Some photographs seem to tell a hell of a story, even when we don’t know anything about them.
Some photographs seem to tell a hell of a story, even when we don’t know anything about them.
Articles that Ben Branch has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more.
Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
This is a rare Honda Z50R Baja, also known as a monkey bike. These Baja versions were given a kit to make them look like Honda’s full-scale desert racing bikes. These kits include dual…
The Super73 MZFT is officially described as a “backyard brawler”, it’s a tough, compact electric bike that takes a dose of inspiration from 1980s BMX design. Super73 is now one of the best-known brands…
This is a pair of Honda Z50R minibikes, the red one is from 1989 and the white one is from 1999 – exactly a decade later. They’re both powered by 49cc four-stroke engines, paired…
This is a beautifully restored 1937 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead, one of the most consequential American motorcycles of the 20th century by any measure, and now one of the most collectible production Harleys ever made….
This is a matching pair of dune buggies with tubular steel frames that were modified by celebrated artist Benedict Radcliffe, they’re based on VW Beetle mechanicals, and they’re both operable and fully-drivable. Radcliffe is…
This is a Honda ATC 350X from 1986 that’s presented in remarkably good condition, it’s been given some recent refurbishment work, but great care has been taken to keeping it period-correct throughout. The ATC…