The Black Phantom
Dirk Oehlerking’s most famous build – the White Phantom – is currently sitting in our Custom Revolution exhibit at the […]
View ArticleThe Current: Harley-Davidson Going E-Big in 2019 and Beyond
Harley-Davidson reveals plans to mass-market their Livewire electric model, and revamp their whole product line for the future.
View ArticleWhat is Jawa Day?
By Adil Jal Darukhanawala What is Jawa Day? Is it another crassly commercial holiday as espoused by wasteful societies like […]
View ArticleThe Current: Egads! An Electric Surfboard?
Electric surfboards are the next big thing: this Swedish model from Awake Boards looks like the best of the pack.
View ArticleTake a Bou, Toni!
Spaniard Toni Bou is a motorcycle competitor on par with a select few legends, with over 100 World GP wins. But trials riding is little-watched, so he remains a nearly unkmown giant of motorsport.
View ArticleA Clubman at Brooklands: David Vincent
David Vincent was one of 29 riders to lap the Brooklands course at over 100mph on a 350cc machine before 1939, on a Velocette MkIV KTT.
View ArticleKeith Hamilton
Australian Velocette legend Keith Hamilton was always good for a story and a laugh.
View ArticleEvery Picture Tells a Story: Marie Therese Von Hammerstein
Marie Therese von Hammerstein was a German aristocrat and intellectual, and used her motorcycle to ferry Jewish intellectuals to safety from the Nazis in the 1930s
View ArticleThe Art of the Motorcycle: The Wrapped Vespa
'You're an outrage!' How Christo's 'Wrapped Vespa' almost got into the Art of the Motorcycle exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum.
View ArticleRacing ‘Round the Rainbow Scintillator
In 1915 San Francisco emerged from the rubble of the '06 earthquake like a phoenix, and built a temporary city of Olympian proportions, the Panama Pacific International Exposition, with the world's...
View ArticleThe Current: Motochimp Is The Ultimate e-Pit Bike
Singapore-based Go Go Machines has slotted itself into the cool-kids corner with its Motochimp electric pit bike. Who among us […]
View ArticleThe Current: Mike Corbin, E-Bike Pioneer
Mike Corbin built electric motorcycles since the 1970s, and held the electric motorcycle land speed record for 38 years
View ArticleThe Early History of Indian, Part 1: George M. Hendee, Bicycle Race Legend
George M Hendee was a champion bicycle racer, who later manufactured bicycles under the Silver King and Indian names. The early years of his partnership with Oscar Hedstrom are explored here.
View ArticleCandy Land in the Basque Country
In the fantastic seaside town of San Sebastian, Spain, you'll find Cafe Racer SSpirit, a shop worth investigating: Bhuvan Chowdhary reports.
View ArticleHeiwa Motorcycle and Kengo Kimura
In an unassuming warehouse near the Hiroshima docklands, Heiwa Motorcycles makes award-winning customs, known around the world. Charles Fleming takes us for a visit.
View ArticleThe Current: Here Comes Vespa’s Elettrica e-Scooter!
Finally, Vespa enters the electric scooter market with the new Elletrica model, with the classic shape and modern features. It arrives in shops in October 2019.
View ArticleThe Early History of Indian, Part 2: Hedstrom Sets the Pace
Hedstrom Sets the Pace: Carl Oscar Hedstrom rented facilities in Middletown, Connecticut, to build his motorized bicycle pacers in 1899. By 1900, they were fast and reliable.
View ArticleThe Vintagent Selects: The Sight
When electronic music producer Kimo Rizky commissioned a custom motorcycle from Thrive MC of Jakarta, Indonesia, he used the sounds of its construction to make music.
View ArticleThe 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. By 1901, Indian was in limited production, and within 10 year it would be largest motorcycle factory in the world, and...
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