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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Vintage Motorcycle Hill Climb Wallpaper
Ernest Hemingway once said “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” and as far as…
Porsche 912
The Porsche 912 is a car that’s lived in the shadow of its larger brother, the 911, since before it was even available for…
Armored Motorcycle Shirt by Speed & Strength
The new Rust And Redemption Armored Moto Shirt by Speed & Strength is designed to look almost indistinguishable from a regular flannel shirt, whilst…
Ferrari 400 Superamerica
The Ferrari 400 Superamerica was the luxurious follow-on model from the 410 Superamerica, as is often the case with Ferrari the 400 and 410…
Leather Motorcycle Masks by Sunday Academy
This series of leather motorcycle masks by Sunday Academy are designed to kept debris and wind out of your face when riding at speed…
Triumph Bonneville by British Customs
The modern Triumph Bonneville is a bike that can be taken apart and rebuilt into almost any style of motorcycle you can image, this…
Wheels & Waves
Wheels & Waves is a new book by photographer Jo Fischer, it’s a compilation of her images from the 2013 and 2014 Wheels &…
Triumph TR7 Cutaway Wallpaper
The Triumph TR7 represented a paradigm shift in design for Triumph, construction began in late 1974 for early 1975 deliveries in the USA –…
Harley-Davidson Street 750 by TJ Moto
The Harley-Davidson Street 500 and 750 are broadly considered to be the two most important new models in recent memory from the 102 year old…
Dainese Freeman Motorcycle Gloves
The Freeman Motorcycle Glove is a new release from Dainese, the venerable Italian motorcycle gear company that produces protective wear for riders at the MotoGP…
Fifty Years of Kicks
Fifty Years of Kicks is one of those motorcycle documentaries that’s a must-watch – I know there are a lot of films out there…
Maserati 200SI
Maserati’s 200SI was a car developed with very large shoes to fill, it was to be the replacement for the popular and successful A6GC6,…