Ed Kretz was the top motorcycle racer in the 1930s and 1940s, he bought his first motorcycle when he was 20 years old out of sheer necessity, it was the Great Depression and an Indian Motorcycle was all Ed could afford as a mode of transportation.
The Type 13 Brescia Bugatti is one of the most Bugatti looking cars produced by the marque in the early days of the brand, it originally designed in 1914 for auto racing but the outbreak of WWI led to production being shut down until 1920.
This pull over hoody by Under 2 Flags is just about the perfect additional layer for Autumn weather, it’s made from 100% cotton and comes in 2 colours (this is the charcoal grey version).
The Moriwaki Kawasaki is a motorcycle that set the world of competitive motorcycle racing on its head in the late 1970s, piloted by New Zealander Graeme Crosby the remarkable…
This classic, handmade leather key holder is a missing link of sorts, in this modern age where we all have glass screened smartphones rolling around in our pockets…
If you’ve been a regular reader of Silodrome for more than a few weeks you’ll know of our fondness for the Spaniards over at Radical Ducati, today we’re featuring a rather unusual build from the team at RD, it’s a classic Ducati 350 single and it’s a far cry from their more modern regular fare.
The Belstaff Mojave Brooklands Jacket was made famous in the ’60s when it was worn by Steve McQueen when he competed in the Mojave Desert Race in Southern California.
Anke-Eve Goldmann was a journalist for a number of international motorcycling magazines including Cycle World, Das Motorrad in Germany, Moto Revue in France…
The Land Rover Defender 110 is the backbone of the British, Australian and New Zealand Armies, they’ve been deployed on every continent and used in battle from the tropics, to the deserts, to the snow covered mountain tops. They’re seriously tough trucks.
The neck tie is something many of us only wear when we have to, that said, every man needs a few ties in the closet. This handmade tie by Bo Chan…
These 2 photographs show a slightly usual Vespa race on the roof of the famous Fiat Factory in Turin, Italy.
Nick Huber is a talented chap, we’ve featured his work on Silodrome before with a story on his beautiful Ducati 900 GTS a few months ago and so it was with great interest that I opened an email from Nick last week containing pictures of his newest creation, a Moto Guzzi in the spirit of the early ’70s Moto Guzzi V7 Sport.
