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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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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig’s Workshop Artifacts For Sale

Ben Branch December 16, 2020
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Pirsig Personal Artifacts
  • Motorcycles

This expansive collection of artifacts all belonged to Robert Pirsig, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that has…

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The Droog Moto DM-018 Mini Fighter

Ben Branch December 14, 2020
Droog Moto Mini Fighters 10
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  The Droog Moto Mini Fighter is a new release from one of the custom motorcycle world’s most unusual garages. The concept for the…

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Silodrome – The Year In Review – 2020

Ben Branch December 11, 2020
Silodrome Year Review 2020
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles

  We get a lot of emails every year from people who are curious what it’s like to run a website like Silodrome, and…

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Twin-Engined Royal Enfield Land Speed Racer – The First Naked Bike To Exceed 200 mph

Ben Branch December 9, 2020
Twin-Engined Royal Enfield Land Speed Racer
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  This highly unusual twin-engined Royal Enfield motorcycle was designed and built by Jimmy Enz of Lynwood, California in the late 1960s with one…

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JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engined Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 8, 2020
JRL Cycles Lucky 7 – A Radial Engine Production Motorcycle 5
  • American
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

  Editor’s Note: We don’t typically feature choppers on Silodrome as it’s not really our wheelhouse, however we do make exceptions to this every…

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The Rare Norton Classic – A Wankel Rotary-Engined British Motorcycle

Ben Branch December 5, 2020
Norton Classic Motorcycle
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

  The Norton Classic is one of the rarest motorcycles ever made by the storied British marque, just 100 were built and today they’re…

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The 1:12 Scale Suzuki GSX750S Katana Kit by Tamiya

Ben Branch December 4, 2020
Suzuki GSX750S Katana Tamiya
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

  This is the Suzuki GSX750S Katana 1:12 scale kit from Tamiya, it faithfully replicates one of the most important Suzuki motorcycles of all…

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The Original Hesketh Vortan Prototype Is For Sale

Ben Branch December 3, 2020
Hesketh Vortan Prototype Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Hesketh Vortan is a one-off prototype motorcycle developed by Hesketh engineer Mick Broom, it was intended to be built as a low volume…

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One Of The Rarest Original Monkey Bikes: The Honda Z50R Christmas Special

Ben Branch November 28, 2020
Honda Z50R Christmas Special
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  The Honda Z50R Christmas Special is one of the most desirable of the famous little Honda monkey bikes ever made. It was produced…

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For Sale: Tamara Raye Wilson’s Custom Yamaha XS650 Flat Tracker – $6,200 USD

Ben Branch November 26, 2020
Custom Yamaha XS650 7
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles

  This post was written by Tamara Raye Wilson. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle in the…

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For Sale: Barry Sheene’s 1977 AGV X3000 Prototype Helmet

Ben Branch November 25, 2020
Barry Sheene AGV X3000 Prototype Helmet
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Motorcycles

  This is believed to be Barry Sheene’s 1977 AGV X3000 prototype helmet, it’s carrying plenty of patina from its life on track and…

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