Articles that Ben has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more. Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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The New Super73-S1 Universal Motorbike – $2,200 USD
This is the Super73-S1 Universal Motorbike, it requires no license, insurance, or registration – it was designed to offer an alternative form of urban transportation…
Biltwell Borrego Motorcycle Gloves – Touchscreen-Friendly & CE Approved
The Biltwell Borrego Gloves are the first from the American company that meet the strict European CE 89/686 safety standards for motorcycle use. Each…
For Sale: A Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans III – Still In The Original Factory Crate
Editor’s Note: The article is incorrect, the motorcycle was mistakenly listed as an 850 Le Mans, it’s actually a 1987 LM1000. We’re leaving the…
The Merlin Edale Motorcycle Jacket – Made From Halley Stevensons 8oz Cotec
The Merlin Edale jacket is a new design from the British manufacturer that was developed using an outer shell of Cotec, a new fabric…
A Craig Vetter Kawasaki Mystery Ship – A Rare Turbocharged ’80s Icon
The Craig Vetter Kawasaki Mystery Ship was a special version of the Kawasaki KZ1000 that had been significantly rebuilt by Craig Vetter and his…
The First (And Only) Car Carroll Shelby Built From Scratch – The Shelby Series 1 Prototype
This is the Shelby Series 1 prototype, a test car for what would become the only production road car ever designed and built from…
Norman Armalith Riding Pants By Jane Motorcycles
These are the new Norman Armalith Riding Pants by the team at Jane Motorcycles, each pair is made from Armalith waxed denim – a…
Is This The Perfect Honda CB750 Cafe Racer? We Think It Might Be.
This is one of the most tasteful examples of a Honda CB750 cafe racer that we’ve seen in recent memory, it foregoes the bells…
The Seventy2 Pro Survival System By Uncharted Supply Co.
If you had 15 minutes notice that you needed to leave your house in an emergency, what survival items would you grab? The Seventy2…
Documentary: The Nuclear Powered Plane From The Cold War
This short film by the team at Real Engineering provides an 11 minute, information packed speed run through the history of America’s Cold War…
The Zimmer Quicksilver – Mid-Engined – Extremely Rare – 100% American
The Zimmer Quicksilver is a rare car, so rare in fact that it’s possible you’ve never heard of it before. I know I’d never encountered…
Is This The Quintessential American Villain’s Car? The 1965 Buick Riviera – Black-On-Black With The “Wildcat” Nailhead V8
The first generation of the Buick Riviera was developed specifically to compete with the Ford Thunderbird, a luxurious grand touring coupe with elegant styling, seating…