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Max Hazan by Cinema Mercantile

Ben Branch November 24, 2013
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Max Hazan is one of those quiet talents that occupies an out-of-the-way workshop and produces some genuinely extraordinary motorcycles. The filmmaking team at Cinema…

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1977 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser

Ben Branch November 21, 2013
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Engineering
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser is one of those iconic 4x4s that holds a place alongside the Willys Jeep and the Land Rover Series…

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The World’s First Two Wheeled Motorcycle Burnout

Ben Branch November 19, 2013
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

We have a deep and abiding love of engineering here at Silodrome, so when Gregor Halenda contacted me and mentioned that he and a…

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SkyRunner

Ben Branch November 9, 2013
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Luxury
  • Planes

There is an updated version of this story here on the new Skyrunner. The SkyRunner is that mythical beast that we’ve been waiting for since the…

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Noble M600

Ben Branch November 5, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Luxury

The Noble M600 is a slightly unusual super car in that it was designed, developed and built using a minimalist approach to technological wizardry. It…

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Salt Dreams – A Documentary by JT Nesbitt

Ben Branch November 3, 2013
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Racing

Salt Dreams is a documentary by J.T. Nesbitt, a former engineer from Confederate Motorcycles and long time resident of New Orleans. Nesbitt lost everything…

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Saturn V Cutaway

Ben Branch November 3, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Engineering
  • NASA
  • Space

This fascinating Saturn V cutaway drawing is by far the most detailed I’ve ever come across. It’s an original, official Boeing engineering breakdown by…

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2014 Erik Buell Racing 1190RX

Ben Branch October 26, 2013
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

We don’t often feature modern sport bikes here on Silodrome, this is largely because I’m one of those people who suffers from a significant…

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Icon Alliance Dark

Ben Branch October 26, 2013
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Safety

The Icon Alliance Dark is one of the best value for money propositions in the world of modern, full-face motorcycle helmets – at $150…

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1997 Ferrari F310 B

Ben Branch October 23, 2013
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Racing

The 1997 Ferrari F310 B was the revised, improved version of the failure prone 1996 Ferrari F310. In purely technical terms, the F310 was…

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BMW Interceptor by Radical Ducati

Ben Branch October 18, 2013
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The BMW Interceptor you see pictured above and below is the result of a collaboration between our friends over at Radical Ducati and Max…

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Moto Guzzi Custom by Officine Rossopuro

Ben Branch October 14, 2013
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Retro

This Moto Guzzi custom by Officine Rossopuro is one of those bikes that comes along every now and then that leads me to slowly…

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