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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TTre by Firestarter Garage
Filippo Barbacane of Firestarter Garage first started building bikes the way most people do, with a few hand tools in his personal garage. Filippo began…
Easy Rider Motorcycle Jacket 671 by Schott
Schott is a 3rd generation family owned company that has been turning out world-class jackets since 1913, in 1928 they produced their first leather…
The Ténéré Expedition Tent
At $399 USD this tent seems almost like a compulsory purchase for anyone considering a cross-country trek on two-wheels. Hell it might even come…
The Last Arab-Villiers
I’d never heard of the marque Arab-Villiers and so I was intrigued when I discovered this bike, I was even more interested once I learnt…
Salvation Army “Army for Japan” Tee
This official Salvation Army tee was designed by Joshua Smith aka Hydro 74 and is available now for $20 USD, 100% of the proceeds go…
1961 Triumph TR5C
Modern off-road bikes are marvels of modern engineering, they have the power to weight ratio of yellow-cake uranium and motors that keep running no…
The $275,000 Ferrari Book
Yes you read that right, book, not car. This diamond encrusted book is called “The Official Ferrari Opus” and it comes in at more than…
Applebox Pisstin Tee by Deus Ex Machina
The tagline of Deus Ex Machina is “The House Of Simple Pleasures”, this ethos can be seen throughout their product line, from tee’s, to…
Hunt by Vitesse Boots
Proper motorcycle attire can sometimes be hard to come by. At some point, I think in the 80s, motorcycle gear manufacturers decided that all…
Onboard With Juan Manuel Fangio – 1957 Modena, Italy
This captivating onboard video is from a time when helmets were an afterthought, tires were the width of your necktie and Schumachers made shoes….
The WS Sport Classic by Walt Siegl
From a pure engineering standpoint, Walt Siegl is one of the top bike builders in the world today. Anyone who would argue against that…
Burt Munro at Home
This photograph was taken in Burt Munro’s garage in 1970, in his hometown of Invercargill, New Zealand. Burt’s under 1000cc world record, which he…