Big fan of The Vintagent, rare old motorcycle photos combined with history lessons we probably wouldn’t hear of otherwise. This is a 1903 twin-cylinder Buchet, from the Age of Monsters…built for track racing in those early days when there was ‘no replacement for displacement’…this engine was probably 2976cc, and Maurice Fournier rode it to 75mph over the flying kilo that year. Buchet invented the vertical twin! Imagine riding this beast, stretched out directly over a hot engine; my guess is he didn’t ride it long! Visit the Vintagent blog. [ more motorcycle… Continue Reading »

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A wet plate photograph from Paul d’Orleans (of the Vintagent), a modern ‘Rollie Free’ at Bonneville Salt Flats for BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials. BUB got rained out again this year, which makes setting land speed records impossible, but does however make for great photographs. Still, so sad I didn’t make it. [ more photos tagged Bonneville Salt Flats ]

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Check out podcast from Hold Fast Motors- the first installment, an interview with motorcycle celebrity Paul d’Orleans of the Vintagent.

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Awesome instagram shot from Paul D’Orleans of The Vintagent. 

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Paul d’Orléans (of the Vintagent blog) took his old Chamonix camera to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Wet plate motorcycle photography on a dry lake bed. How cool! This photo of Ana Llorente (racer and East Side Moto Babe) on her 175cc Motobecane is definitely my favorite. [More wet plate photography | of Ana Llorente | of East Side Moto Babes | from the Vintagent]

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Jacqui Van Ham, vintage motorcycle lover, on a classic Ducati sporting a Ruby Helmet.

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The Kenilworth AM1, Grayson Perry’s custom Harley Davidson Knucklehead. From the Vintagent– To the pantheon of gender-bending motorcyclists – the infamous, notorious, or hidden – we must add Grayson Perry, multi-talented artist, transvestite, Turner Prize winner, and dedicated biker. 

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