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VINTAGE RACING HEROES
The remains of an AJS K7 350cc OHC. How do they look when finished? Check here.As generations of motorcycle collectors grow up, hoard machines, and finally pass to earth, the metal gems which so...
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MIKE 'THE BIKE'; THE SKETCH
Mike Hailwood aboard his Sports Motor Cycles Ducati 900SS at his big comeback race, the 1978 Isle of Man Formula One TTYou might have caught motoring artist Paul Chenard at last year's Goodwood Revival...
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WHEELS AND WAVES: PART 1
Hanging out, post-downpour, on the cliffs of Biarritz, under the lighthouse. The rabble are beginning to arrive, and it's estimated 4-500 bikes will be here by tomorrow...hard to imagine, as there...
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WHEELS AND WAVES: THE RECEPTION
The Southsiders MC have included an art gallery in the Wheels & Waves concept, to celebrate the many visual artists who enrich our motorcycling world - photographers, sculptors, bike builders,...
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NEW CROCKER DOWN UNDER
This just in from Sydney; confirmation of many months of rumors that a'1346Venice' will produce a new Crocker in Australia, with 'a maximum of 24' reproduction Big Twins per year. No prices so far, and...
View ArticleWHEELS AND WAVES: THE VIDEO
From the Southsiders MC - the 'official' video compilation of their fantastic event. I'll have more reportage on the event, but this certainly captures the uber-cool artist-outlaw vibe created by the...
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NARDI-BMW RACERS
The Nardi-Monaco 'Chichibio' of 1932, with big JAP OHV V-twin engine and front wheel driveEnrico Nardi is probably best known today for his sporty motoring accessories (a 'Nardi' steering wheel is a...
View Article'DIRTY OLD TIMES' FILM
Since 'On Any Sunday' celebrated its 40th birthday, it's a good time to revisit the golden era of Motocross. A new documentary, sponsored by Husqvarna, explores the stories of 1960s racing legends....
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ALBERTO GARCIA-ALIX ESSAY W+W
Madrid photographer Alberto García-Alix was a featured artist at the Wheels and Waves gallery show in Biarritz; of course he brought his cameras, and contributes this photo essay.
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BREDA - PARIS MOPED RECORD SHATTERED!
The Breda-Paris moped rally in an 'unsanctioned' (ie, secret and probably illegal) event held every two years, and is something of a legend in vintage moped circles. Typically, 5 teams (pairs of...
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BILL PHELPS PHOTO ESSAY W+W
Photographer extraordinaire, the enigmatic and moody work of Brooklyn's Bill Phelps has been featured previously on The Vintagent. He brought those images, and quite a few newer ones of women in the...
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'PENDINE' AT PENDINE
The Vintagent's very irregular correspondent Mike Jackson sends these notes regarding the inaugural Pendine Sands racing weekend last June:The beautiful new Brough Superior SS101 Pendine"The...
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'THE RIDE' HITS THE BOOKSHOPS
Apologies for being near-absent a few weeks on TheVintagent, but I've been finishing my contribution to the BikeExif book, 'The Ride', published by Gestalten in Berlin, which I co-wrote with Chris...
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JEFF DECKER'S 'BLACK LIGHTNING' AT AUCTION
From the Bonhams Quail Lodge auction catalog (which I wrote!):Jeff Decker is rightly famous for his sculpture, “the motorcycle equivalent of Frederick Remington”, which has earned him the position of...
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IAN BARRY AT KOHN GALLERY: FROM THE NYT
While I was in Sturgis installing the 'TonUp!' exhibit, this article cropped up in the New York Times, which I reprint here in its entirety, with the accompanying photos. I'll post my own photos and...
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'TON UP!' EXHIBIT IN CYRIL HUZE POST
This has been an incredibly busy summer for The Vintagent: writing a big chunk of the BikeExif/Gestalten book 'The Ride', organizing the 'Ton Up!' exhibit for Sturgis Bike Week, and writing the 'Ton...
View Article'BEHIND THE TON UP BOYS', A 1964 FILM
YouTube provides endless opportunities for your motorcycling entertainment! This film, from the BBC's 'Look at Life' series, dates from 1964, and while it denigrates the 'Ton Up Boys', they certainly...
View ArticleGESTALTEN'S 'DO THE RIDE THING'
Shot mostly in Biarritz during Wheels+Waves last June, this short film includes many of the machines featured in the the Gestalten/BikeExif book, 'The Ride', which arrived at the publisher's offices in...
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'TON UP!' - CAFE RACERS IN STURGIS
When photographer Michael Lichter invited me to co-curate a show of Café Racers for Sturgis Bike Week, I immediately said yes. I'd met Michael while he was the official photographer of the Motorcycle...
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BROUGH SUPERIOR 'RETURN TO THE SALT' PREVIEW
Rider Eric Patterson aboard the 1150cc Brough Superior 'Roadrunner' with new, shapely streamlining, similar in feel to the 1930s Brough record-breaker 'Leaping Lena'The Ace Café sponsored a preview...
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