December 6, 2020
Shooting for Us All: Shane Balkowitsch
A photograph of wet plate photographer Paul d'Orleans at work led to a new...
October 3, 2020
The Promenade Percy
Promenade Percy was a derisive name for motorcyclists cruising the seaside for...
September 21, 2020
Motogiro d’Italia 2020: the Race is On
The famed Italian regularity event, established in 1914, was postponed four...
September 8, 2020
Sturgis 2020: $12.2 Billion Health Cost
The impact of the Sturgis Rally this year was enormous...and not in a good way.
July 6, 2020
Modern Motorcycle Mechanics: a Dual Origin Story
The Nicholson Brothers wrote the first comprehensive motorcycle repair manual...
July 6, 2020
Minutera Vietnam
In search of the Jungle Men and their mysterious modified motorcycles, Lorenzo...
June 16, 2020
12 O’Clock Boys
A brilliant, must-see documentary about a group of Baltimore riders who prefer...
April 20, 2020
Back to Black at Montlhéry
David Lancaster, director of "Speed Is Expensive", discusses his shoot of the...
April 2, 2020
Social Distancing Machine?
Is the motorcycle an ideal social distancing machine? Dr. Wendy Pojmann explores...
March 26, 2020
Two Wheels, Single Shots: Motorcycles and Espresso in Italy
Wendy Pojmann, an academic at Siena College in NY, is a motorcyclists and coffee...
March 2, 2020
Jan Hoek: Boda Boda
Amsterdam-based photographer Jan Hoek was inspired to give Nairobi moto-taxi...
February 26, 2020
The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire
The team that brought you the Art of the Motorcycle exhibit at the Guggenheim...
February 19, 2020
From Russia With Love
In the 1970s, Norton-Villiers-Triumph developed plans for a factory in the...
February 5, 2020
Pacific Northwest Hillclimbing Circa 1930
An archive of photos from the East Side Motorcycle Co of Portland showing early...
February 3, 2020
‘Chai Racers’ of Mumbai
Back in 2009, photographer Thierry Vincent captured the budding custom...
December 8, 2019
The Current News: Dec 8, 2019
Our EV Editor Sophia Vassiliadis covers the hottest motorcycle segment in the...
December 6, 2019
The Temptation
Our Poet of Packed Earth, Michael Lawless, reflects on taking big chances and...
November 19, 2019
Current News: Nov. 19, 2019
It's been a huge week in the EV world, with superb new designs from Pierre...
October 18, 2019
The Coal Miner’s Son
Michael Lawless takes us somewhere we've never been on The Vintagent: into a...
July 27, 2019
2019 Velocette OC Summer Rally
Meandering through the summer wilds of far Northern California for a week, with...
January 29, 2019
The First ‘Handlebar Derby’: the 1937 Daytona 200
1937 was the first Daytona 200, won by Ed Kretz on an Indian. Jeff Decker's...
January 2, 2019
The Great Mile Rally 2018
The folks at Malle London host a fantastic rally every year, the Great Mile. ...
December 29, 2018
Mecum’s Blockbuster 2019 Las Vegas Sale
Digging into the history of some of our favorite bikes coming up for auction at...
December 15, 2018
Tom Sachs: ‘The Pack’
Acclaimed conceptual artist Tom Sachs has a new exhibit at Vito Schnabel Gallery...
November 18, 2018
NSU Breaks 200mph Barrier!
In 1956, the German NSU factory sent a team of six streamliners to Bonneville,...
November 11, 2018
‘The Angels of Pervyse’
Mairie and Elsie were motorcycle pals from 1912, who took their bikes to Belgium...
November 3, 2018
‘SpeedisExpensive’: The LA Shoot Road-Trip
A new documentary, 'SpeedIsExpensive', dives deep into Vincent history, with...
October 15, 2018
The Current: Tarform Electric Motorcycle Blends Swedish And American Design
Swedish and American designers teamed up to create the Tarform electric...
October 5, 2018
Bonhams at Barber: Oct. 6th!
The Bonhams Auctions sale at the Barber Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, has a...
September 14, 2018
Cannonball 2018: Midweek in the Midwest
Riding a pair of vintage Brough Superiors across the USA in 17 days, the...
