December 1, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: The Spirit Of Sturgis
Brittney Olsen, racer of Vintage Motorcycles, Cars and the Host of The Spirit of...
November 29, 2017
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss built the best motorcycle engines in the world from 1903 onwards, and...
November 29, 2017
The Current: Confederate No More – Meet the Curtiss Motorcycle
After 25 years, Confederate Motors sheds its controversial a name, and the...
November 22, 2017
The Ride: Piyush and Nishanth – Avoid IT
Two young Indian mechanical engineers decided they'd rather build a custom bike...
November 21, 2017
The Current: Saroléa is Alive and Electric
Grand nephews of Saroléa factory racer from the 1950s have rejuvenated the...
November 14, 2017
Luigi Colani: The Future Is Now
The Swiss designer Luigi Colani focussed on erotic, streamlined shapes, and was...
November 12, 2017
The Silent Types
Silent films of the 1920s featured incredibly motorcycle stunts by Harold Lloyd,...
November 8, 2017
Gallery: Heidi Zumbrun
If there's every age, sex, and color, and every kind of motorcycle, it must be...
November 7, 2017
The Ride: Vintagent X Gestalten
'the Ride' books explore the new global custom motorcycle scene around the...
November 7, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Giovanni Burlando’s Vision
An incredible career of 850 professional hillclimb races by an utterly charming,...
November 2, 2017
The Current: Al(ta) in the Family
The Alta Motors story is rooted in California flat-track and club racing, via...
November 2, 2017
Glenn Curtiss: 136mph in 1906?
A Scientific American article from 1906 explains Glenn H. Curtiss' 136.3mph...
October 30, 2017
Lena the Killer
Why were a group of Australians riding a British motorcycle in Austria? To...
October 29, 2017
Confessions of a Factory Trials Rider
Gwen White was a factory-supported Trials rider in the 1950s, for Francis-Barnet...
October 21, 2017
Cliff ‘Soney’ Vaughs and ‘Easy Rider’
Cliff Vaughs designed the most famous motorcycles in the world. Why is he still...
October 21, 2017
DG Manktelow, Cafe Racer
As a college student, DG Manktelow needed some credits, so enrolled in a...
October 20, 2017
The Current: Mission Motors Electric Sportbike
The Mission One was the most advanced electric sportbike in the world when...
October 16, 2017
Sylvester Roper’s Steam Velocipedes
Sylvester H Roper built his first steam velocipede in 1967/8, and demonstrated...
October 14, 2017
Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson for Sheriff
In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson ran for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado, on a very...
October 9, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: ‘Not So Easy’
After working on 'Easy Rider', Cliff 'Soney' Vaughs hired Peter Fonda and Evel...
October 9, 2017
The Chanel Triton
Built as an homage, the Chanel Triton was used by Karl Lagerfeld for his 2010...
October 7, 2017
Showman in a Suitcase – Putt Mossman
When Chris Illman found a suitcase of motorcycle memorabilia, he didn't know it...
October 4, 2017
Atlanta’s ‘Black Streaks’
From 1913-1924, black motorcyclists raced on Atlanta's board tracks and...
October 4, 2017
A Cowboy at a Garden Party
An energetic flat-track champion is squired to the chi-chi Radnor Hunt Fox...
October 3, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Falcon Kestrel – Desert Ride
In 2010, Falcon Motorcycles revealed the Kestrel, a Triumph-based custom of...
October 3, 2017
From Glorious to Notorious; the Fay Taylour Story
Fay Taylour is the most successful female motorsports competitor in history,...
October 2, 2017
The Tiger of Picardy
Triumph were allowed to build their twin-cylinder line even after WW2 began, and...
October 2, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: The Monkey & Her Driver
Kendra and Betty are America’s only all women sidecar road racing team for...
September 24, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Black Kat
Rick Monahan has dedicated his life to vintage BMW motorcycles. He didn't watch...
September 20, 2017
The Japanese Harley-Davidsons
Harley-Davidsons made in Japan? It's a fascinating story! Tens of thousands of...
September 20, 2017
El Mirage by Wet Plate
Photographing the speed trials at El Mirage dry lakebed with a wet plate camera
September 19, 2017
Louis Lucien Lepoix
Louis Lucien Lepoix is an unsung hero of modernist motorcycle design, who built...
September 19, 2017
The Vintagent Original: Wheels & Waves California
Filmmaker Irene Kotnik gives an insider's view of "far flung individuals from...
September 19, 2017
Road Test: 1930 Majestic
The Majestic was the ultimate French Art Deco motorcycle - radical and...
September 18, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Roda-Roda Gila: Indonesian Dare Devils
The Indonesian archipelago is teeming with over 70 million motorcycles. With...
September 17, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: The American Wall Of Death
Director Roberto Serrini takes us inside the celebrated “Wall of Death”, one...
September 17, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Spirit Lake Cycles
Spirit Lake Cycles build custom, commissioned motorcycles in downtown Los...
September 15, 2017
Road Test: 1929 Ascot-Pullin
Cyril Pullin was a genius designer, way ahead of his time, and built his dream...
September 14, 2017
The Great Mile
Malle London puts on 'the greatest motorcycle rally in Britain' with The Great...
September 12, 2017
The Black Angel
Master Plumassier Maxime Leroy takes motorcycles to totally new places, with...
September 9, 2017
Wheels & Waves California
Wheels & Waves California, sponsored by The Vintagent and Wheels & Waves France,...
September 7, 2017
Anke Eve Goldmann
Anke Eve Goldmann was a pioneer German motorcyclist and journalist. Banned from...
