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100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 2: Jake De Rosier
[Words: Timothy Pickering, from his book ‘Franklin’s Indians’] Born in 1880 in eastern Quebec, Jacob de Rosier was a French Canadian, but his family soon moved to Massachusetts. His two-wheeled...
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The Vintagent Selects: Faster Son: Shinya Kimura
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world. FASTER SON: SHINYA KIMURA (2015) Run Time: 6:03 DIRECTOR: Oliver Defilippo EDITOR: Alfredo Ritta FILM MAKERS...
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100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 3: Charles Bayly Franklin
[Words: Timothy Pickering, adapted for The Vintagent from his book ‘Franklin’s Indians’] Charles Bayly Franklin was born on 1st October 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, and died on 19th October 1932 in...
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‘Crazy’ George Disteel and the Vincent Hoard
It was a rumor which floated around the San Francisco ‘old bike’ community for years – the crazy old guy whose son had been killed on a Vincent Black Shadow, went crazy, and spent the rest of his life...
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The Vintagent Original: Stories We Need to Tell. THE BLACK FALCON (2017) Run Time: 5:32 Producer: Paul d’Orléans / The Vintagent Editor: Bobby Hewitt Director of Photography: Travis Shinn Director:...
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100 Years After the ‘Indian Summer’, Part 4: Oliver Godfrey
[Words: Timothy Pickering, adapted for TheVintagent from his book ‘Franklin’s Indians’] Oliver Cyril Godfrey was born in London in 1887 to an artist father, a painter and engraver, who decamped to...
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The Mysterious ‘Mark 6’
[Words: Dennis Quinlan and Paul d’Orléans] The Veloce factory built motorcycles from 1905, but their first models of inlet-over-exhaust engine construction were typical for the day, and produced in...
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1910 Sex Scandal! Jake De Rosier’s Teen Lover
Jake De Rosier was, by all accounts, America’s first professional motorcycle racer, and one of the most famous motorcyclists in the world after beating Charlie Collier’s Matchless in a best-of-3 match...
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The Vintagent Original: Model X
The Vintagent Original: Stories We Need to Tell. MODEL X (2017) Run Time: 2:31 Executive Producer: Paul d’Orléans / The Vintagent Producer: Emily Dulla Director of Photography: David Martinez...
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Scuderia Ferrari Motorcycles
The 75th anniversary of the Ferrari marque is an opportune time to remind the world that Enzo Ferrari was a motorcyclist first, and fielded a motorcycle racing team in the early years of Scuderia...
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‘Kesh Angels
London artist Hassan Hajjaj was born in Morocco, and returns regularly to photograph the vibrant street culture of his native city of Marrakech. He’s gained a reputation as the ‘Andy Warhol of...
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The Vintagent Selects: Why I Ride – Episode 2: Francie
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world. WHY I RIDE – EPISODE 2: FRANCIE (2014) Run Time: 3:59 Talent: Leslie Padoll Director: Trevor Gavin Director of...
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The Vintagent Selects: Janus Motorcycles
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world. JANUS MOTORCYCLES (2016) Run Time: 25:06 DIRECTOR: Jordan Swartzendruber KEY CAST: Devin Biek KEY CAST: Richard...
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The Vintagent Trailers: Isle Of Man TT
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there. ISLE OF MAN TT (2015) Run Time: 19:00 Executive Producer: Christopher Kippenberger Director: Christopher Kippenberger Key...
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The Notorious Mosul Moto Caper
One might think getting struck in the face by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan would end one’s life, or career as a war correspondent, or even one’s nerve, but that wasn’t how things played...
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Hughes, Godfrey, and the Red Baron
The Vintagent’s obituary of art critic Robert Hughes brought responses from far and wide, some from unexpected quarters. One raised our eyebrows though… a roundabout connection, via an arc of sky-borne...
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The Rudge Book of the Road
In 1925 through 1927, the Rudge-Whitworth company introduced a line of touring accessories which have never been equaled by any other motorcycle manufacturer, even in these days of super-luxo...
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Rita Minissi
Motorcycle Photography. What do those words conjure? Shots of choppers or sportbikes, hot babes or dudes lofting wheels – we’ve seen a lot of it. It’s rare to find a new and unique vision within the...
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The Sex Machine
Words: Paul d’Orléans / Photographs: Rita Minissi She squeezed me, shouting over the freeway wind-roar, “Guess what?” ‘That’ was the latest in a long string of confessions, at which I could marvel but...
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The Vintagent Trailers: Isle Of Man TT
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there. ISLE OF MAN TT (2015) Run Time: 19:00 Executive Producer: Christopher Kippenberger Director: Christopher Kippenberger Key...
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