February 6, 2022
Diane Brandon: The Gold Star Girl
I remember very little of the race itself except that in about ten seconds I…
January 7, 2022
Olive Hager, the ‘Mile a Minute Girl’
She was one of the first and most famous Wall of Death riders of all time.…
November 26, 2021
Racing in the Streets: 2021 MotoGiro
All-out racing on the streets has been banned in Italy since the late 1950s,…
September 20, 2021
The Motorcycle Portraits: Anya Violet Aghababian
Anya Violet Aghababian co-founded the Babes Ride Out and Babes in the Dirt, and…
March 8, 2021
Catsuits, Cafe Racers, and #WomenWhoRideMotorcycles
An actress in a catsuit on a motorbike...well at least they're portraying a…
January 5, 2021
The Vintagent Selects: My Bike: 1971 Yamaha At1 125
It's Pretty, and it's red, and it gets me there.
December 14, 2020
The Vintagent Selects: Stacie B. London: In A Straight Line
Chasing down motorcycle land speed records, one salt flat at a time.
August 30, 2020
Daredevil in Training: Corinna Mantlo
Corinna Mantlo, the Vintagent's Editor for Film, has a most amazing life as a…
April 25, 2020
Little Blue, Or Why a Vintage Motorcycle is All I Need
Vintagent Contributor Dr. Wendy Pojmann explains how her first bike - a vintage…
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…
November 6, 2019
Through Jodi’s Eyes
Jodi Johnson has the hardest job in racing: the wife of a professional flat…
October 29, 2019
Will the Rain Never Stop?
Flat Track editor Michael Lawless, our Poet of Packed Earth, reflects on the…
May 27, 2019
The Vintagent Selects: Elspeth Beard – One Of The Early Globetrotters
When I set off to ride my motorcycle around the world in 1982 I never imagined…
May 2, 2019
The Vintagent Selects: Elspeth Beard – Riding into History
Getting lost and finding your way again is part of the adventure.
March 6, 2019
The Vintagent Selects: the Wall of Death
It was one of those things that was always there.
January 20, 2019
The Vintagent Classics: Taken For A Ride
Two joyriders steal an Excelsior-Henderson sidecar outfit, but find themselves…
December 21, 2018
A Year of Living Dangerously
The author’s wife decides to get her motorcycle license at 52, and through…
November 28, 2018
The Current: Eva Håkansson’s Quest to Break 400 mph With Green Envy
Will Eva Håkansson become the fastest woman in history an electric motorcycle,…
November 11, 2018
‘The Angels of Pervyse’
Mairie and Elsie were motorcycle pals from 1912, who took their bikes to…
August 13, 2018
The Art of the Motorcycle: The Wrapped Vespa
'You're an outrage!' How Christo's 'Wrapped Vespa' almost got into the Art of…
August 13, 2018
Every Picture Tells a Story: Marie Therese Von Hammerstein
Marie Therese von Hammerstein was a German aristocrat and intellectual, and…
June 6, 2018
The Vintagent Selects: Vincent Black Lightning
Follow the heartwarming yet tragic love story of Red Molly and James. An…
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…
May 9, 2018
A Vintage Triumph That Never Was
Alp Sungurtekin is a dry-lakes racing legend, and built a vintage-style Triumph…
April 25, 2018
Vintagent Selects: Bonneville Speedweek 2017
Life is short. Buckle up and go full speed.
February 2, 2018
The Mexican Suitcase
4000 photos from 3 celebrated photojournalists in the Spanish Civil War lay in…
December 5, 2017
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…
December 1, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: The Spirit Of Sturgis
Brittney Olsen, racer of Vintage Motorcycles, Cars and the Host of The Spirit…
November 30, 2017
Martin Munkacsi
A pioneer photographer of sports, fashion, and celebrities, Martin Munkacsi's…
November 14, 2017
The Vintagent Classics: Impatience
Impatience, from 1928, is the first film to eroticize the motorcycle,…
November 8, 2017
Gallery: Heidi Zumbrun
If there's every age, sex, and color, and every kind of motorcycle, it must be…
October 31, 2017
Bandit9 Steals Fashion Mojo
Vietnamese shop Bandit9 pushes a Modernist aesthetic with its limited-edition…
October 30, 2017
The Vintagent Trailers: Angels Of Dirt
The story of the life of Charlotte Kainz and the fearless young women who race…
October 29, 2017
Confessions of a Factory Trials Rider
Gwen White was a factory-supported Trials rider in the 1950s, for…
October 28, 2017
The Ghosts of the St. George Hotel
The St. George Hotel in Volcano, CA, is notoriously haunted, but our…
October 9, 2017
The Chanel Triton
Built as an homage, the Chanel Triton was used by Karl Lagerfeld for his 2010…
October 6, 2017
Book Review: Harley-Davidson Book of Fashions
Rin Tanaka was granted access to the archives of the Harley-Davidson Museum,…
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 Vintagent Selects: The Monkey & Her Driver
Kendra and Betty are America’s only all women sidecar road racing team for…
September 22, 2017
Goodwood Revival
The world's largest retro-motorsport event in the world, Goodwood Revival, has…
September 7, 2017
Anke Eve Goldmann
Anke Eve Goldmann was a pioneer German motorcyclist and journalist. Banned…
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 23, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Stories Of Bike: Romance
After hanging up his racing helmet and giving the dirt racers away, Chris…
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 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 8, 2017
Kop Hill Climb
The Kop Hill Climb is one of the oldest motorsports events in the world, and…
July 19, 2017
The Sex Machine
The motorcycle is the second most intimate of machines; the first being, of…
July 18, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Why I Ride – Episode 2: Francie
After Passion at Work, comes the second episode of Why I Ride, this time…
July 2, 2017
Anke Eve Goldmann: ‘Soviet Racing Women’
In 1962, Anke Eve Goldmann documented the extraordinary Soviet motorcycle…
June 30, 2017
Wheels&Waves 2017: The Best Yet
The Sixth Wheels&Waves was the best yet, with carefully curated exhibits, and…
June 1, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Two-Stroked: A Love Story
A short documentary that looks to capture the romantic nature of the moped…
June 1, 2017
The Vintagent Selects: Virginia’s Harley: A Girl’s Bike
Over the past year, I’ve documented Virginia’s creation of this motorcycle. The…
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…
April 3, 2011
Chanel, Ducati, Revisited
Karl Lagerfeld fully understands the erotic power of old motorcycles, making…
October 12, 2006
2006 Legend of the Motorcycle
At a reception for the inaugural Legend of the Motorcycle Concours in 2006:…