Van Order collection photos courtesy of Smithsonian magazine If you get an opportunity, pick up a copy of the April 2011 issue of Smithsonian magazine. In it, you will find an interesting article, “The Early, Deadly Days of Motorcycle Racing,” by David Schonauer, about board-track racing enthusiast and photographer Ashley Franklin Van Order. Van Order […]
A 1910 Wagner drew the high bid of $64,500 at the recent MidAmerica motorcyle auction in St. Paul on September 25, easily outpacing the curious yellow Harley Model G we featured in an earlier post. Interestingly enough, the bike was restored by our friend and local restorer Jim Prosper and was featured in Hemmings Motor […]
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance isn’t just about some of the most beautiful cars ever built or restored; it also celebrates some of the best preserved and rarest motorcycles on the planet. The Concours presented bikes in two different classes this year, Prewar American Road Motorcycles and Prewar American Racing Motorcycles, and our friend and […]