The Eternal LIFE of Betty Drafton
A mysterious hot blonde on a motorcycle in a tight sweater over a bullet bra and turned-up dungarees, cruising through…
An Imposter in Veloland
That’s who?! Dave Roper? The only American to win the Isle of Man TT? Does he think we’re on the race course in…
Montlhéry 2011: A New Event?
The banked track is an acquired taste: you need 100mph for the top line; then you're perpendicular to slower riders.
Grossglockner Hillclimb, Austria: 2010
A remarkable event in 2010, which I was lucky to attend as the guest of Walo Bertschinger, riding his 1950 Vincent…
Slow Burn: Auctioning the Moto Talbott Collection
It took a blown motorcycle engine to change Nick Smith's relationship with Robb Talbott from client to friend. Now Nick…
Carlo Mollino and ‘The Australian Wall’
"Fifty percent of the architecture of all time has had advertising intentions." Carlo Mollino, 1933
No Regrets: Rich Ostrander AKA Dr. Sprocket
I’ve had the absolute best life; you couldn’t buy it, you ain’t got enough money.
Million Dollar Babies
Does a Million Dollar Baby mean anything to the motorcycle market, or the culture of motorcycling? No. But it's fun…
Thunderbirds are Go!
Fast motoring on a stylish and beautiful machine was apex motorcycling. It also hurt, so I was glad for gas stops…
Honeymoon on Mars, 1928
The Mars A20 (or 'White Mars') of our honeymooners was a true luxury motorcycle, as you might imagine with the Maybach…
Reality Versus Fantasy: Thoughts on Scramblers
The Adventure Riding reality is enjoying the environment through which we ride, with no concerns about speed, style, or…
A Revell-ation: Louis Lopez’ Triumph
In the 1960s, Revell sold models of cool custom bikes from the pages of magazines like Cycle World, Car Craft, and Hot…
Desert Island Motorcycle Books
In 2022 I was asked for a list of eight books I'd take to end of the world, my 'desert island' books...
Coventry Motors Limited
A parilla lunch at Coventry Motors Ltd, with a merry band of miscreants, artists, former hoodlums, and writers;…
The Buried Beemer
"They barely made it… the camera was the only thing I pulled out of the fire. I sifted through the ashes to find it,”…
Mama Don’t Take My Autochrome
For 25 years or so, the Autochrome was the principal color photo process used by professional and amateur…
The Vintagent Archive: 1973 Daytona Bike Week
500,000 people make their way to Daytona for the event that contends with Sturgis as the most popular motorcycle rally…