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ART AND THE MOTORCYCLE
This essay was originally published as my monthly column in Classic Bike Guide magazine. Â If you don't already subscribe, I'd recommend it as an excellent overview of the vintage and contemporary 'old...
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BUDDY HOLLY'S ARIEL CYCLONE AT AUCTION
Buddy Holly's 1958 Ariel Cyclone, a rare twin-cylinder sports modelIt's well known that Waylon Jennings owned Buddy Holly's 1958 Ariel Cyclone twin (I wrote an article on the bike in 2011 - click...
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MOTORCYCLE CANNONBALL: HERE WE GO AGAIN
First Brough Superior on Daytona's banking? Â Maybe...At 3938 miles, there isn't a vintage motorcycle event which compares; unless old bikes start running the Paris to Peking rally, there isn't likely a...
View ArticleWHEELS + WAVES: THE FILM
Southsiders present: Wheels & Waves - Third Edition from Douglas Guillot on Vimeo.Subscribe here to TheVintagent.com by email!
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2014 MOTORCYCLE CANNONBALL: HERE WE GO!
Michael Lichter captured Susan McLaughlin and I riding through the Georgia hills, and titled it, 'Oh what a wonderful life!'. Â I couldn't agree more.I should mention that much of my apocalyptic talk...
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2015 CANNONBALL: HALFWAY THERE...
Don't rough it - Brough it! Â A rolling advertisement for the pleasures of obsolete machinery, still giving pleasure long after their working days are done.First, the Rules. Â For this year's Motorcycle...
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SELLING 'CAPTAIN AMERICA'
The iconic image of Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper in 'Easy Rider'It's the most famous motorcycle in the world - everyone knows the bike, even if they know nothing about motorcycles or '60s...
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'THE CHOPPER: THE REAL STORY'
The cover of 'The Chopper: The Real Story'After what seemed like an eternity during the process, my latest book is finally available for preview and pre-order. Â 'The Chopper: the Real Story' is...
View Article'THE CHOPPER', THE VIDEO
Gestalten has done its usual excellent job in creating the promotional video for my new book 'The Chopper: the Real Story'. Enjoy! The Story of the Chopper—As Told by the Vintagent from Gestalten on...
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2014 CANNONBALL: INTO THE WEST
Michael Lichter caught my Cannonball partner Alan Stulberg of Revival Cycles riding the Brough through Glenwood Canyon, ColoradoWhile there’s complication in keeping an 80-year old motorcycle running...
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THE DICTATOR'S 'KNUCKLEHEAD'
A recent publication from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC explored the history of one of their motorcycles (yes, they have many, including Sylvester Roper's 'first ever motorcycle' of...
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'THE VINTAGENT' ON NPR
The 'wet plate' photo I shot of the 'Captain America' chopper last MayThe upcoming sale of Michael Eisenberg's 'Captain America' chopper (later today) prompted quite a bit of interest in the film, the...
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ST. GEORGE AND THE HAUNTED VELOCETTES
Kent and his father's Velo MAC, obscured by ?A hot, sunny July day is an atypical setting for a creepy ghost story, and the thought never occurred to us that we'd been haunted until our work was...
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PETER FONDA: 'YOU BUILT THE CAPTAIN AMERICA BIKES'
I flew Cliff Vaughs to LA last May for a photo and interview session for 'The Chopper: the Real Story' - this was the first moment Cliff had seen this bike since 1968...File this one under 'better late...
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PUTT MOSSMAN ON VIDEO
Putt Mossman being pulled on the dirt of Empire Speedway in Sydney, behind his c.1930 Indian Model 402 4-cylinder A video of the legendary1920s/30s motorcycle acrobat and showman Putt Mossman has...
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF SUPERCHARGERS
Ernst Henne, the ultimate pre-war speed demon, and the supercharged BMW WR750 which was so devastatingly fastThe Golden Age of supercharged racers was a brief but glorious moment, when competing...
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MONEY TALKS; OTHERS SEND PRESS RELEASES
A non-sale; 'Captain America' is withdrawn from the World's Most Expensive MotorcyclesThe auction world is abuzz over the recent 'sale' of the 'Captain America' chopper at the Profiles in History...
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HEAD TO LAS VEGAS...FOR THE ART
Herb Harris' 1956 sectioned BSA Gold Star...which I reckon might go for more than a restored Goldie!The world's biggest vintage motorcycle auctions are less than a month away; it's time to make...
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STANLEY WOODS AND 'PATRICIA'
'Patricia', the nickname Stanley Woods gave to his New Imperial Model 11 Super Sports with 976cc JAP four-cam engine.Stanley Woods was a rising star in motorcycle racing by 1923, having most notably...
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