September 7, 2018
Cannonball 2018: Portland, Maine
Stretching from Portland to Portland, the Motorcycle Cannonball starts today,...
September 7, 2018
The Current: From Russia, With E-Love
Kalashnikov, Russia's famous arms manufacturer, debuts a series of electric...
September 2, 2018
The Early History of Indian, Part 3: The Indian Motocycle Is Born
Part 3 of Ken Aiken's re-examination of the Early History of Indian Motocycles. ...
August 29, 2018
The Early History of Indian, Part 2: Hedstrom Sets the Pace
Hedstrom Sets the Pace: Carl Oscar Hedstrom rented facilities in Middletown,...
August 27, 2018
Heiwa Motorcycle and Kengo Kimura
In an unassuming warehouse near the Hiroshima docklands, Heiwa Motorcycles makes...
August 25, 2018
Candy Land in the Basque Country
In the fantastic seaside town of San Sebastian, Spain, you'll find Cafe Racer...
July 7, 2018
Legends of Montlhéry at the Cafe Racer Festival: Part 2
In the second part of our story, an amazing collection of record-breakers from...
June 27, 2018
The Current: E-Volkswagen Crushes Pikes Peak Record
The Pike's Peak Hillclimb is a unique and historic race, and for the second time...
June 20, 2018
The Phantastic Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler was a motorcycle racer and a real rascal, who redeemed himself...
June 15, 2018
Indians for the European Grand Prix
Indian developed special racers based on the European model to bolster their...
May 24, 2018
The Vintagent Selects: The Grizzly Ride
Every year, we cross the mountains to celebrate the end of winter. This is what...
May 14, 2018
Around the World with Aloha Wanderwell
Aloha Wanderwell was the first woman to circle the globe on wheels, as well as...
May 13, 2018
‘In Vietnam, You’re Never Alone’
Zoe David is an architect and motorcycle builder from France, who's recently...
April 30, 2018
Grow Old With Me Darling Quail
JP DeFaut visited the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in 2016, and here's what you...
April 25, 2018
100 Years Ago: Motorcycle Ambulances in WW1
Motorcycle ambulances were a technical innovation in WW1, and these photos show...
March 25, 2018
100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Training Schools in 1918
In a canny business move, Harley-Davidson provided the US Military with free...
March 23, 2018
100 Years Ago: Harley-Davidson Manufacturing in 1918
In 1918, the US Gov't inspected the Harley-Davidson factory as part of their...
March 12, 2018
The ‘Motorized Cossacks’ of Africa
Boko Haram insurgents in Africa find motorcycles ideal for attacks and evasion. ...
March 6, 2018
‘Custom Revolution’ in Cycle World
Cycle World magazine announces the 'Custom Revolution' exhibit at the Petersen...
March 5, 2018
Africa: The Motorcyclists’ Continent
Chinese motorcycles are flooding Africa, in a race against the Japanese to...
February 26, 2018
Velocettes at Montlhéry: 24 Hours at 100mph
It's a record that's never been beaten: a 500cc motorcycle doing 100mph for 24...
February 14, 2018
‘Slant Artists’: Hillclimbers in California, 1925-35
An album of photos of California dirt racing from 1925-35 yielded treasures of...
January 23, 2018
Rondal Partridge: Santa Clara Hillclimb in 1940
Imogen Cunningham's son traveled California in the Spring of 1940, photographing...
January 18, 2018
Bernard Testemale: ‘Art of Ride’
Bernard Testemale is a famous surf photographer now lured to the siren song of...
January 9, 2018
Vintage Triumph Wins Mexican 1000
It's the first time a vintage Triumph has won its class at the Mexican 1000,...
December 11, 2017
Jean Depara, Congolese Photographer
Congolese master photographer Jean Depara captured the nightlife, music, and...
December 4, 2017
Road Test: Münch Mammut
What's the biggest motorcycle available in the early 1970s like to ride? The...
November 30, 2017
Martin Munkacsi
A pioneer photographer of sports, fashion, and celebrities, Martin Munkacsi's...
November 22, 2017
The Ride: Piyush and Nishanth – Avoid IT
Two young Indian mechanical engineers decided they'd rather build a custom bike...
