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Silodrome’s Top 20 Motorcycles Of 2020

Ben Branch January 23, 2021
Top 20 Motorcycles of 2020
  • Motorcycles

Editor’s Note: For the first time in Silodrome’s 10 year history we’re publishing the Top Cars list for a year in January of the…

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A Rare 1985 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar – 1 of 200 Ever Made

Ben Branch January 20, 2021
BMW R 80 GS Paris-Dakar
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

  This is a rare 1985 BMW R80 G/S Paris-Dakar, just 200 were built to this specification in celebration of BMW’s continued success at…

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Simon’s 1973 Triumph Bonneville – The Bike With The Chrome Tank

Ben Branch January 13, 2021
Triumph 750cc Bonneville Fuel Tank
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

  Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a new series we’re doing on Silodrome, in this series we’ll be asking owners to…

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For Sale: The Cagiva V593 That Won The 1993 USGP At Laguna Seca

Ben Branch January 11, 2021
Cagiva V593
  • Motorcycles

  This is the Cagiva V593 that John Kocinski famously rode to a David vs Goliath 1993 USGP win at Laguna Seca against far…

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Honda ATC70 Three-Wheeler – The Deadliest Little Motorcycle In America

Ben Branch January 9, 2021
Honda ATC70 Three-Wheeler 9
  • Motorcycles

  Although the Honda ATC70 and its siblings in the ATC model family looked almost comically harmless, they were deemed responsible for nearly 7,000…

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The Crocker V-Twin – A Rare American Motorcycle Worth Almost A Million Dollars

Ben Branch January 6, 2021
Crocker Big Tank Motorcycle
  • Motorcycles

  Rare surviving Crocker V-twins are now the most valuable American motorcycles ever made, they sit shoulder to shoulder with the legendary machines from…

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Film: Suzuki GS750 | The Superbike Snake in the Grass

Ben Branch January 4, 2021
Suzuki GS750
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

  This film from Brightside Media tells the story of the Suzuki GS750, a motorcycle of pivotal importance to the Japanese motorcycle industry as…

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The Mighty American Doodle Bug Scooter

Ben Branch January 1, 2021
Doodle Bug Scooter
  • Motor Scooters
  • Motorcycles

  The Doodle Bug was an American scooter that was built in the late 1940s and largely targeted at teens and those too young…

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The Norton Challenge P86 – The Bike That Could Have Saved The British Motorcycle Industry

Ben Branch December 25, 2020
Norton Challenge P86
  • Motorcycles

The Norton Challenge P86 was a machine developed by two of Britain’s most famous motoring companies to save the British motorcycle industry and revive Norton to their former Isle of Man TT dominating form.

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The Indian eFTR Jr. – An Electric Mini-Replica Of The FTR750 Race Bike – $749.99 USD

Ben Branch December 23, 2020
Indian eFTR Jr.
  • Motorcycles

  The Indian eFTR Jr. is an electric mini-bike designed to evoke the styling cues of the American Flat Track championship-winning Indian FTR750 –…

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A Custom BMW R80 Scrambler From Monnom Customs

Ben Branch December 21, 2020
BMW R80 Custom Motorcycle 10
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  This post was written by Mike Gustafson at Monnom Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle…

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1942 Indian Big Base Scout Racer – Painted By Von Dutch + Raced By Ed Kretz

Ben Branch December 17, 2020
Indian Big Base Scout Racer 7
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  This is a rare 1942 Indian Big Base Scout racer, it’s thought that just seven of these were built for this model year…

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