The Vintagent Archive: 1973 Daytona Bike Week
500,000 people make their way to Daytona for the event that contends with…
First International Motorcycle Art Show: 1973
"The motorcycle is a work of art,” claimed curator Goldthwaite H Dorr III, but…
‘Big Daddy’ LeBlanc and Staten Island Racing
The atmosphere at Weissglass split the difference between a townie summer…
The Iron Triangle, NYC
Old, neglected, and crumbling neighborhoods, a cheap rent refuge from the 1940s…
On Old Streets: The Motorcycles of Rhodes
Inside the ancient gates, behind time-worn limestone fortifications,…
Ross Metcalfe and the AMCA
'First time I met Bert, he wore a tweed jacket and an ascot, smoking a pipe. I…
A Girl and Her Scout – Josephine Vandell
Riding a motorcycle as a young woman was different. I didn’t think of myself as…
A Visit to Lewis Leathers (2013)
Derek Harris never intended to own Lewis Leathers, yet spent years researching…
Hell on Wheels – Jimmy ‘Daredevil’ Washburn
Jimmy Washburn was the Evel Knievel of his era, and won a lot of races too.…
The Search for Santa Pazienza
It's hard to information about out-of-production bikes, especially if they're…
First Moto Cycle in Australia: 1896
The first production motorcycle in the world was the Hildebrand and Wolfmuller…
The Vintagent Trailers: Grit
When heroes of a thrilling and often deadly sport captivated the country.
Sinclair C5 – the Personal Electric Vehicle
Sir Clive Sinclair had a vision for an electric future, and built the most…