Big Sid’s Vincati

Imagine being the only son of a world-renowned motorcycle tuner/restorer. Now imagine that relationship being so strained that you barely speak to each other, even about your shared passion for motorcycling.

Imagine the frustration of a father unable to connect with his son. Unable to pass along his hard-earned life’s knowledge.

Forced together out of medical necessity, Matthew and Sid Biberman, son and father respectively, must find a way to get along. Leveraging their common bond of motorcycling, they deconstruct then reconstruct their relationship as they do the same to several classic motorcycles.

Along the way the Biberman’s build a rare Vincati. Like genetic engineers, Matthew and Sid decide to splice together the best pieces from two legendary marques, Vincent and Ducati, to create a motorcycle greater than the sum of its parts. The “motorcycle of a lifetime.”

Racing against time, money, domestic strife and Sid’s health, the bike comes together, as does their relationship, in fits and starts.

A swift read, Big Sid’s Vincati explores the complexities of the father son relationship and the strain of caretaking an ailing parent. All against a backdrop of motorcycle building and restoration.