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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Vintage Ducati Art
When it comes to motorcycle art, there seems to be a chasm between the good and the retina scarringly bad. This is a great specimen of motorcycle art done right, it’s a
Schott Perfecto Canvas Motorcycle Jacket
Schott have made a name for themselves creating some of the most iconic jackets of the 20th century, Marlon Brando single handedly made the Perfecto line of jackets famous by wearing one in the 1954 cult classic “The Wild Ones”.
Sportster by Brawny Built
The custom Sportster is one of those types of motorcycles that can really go either way. I’ve seen beautiful examples and I’ve seen garish and raked out hack jobs that’ve made me want to set them alight, just to put them out of their misery.
Anzani Motorcycle
Anzani was a bit of a hybrid between Leonardo Da Vinci and Howard Hughes. He had a deep and abiding love for engines and built everything from a fully functioning hydrofoil to a 20 cylinder 4 row radial aircraft engine in his day.
Jumbo 9 Ton Steam Fire Engine – Circa 1889
There’s something captivating about the photograph on the left, even though it’s a still image it still manages to somehow convey both a sense of speed and a sense of noise, even over 100 years later.
Honda CB750 by motoHangar
The Honda CB750 is a venerable beast and is very popular with the kind of motorcycle owners who are never quite finished customising their bike.
Chip Ganassi Watch by Tsovet
Tsovet Watches have created a limited production run of 51 units for this commemorative design created in conjunction with Chip Ganassi Racing.
The Husqvarna Baja
The Husqvarna Baja Concept was unveiled at the New York International Motorcycle Show last week, in some respects its the next step in development for their Moab concept, although the Baja does seem a little more suited to rolling around in the mud.
Colt Hooded Sweatshirt by Summerjunk
It’s always great to discover a new and somewhat unusual label, Summerjunk is a UK based, boutique clothing label with a unique line of hoodies, tees and headgear.
Mophie Outdoor
Having a handheld device with GPS, communications, a compass, maps, a camera, a video camera and the ability to look at pictures of boobs anytime you like is perhaps final proof that the future has arrived.
Silodrome Sunday Cinema: The Atami Run
In a country with so many phenomenal motorcycles built right around the corner it’s a testament to the British motorcycle industry of old that even 40 or 50 years after being built these…
Print Nº011 by Gianmarco Magnani
This is Print Nº011 by Gianmarco Magnani, a Peruvian artist who works under the moniker Silence Television.