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A Short History of Wankel Motorcycles
Dr. Felix Wankel (born 1902 in Lahr, Germany) had the vision for his remarkable rotary engine at the age of 17, began working on prototypes 5 years later, and gained his first patent for this...
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Sylvester Roper’s Steam Velocipedes
The earliest years of motoring and motorcycling are poorly documented, as inventors were far ahead of the press of the day, and their inventions even predated categories to name their machines. What to...
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The Vintagent Trailers: Penton: The John Penton Story
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there. PENTON: THE JOHN PENTON STORY (2014) Run Time: 4:08 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Todd Huffman DIRECTOR: Todd Huffman PRODUCER: Todd...
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Mission Motors Electric Sportbike
In February of 2009, the best designed new-generation electric sportbike was unveiled by Mission Motors of San Francisco – the Mission One. It looked very much like the future of motorcycling, and the...
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DG Manktelow, Cafe Racer
[Words: Paul d’Orléans. Photos: D.G. Manktelow] D.G. Manktelow needed a few college credits, and had an interest in photography, so took a photography class in East Sussex, England, in 1960. He...
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Cliff ‘Soney’ Vaughs and ‘Easy Rider’
[Words: Paul d’Orléans, from his book ‘The Chopper: the Real Story’] It’s the most famous motorcycle in the world, period. Show someone a photograph of the ‘Captain America’ bike from ‘Easy Rider’, and...
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Auerberg Klassik
[Words: Hermann Köpf. Photos: Hermann Köpf, Sébastien Nunes, Fabian Kirchbauer, Peter Musch, Martin Ratkovic] The 1,055m high ‘Auerberg’ is located an hour south of Munich and 20mins north of Austrian...
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The Vintagent Selects: Falcon Bullet
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world. Falcon Bullet (2008) Run Time: 1:16 Producer: Falcon Motorcycles Director: Iñigo Oleaga Director of Photography:...
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The Ghosts of the St. George Hotel
[Words: Paul d’Orléans. Photos: MotoTintype – Susan McLaughlin and Paul d’Orléans] A dazzlingly hot July day in the California foothills is an atypical setting for a ghost story, but we weren’t...
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The Vintagent Original: Wheel and Waves
The Vintagent Original: Stories We Need to Tell. Wheels & Waves (2017) Run Time: 1:42 A film by David Martinez FILM MAKERS For David, photography is both a calculated science and a free verse art...
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Wheels + Waves Mountain Road Test
[Words: Paul d’Orléans. Photos: Laurent Nivalle] As hypothetical scenarios go, being asked ‘would you like to ride a Brough Superior at Wheels+Waves this year?’ is a pleasant fantasy. I don’t think...
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Confessions of a Factory Trials Rider
[Words and Photos: Gwen White] My interest in motorcycles began in 1946, when, as a teenaged Gwen Wickham, I cheered on my heroes every week at Wembley Speedway. A few years later, after my family...
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The Age of Monsters
Dec. 6, 1903: MOTOR CYCLE MONSTROSITIES, By H. O. Duncan. W.E. Cook, winner of the first-ever race at Brooklands in 1907 on an NLG-Peugeot, also raced ‘monsters’ like this much larger NLG-Peugeot. With...
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The Vintagent Trailers: Angels Of Dirt
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there. Angels Of Dirt (in production) Run Time: 2:54 Director: Wendy Schneider Cast: Malcolm Smith, Mert Lawwill, Jay Springsteen,...
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Lena the Killer
For a moment in the 1930s, sporting contests became a surrogate battleground for rising international tensions. While international-level sports (like the Olympics) have always carried the flag of...
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The Ride: Bandit9 Steals Fashion Mojo
Words: Paul d’Orléans. Photos: Bandit9. Originally published in Cycle World Motorcycles and Fashion; they’re a perfect match, just ask any big fashion house forking out zillion-dollar ad campaigns to...
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Glenn Curtiss: 136mph in 1906?
Words: Paul d’Orléans. Article and Photo: Scientific American The life story of Glenn H. Curtiss, founder of the American aviation industry and a pioneer motorcycle manufacturer, is peppered with...
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The Current: Al(ta) in the Family
Words: Paul d’Orléans. Photos: Derek Dorresteyn / Alta Motors We’re pretty sure Mario Andretti didn’t change Elon Musk’s diapers, but Dick Mann did chaperone Derek Dorresteyn’s mother on her dates....
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The Vintagent Selects: 6th Street Racing – Daytona
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world. 6th Street Racing – Daytona (2016) Run Time: 7:49 Director: Wade Schields Cast: 6th Street Racing FILM MAKERS...
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The Vintagent Selects: Gabe Griffin DKS!
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world. Gabe Griffin DKS! (2013) Run Time: 13:39 Producer & Director: Ian Beaudoux Music: The Heathens FILM MAKERS...
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