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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Stylmartin Legend RS Motorcycle Boot
A pair of motorcycle boots capable of handling winter riding are a must if you’re a resident of the Northerm Hemisphere, this pair of light-tan boots by Stylmartin are just about perfect for people who run screaming from the usual dayglo graphic smattered motorcycle boots and they won’t break the bank.
Jimmy Guthrie and his Norton Model 40
This great photograph features Jimmy Guthrie at the 1933 Isle of Man TT, he’s push starting his Norton Model 40 and if you take a look into the background you’ll make out a Velocette and another Norton.
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche is without a doubt, one of the greatest automotive engineers of the 20th century. The guy had a fascinating history, many don’t know that when he was drafted into military service in 1902 he was assigned to be the driver for Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand of Austria…
Honduki by motoHangar
motoHangar is a relatively new garage but they’re showing a lot of promise, this is their 4th bike and it’s already won 2 awards, the “Best in Show” and “Trick Bits” awards at Fighter Fest 2011 Carlisle, PA.
Les Ateliers Ruby Helmet by Jerome Coste
When it comes to helmet design, no one beats Ruby. This French company produces some of the best looking lids currently in production and before you dismiss them as mere toys, you might be interested to know that they’re certified by both the US DOT and the stringent European ECE 22.05.
Café Veloce By Radical Ducati
Café Veloce By Radical Ducati is a heavily customised Ducati GT1000, Radical Ducati are well known for their technically advanced and engineering-first approach to motorcycle tweaking, this bike is no exception.
Custom Bikes of Poland
Poland isn’t a country that most associate with custom motorcycles, they do have some phenomenal builders though and this short film goes a long way towards bringing Polish builders to the forefront of the world stage.
Steve McQueen Desert Racer by Métisse Motorcycles
There isn’t a red blooded male on the face of the Earth who doesn’t, in some small way, want to be like Steve McQueen. British motorcycle manufacturer Métisse Motorcycles has joined forces with Steve McQueen’s estate to produce a 300 unit production run of the bike you see pictured above and below.
Vincent Motorcycle Collection
This extraordinary collection of Vincent Motorcycles is the sort of thing that comes up for sale once every few decades, if you’re lucky. The collection of 3 Vincents includes a Black Shadow, a Rapide and a Comet, all in astonishingly good condition with none of the bikes having been restored.
1903 Spyker
In 1903 brothers and coachbuilders Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker unveiled the 60HP Spyker, this remarkable car featured a number of world firsts including the…
Brat Style SR400
Brat Style is a phrase used by many and understood by few, the garage itself is run by a quiet Japanese man by the…
Racing Brighton Beach
Every now and then I come across a photograph that mesmerises me, click the above picture and take a look at it full scale and you’ll see what I mean.