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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DKW Motorcycles Production Line – Circa 1927
Das Kleine Wunder or “the little wonder” was the name of the first two-stroke engine used in a DKW motorcycle, by the late 1920s and early 1930s DKW was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world and in 1932, DKW merged with Wanderer, Audi and Horch to form the infamous Auto Union.
Skully Tee by Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina turn out some of the coolest motorcycles on Earth, no one’s going to argue that, they also have a clothing label and for anyone with an eye for design, the clothing label is a winner.
Isle of Man Scooter Racing – Circa 1970
I never knew that people raced scooters at the Isle of Man, until last week when I discovered this footage and became an immediately happier person. I like scooters. I know that this makes me less of a man in the eyes of hard-core motorcycle dudes but I don’t care. There’s a lot to be said for a 50cc smoke-spewing two-stroke.
Vintage Corvette Poster
This retro Corvette poster just made my day, the ’58 Corvette is one of the best looking American cars ever made as far as I’m concerned and the gorgeous minimalistic graphic design of this late-50s advertisement does it ample justice.
Stealth by Blitz Motorcycles
The Stealth was built for Edwin, a clothing manufacturer, and is based on the Yamaha TW 125. The TW is an 11hp “go-anywhere” bike with an oversized rear tire designed for beaches/sand-dunes and an exceptionally light frame.
Gangster Waxed Jacket by Belstaff
I like Belstaff Jackets, I own two of them and I always feel they can make anyone look that little bit cooler. Hell, I…
Airborne Harley-Davidson WLA
Jumping a 562lb hard-tail Harley WLA whilst wearing a gas mask and a flimsy tin helmet automatically elevates anyone to hall-of-famer status in my World-view.
eBay Find: 1968 BSA Shooting Star
The 1968 BSA Shooting Star is widely considered to be one of the best bikes the small British company ever produced, the 441cc single cylinder was capable of a spirited 95mph, with 30hp on tap and a weight of 320lbs.
First Look: The Black Falcon
Falcon Motorcycles have released the first glimpse of their new creation, the Black Falcon. Based on a Vincent Black Shadow salt-lake racer V-Twin from 1952, the meticulously hand-crafted motorcycle is debuting at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering today (Saturday) so expect the motorcycle blogosphere to light up like a Christmas Tree decorated with yellow cake uranium and fusing hydrogen.
Porsche Le Mans Poster Circa 1970
The Porsche 914/6 GT was produced between 1970 and 1972, 3360 were made in total and all used the 2.0 litre flat-six Porsche engine….
The Ford XC Cobra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmVnzageLMo You may be looking at the below picture of this blue and white car and wondering how you never came across this particular…
Snell vs DOT vs ECE R22-05 – Helmet Standards Comparison – Updated For 2019
As an avid motorcyclist I have always been reassured if slightly baffled by helmet standards, if seems odd that there is more than one standard and as you dig deeper you learn that different standards have vastly different requirements and not surprisingly, there is serious controversy about what’s best.