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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BMW R90/6 Custom
The BMW R90/6 was introduced in 1974 alongside the R90S – a motorcycle that would go on to win the first ever AMA Superbike…
F4 Helmet by Klim
The F4 Helmet by Klim is one of the most well ventilated full-face helmets currently on the market, its focus on warm weather usability…
1982 South African Grand Prix
The 1982 South African Grand Prix was a highly contentious race and it very nearly didn’t take place, the entire field of drivers commandeered…
Lifeproof iPhone Motorcycle Mount
The Lifeproof iPhone Motorcycle Mount is the solution to a problem I didn’t even know I had till last weekend, I was on my…
1966 Brabham-Repco BT20 Formula 1 Car
The 1966 Brabham-Repco BT20 Formula 1 car is a testament to old fashioned Aussie ingenuity, the Australians (and New Zealanders) have always been so…
Railroad Tracks Wallpaper
This stunning wallpaper was sent in by a regular reader earlier this week, we don’t have a whole lot of information to go on…
The World’s First Motorcycle
As you might imagine, there’s no small amount of controversy surrounding the invention of the motorcycle. In fact, some consider the first motorcycle to…
Frieling French Press
I’m convinced that coffee has fuelled many, if not most, of humanity’s advances over the past few hundred years. With this in mind it’s…
1974 Hesketh 308 Formula 1 Car
Few Formula 1 cars from the ’70s are remembered as fondly as the 1974 Hesketh 308, it was the first car built by the…
Izola Pocket Knives
The gentleman’s pocket knife has been slowly returning to favour in recent years, many feared that it had been forever replaced with the iPhone…
Honda CRF450X Cafe Racer
The engine in the Honda CRF450X wasn’t designed to sit in a motorcycle that looked quite like this – originally designed for off-road work,…
Lightweight Perfecto Jacket by Schott NYC
The new Lightweight Perfecto Motorcycle Jacket by Schott NYC is a summer-ready design that evokes the look of the original Perfecto, a jacket that’s…