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 Magnificent Leather Jacket by Ride & Sons
Ride & Sons is a custom motorcycle and motorcycle gear workshop based in Miami, Florida. They specialise in designs that evoke the simple authenticity…
APAL-Porsche 1600 GT Coupe
APAL was originally a Belgian company that built lightweight sports cars based on VW Beetle floorpans. During the early 1960s they experimented with a…
Nexx XG100 Bad Loser Helmet
The new Nexx XG100 Bad Loser Helmet is an addition to the rapidly expanding genre of full face helmets with retro design queues. Each…
Brough Superior Austin Four
The Brough Superior Austin Four is a motorcycle so rare that very few have ever actually seen one in the flesh. There’s quite a…
Full Faces Are Sexy
Full Faces Are Sexy is a new apparel company with the goal of making full face helmets (and other ATGATT gear) sexier. The first…
Standard Issue Instruments Field Navigator Watch
The Field Navigator Watch by Standard Issue Instruments is a refreshingly unbranded, minimalist wristwatch developed for use in the great outdoors, or in situations…
Never Start Something You Can’t Stop
Never Start Something You Can’t Stop is a documentary by Ferodo about the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s actually a pretty remarkable 30…
Purple People Eater Corvette
The Purple People Eaters were possibly the most famous Corvettes in the world in the late 1950s, they belonged to Nickey Chevrolet of Chicago…
Malle Motorcycle Handlebar Smartphone Case
The Malle Motorcycle Handlebar Smartphone Case is made from tough and highly water-resistant Horween leather from Chicago – a leather commonly used for work…
Yamaha XS650 Gravel Tracker
The Yamaha XS650 was one of the most advanced motorcycles in the world when it was released in 1968, the engine utilised a SOHC,…
Two Stroke Smoke Candle by Flying Tiger Motorcycles
Men and scented candles are two things that don’t often spend much time together, but that might all be about to change thanks to…
Ducati 900 S2
The Ducati 900 S2 was released in 1982 as a direct replacement for the Ducati 900 SS, this was to be a difficult assignment…