Modern Motorcycle Mechanics: a Dual Origin Story
The Nicholson Brothers wrote the first comprehensive motorcycle repair manual...
La Mala Suerte Ediciones
Friend of The Vintagent Marina Cianferoni is translating motorcycle books into...
National Emergency Library
The Internet Archive opens its digital doors to everyone, and a quick search...
‘The Angels of Pervyse’
Mairie and Elsie were motorcycle pals from 1912, who took their bikes to Belgium...
In Velo Veritas: Keith Hamilton
Australian Velocette legend Keith Hamilton was always good for a story and a...
Selling Speed: What’s in a Name?
Manufacturers use evocative names to sell motorcycles - the oldest game in the...
The Ride: Vintagent X Gestalten
'the Ride' books explore the new global custom motorcycle scene around the...
Karlheinz Weinberger
The Swiss photographer worked in obscurity in the 1960s and beyond, documenting...
Book Review: Harley-Davidson Book of Fashions
Rin Tanaka was granted access to the archives of the Harley-Davidson Museum, and...
Book Review: ‘Japan’s Motorcycle Wars’
The book details the amazing, ruthless, dog-eat-dog Japanese motorcycle industry...
T.E. Lawrence; ‘The Road’
T.E. Lawrence, better known as 'Lawrence of Arabia', was a keen motorcyclist,...
Book Review: ‘Flat Out! The Rollie Free Story’
Rollie Free proved the Vincent Black Shadow was the world's fastest production...
The Rudge Book of the Road
In the 1920s, the Rudge-Whitworth company offered lavish touring accessories for...
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 4: Oliver Godfrey
Oliver Cyril Godfrey won the 1911 Isle of Man TT on an Indian, but World War 1...
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 3: Charles Bayly Franklin
Charles Bayly Franklin was Ireland's first international motorcycle racer, and...
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 2: Jake De Rosier
Jake De Rosier was perhaps the first professional motorcycle racer, and Indian's...
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 1: Billy Wells
Over 100 years ago, Indian swept the Isle of Man TT with a 1-2-3 win. It was...
Book Review: ‘BMW Rennsport’
Author Stefan Knittel publishes another terrific book from the BMW Archives,...
Book Review: Garden Gate Manx
The Vintagent's Book of the Year for 2015; 'The Book About My Bike', published...
‘The Chopper: the Real Story’ Reviewed
Speedreader reviews Paul d'Orléans' book 'The Chopper; the Real Story', Pub. by...
Book Review: ‘Lewis Leathers’
Lewis Leathers, established in 1892, is Britain's oldest motor-clothing...
Book Review: Charles Burki
Charles Burki illustrated his Norton racing motorcycles while imprisoned in WW2
The Vintagent Selects: The Story Of The Chopper
With “Captain America”, the custom Harley Davidson from Easy Rider, up for...
The Vintagent Selects: Do the Ride Thing!
The motorcycle is back! Similar to the fresh contemporary scene that has...
‘Ton Up!’ Exhibit In Cyril Huze Post
Cyril Huze Post Visits our Ton Up Exhibit in Sturgis at the Michael Lichter...
Book Review: ‘Illustrated History of the Shickel Motorcycle’
An early American two-stroke capable of pulling a trailer? The Schickel was a...
Book Review: ‘Private Owner’
Les Higgins was bitten by the racing bug while still a schoolboy, and spent his...