The Current: Future-Proof (Part 1)

How will the motorcycle become safer in the future? Editor of 'The Current',…


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…


Bandit9 Steals Fashion Mojo

Vietnamese shop Bandit9 pushes a Modernist aesthetic with its limited-edition…


Lena the Killer

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


The Age of Monsters

In the early 1900s, racing rules allowed the development of ultra-lightweight…


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…


Road Test: 1928 Windhoff

The Windhoff is a rare German four-cylinder beauty, with an oil-cooled OHC…


Japanese Motorcycles: the Early Days

The first motorcycle arrived in Japan in 1896; they built their own from 1908.


Book Review: ‘Japan’s Motorcycle Wars’

The book details the amazing, ruthless, dog-eat-dog Japanese motorcycle…


Road Test: 1929 Ascot-Pullin

Cyril Pullin was a genius designer, way ahead of his time, and built his dream…


Absolute Speed, Absolute Power Pt. 2

Motorcycle Land Speed Records from 1930 - 1940


The Evolution of ‘Super Kim’

the machine is the holder of the South American speed record from 1930


Absolute Speed, Absolute Power Pt. 1

Motorcycle Land Speed Records, 1896 – 1930


The Emperor of Motorcycles

The most elegant motorcycles in the world came from George Brough's workshops…


The Rudge Book of the Road

In the 1920s, the Rudge-Whitworth company offered lavish touring accessories…


Favored by the Gods of Speed

Alp Sungurtekin has built the world’s fastest unfaired Triumph 650.