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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A Brief History of the Honda Gold Wing
Introduction The Honda Gold Wing has been pretty much the archetypal grand touring motorcycle from its debut back in 1974. This is a motorcycle…
Planetary Gears: How They Work
Planetary Gears – Principles of Operation is a 1953 US Army Training Film, likely created to teach the mechanics who would be working on…
1968 Jeep Wagoneer
The Jeep Wagoneer is credited by many with being the first luxury SUV, long before the term SUV was created, and decades before the…
The Essential Triumph TR6 Buying Guide
Introduction James May describes the Triumph TR6 as “The blokiest bloke’s car ever built”. Translated into non-British English that means it’s a car that…
Bell Moto-3 RSD Malibu Helmet
The Bell Moto-3 RSD Malibu Helmet is a new version of the Bell Moto-3, a helmet based on the original off-road Bell helmet from…
Caterham Seven 360
The Origins of the Seven The Caterham Seven is the official continuation of the iconic Lotus Seven, designed by Colin Chapman and built by…
uglyBROS Motorpool Motorcycle Cargos
uglyBROS started out in 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Their mission hasn’t changed in the years since and they pride themselves on making uniquely…
Alta Motors Redshift ST Tracker
Alta Motors is a relatively new electric motorcycle manufacturer based in California. Their current product line includes two motorcycles – an on-road supermoto and…
World Exploration Map by Erstwhile
The World Exploration Map by Erstwhile is a reproduction of an original vintage map published by Chas. H. Scally & Co, of New South…
AJS 7R – The Boy Racer
The AJS 7R was introduced in 1948, and was almost immediately nicknamed the “Boy Racer”. It would go on to be become one of…
Saint Unbreakable Motorcycle Gloves
Over the past few years Saint have made a name for themselves producing some of the most technologically advanced fabrics in the world for motorcycle-specific…
Bullitt-Spec 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback
Steve McQueen and Bullitt There are few movie cars more famous than Steve McQueen’s Highland Green Mustang Fastback from the 1968 film Bullitt. The…