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 R80 ST
The BMW R80 ST is a fascinating little piece of motorcycling history, it was the street-going version of the iconic dual-sport BMW R80 GS – the first in the long line of world famous BMW GS dual sport bikes of which over 500,000 have been made.
Douglass Automatic Pocket Lighter
This art deco era Douglass Automatic Pocket Lighter is a beautiful throwback to a time when cigarettes were good for you, hydrogen airships were thought of as a good idea and Charlie Chaplin was the only celebrity with a toothbrush moustache.
Ford Capri RS2600 Group 2 Competition Coupe
The 1972 Ford Capri RS2600 Group 2 Competition Coupe was the car that cemented the reputation of the Ford Capri as the ‘European Mustang’, the ’72 RS2600 won the European Touring Car Championship at the hands of Jochen Mass – the ’71 RS2600 had also won the ETCC in the hands of Germany’s Dieter Glemser. These back-to-back wins gave the Capri some much needed racing DNA and led to the car being offered for sale in South Africa, Australia and the USA.
iPhone Stand by Baughb Labs
This laser-cut stainless steel iPhone stand by Baughb Labs has been designed to hold the phone in both landscape and portrait mode, it also angles the base of the phone to bounce sound off the desk which noticeably increases the volume.
1989 West German 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix
The West German 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix was to be the last race to be held in West Germany, a year later in 1990 the Berlin Wall had come down and the race was simply titled “The German Grand Prix”.
Matchless Motorcycle Poster
One of the most significant problems I have with my current apartment is the total lack of motorcycle-related paraphernalia. This is largely due to the veto that was implemented in 2011 by the United Nations of My Girlfriend, sadly my requests for a reconsideration have all died in committee.
Honda CX500 Cafe Brat
The Honda CX500 is like a feisty featherweight boxer who’ll take on anyone and will never, ever back down. The model was first released in 1978 and it was fitted with a series of innovative features that were either uncommon or totally unused at the time, things like…
Kick Me Tee by Iron & Resin
This is the new-for-2013 ‘Kick Me’ tee by Iron & Resin, it’s a great looking tee for the impending summer and the relative rarity of the design will help you avoid being the third guy to show up at the party in the same Abercrombie & Fitch polo.
EDC Kit by Huckberry
This handy little EDC Kit (or every day carry kit) is just the sort of thing we all need in our pockets or bags, should that deadly human-to-human coronavirus ever decimate mankind – you’ll be equipped to head for the hills and wait it all out.
1972 De Tomaso Pantera Group 3 Factory Prototype
This is 1972 De Tomaso Pantera is a Group 3 Factory Prototype, it’s actually the only one of the 30-or-so examples produced that has an entirely hand-formed body. It’s also running on a ‘pulsante’ (push-button) chassis and it’s widely regarded as being one of the most intensively raced of all the De Tomaso Pantera Group 3 cars.
Riley Aero Special
This is the Riley Aero Special, it’s a creation from the talented mind of Polish designer Marcin Przybys and sadly, it’s…
2014 F 800 GS Adventure
This is the new 2014 F 800 GS Adventure, it’s one of the most highly capable off-road touring motorcycles in the world with its…