Brighton (UK) based artist Kyle Bean, has made a set of sculptures inspired by the scientific law of conservation of  mass, which states that mass in a closed system will remain constant over time or in balance or 'matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed'. 
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Shi Jindian's 3D CJ750 Blueprint in steel wire at the White Rabbit Gallery
Accurate right down to the old fashioned side valves inside the engine, Shi Jindian's blue wire and fine filigree sculpture is a full scale, three dimensional blueprint – of a an astonishingly accurate rendition of a Chinese copy (Chiangjiang [Yangtze] 750) of a Russian copy (Dnepr) of a German copy (Zundapp) of a bike based on a pre-World War II BMW motorcycle with a side car. continue reading

The oldest thing in the shop has nothing to do with the closet full of vintage motorcycle skeletons. Lo and behold, it's the hammer. Based on discoveries in Kenya in 1969, the most accurate assumption we can make about the hammer is that it was invented by some nameless man (or chimpish man) about 2,600,000 years ago. In other words, it's old. Indeed, it is in our nature to hit things with other things, to forge some sort of terroritory for ourselves in the minor eternity of things that need to be hit... continue reading

This past Saturday Stacie London kickstarted the 68 Benelli one last time before it and “The Big Wheel” return to storage.

I spent the weekend with Tommy Mose Abbott, a long time friend/painter/artist/musician, tooling around LA checking out numerous art openings and helping him get prepared for his move to Austin, Tx. It was nice to see some good art after a long hiatus, and Saturday night was a great conclusion. Saturday was the opening reception for the Dennis Hopper Double Standard exhibition and marked the final showing of Chris Burden’s piece: The Big Wheel... continue reading

Before RADAR was invented the military used contraptions like this to detect air attack. continue reading

Steven's tribute to the new preditor movie out today.
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For an engine this special, it only makes sense that we assured that a very special team work on it. We were honored to hear from Stephen Pate of Restoration Werks, and the Legendary 'Big Sid' Biberman, that they would like jump on board and help us to make the Black Falcon engine into something great. Here they are having freshly unpacked the engine we crated and sent to them, seen here with Matthew Biberman (right) and Logan Robison, shooting a documentary for PBS... continue reading

We spent the past few days starting to break in the engine of the Kestrel in preparation for taking it out to the desert, which is now going to happen with the Vincent when it's finished in September.  Our friends, the uber talented Travis Shinn and O.T.M.F.C (one tight mother fu*king crew - minus Sash, who was in Vegas) came along to shoot video, which is great, becuase if I'd done it, it would have looked like crap...
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Last Saturday, May 8th, was idyllic in a special way that only Carmel, CA can be. The large circular green at Quail was filled with rare and legendary machines, that included among many, a bright orange 1913 Flying Merkel 500cc Board Track Racer, a 1967 Münch Mammoth (the world's first super bike), the ex-Steve McQueen 1914 Indian Model F Boardtrack Racer, and Jay Leno's wild blue MTT Jet bike, (which was shut down by grounds keepers for setting the lawn on fire). The vibe was refreshing and relaxed, and it was a relaxed and beautiful day from moment one. The variance and personality of the different motorcycles, the set up, the care that Gordon, Courtney, Laurie and their team had set it up with, the varied vendors, which ranged from incredible aluminum tanks, Ducattis, our friends Riders For Health , the official charity, and Adam Wright, who had his photobooks there (including the new one, which is so good) - all made for an eclectic mix of all things motorcycle related, and a great mood.

Especially meaningful to us, and spear-headed by Dean Micetich from DicE Magazine, the freshly hatched custom section had transformed the field of metal wonders, into a field of friends and peers, filled with imaginative creations that reflected their technicolor metal, into the honey-fluorescent, Northern Californian light...
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The Kestrel started as the unit-engine of a 1970 Triumph Bonneville, with damage to it's gearbox. Ian's solution was to cut the transmission off, redesign the engine, then make the frame from scratch to fit the new engine set up. With the exception of a few critical pieces such as the crankcases, a BSA transmission, and 10 inches of the original Triumph headstock, everything else – including the frame, girder front forks, gas and oil tanks, exhausts, handlebars, levers, even the cylinders - was fabricated in-house. Every design element, from handle bars to foot controls is sketched out, hand drawn by Ian, and then machined to detail in-house by Ian , Scott and Troy...
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Posted by: Jon Beck
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After a long, seemingly dormant period, Falcon Motorcycles is proud to announce our full-time, 2010 Team...and Falcon motorcycles coming out of our shop on a regular basis as a result... continue reading