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…
Legends of Montlhéry at the Café Racer Festival: Part 1
The annual Cafe Racer Festival at Monthlery is that track's only all-motorcycle event, and this year featured a…
Art and the Motorcycle (2): The Futurists
The Futurists were the only Modern Art movement to explore the motorcycle as subject matter. Who were they?
A Conversation with Olivier Mosset
Artist Olivier Mosset displayed his white monochrome paintings with choppers at the French Embassy in New York City.…
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…
Road Test: 1923 Ner-A-Car
The Ner-A-Car was the most successful hub-center steered motorcycle in history, with over 16,000 sold. We tell the…
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?
The Silent Types
Silent films of the 1920s featured incredibly motorcycle stunts by Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Easter Walters, and…
Louis Lucien Lepoix
Louis Lucien Lepoix is an unsung hero of modernist motorcycle design, who built his dreams in the metal with several…
Scuderia Ferrari Motorcycles
Scuderia Ferrari raced motorcycles in the 1930s! The team was very successful, taking numerous Italian championships,…
Replicating ‘Old Bill’
The most famous Brough Superior of all was 'Old Bill', George Brough's personal sprinter. We didn't know the factory…
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 4: Oliver Godfrey
Oliver Cyril Godfrey won the 1911 Isle of Man TT on an Indian, but World War 1 ended his career.
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…
Vintage Revival Monthléry 2015 (Pt 1)
The incredible Vintage Revival Montlhéry vintage auto and motorcycle racing south of Paris
The Remarkable Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Motorcycle Co. pioneered the use of a gearbox before any other American manufacturer.
Catsuits, Boilersuits, and Racing Suits
The one-piece leather racing suit has its origins in utilitarian workwear, which branched out in surprising directions
2015 Vintage Revival Montlhéry, Part 1
The greatest vintage motorsports event in the world, if you don't like crowds or lines or tiered access!
Book Review: ‘Illustrated History of the Shickel Motorcycle’
An early American two-stroke capable of pulling a trailer? The Schickel was a technical tour-de-force in 1912, and Ken…