• Silodrome Silodrome
  • Home
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Boats
  • Planes
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Clothing
  • Art
  • Books

Motorcycles

Venier Customs Moto Guzzi California

Ben Branch November 4, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

The Moto Guzzi California is a motorcycle that should be significantly more famous than it actually is. The first California was released in 1971…

Read More

The New Triumph Thruxton R

Ben Branch October 29, 2015
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Triumph

The Triumph Thruxton R is the top of the line model from the new generation of Bonneville-based motorcycles from the popular British marque. Only…

Read More

Worth Motorcycle Company BMW R60

Ben Branch October 23, 2015
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles

The Worth Motorcycle Company is a nonprofit organisation based in New York that teaches at-risk youth the art and engineering of vintage motorcycle restoration….

Read More

Old Empire Motorcycles Victory Hammer Gladiator

Ben Branch October 20, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Every now and then we get the opportunity to run a story on a custom motorcycle that was written by the the team that…

Read More

Yamaha DT-07 Flat Track Concept

Ben Branch October 19, 2015
  • American
  • Flat Track
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Anyone who knows anything about flat track racing will be able to tell you stories about “King” Kenny Roberts and his dominant performances aboard…

Read More

Harley-Davidson XA Military Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 17, 2015
  • American
  • BMW
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Harley-Davidson XA was a motorcycle developed for use by the US military during WWII. If it looks a little familiar to you, that’s…

Read More

Triumph Bonneville Scrambler by Grease Monkey

Ben Branch October 15, 2015
  • British
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Bonneville is broadly recognised as one of the most important motorcycle model lines in history, originally introduced in 1959 the Bonneville has…

Read More

Las Marias MC

Ben Branch October 14, 2015
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Women

Las Marias MC is an all-female motorcycle club in Mexico City, they found that riding in a group made them far safer on the…

Read More

Steve McQueen’s Indian Sport Scout

Ben Branch October 10, 2015
  • American
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Steve McQueen owned an extraordinary array of vehicles including a 1931 Pitcairn PA-8 biplane, a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, a Jaguar XKSS, a Ford…

Read More

Harley-Davidson Model JDH ‘Two Cam’ Racer

Ben Branch October 7, 2015
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

In 1928 Harley-Davidson offered its ‘Two Cam’ racing engine in a street legal motorcycle for the first time, it was called the Model JDH…

Read More

BMW R100RS Scrambler

Ben Branch October 6, 2015
  • BMW
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The BMW R100RS was a transformative motorcycle for BMW, it was one of the first bikes designed to wear a fairing from the very…

Read More

Triumph Trident Racing Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 5, 2015
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Triumph
  • Vintage

Triumph ended their factory racing program in the mid-70s due to budget restrictions and increasingly competitive two-strokes from Japan, this could have spelled the end…

Read More

  • Prev
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • Next
Huckberry Store
  • Home
  • Brief Histories
  • About Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
What Is A Silodrome?

The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

About Us

Silodrome was founded in 2010 as a website dedicated to Gasoline Culture and all it entails - We write about modern cars, classic cars, motorcycles, racing, gear, gadgets, clothing, boats, planes, airships and the occasional submarine.Read more...

Subscribe to Our Weekly Email

© Silodrome 2025. all rights reserved. Powered by Gasoline and Caffeine.

Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Contact Us

×
  • Home
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Boats
  • Planes
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Clothing
  • Art
  • Books
×