Pewter Run Motorcycle Vintage Event

If you live anywhere near New England and enjoy old and classic motorcycles, you should check out the very cool event called the Pewter Run in the back country of New Hampshire. Here is an email from Mark Gibson, the event promoter that we’d like to share with you. In response to numerous requests we have [...]

1922 Henderson Four Cylinder Motorcycle

With the phrase “ a new one from Detroit” the Henderson factory introduced its first production model in November 1911.  To underline its qualities Carl Stevens Clancy made a journey around the world with a Henderson four, covering a distance of 18,000 miles.  From the 1912 model on yearly improvements were made in the design: in the [...]

Egli-Vincent Motorcycle Form and Function Motorcycle Art

Today, Godet offers two variations on the Egli-Vincent, a single-seater Café Racer model and a twin-seat Sport GT. Both use a Black Shadow air-cooled 50º V twin specification engine and weigh around 172 kg (378 lbs); the difference is mostly in the bodywork and the trim. It’s worth noting that Godet Motorcycles are not restorations, but completely new hand-built machines, created using new components that are faithful to the original Vincent specifications.

Harley WLA BMX Inspired Custom Motorcycle

Every now and then, a truly original chopper comes along—like this BMX-inspired custom from Danny Schneider of Hard Nine Choppers. They’re based in Bern, Switzerland, and yes, it seems an unlikely place to be ripping apart a vintage Harley-Davidson flathead. This bike started life as a WLA, which means it’s powered by a 45 ci flathead and it was one of 90,000 built for the US army. (It’s listed as a 1942 model, but apparently “All the WLAs produced after Pearl Harbor, regardless of the actual year, would be given serial numbers indicating 1942 production.”)