My 1933 Velocette KTT MkIV: ‘The Mule’
The long history of Velocette KTT470 as documented by Paul d'Orléans, from the factory for Mack's Motorcycles to Eddie…
Your Man in India: Adil Jal Darukhanawala
He is the father of motor journalism in India, but Adil Jal Darukhanawala thinks the title is "rather pompous to be…
Almost Lost: A Cross-Country Pioneer
In 1915, Hamilton Mack Laing rode his Harley-Davidson, nicknamed Barking Betsy, from New York to San Francisco. His…
1914: the Whirl of Death
In 1914, Erle 'Red' Armstrong built his Whirl of Death, the first fully vertical motordrome in the world. Then he made…
First Four-Cylinder at the Isle of Man TT
The first four-cylinder motorcycle racer in history wasn't Italian or Japanese, it was Belgian! FN showed up to race…
‘Confessions of a Vintagent’ – 1943
What was the first use of the term Vintagent as applied to motorcycles? This article from 1943, written by Dennis May…
Charles Burki: Streamliners
As a Dutch graphic artist with an incredible back story in WW2, Charles Burki deserves to be better remembered today.
Quarantine Cinema: Part 4
This week's batch stay-at-home watching includes the Independents - self made, self funded, self motivated film makers…
Two Wheels, Single Shots: Motorcycles and Espresso in Italy
Wendy Pojmann, an academic at Siena College in NY, is a motorcyclists and coffee lover, and shares her thoughts on…
‘The Speed Kings’
Motorcycle historian (and Daytona 200 winner) Don Emde hits the mark with his latest book on board track racing…
From Russia With Love
In the 1970s, Norton-Villiers-Triumph developed plans for a factory in the Soviet Union to build a version of their…
Pacific Northwest Hillclimbing Circa 1930
An archive of photos from the East Side Motorcycle Co of Portland showing early years of this peculiarly American sport…
Tough on the Streets!
Street scramblers were straight out of the Steve McQueen era - rugged, streetwise and of their time…or fashion……
Moto Major: Italy Reinvents the Motorcycle
It created a sensation when first shown in 1947, and remains a thing of intrigue and beauty: the Moto Major is still a…
Road Test: 1925 Sunbeam ‘Crocodile’
When invited to ride an ultra rare vintage Grand Prix Sunbeam in a hillclimb in southern Germany, who would say no?…
Rocket Cycles! Part 1: Fritz von Opel
Fritz von Opel was more extravagant and daring than Jay Gatsby. Far too rich and dashing, he leveraged an enormous…
‘SpeedisExpensive’: the Australian Shoot Road Trip
When Philip Vincent-Day discovered a trove of 1950s films from his grandfather Phil Vincent's archive, he began an…