End of an Era – Bathurst 1979
End of an Era is a film presented by Australian racing legend Peter Brock, it covers a little of the history of the infamous Bathurst race held at Mount Panorama but its main focus…
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Kawasaki W650 Hardtail by Deus
The Kawasaki W650 is a motorcycle that’s found a loving home in Australia, the classic looks combined with modern reliability make it very nearly the perfect motorcycle for those who want an engine bolted…
Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 2
As many regular readers of Silodrome will know, I have a bit of a soft spot for the Stories of Bike series by Cam Elkins. This film is the second part in the Two Cities…
Stories of Bike – Answers
Stories of Bike is a film series by director Cam Elkins, it’s quickly garnered a huge amount of respect and airtime around the world and if you’re a motorcyclist, you owe it to yourself…
1979 Castrol International Rally
It’s likely that you’ve never heard of The Castrol International Rally, it was a local Australian rally held in the wilderness around Australia’s capital city of Canberra between ’74 and ’81. This film covers…
BMW K100 by Paul “Hutch” Hutchison
The BMW K100 has long been a personal favourite of mine, I can’t help but love an underdog and a motorcycle fitted with an engine originally designed for a small Peugeot motor car certainly…
The Swag
The Oztrail Biker Swag is a modern take on the classic Australian “swag” – a small tent designed to hold one person and not much else. These utilitarian shelters were created by Jackaroos (Australian…
Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 1
Those of you who have already seen the work of director Cam Elkins will be delighted to learn that this is part 1 of his newest film, those of you who haven’t seen Cam’s…
1966 Brabham-Repco BT20 Formula 1 Car
The 1966 Brabham-Repco BT20 Formula 1 car is a testament to old fashioned Aussie ingenuity, the Australians (and New Zealanders) have always been so far away from the large manufacturing industries of Europe and…
Yamaha SR400 Custom
The Yamaha SR400 is a cornerstone of the international custom motorcycle scene, the indestructible single cylinder thumper has one valve in, one valve out and a single carburettor mounted under the seat. This means…
Stories of Bike: Jodie Rigg
Stories of Bike is a fantastic series of short films by the talented director Cam Elkins, each episode features a different person talking about their motorcycle or motorcycles, their history with two-wheeled transportation and…
The Armstrong 500 – 1965
The 1965 Armstrong 500 was the sixth running of the event, an early precursor to the modern day Bathurst 1000. 1965 was the first year that non-Australian assembled cars were permitted to enter (so…