November 14, 2017
Project Desert Rat
Two vintage Triumphs and a state full of dirt roads to explore; that's the...
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
California Dunes Riding in the 1960s
Bill Greene's father documented his British motorcycle rides in the California...
November 2, 2017
Glenn Curtiss: 136mph in 1906?
A Scientific American article from 1906 explains Glenn H. Curtiss' 136.3mph...
October 29, 2017
Wheels + Waves Mountain Road Test
Road testing a 1933 Brough Superior 11-50 in the Pyrenees is a rough job, but...
October 29, 2017
The Vintagent Original: Summer Ride
David Martinez mashes up the Wheels+Waves festival in southern France and...
October 28, 2017
The Ghosts of the St. George Hotel
The St. George Hotel in Volcano, CA, is notoriously haunted, but our...
October 23, 2017
Auerberg Klassik
It had been 30 years since the last hillclimb race at Auerberg, but organizer...
October 21, 2017
DG Manktelow, Cafe Racer
As a college student, DG Manktelow needed some credits, so enrolled in a...
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 Chanel Triton
Built as an homage, the Chanel Triton was used by Karl Lagerfeld for his 2010...
October 4, 2017
Atlanta’s ‘Black Streaks’
From 1913-1924, black motorcyclists raced on Atlanta's board tracks and...
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...
September 26, 2017
Scram Africa
Scram Africa is a 2000km desert romp on inappropriate customs. There were...
September 22, 2017
Goodwood Revival
The world's largest retro-motorsport event in the world, Goodwood Revival, has...
September 20, 2017
The Japanese Harley-Davidsons
Harley-Davidsons made in Japan? It's a fascinating story! Tens of thousands of...
September 20, 2017
Japanese Motorcycles: the Early Days
The first motorcycle arrived in Japan in 1896; they built their own from 1908.
September 16, 2017
Book Review: ‘Japan’s Motorcycle Wars’
The book details the amazing, ruthless, dog-eat-dog Japanese motorcycle industry...
September 16, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: Somewhere Else Tomorrow II: “The New Film”
Josephine and Daniel have just returned after another three years on the road...
September 14, 2017
The Great Mile
Malle London puts on 'the greatest motorcycle rally in Britain' with The Great...
September 12, 2017
Café Racers Invade Sturgis
The 'Ton Up!' exhibition during the 2012 Sturgis Rally was an oasis of...
September 11, 2017
‘The Pleasures of Life’
Boris Anrep laid the floor mosaics in the National Portrait Gallery in London in...
September 4, 2017
1915 ‘Race for Life’ – the First ‘Wall of Death’?
The world's first Wall of Death appears to have been called the 'Race for Life',...
August 18, 2017
The Notorious Mosul Moto Caper
Carmen and Nish take a break from covering the fighting in Mosul to discover a...
August 17, 2017
The Rudge Book of the Road
In the 1920s, the Rudge-Whitworth company offered lavish touring accessories for...
August 15, 2017
Malick Sidibe – ‘The Eye of Bamako’
Legendary African photographer Malick Sidibé photographed the street life of...
August 13, 2017
‘Kesh Angels
Hassan Hajjaj is known as the 'Andy Warhol of Marrakech' for his provocative...
August 8, 2017
Kop Hill Climb
The Kop Hill Climb is one of the oldest motorsports events in the world, and has...
July 18, 2017
Song of the Salt
Lake Bonneville dried up 20,000 years ago, leaving a terrible place for...
July 17, 2017
An Egli Reunion
Dr Fritz Egli debuted his magnificent Egli-Vincent 50 years ago. The Egli...
July 17, 2017
The Paris Scene
Journalist Francois-Marie Dumas discusses motorcycle events in Paris at...
July 16, 2017
Kenzo Tada
Kenzo Tada was the First Asian to Compete in the Isle of Man TT, and the first...
July 5, 2017
Vintage Revival Monthléry 2015 (Pt 1)
The incredible Vintage Revival Montlhéry vintage auto and motorcycle racing...
July 3, 2017
NLG: Brooklands’ First Winner
W.E. Cook raced a 1907 NLG-Peugeot to victory in the first official competition...