Film: The Golden Age of American Motorcycle Hill Climbing
This film is a little different to many that I’ve featured here on Silodrome in the past, there’s no commentary or sound of any kind, just 17 (and a bit) minutes of people sending…
A Must-Watch Motorcycle Short Film: Stronger
Editor: If you only watch one motorcycle film this year, make it this one. Seriously. Stronger is a short film about the recent experiences of Chris Livett, an avid motorcyclist and a survivor of both…
Harley-Davidson Sportster Flat Tracker – A Swedish-American Tracker With Soul
This post was written by Anton Knutsson, the founder of Swedish custom motorcycle garage Injustice Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom in the words of the people…
Pacto Racing Boots – Traditional, Hand-Made Leather Driver’s Boots
Pacto Racing Boots are hand-made by two artisans who sit side-by-side in a small workshop in Costa Rica – one of them cuts and stitches the leather, and the other cuts and mounts to…
The Laverda 750 SFC Elettronica – An Endurance Racing Legend
The Laverda 750 SFC Elettronica is the most desirable of the Italian company’s first big twins, and it’s not just sought-after for its looks – the 750 SFC took a slew of major endurance…
Timex x Todd Snyder MOD – The Perfect Weekend Watch – $138 USD
The Timex x Todd Snyder MOD is a recent collaboration between what is almost certainly America’s most famous watchmaker and American designer Todd Snyder. Timex was founded as the Waterbury Clock Company in Connecticut…
The Greeves Challenger – The Unusual World-Beating Two Stroke
To say that the Greeves Challenger, and all Greeves motorcycles, were ahead of their time is to significantly understate the remarkable foresight of Bert Greeves and his lightweight two-stroke off-road racing motorcycles. Bert developed…
The Edward Backpack by Malle London – Made In England
The Edward Backpack is a new design from the highly-regarded Malle London, a company founded by Robert Nightingale and Jonny Cazzola – a pair of avid motorcyclists who started Malle because they realized no…
The 1966 General Motors Three-Wheeler Designed By Peter Maier
Peter Maier At the age of 20, Maier was one of the youngest designers ever hired by General Motors Corporation. After seeing Maier’s work at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, renowned automotive designer and…
The New AGV X3000 Barry Sheene Motorcycle Helmet
The new AGV X3000 Barry Sheene Helmet is a modern reissue of one of the most famous motorcycle helmets of all time – the one worn by British motorcycle racing legend Barry Sheene. Perhaps…
1960 Triumph TR6 Trophy – The Iconic Desert Sled
The Triumph TR6 Trophy is perhaps better known by its legendary nickname – “The Desert Sled”. It’s not known who coined the term, but it stuck like glue, and it’s followed the intrepid Triumph…
A Brief History of the Ariel Square Four
The Ariel Square Four is one of the most famous names among Britain’s original “big” bikes, standing side-by-side with the likes of Brough Superior and Vincent HRD.