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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Loyal Dean Skateboards
Based in Los Angeles, California, Loyal Dean Skateboards produce limited numbers of exceedingly well built, handmade skateboards.
Deus Bali – 9ft + Single
Deus Bali held the 9ft +single longboard surf competition on the 19th June 2011, it featured some phenomenal Malibu riding antics, some Bintang drinking and a bunch of guys who are significantly cooler than us hanging out in a sort of Balinese-Valhalla parallel universe. Colour me green.
1961 E-Type Series 1 3.8 Lightweight
The E-Type Lightweight is a performance modified E-Type from 1961 that features aluminium bodywork to keep weight as low as possible, a close ratio gearbox, Weber carburettors, race tuned suspension and a slew of other upgrades.
Men’s Leather Driving Gloves by Aspinal
In the formative years of motor racing, no gentlemen would be caught dead in his automobile without his leather helmet, goggles and trusty driving gloves. Fortunately, companies that still produce these items still exist and as the above pictured gloves attest, they haven’t lost an ounce of style over the passing decades.
Speedy Bike Club Tee
The Speedy Bike Club Tee comes from Twin Six and is available in 5 sizes for $22 USD.
Akrapovič Morsus
I should probably tell you right from the get go, this is not a 3D rendering. The Akrapovič Morsus was commissioned by the guys at Akrapovič, famed high performance exhaust manufacturer, from bike builders Dreamachine Motorcycles.
1934 Packard Super 8 – With A Blonde
This is one of those photographs that seems to capture the essence of an age.
KTM 525 EXC by Roland Sands Design
Roland Sands Design are easily one of the top custom bike builders in the world today, their careful meld between state-of-the-art engineering and aesthetically stunning design never fails to stop me in my tracks. This bike, the KTM 525 EXC is no exception
Big Wheel
So far as I can tell, she’s giving him her phone number. Or maybe directions. I’m just trying to figure out how the hell…
1″ Velo Handlebars by Factory Falcon
Falcon is a company that needs no introduction, unless you’ve been living under a rock or not reading motorcycle magazines/websites for the past couple of years. Their creations are revered almost like Greek gods amongst enthusiasts of two-wheeled customs, their most recent bike, the Black Falcon,
The Beautiful Baby Bootlegger
The Baby Bootlegger is not, as the name may suggest, a bootlegger who imports babies. It is a boat that went on to revolutionise boats and it’s effect is still felt in the world of marine architecture to this day. Built in 1924 by George Crouch for wealthy Wall-Street bachelor Caleb Bragg, Bragg raced her in the 1924 and 1925 APBA Gold Cup and won on both outings (by over a minute and 16 seconds in 1925).
Rambler Motorcycle Boots by Ariat
Ariat have been making riding boots since 1993, their footwear is well known for having a retro look with much more modern performance characteristics. They’re an established world leader in equestrian boots but their motorcycle boots are extremely good as well, this model is called the Rambler and features a distressed leather upper and a Duratread outsole.