric motorcycle, and break 400 mph?
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…
NSU Breaks 200mph Barrier!
In 1956, the German NSU factory sent a team of six streamliners to Bonneville, and came away with a record for the…
‘The Angels of Pervyse’
Mairie and Elsie were motorcycle pals from 1912, who took their bikes to Belgium in 1914 to aid wounded soldiers. They…
Are Waymo Smarts Needed to Protect Motorcyclists?
A Waymo driverless van struck a motorcycle in its hometown of Mountain View, California on October 19, 2018. What does…
The Vintagent Selects: Hunt For The Wild – The Trans Euro Trail Adventure
Will they find the wilderness they are hunting...?
The Current: Zero Ramps Up, Alta Shuts Down
It was a busy week: Zero introduced its revamped 2019 line, while Alta closed it doors after failing to secure funding…
The Mighty MFK: the Giant’s Fist
In the late 1940s, German racers had to make their own: this MFK overhead-camshaft racer is a remarkable home-built…
The Current: Tarform Electric Motorcycle Blends Swedish And American Design
Swedish and American designers teamed up to create the Tarform electric motorcycle, with a limited run of Brooklyn-made…
The Vintagent Trailers: Black Lightning: The Rollie Free Story
arguably the most famous photograph in motorcycling.
Cannonball 2018: Midweek in the Midwest
Riding a pair of vintage Brough Superiors across the USA in 17 days, the Vintagent/Sinless/Revival team pushes onward.
The Vintagent Selects: Team Obsolete – A Day At The Track
Assembling the very best grand prix 350’s from the classic period in a head-to-head test.
The Early History of Indian, Part 3: The Indian Motocycle Is Born
Part 3 of Ken Aiken's re-examination of the Early History of Indian Motocycles. By 1901, Indian was in limited…