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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Ducati Condor Racer by BevelTech
The Condor A350 is a motorcycle built in Switzerland by Condor-Werke AG for the Swiss Military. Rather then building a bespoke engine for the…
Bellroy x MAAP All-Weather Wallet
Getting caught in the rain on a motorcycle used to be a mild inconvenience, but since the advent of smartphones it can become a…
1955 Dodge Power Wagon
The Dodge Power Wagon was introduced in 1945 as a civilian version of the mighty Dodge WC military truck that had been used extensively…
Roland Sands Design Walker Jacket
The Roland Sands Design Walker Jacket is a new release from the Californian company for the fall, it’s designed to be a clean-cut, almost…
XTR Pepo Ducati Racer
This new Ducati by XTR Pepo is a chimera of sorts, much like the creature from Greek mythology it’s composed of parts from multiple…
5 Minute Histories: The Yamaha SR400 & SR500
Back in 1978 when Yamaha first created the SR500 it was intended to be a Japanese replacement for British thumpers like the Manx Norton – yet Yamaha also made it a bike for entry level riders by building the SR series to be easy to ride and easy to maintain.
Things That Can Kill You – Death Spray Custom
Things That Can Kill You is a short film about British artist Death Spray Custom, if you’ve spent any time around custom motorcycles, cars,…
Iconic Moto Honda CB750 Nighthawk
The Honda CB750 Nighthawk is a motorcycle that has seen very little attention from custom builders. There are a few out there, but they’re…
Triumph Board Tracker
This Triumph Board Tracker is a motorcycle that was built far more recently that you might guess, utilising parts and engineering practices that were…
Go Fast Go Far Hoodie by Lords of Gastown
Lords of Gastown is a Canadian company based out of Vancouver that produces parts and gear for motorcyclists, but they also have a strong…
1970 Shelby GT350 Fastback
There are few American sports cars more revered than the Shelby Mustangs, the cars were built in the heyday of the muscle car, and…
Bene Motorcycle Jacket by 55 Collection
The Bene Motorcycle Jacket is a new design by the team at 55 Collection, it has a 1.0mm thick vintage cherry Italian leather exterior…