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Ducati Scrambler

Ben Branch October 1, 2014
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The long rumoured Ducati Scrambler was unveiled by the Italian motorcycle manufacturer at INTERMOT in Germany yesterday, this is a bike we’ve been hearing…

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Custom Yamaha SR250 by Auto Fabrica

Ben Branch September 29, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

This feature was written by Bujar Muharremi, the co-founder of Auto Fabrica. It makes a nice change when custom bike builders write the words…

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On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter

Ben Branch September 29, 2014
  • American
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

On Any Sunday is a film that needs no introduction, however if you’re unfamiliar with it a brief blurb would look like this: Released…

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Yamaha SR500 by ExesoR Motorcycles

Ben Branch September 25, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Christian from ExesoR Motorcycles is one of those quietly talented custom bike builders who spends months at a time hammering a way in a…

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Harley-Davidson Ironhead Chopper

Ben Branch September 20, 2014
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

I don’t tend to feature choppers on Silodrome very often, there are a few reasons for this but generally speaking I try to avoid…

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BMW Scrambler by Officine Rossopuro

Ben Branch September 19, 2014
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

I’m not sure if I’m stuck in some kind of Baader-Meinhof loop, but I seem to be constantly discovering new BMW scramblers, and I…

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Building Bucephalus: An Interview With Loaded Gun Customs

Ben Branch September 17, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Bucephalus is a motorcycle that lit up the web when it was introduced earlier this year, it was at once both familiar and entirely…

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A Custom Kawasaki W650 by Motovida

Ben Branch September 16, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  The Kawasaki W650 is a motorcycle that quickly earned itself a place amongst the modern breed of retro motorcycles with 21st-century engineering –…

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Yamaha XJR 1300 by Keino Cycles

Ben Branch September 12, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XJR 1300 is what I like to imagine the Kraken would ride, if it rose from the ocean and decided that its…

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Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 2

Ben Branch September 7, 2014
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

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….

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BMW R100RS Flat Tracker

Ben Branch September 5, 2014
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Track
  • German
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R100RS is a motorcycle that was never really intended to be anything other than a grand tourer, the bike was fitted with…

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Penton: The John Penton Story

Ben Branch September 5, 2014
  • American
  • Enduro
  • Films
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Penton: The John Penton Story is an upcoming film due to be screened at the NYC Motorcycle Film Festival (September 24th to the 27th in Brooklyn), the…

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