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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2SRD by Analog Motorcycles
The 2SRD is a unique take on the classic Yamaha RD350 although with the amount of work and the sheer number of major changes,…
Porsche 550 Spyder Cutaway
The level of spatial awareness needed to hand draw a cutaway like this, a work by Shin Yoshikawa, blows my mind.
Devon Tread 1
The Devon Tread 1 is a relatively new watch design by Devon Works, a California based watchmaker with a penchant for unique timepieces. The mechanism tells the time using a series of belts operating on multiple levels, it’s remarkably complex system that’s more than a little mesmerising.
Kawsaki KZ1000 Cafe Racer
One of my favourite things is to discover men like Albert “The Chief” Hurt, he’s a retired Coast Guard officer who lives in Spokane and…
Cut Brooklyn
Joel Bukiewicz is a man who, in some respects, fell into the knife making trade and in doing so, found a dormant talent that now has him creating some of the most highly prized kitchen knives in the US.
Honda CB400T Café Racer
Steel Bent Customs based out of Tampa, Florida, build some of the most approachable and affordable café racers you’ll find anywhere in the USA. This is their latest creation, it started life as a stock Honda CB400T however she now has the rear end of a CB650 and the front end of a CB550…
The Triumph Kid
I don’t know about you but I used to worship motorcycles when I was a kid. I guess not much has changed really.
Goldeneye Aston Martin vs Ferrari Chase
I still rate Goldeneye as one of the best of the modern Bond films, I know that’s a big claim but I think the Brosnan Bond movies got a little carried away towards the end with Die Another Day being a hideous travesty that I still think should be recalled, stockpiled and napalmed.
Advanced Adventurers Satchel
There’s something timeless about a handmade leather satchel, this beautiful example is made by Renaissance Art out of Santa Fe in New Mexico, each bag is made by artisans working in the USA using the same methods that were employed during the time of Hemingway.
James Dean and the Little Bastard
The Porsche 550 Spyder is right near the top of my “must-have” list. Sadly, the prohibitive costs involved are probably going to make that impossible however I do have my eye on some of the modern 550s built by companies like Beck Speedster.
Strawberry Blonde Triumph
If this picture tells me anything, it’s that we all need to take more pictures of lady-folk on motorcycles.
Diesel Gloves by Roland Sands Design
Roland Sands Design have taken a big step into the motorcycle gear arena with their new clothing collection, this pair of gloves called “Diesel” are a standout item from the collection that we all love.