Denis Sire; ‘Baron d’Holbach’


The premier pinup/vintage vehicle artist Denis Sire exhibits his new series in Paris.

1911: Indians Sweep Isle of Man TT


Oliver Godfrey rode the first non-English motorcycle to win the Isle of Man TT, and Indians took the top 3 spots - a…

Rocket Cycles! Part 2: Archibald Low


Archibald Montgomery Low invented a television in 1914, concepted digital television and photography, and loved…

Harry Beanham’s Outback ABCs


Harry Beanham was a motorcycle collector and amateur photographer from the early 1920s through the 1980s, and had a…

Conrad Leach at the Legends of the Motorcycle


Artist Conrad Leach displayed his motorcycle-related paintings at the Legends of the Motorcycle Concours d'Elegance in…

Book Review: ‘Private Owner’


Les Higgins was bitten by the racing bug while still a schoolboy, and spent his modest weekly wages buying used racing…

Rem Fowler’s 1907 TT Norton


'Norton' George Cohen restored this 1907 TT Norton replica of the first Isle of Man TT winner, for the National…

Then and Now


Graeme Brown worked for the Douglas factory, and built a badass special to race at Brooklands that remains at that…

Those Dapper Racers of the 1920s: Vivian Prestwich


John Vivian Prestwich was the heir to the J.A.P. engine manufacturing dynasty, and cut quite a figure at Brooklands in…

C.T. Ashby’s Zenith Racer


C.T. Ashby on his Zenith, Brooklands 1925. Zenith motorcycles held more over-100mph lap times at the Brooklands track…

Cec Weatherby at the 1933 Isle of Man Junior TT


Australian rider Cec Weatherby crossed the world to ride in the 1933 Isle of Man Junior TT aboard a new Velocette MkIV…

The Velocette KTT MkI


This is my idea of a truly compelling motorcycle: a Velocette KTT Mk1, built between 1928-1931. A real gem of a…

2006 49 Mile Ride, Part 4


The 49 Mile Ride in San Francisco is a vintage motorcycle ride organized by Pete Young, and attracting as many as two…

Those Dashing Racers of the 1920s: Harry Weslake


Harry Weslake was a snappy dresser, and revolutionized the scientific design of cylinder heads based on gas-flow…

The Corruption of the Young, and What it Leads To


You never know where giving a ride to a child might lead...in this case, a lifetime's addiction to two wheels!