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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Velomacchi Roll Top Backpack
Velomacchi is a new motorcycle gear manufacturer from the team behind the Syren Industrial Design & MFG. Co. based out of Portland, Oregon. The…
Custom Yamaha SR250 by Auto Fabrica
This feature was written by Bujar Muharremi, the co-founder of Auto Fabrica. It makes a nice change when custom bike builders write the words…
On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter
On Any Sunday is a film that needs no introduction, however if you’re unfamiliar with it a brief blurb would look like this: Released…
Pink Floyd’s La Carrera Panamericana
La Carrera Panamericana is a documentary directed by Ian McArthur that follows Pink Floyd bandmates David Gilmour (guitarist), Nick Mason (drummer) and Steve O’Rourke…
Ice Cutter Boots by Red Wing Heritage
Red Wing’s Ice Cutter Boots have been developed for use in climates that see snow and ice during the winter months, the upper is…
AC Aceca-Bristol
The AC Aceca-Bristol was the slightly higher-performance version of the Aceca (pronounced “ah-see-ka”) – a model that was essentially a modified coupe-version of the…
Maduro Deerskin Driving Gloves
Sir Jack’s Maduro Deerskin Driving Gloves are designed for events like the Targa Florio and the Carrera Panamericana – classic long distance races that’d…
B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket by Schott
Yamaha SR500 by ExesoR Motorcycles
Christian from ExesoR Motorcycles is one of those quietly talented custom bike builders who spends months at a time hammering a way in a…
Gulf Porsche 917 by John Krsteski
The word iconic gets bandied around a lot when it comes to vintage racing cars, its use isn’t always warranted but when it comes…
LifeStraw
A couple of years ago I was on a motorcycle trek through the mountains of Northern Vietnam, we had a daily allotment of water…
1977 Porsche 911S
This Guards Red 1977 Porsche 911S is a thing we aren’t seeing that often anymore – an affordable 911. Although a smidge over $25K might…