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…
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…
Selling Speed: What’s in a Name?
Manufacturers use evocative names to sell motorcycles - the oldest game in the…
Jean Depara, Congolese Photographer
Congolese master photographer Jean Depara captured the nightlife, music, and…
The Vintagent Classics: The Hazards Of Helen: The Wild Engine
The spunky Helen (Helen Holmes) is our hero as a telegraph operator at a remote…
The Vintagent Selects: Chasing The Bullet
A film exploring the love affair between India and the Royal Enfield Bullet
The Vintagent Classics: Impatience
Impatience, from 1928, is the first film to eroticize the motorcycle,…