Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation (MAF) is the world’s largest 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the creation, preservation, and distribution of motorcycle arts.
Based in New York City, and operating programs and projects worldwide, MAF champions the cultural importance of motorcycles and the impact they have had on various art-forms around the world.
Since 2016, MAF’s public and private programs, exhibitions, and events have been visited in person by over 1 million guests. Our virtual programs, online exhibitions, publishing platforms, and social platforms have over 760 million likes, views, comments, shares, and media impressions worldwide in over 35 languages.
Museum Exhibition Electric Revolutionaries
Petersen Automotive Museum – Los Angeles, California
Exhibit Launch: April 14
Curated by: Paul D’Orléans
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation & Sasha Tcherevkoff
Supported by: Livewire
Sponsored by: Damon Motorcycles
Feature Documentary Film Vincent Black Lightning
Released February 2022, USA
The most compelling name ever for a motorcycle, the Vincent Black Lightning was the world’s fastest production bike for 25 years. Paul d’Orleans rides a street legal beauty on the streets of San Francisco, and discusses its amazing history.
Director: David Martinez
Starring: Paul d’Orléans (and Bryan Bossier’s 1950 Vincent Black Lightning)
Executive Producer: Petrolicious and Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Event Quail Motorcycle Gathering
Quail Lodge – Carmel, California
May 13, 2022
Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation and its media arm The Vintagent join the fun at the Quail, the finest motorcycle-only concours d’elegance in the world.
Joined by: Paul D’Orléans
Supported by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Feature Documentary Film Film Interrupted
Release Date Pending
Richard Vincent was a SoCal golden boy in the early 1960s, winning motorcycle races, surfing with George Greenough, driving hotrods, shooting film and photos of youth culture. In 1967 he was drafted and badly wounded in Vietnam, and returned a changed man to a changed country. Over the next 45 years, he healed himself by healing a landscape: 2300 acres of badly logged property in rural Oregon that he turned into a sanctuary and refuge, as he rediscovered motorcycles with the encouragement of his sons.
Directed by: Brent Deal / EyeDeal Pictures
Written by: Paul D’Orléans
Produced by: Sasha Tcherevkoff
Executive Producer: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Event Electric Revolution Live!
Summer 2023
The world’s first all-electric vehicle festival! Racing, test rides, demonstrations, brand booths, and nightly entertainment for adults and youth. All focused on the explosion of energy in EV mobility.
Podcast Take the Wheel
Release Date Pending
A new podcast series of the best stories on wheels, past present and future. Stories, stars, scandals, and serious subjects.
Hosted by: Paul D’Orléans
Film ADV: Overland
‘Off-road to off-world’ was the theme for our extraordinarily diverse collection of rare vehicles that did the distance. From round-the-world motorcycles of the 1920s to Mars rovers from NASA, plus sci-fi gems and theoretical lunar motorcycles, this film takes you into the heart of the process and delves deep into overland culture and its hero’s.
Museum Exhibition ADV: Overland
Petersen Automotive Museum – Los Angeles, California
Exhibit Launch: July 2021
The world’s first exhibition documenting round-the-world motorcycling, long-distance racing, and adventure motorcycle culture from 1903-2020.
Curated by: Paul D’Orléans
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation & Sasha Tcherevkoff
Event Electric Wheels Cayucos
Cayucos, California
Covid Postponement Date: Pending 2023
A 3-day exploration of California’s Central Coast with electric motorcycles, skateboards, and surfboards. Rides, races, contests, film premieres, live music, great food, in an amazing location.
Hosted by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Book Overland
Releases December 2022
75+ Pages
The first book to comprehensively document 120 years of long-distance adventure motorcycling.
Authors: Paul D’Orléans, Francois-Marie Dumas
Museum Exhibition Silver Shotgun
Petersen Automotive Museum – Los Angeles, California
Exhibit Run: July 2021
Italian design reached an apex in the 1970s, and Italian brands swapped the ‘world’s fastest road bike’ title, making the fastest, best-handling, and best-looking motorcycles in the world. We showcase the best of the decade with extraordinarily rare machines.
Curated by: Paul D’Orléans
Supported by: Stuart Parr Collection
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation & Sasha Tcherevkoff
Documentary Short Film Baja Honda
Released October 2020, USA
The original Baja buster, the Honda CL72 was the first motorcycle to ride from Tijuana to La Paz, in 1962. Paul d’Orleans rides a CL72 in the Baja desert, and talks about its history, and the troubles of riding a 50 year old dirt bike as the maker intended.
Director: David Martinez
Starring: Paul d’Orléans (and his 1964 Honda Cl72 Street Scambler)
Executive Producer: Petrolicious
Book Ton Up! A Century of Café Racer Speed and Style
Released January 2020
208 Pages
The go-fast urge predates motorcycling, but found its natural outlet on two wheels. Ton Up! documents the long history of what became known in the 1950s as cafe racers: from the Speed Merchants and Promenade Percys to the electric cafe racers of the future, illustrated with hundreds of unpublished or extremely rare photos.
Author: Paul D’Orléans
Publisher: Motorbooks
Museum Exhibition Electric Revolution
Petersen Automotive Museum – Los Angeles, California
Exhibit Run: April 2019 – November 2019
The world’s first exhibition of any kind (still!) including only electric motorcycles: racers, record-breakers, prototypes, cafe racers, dragsters, and even road bikes: 25 of the most amazing and important electric bikes in history.
Curated by: Paul D’Orléans
Supported by: Harley-Davidson
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation & Sasha Tcherevkoff
BOOK Electric Revolution
Released March 2021
108 Pages
The exhibition catalogue for Electric Revolution at the Petersen Automotive Museum, the world’s first exhibit of only electric motorcycles. The book is packed with 25 historic electric motorcycles, from record breakers and racers to street bikes and customs, plus an essay on the surprisingly long history of electric motorcycles.
