Articles that Ben Branch 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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Mike’s Leggero by Walt Siegl
Walt Siegl is the man many modern custom motorcycle builders pointed to as a primary source of inspiration, he’s been building world class bikes since the ’80s – when he was based out of a…
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 that Honda described as the “King of King motorcycles”, their…
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 tanks and other vehicles that used planetary gear systems. Planetary…
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 genre became one of the most popular in the automotive…
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 appeals to the sort of men (and women for 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 the golden age of motocross. Bell were encouraged to re-engineer…
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 Lotus from 1957 till 1974. On learning that Lotus intended…
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 styled motorcycle gear that looks good both on and off…
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 an off-road motocross bike called the Redshift SM and the…
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 Wales, Australia. It measures in at 130cm x 106cm, and…
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 the most successful over-the-counter racing motorcycles for sale in England…
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 applications. The new Unbreakable 4.0 fabric is made from 62%…