I’ve been waiting to see this bike for a long, long time. It’s the Black Falcon, the third in a planned run of ten concept bikes from Falcon Motorcycles. And like its predecessors, the Bullet and the Kestrel, it blurs the boundaries between motorcycling, industrial design and sculpture. Under the guidance of Ian Barry, a…
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Ian Barry runs Falcon Motorcycles with his partner Amaryllis Knight. He’s the builder of the Bullet and the Kestrel, the first in a series of ten custom British motorcycles. At the moment he’s working on the Black Falcon, based on a Vincent Black Shadow. What was the first motorcycle you bought with your own money?…
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Anticipation is building fast around the new custom motorcycle from L.A.-based Falcon. The Kestrel is the long-awaited follow-up to the 2008 Bullet, which was the surprise hit of the Legend of the Motorcycle show and effectively launched the Falcon brand. This new machine is the second in Falcon’s “Concept 10” series—a carefully planned run of…
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One of the more interesting US custom builders is Falcon Motorcycles. This embryonic company has already established its credentials: it won the ‘Best Custom’ trophy at the Legend of the Motorcycle Concours last year. And now it’s announced a series of ten custom British motorcycles, named after varieties of the genus Falco. These bikes will…
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