Written by: Paul d’Orléans
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Published by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Event Quail Motorcycle Gathering
Quail Lodge – Carmel, California
May 4th, 2019
Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation and its media arm The Vintagent join the fun at the Quail, the finest motorcycle-only concours d’elegance in the world.
Joined by: Paul D’Orléans
Supported by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Museum Exhibition Custom Revolution
Petersen Automotive Museum – Los Angeles, California
Exhibit Run: April 2018 – March 2019
Custom Revolution was the first-ever museum exhibition to celebrate the new, contemporary “Alternative Custom” style, a globalized and internet-fueled artisanal movement that reinvigorated motorcycle design. Included were 25 outstanding machines from 9 countries built from 17 different makes.
Curated by: Paul D’Orléans
Supported by: The Vintagent
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation & Sasha Tcherevkoff
Documentary Short Film Sugar & Spade: Morocco
Released March 2018
Run Time: 5:00
When the stars and crew of ‘Sugar & Spade’ were invited to premiere their film in Morocco, the MAF team stepped up to support their dreams.
Directors: Dos Caminos / 27 Transmissions
Producer: Paul D’Orléans
Executive Producer: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Documentary Short Film Montlhéry
Released April 2018
Run Time: 3:52
Vintage Revival Montlhéry sees hundreds of amazing pre-1940 racing machines converging every 2 years at the world’s only original 1920s motordrome. It’s an atmosphere of pure mechanical magic.
Director: Voe
Producers: True Motion Pictures
Executive Producers: Paul D’Orléans, Alexander Papastawrou
Book: Custom Revolution
Released April 2018
108 pages
The museum catalogue for the Custom Revolution exhibit, the first-ever museum exhibition to celebrate the new, contemporary “Alternative Custom” style, a globalized and internet-fueled artisanal movement that reinvigorated motorcycle design. Included were 25 outstanding machines from 9 countries built from 17 different makes.
Written by: Paul d’Orleans
Produced by: Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Published by: Petersen Automotive Museum
Book The Current
Released November, 2018
208 Pages
The first trade publication on electric vehicles, The Current is based on The Vintagent’s web series of the same name, and dives into the bright future for electric motorcycles and cars.
Author: Paul D’Orléans
Publisher: Gestalten
Custom Revolution is the world’s first major museum exhibit to celebrate the contemporary custom motorcycle.
Custom Revolution – Motorcycle Exhibit
In less than 2 months, the Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation was able to gather 24 one-of-a-kind motorcycles from some of the most renowned builders around the world, including Roland Sands, Ian Barry, and Shinya Kimura. A truly global collection, the international countries represented in Custom Revolution include the United States, Spain, Japan, Germany, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Ireland.
To complement the physical exhibit, the Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation also designed a digital exhibit for all bikes featured in the exhibit via TheVintagent.com in order to give partial exhibit access to those who cannot visit the exhibit in person and also host additional multi-media such as film pieces submitted by the builders.
In addition, the Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation also wrote, designed, and printed Custom Revolution souvenir catalogs with the assistance of the Petersen Automotive Museum. These 100+ page catalogs include write-ups on every bike featured in the exhibit, as well as high resolution photography and a brief history of custom motorcycles and the dawn of a new custom motorcycle age.
Panel Discussion
“Our sold-out opening reception had the majority of builders in attendance, as well over 300 motorcycle enthusiasts and industry executives.”
Paul d’Orléans, Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Bruce Meyer, Petersen Automotive Museum
Terry Karges, Petersen Automotive Museum
Woolie Woolaway, Deus ex Machina
Derek Dorrestyn, Alta Motors
Ian Barry, Falcon Motorcycles
Charles Fleming, LA Times
Custom Revolution – Catalog
120 Full Color Pages
High Resolution Photography
Motorcycle Exhibit Profiles
To coincide with the opening of the exhibit, The Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation designed, coordinated, and printed a 120 page catalog featuring original writing by Guest Curator Paul d’Orléans and photographs of every motorcycle include in Custom Revolution.
Documentary Short Film The Ended Summer
Released June 2017
Run Time: 9:46
Motorcycle racer, surfer, and photographer Richard Vincent was on track to become a landmark filmmaker in early 1960s SoCal, but was drafted and disappeared for 50 years. David Martinez took a first look at his photos and films from the early 1960s, and Richard told his story.
Director: David Martinez
Producer: Paul d’Orléans
Executive Producer: The Vintagent / Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Documentary Short Film Model X
Released August 2017
Run Time: 2:31
Paul d’Orléans discusses the allure of riding an old 1933 Matchless Model X.
Director: David Martinez
Starring: Paul d’Orléans (and Charlie Taylor’s 1933 Matchless Model X)
Producers: Emily Dulla and Paul d’Orléans
Documentary Short FilmNeander
Released July 26th, 2017
Run Time: 2:30
The rare 1930 Neander-JAP provides a perfect talking point for our love of old machinery.
Director: Sebastian Schelly
Producer: Paul D’Orléans
Executive Producer: True Motion Pictures
Event Wheels & Waves California
Caycuos, California
August 2017
Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation’s own Paul d’Orléans hosted one of the most anticipated moto-cultural events on the calendar: an invite-only 3-day ride, race, surf, and skate extravaganza.
Hosted by: Paul D’Orléans
Supported by: The Vintagent.com / Motor/Cycle Arts Foundation
Documentary Short Film Black Falcon
Released August 9th, 2017
Run Time: 5:32
A close-up of Falcon Motorcycles Black Falcon, the most revered custom motorcycle in recent history.
Director: Travis Shinn
Producers: Paul d’Orléans
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