2006 Velocette Owners Club Summer Rally


The Velocette Owner's Club Summer Rally lasts one week, and the ride is a 5-day, 1000-mile adventure in a different…

Ride Em Don’t Hide ‘Em


Mike Madden rides his immaculate Crocker Big Tank like a madman through the hills of Central California. It had just…

Vintage Gear: 2005 Goodwood Revival


A few thoughts on period correct attire for Goodwood Revival meeting, at which it is encouraged. Paul d'Orléans…

Brooklands Relived 2005: David Vincent


David Vincent won his Gold Star in 1936 aboard a two-year old Velocette KTT MkIV, on of only 29 riders to win the award…

Goodwood Revival 2005: Planes, Cars, Motorcycles


The Goodwood Revival meeting is chock-a-block with amazing cars, motorcycles, airplanes from the 1920s-40s, all of it…

Australian Velocette Club Centenary Rally


A visit to the largest Velocette Owners Club week-long rally on the planet, with over 120 Velocettes touring the…

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…

Brooklands Again: Malcolm Campbell’s Workshop


The Brooklands speed bowl was founded in 1907, but was destroyed during WW2. The Brooklands Trust now looks after the…

Shinya Kimura at the Legend of the Motorcycle


Japanese custom builder Shinya Kimura brought his remarkable hand-made machines to the 2006 Legend of the Motorcycle…

2006 Legend of the Motorcycle


At a reception for the inaugural Legend of the Motorcycle Concours in 2006: Jared Zaugg, Peter Fonda, Gwen White, Paul…

A Pair of Vintage Racers


Two Vintage racing British bikes from the stable of Paul d'Orléans

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!

Welcome to The Vintagent!


Thoughts from 2006 on what TheVintagent is about, from its founder, Paul d'Orleans