September 6, 2017
The Evolution of ‘Super Kim’
the machine is the holder of the South American speed record from 1930
September 5, 2017
Haunted by Hailwood
Mike Hailwood's last Canadian appearance was in 1967 - or was it? Elizabeth...
September 4, 2017
T.E. Lawrence; ‘The Road’
T.E. Lawrence, better known as 'Lawrence of Arabia', was a keen motorcyclist,...
September 2, 2017
Book Review: ‘Flat Out! The Rollie Free Story’
Rollie Free proved the Vincent Black Shadow was the world's fastest production...
August 31, 2017
A Day at the Races
Wet plate/collodion photographer Paul d'Orléans exposes Wheels&Waves California...
August 29, 2017
Stanley Woods and ‘Patricia’
A Beloved New Imperial V-twin as Superstar Transport for TT star Stanley Woods
August 28, 2017
Chopper History on NPR
NPR explored the un-easy history of the 'Captain America' chopper used in 'Easy...
August 27, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: Sugar & Spade
'Spade' George and Austin ‘Brown Sugar’ are two life-long friends, brought...
August 26, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Dream
From the age of 7, when motorbikes enthralled her with their looks, sound and...
August 26, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Loaded Gun Customs: Bucephalus Build
Kevin Dunworth of LOADED GUN CUSTOMS brings us up to speed on his current...
August 23, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Romance
After hanging up his racing helmet and giving the dirt racers away, Chris...
August 22, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Answers
For Jonathan, the undertaking of a solo world trip on a motorcycle was never...
August 19, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Discovery
After having moved to New York City from Norman, Oklahoma and endured public...
August 19, 2017
Rita Minissi
Photographer Rita Minissi's singular vision explores her relationship to...
August 18, 2017
The Notorious Mosul Moto Caper
Carmen and Nish take a break from covering the fighting in Mosul to discover a...
August 16, 2017
Hughes, Godfrey, and the Red Baron
Legendary art critic Robert Hughes has a surprising connection to 1911 Isle of...
August 16, 2017
Favored by the Gods of Speed
Alp Sungurtekin has built the world’s fastest unfaired Triumph 650.
August 13, 2017
Scuderia Ferrari Motorcycles
Scuderia Ferrari raced motorcycles in the 1930s! The team was very successful,...
August 13, 2017
The Vintagent Original: Model X
Test riding a 1934 Matchless Model X, an Art Deco-inspired masterpiece. Paul...
August 12, 2017
1910 Sex Scandal! Jake De Rosier’s Teen Lover
In 1910, Jake De Rosier was the most famous motorcycle racer in the world. ...
August 9, 2017
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...
August 6, 2017
‘Crazy’ George Disteel and the Vincent Hoard
George Disteel tried to buy and hide every Vincent in Northern California, but...
August 5, 2017
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 3: Charles Bayly Franklin
Charles Bayly Franklin was Ireland's first international motorcycle racer, and...
August 2, 2017
100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 2: Jake De Rosier
Jake De Rosier was perhaps the first professional motorcycle racer, and Indian's...
August 1, 2017
Jeff Decker’s ‘Black Lightning’ at Auction
Jeff Decker's Custom Vincent, his 'Black Lightning', is a controversial...
July 27, 2017
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...
July 25, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: Morbidelli – a Story of Men and Fast Motorcycles
Discover the story of the Morbidelli team, which in the 70s was able to win 4...
July 25, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: Isle Of Man TT
Travel to the remote island of man to showcase the human element of the...
July 25, 2017
The Motorcycling Du Ponts
The Du Pont family is intimately tied with the American motorcycle industry, and...
July 19, 2017
Robert Hughes: Art Critic, Motorcyclist
Art critic Robert Hughes, star of the 'Shock of the New' TV series, was a...
July 16, 2017
Kenzo Tada
Kenzo Tada was the First Asian to Compete in the Isle of Man TT, and the first...
July 16, 2017
And Then Came Rudge…
AMA Hall of Fame rider Carey Loftin performed the motorcycle stunts for many...
July 9, 2017
Holes in the Memory
Reviving the Memory of Sylvester H. Roper, the Inventor of Motorcycling
July 8, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: Mancini, The Motorcycle Wizard
The mechanic that helped debut five of the most talented Italian motorcycle...
July 5, 2017
Vintage Revival Monthléry 2015 (Pt 1)
The incredible Vintage Revival Montlhéry vintage auto and motorcycle racing...
June 30, 2017
Wheels&Waves 2017: The Best Yet
The Sixth Wheels&Waves was the best yet, with carefully curated exhibits, and an...
June 14, 2017
Days of Future Past: the Mercury
Laurie Jenks designed the Motorcycle of the Future, an all-aluminum masterpiece...
June 13, 2017
Catsuits, Boilersuits, and Racing Suits
The one-piece leather racing suit has its origins in utilitarian workwear, which...
June 10, 2017
The Vintagent Original: The Ended Summer
Photographer, surfer, and motorcycle racer Richard Vincent led an idyllic Santa...
June 5, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: The Museum
A Short Film by Tom Rochester, documenting Martin Squires as he sketches a large...
June 5, 2017
Bill Phelps: Catching Heroes
The Autodromo de Linas-Montlhery is a speed bowl filled with ghosts and,...
June 1, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Dave Roper #7
Take a ride with Dave Roper and check out this vintage motorcycle racing legend....
June 1, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Moto Borgotaro
Not only does Moto Borgotaro defy many of the stylistic conventions that have...
April 3, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: The Wall Of Death And All That
Brankica spends her life defying gravity on the vertical road that has no...