The Vintagent Selects: Giovanni Burlando’s Vision

An incredible career of 850 professional hillclimb races by an utterly…


Al(ta) in the Family

The Alta Motors story is rooted in California flat-track and club racing, via…


Glenn Curtiss: 136mph in 1906?

A Scientific American article from 1906 explains Glenn H. Curtiss' 136.3mph…


Lena the Killer

Why were a group of Australians riding a British motorcycle in Austria? To…


Confessions of a Factory Trials Rider

Gwen White was a factory-supported Trials rider in the 1950s, for…


Cliff ‘Soney’ Vaughs and ‘Easy Rider’

Cliff Vaughs designed the most famous motorcycles in the world. Why is he…


DG Manktelow, Cafe Racer

As a college student, DG Manktelow needed some credits, so enrolled in a…


The Current: Mission Motors Electric Sportbike

The Mission One was the most advanced electric sportbike in the world when…


Sylvester Roper’s Steam Velocipedes

Sylvester H Roper built his first steam velocipede in 1967/8, and demonstrated…


Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson for Sheriff

In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson ran for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado, on a very…


The Vintagent Selects: ‘Not So Easy’

After working on 'Easy Rider', Cliff 'Soney' Vaughs hired Peter Fonda and Evel…


The Chanel Triton

Built as an homage, the Chanel Triton was used by Karl Lagerfeld for his 2010…


Showman in a Suitcase – Putt Mossman

When Chris Illman found a suitcase of motorcycle memorabilia, he didn't know it…


Atlanta’s ‘Black Streaks’

From 1913-1924, black motorcyclists raced on Atlanta's board tracks and…


A Cowboy at a Garden Party

An energetic flat-track champion is squired to the chi-chi Radnor Hunt Fox…


The Vintagent Selects: Falcon Kestrel – Desert Ride

In 2010, Falcon Motorcycles revealed the Kestrel, a Triumph-based custom of…