100 Years Ago: Motorcycle Ambulances in WW1

Motorcycle ambulances were a technical innovation in WW1, and these photos show…


100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Military Testing in 1918

In 1918, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and sidecars were shown off for inspectors…


The Motorcycle is 200 Years Old Today?

Was the motorcycle first demonstrated on April 3rd, 1818?


100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Training Schools in 1918

In a canny business move, Harley-Davidson provided the US Military with free…


100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Manufacturing in 1918

In 1918, the US Gov't inspected the Harley-Davidson factory as part of their…


100 Years Ago: Excelsiors in 1918

The Excelsior Motor Co under Ignaz Schwinn supplied V-twins to the US Army in…


The ‘Motorized Cossacks’ of Africa

Boko Haram insurgents in Africa find motorcycles ideal for attacks and evasion.…


100 Years Ago: Inside the Indian Factory in 1918

The USA was a very different place before joining World War 1 in 1917; it was…


Africa: The Motorcyclists’ Continent

Chinese motorcycles are flooding Africa, in a race against the Japanese to…


Class C Racing in California: 1935

Class C racing was the AMA's answer to the Great Depression, opening up…


Two-Wheeled Icons of the 1980s

1980s motorcycle design was a radical departure from the 1970s, as both…


‘Slant Artists’: Hillclimbers in California, 1925-35

An album of photos of California dirt racing from 1925-35 yielded treasures of…


Whence Came the Swingarm Frame?

Modern motorcycle suspension was invented by an eccentric, dry-humored…


1935 – The Greatest TT?

Some consider the 1935 Isle of Man Senior TT the greatest of them all, with…


The Mexican Suitcase

4000 photos from 3 celebrated photojournalists in the Spanish Civil War lay in…


Rondal Partridge: Santa Clara Hillclimb in 1940

Imogen Cunningham's son traveled California in the Spring of 1940,…


The Big X and the Big 3: the Excelsior-Henderson Story

The Excelsior-Henderson brand is coming up for sale in Las Vegas this month!…


‘A Handlebar Derby’ – Daytona Beach Racing

Before the Daytona Speedway was built in 1963, racing was strictly on the…