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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Lamborghini Concept Motorcycle
1986 saw the unveiling of the first and only Lamborghini motorcycle, the 6 concept bikes were built by French company Boxer Design
Puch Mean Street by Britton Bees
This delightful, slightly modified, Puch moped is currently listed for sale over at Britton Bees. The air-cooled 50cc single cylinder Puch was a regular addition to the zeitgeist
XV920 Debut Print by Classified Moto
Classified Moto is rapidly becoming one of the most iconic custom bike builders on the international scene, this bike, the XV920 is a great example of the garage’s work.
Raymond Mays and the 3 Wheeled Bugatti
Englishman Raymond Mays was an avid racer and through a deal with a Bugatti importer he managed to finagle himself a Type 13 to go racing in….
Ryca Motors Opens Online Store
Ryca Motors, the creator of the Suzuki S40 Savage based café racer dubbed the “CS-1”, have opened their official online store.
Lossa Engineering’s SR500 “Solus”
This beautiful piece of cinematography comes to you via film-maker Ricki Bedenbaugh and Lossa Engineering.
Steve McQueen’s Drivers License
This is Steve McQueen’s 1964 international motorcycle license, it sold at auction in 2009 for an eye-watering $42,700 USD. Click the image to see the high-resolution version and if you want to save yourself a fortune just print it out and spill some coffee on it. It’ll look totally legit.
Kettenkrad Motorcycle Tank
Officially known as the SdKfz 2 but better known as the Kettenkrad Motorcycle Tank or “Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101” the German motorcycle tank is something of an oddity nowadays.
Officine Rossopuro Ottanta
Filippo Barbacane of Officine RossoPuro is one of the top (non-chopper) bike builders in the world today, his work with Moto Guzzi bikes runs that slim line between functional motorcycle and modern art and this bike “Ottanta” is no exception.
Type 9 by Zero Engineering
The Type 9 by Zero Engineering is a far more unique bike than an initial, cursory examination, would have you believe. Featuring multi-link rear suspension, you have to look very closely to see it, at a glance it looks very much like the hard-tail frames also offered by the company.
RustyMetric Issue 1 Now On Sale – 99c
RustyMetric, the new magazine from the iconic editor of BikerMetric is now officially for sale. The 99c 68-page publication is quite literally stacked with bike related articles
Horsehide Perfecto Motorcycle Jacket by Schott NYC
Schott make some of the best motorcycle jackets money can buy and this one is no exception, made from horsehide leather in the USA and featuring nickel snaps, brass zippers and a gloriously retro plaid liner it’s available now direct from Schott for $995 USD.