Diane Brandon: The Gold Star Girl


I remember very little of the race itself except that in about ten seconds I was screamin' past the checkered flag.…

‘One Man Caravan’ in ADV:Overland


Robert Edison Fulton Jr. rode around the world in 1932 on a Douglas Mastif, and wrote 'One Man Caravan' about his…

John Wallace and the Duzmo


At 14, he knew he'd build motorcycles - and he did! On the way he worked with some of the most remarkable names in the…

8 Valves for the Road


Hot stuff! Designers and special builders have explored the power potential of 4-valve cylinder heads on twin-cylinder…

The Vintagent Archive: ‘Shilling in the Slot!’


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

‘The Speed Kings’


Motorcycle historian (and Daytona 200 winner) Don Emde hits the mark with his latest book on board track racing…

Montlhéry Ghosts


Prosper Keating sends a letter describing this year's Cafe Racer Festival at the Montlhery race circuit in France

Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019


A bi-annual event for pre-1940 cars and motorcycles only, the Vintage Revival is an eagerly anticipated festival of…

Vintage Revival Montlhéry 2019: Just the Motors


For the technically-minded, the years before 1940 had the greatest variety of engine configurations ever, and all of it…

Selling Speed


The motorcycle industry has always 'sold speed' as a primary impulse, while presenting a respectable image. Paul…

T.T. OK!


TT-winning bikes from the 1920s are rare to find, but sometimes you get lucky, and it comes with a full packet of…

Denis Sire


NSFW! Legendary French motoring cartoonist Denis Sire has died. Famous for his work with Playboy and Heavy Metal, we…

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…

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…

Martin Squires: Jake De Rosier at 90mph


Vintagent Contributor Martin Squires interprets a hair-raising 1911 interview about what it's like to ride the Board…

Legends of Montlhéry at the Cafe Racer Festival: Part 2


In the second part of our story, an amazing collection of record-breakers from the Cafe Racer Festival at Montlhéry,…

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…

Road Test: 1936 Brough Superior SS80


Is the Brough Superior sidevalve still superior? Our road test explores the pleasures of Broughing It.