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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Big Oly – The Off-Road Racing Ford Bronco That Changed Everything
Big Oly is possibly the most famous off-road racing truck in American history, it was one of the first designed from the ground up…
The Piloti Pistone X Driving Shoe – Footwear For Gentleman Drivers
The Piloti Pistone X driving shoe is an update to the popular Pistone series that have helped establish Piloti as a world-leader in the…
Documentary: The Making Of Bullitt with Steve McQueen
The Making Of Bullitt is a short documentary featuring Steve McQueen, it shows the film’s car chase scene in some detail including the 100+…
Wolf & Wander Co. Walk Tall Tee – Support Artists In Developing Countries
Wolf & Wander Co. is a new clothing company dedicated to showcasing the work of up and coming artists and designers from developing countries….
A Monochromatic Custom Yamaha XJR1300 – Built By Espiat
The Yamaha XJR1300 is probably the motorcycle Godzilla would ride, if he had longer arms and a slightly better center of gravity. The first…
The Fuel Day Of The Dead Rain Suit – With A Reflective Skeleton – £89.00
The Fuel Day Of The Dead Rain Suit is one of those clever motorcycle gear concepts that I’m annoyed I didn’t come up with…
Royal Enfield Classic 500 Scrambler – By BAAK Motocyclettes
The bespoke Royal Enfield Classic 500 Scrambler you see here isn’t a production model, though it does look a lot like the trials and…
Eton FRX5-BT Emergency Survival Radio – With A Smartphone Charger
The Eton FRX5-BT is an emergency survival radio that can be powered by batteries, or by the front-mounted hand-crank if the batteries run out before…
The New Norton Atlas Ranger Scrambler – £11,995 MSRP
The new-for-2019 Norton Atlas Ranger is the latest addition to the line-up from the storied British motorcycle manufacturer that was rescued by Stuart Garner in…
Honda Monkey Z50R – The Fastest Version Of The Original Monkey
The Honda Monkey Z50R was released in 1979 as the new and improved Honda Monkey bike – so named because people looked like monkeys…
Spidi X-Village Boots – Daily-Wearable Motorcycle Boots
The Spidi X-Village Boots are daily-wearable motorcycle boots that offer protection while riding, without compromising on comfort while walking. The Daily-Wearable Motorcycle Boot Problem With…
Ducati 750 Sport – An Original Street-Legal Performance Special
The Ducati 750 Sport is an exceedingly rare motorcycle that sits squarely between its two more famous siblings – the Ducati 750 GT and the Ducati 750 Super Sport (SS). Put simply, the Ducati 750 Sport (also known as the 750S) was a higher-performance version of the slightly more consumer-friendly 750 GT.